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Roosters Men’s Grooming Center Brings Its Unique Barbershop Experience To Wellington Story by Lauren Miró Photos by Abner Pedraza
Roosters Men’s Grooming Center has brought its classic our younger guests. There are clients who come in from American barber shop experience to Wellington, offer- every age, from young men to 80 years old.” ing men the opportunity to sit back and indulge in the Stylists focus not just on haircuts, but also facial hair charm of an old-school shop with modern techniques. styling. “Our stylists can give you any look you want,” he Offering precision haircuts, professional shaves, beard said. trims and more, the barber shop focuses on the art of No matter what service they’re in for, clients know men’s hairstyling and they’re in good hands. grooming. “All our barbers and Roosters started in hairstylists have 10 years 1999 in Michigan as a of experience or more,” response to the dearth Rourke said. “We’re of barber shops in what very selective in who we had become a unisex hire. They have to unhair styling market. derstand we’re not here “The founders wantto get clients in and out ed to bring back oldof the chair. We’re here fashioned barber shops, to make it an experibecause there wasn’t ence they will rememanything like it,” said ber and enjoy. We focus Bob Rourke, who owns on doing it right.” the new Wellington loRoosters offers the cation, which opened latest hair-cutting techearlier this year. niques, styling and care, Though the business including facial hair. caters mainly to men, The shop uses Aveda Rourke said it’s a place products made for men. for anyone who enjoys “It’s a natural product a precision haircut, or that can be bought at wants to indulge in one any Roosters,” Rourke of the many services ofsaid. (Left to right) Owner Bob Rourke, Yanet Santos, Stacy Sims and fered. Guests can enjoy You don’t have to be Regina Wright at Roosters Men’s Grooming Center in Wellington. a shave, cut and beard a man to enjoy Roosters, trim, a facial shave, hot-towel shampooing, neck trims, though the barber shop sees mostly male clients. “There waxing of the eyebrows and/or ears, and hi-lighting and are many women who want to have what is traditionally a tinting services. “Or camouflage, as we call it for men,” men’s cut,” Rourke noted. Rourke said. Not only can clients enjoy the look and feel of an old“You can come in and get our Gentleman’s Choice, fashioned barber shop, but Rooster’s fosters a relaxing which is a shave, cut and beard trim or facial with free environment with barbers and stylists focused on the clineck trims in between,” Rourke said. “Some of our clients ent. come in for straight edging, which is more popular with “When you go to some salons, you’re in and out very
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April 2014 |wellington the magazine| 10th Anniversary