Modern grooming for men who take it seriously. Precision fades, classic scissor work, hot-towel shaves, and beard sculpting — delivered by a team that gives a damn about the details.
Four pillars, each one handled by a specialist. No rushed chairs, no copy-paste fades. We take the time to understand your hair type, face shape, and how you actually live.
Scissor work, clipper fades, textured crops. Tailored to how you wear it day to day — not a generic chart off the wall.
Beard sculpting, edge-ups, and hot-towel straight-razor shaves. Old-school craft with a clean modern finish.
Facial treatments, scalp care, and gray-blending. Built around what your skin and hair actually need, not upsells.
Subtle gray coverage, highlights, and treatments for thinning or damaged hair. Consult first — we won't sell you something you don't need.
Flat pricing. No mystery upcharges. First-time clients get a 15-minute consultation built into their appointment at no extra cost.
A look at recent cuts, the chair, and the details. Real detail shots — edges, textures, transitions. The kind of work we're known for.
Three things we refuse to compromise on. They're the reason clients come back every three to four weeks for years.
No 15-minute slots. Every appointment is built to give us enough time to listen, consult, and get the detail right. You leave when the cut is finished — not when the clock is.
Our barbers train into a specialty — fades, scissor work, straight-razor, or beard sculpting. You're never the first person of the day to get that kind of cut.
We stock a short list of professional products we use ourselves. If it's on the shelf, we believe in it — and we'll tell you when you don't need anything.
Foundry started in a single rented chair on North Park Row in 2016. Marcus Holloway had been cutting hair since he was 19 — first out of a community college cosmetology program, then under a mentor who taught classic straight-razor technique. The first shop had two chairs, a record player, and a handshake deal with the landlord.
Eight years in, we've grown to six chairs and a team of specialists, but the philosophy hasn't moved. Time on the chair, respect for the craft, no pressure to upsell. We're the shop that trains the next generation of barbers in San Diego — and the shop that takes care of the guys who've been coming to us since the first year.
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Longer reads from the chair — grooming routines, product breakdowns, and the occasional opinion piece from the Foundry team.
Four products, four minutes a day. What you actually need to keep a beard healthy — and what the brands want to sell you that you don't.
Low, mid, or high? Skin or taper? A short guide to the shapes that suit your face and how you live, not what's on the reference photo.
A case for slowing down. The math of why a rushed chair costs the shop, the barber, and the client more in the long run.
Extended haircut consult, hot-towel straight-razor shave, and a refreshing facial in one 90-minute appointment. Bundle price: $95 — saves $30 on à la carte.
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Straightforward answers to what first-time clients ask most often. Something not here? Text the shop — someone's usually at the front desk.
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