Cheap and best hair cut for men in BKK?

[Don Chance]

I can't remember ever having a very good hair cut in Thailand. Maybe i'm too cheap at 100-150 baht but it seems to be the going local rate.  I tried a google recommendation a while ago and it was a disaster.  Most Thai's simply have no formal training at hair cutting. But i often see Thai's with really sharp haircuts?  Seems anywhere in a tourist zone is a no no.

[KannikaP]

Come up to Bang Rakam. Bht 60 for cut plus Bht 10 for shave! 

[Don Chance]

Just now, KannikaP said:

Come up to Bang Rakam. Bht 60 for cut plus Bht 10 for shave! 

  One problem is Thai's have more round heads not square like Europeans.

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

My son said that the last time he went to the local barber, who charges 100 baht, he got a bad haircut. My experience is quite different: I get a bad haircut there every time.

[bignok]

NST got a great cut and shave 150 baht.

[ezzra]

Lucky you you to even have hair to cut, I forgot what is a hair cut feels like 50 years ago.

[chuang]

Cheap no have best..

Best no have cheap..

[jaywalker2]

During the pandemic, I started cutting my hair myself. It looks no worse than most of the haircuts I've had over the years. It does help if you have someone who will tidy up the back for you.

[Myran]

Asians and westerners have very different hair, so unless you go to someone with lots of experience cutting westerners' hair, chances are it's not gonna be perfect. The bit more expensive places in tourist areas are usually the best choice.

[Cabradelmar]

Love the cheap charlies who think they can get a good haircut for 100-150 baht... A good cut, from someone who can swing a pair of scissors (and not just an electric clipper) is going to cost you 300-500 baht, minimum. 

[ChrisKC]

I am not sure what the "the best haircut" for a man,  even means. I have been here 20 years and never had anything I would call a "bad" haircut, ranging from B20 to B200 and most of those by women!

 

For the last three years. my wife, who is not a hairdresser has been cutting my hair for free! Absolutely fine!!

 

If you want Styling, that may be different!

[iaminwa]

Tew's Barber Shop's - about 600 Baht, the only one I trust in Bangkok with my luscious locks.

You always see foreigners in these shops and there's a reason why - they are good!

[Red Forever]

23 minutes ago, Cabradelmar said:

Love the cheap charlies who think they can get a good haircut for 100-150 baht... A good cut, from someone who can swing a pair of scissors (and not just an electric clipper) is going to cost you 300-500 baht, minimum. 

Love the Rich Rodericks who think nothing of spending 300-500 baht, minimum on an act of vanity. 

An extension to the "big car-small pecker" syndrome maybe? 

[happydreamer]

 

10 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

Love the Rich Rodericks who think nothing of spending 300-500 baht, minimum on an act of vanity. 

An extension to the "big car-small pecker" syndrome maybe? 

An act of vanity...you're funny dude.  Thailand is all about image.  Not sure if you've picked up on that yet.  

700 in Thonglor by a dude who cuts and styles for celebs.

[happydreamer]

41 minutes ago, Cabradelmar said:

Love the cheap charlies who think they can get a good haircut for 100-150 baht... A good cut, from someone who can swing a pair of scissors (and not just an electric clipper) is going to cost you 300-500 baht, minimum. 

In all fairness...I used to get a pretty good fade in Chiang Mai for 250 with tip.  Bangkok...forget it...600-700 is the range to get a proper fade

[ChipButty]

When they said they all had to close when covid came town, I bought some clippers there was no way i could go without haircut for months, and my wife does it for me, she does a great job, most of these Thai barbers around here i think they learn in jail 

[SoSoCNX]

[BangkokHank]

4 hours ago, Don Chance said:

I can't remember ever having a very good hair cut in Thailand.

Ha. Exactly. I had been using a 150-baht place near my home for the past year - with what I considered to be just tolerable results. Then I tried a 600-baht place near the Emporium a few weeks ago, and it was a DISASTER! So I went back to my 150-baht place today with a new sense of appreciation for my cheap but tolerable haircut. My philosophy about haircuts in Thailand now is: It's going to be a bad haircut in any case, so it might as well be cheap.

 

Several of my Thai barbers over the years have actually blamed MY HAIR for the bad haircuts. I was starting to accept their explanation - until I went to India for a vacation - and had the best haircut of my life - for 30 baht. So it's not so much a matter of the price. It's a matter of Thais generally not being able to cut farang hair very well. Unfortunately, I can't go to India every time I need a haircut.

[Kalorymetr]

https://goo.gl/maps/BTpAfhMHueAMGomE9

 

Have been going there for 2 years. Guy is great, used to be 250b, now its 300. Has experience with foreigners. He takes you in his house, not fancy salon.

 

I am in my 30s if that matters.

[Tom100]

 

Great cuts for 250 at Sun Sun Barber Hair Cut. Just east of Phom Prong BTS by Toyota dealership. 

3/3 Soi Sukhumvit 43, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110

 

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, SoSoCNX said:

No. 2 all over is fine for me.

[Patanawet]

2 hours ago, happydreamer said:

 to get a proper fade

What's a 'fade'?

[Moonlover]

5 hours ago, Don Chance said:

  One problem is Thai's have more round heads not square like Europeans.

Nonsense!

[marin]

2 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:

Love the cheap charlies who think they can get a good haircut for 100-150 baht... A good cut, from someone who can swing a pair of scissors (and not just an electric clipper) is going to cost you 300-500 baht, minimum. 

BS. The last 15 years I have had my hair cut by a great female cutter. After covid the prices went up to 120 for a shave and a cut. She is quite happy when I give her 150. Plenty of these all over Thailand. You just need to know where to look. I dont know of any long term residents who pay the price you quote. Most often the higher price is  because they are in a mall or a pricy area.  Lots of great barbers and stylists for the locals bro.  

[ujayujay]

It's up to you... you want the best haircut, you pay the price, you want a cheap one... cheap charlie looks ugly 

[ChrisKC]

2 hours ago, iaminwa said:

Tew's Barber Shop's - about 600 Baht, the only one I trust in Bangkok with my luscious locks.

You always see foreigners in these shops and there's a reason why - they are good!

Yes, but it must be cheap as well!

[Hummin]

So, you are willing to travel across Bangkok to make a cheap haircut? Where you located? 

[Hummin]

5 hours ago, jaywalker2 said:

During the pandemic, I started cutting my hair myself. It looks no worse than most of the haircuts I've had over the years. It does help if you have someone who will tidy up the back for you.

Me to, my haircut is called Phillips 3mm

[CartagenaWarlock]

Hmm. Somebody wants a Tom Cruise style haircut for 100 baht. Where do people come from to Thailand, I keep wondering. 

[happydreamer]

49 minutes ago, Patanawet said:

What's a 'fade'?

A fade is where they blend the length of your hair that results from using different length setting on the clipper blades.  There's different variations of it depending on hair length, thickness, style, and how you want it to grow out.  I've run across only a few barbers that can do this properly here.  My guy can do it with clippers and with Scissors, depending on what I tell hime I want done on top.