Weekend Recap

Weekend Recap

Posted by Ben on 27 January 2009 | 6 Comments

I finally had the chance to sit down and write about all of the exciting events from a couple of weekends ago.  Overall, things went very smoothly and we had a great response from the media and our clients.  Here's the scoop:

NBC News DFW aired a video shot at The Gent's Place on "Doubling the Life of Your Razor".  Unfortunately, The Gent's Place was not mentioned ONCE during the video but they did include our name in the online article.  I did actually have two clients recognize my face under all of the shave cream though who called to make sure that was actually me on TV.  Albeit, I am grateful that the Dallas TV news is showing interest in The Gent's Place and am glad they came out to interview a true professional and expert in the men's grooming field, Perry Gastis of The Gentlemens Refinery.
We made the front page of the Frisco Enterprise newspaper!  A picture of Perry Gastis shaving Frisco's Mayor, Maher Maso, can be seen on the front page.  Click here for the full article.  The Mayor seemed to love The Gentlemens Refinery shave experience.  It is a unique hot lather shave that is a facial and shave in one.  He loved it enough to purchase a gift card for his son immediately afterwards...thank you for the support Mayor Maso!

Mr. Vondrick Jackson, The Gent's Place newest Master Barber was certified by Perry Gastis and is now performing our exclusive men's shave service ALL WEEK LONG.  Von is a great asset to the team and is the first male employee of the shop (if you don't count me as an employee).  Von has his own private barber room where he performs the 3 Course haircutting service and all of our men's shave services.  You can book an appointment online with Von 24/7.  I highly recommend him as a great haircutter, shaver, and a great guy to talk to for an hour!

Last but not least, our event at Lombardo Custom Apparel was a huge success.  We performed several straight razor shaves for their clients and even Jay Lombardo himself.  Jay was so impressed that he is now a Gentlemens Refinery product user and advocate.  We have established a great partnership with Lombardo and will be holding another private event for their clients later this month and next.  Jay Lombardo and his staff are truly top notch and first class and are already great friends of mine.  Here's to a long-lasting and fruitful partnership!

Finally, thanks to all of our clients who showed up over the crazy weekend.  Many of you had a chance to meet Perry Gastis and learn more about The Gent's Place and The Gentlemens Refinery products that we offer.  I feel like we are getting better and better every week...if you haven't seen us yet, please stop by and take us up on a free tour of the shop!