Best Shops For Movember Supplies In NYC
If you're planning on getting hairy this November, you already know about the Movember Foundation's takeover of the month formerly known for Thanksgiving. As Movember madness descends upon New York City, men of every stripe, age and hirsute persuasion will be growing mustaches for 30 days to raise awareness for men's health. Of course, simply growing a 'stache, even for a good cause, is not enough. This is New York, after all. Unless you have a peculiar penchant for 1970's powder blue bell bottoms, you absolutely must have the best mustache grooming products available, to keep your facial pride looking fabulous. Luckily, these emporiums of modern maleness have just what you need.
The New York Shaving Company
202B Elizabeth St,
New York, NY 10012
(212) 334-9495
www.nyshavingcompany.com
The distinctly masculine vibe is undeniable at this combination shaving supplies shop and tonsorial parlor. The customer is king all year round, but especially during Movember, when teeny, tiny mustache combs and Firehouse Mustache Wax fly off the shelves, along with Shave on the Go kits, tonsorial silvertip badger brushes and soothing lemon shaving cream. Stop in for a quick mustache trim at either location, or sign up for a shaving class. You may not know it, but you've been doing it all wrong.
Barba Men's Grooming Boutique
144 W. 19th St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2010
www.barbamgb.com
If you insist upon organic, American-sourced, hand-made grooming products, your mustache is in for a treat. Barba stocks an extensive range of Brooklyn Grooming Co. mustache-grooming supplies, including their handmade mustache-beard comb, multiple varieties of mustache wax and a myriad of tantalizing facial hair oils. Come for the products, but stay for the shave – Barba offers everything from traditional to quick-fix trims.
Pasteur Pharmacy & Surgical
53 E. 34th St.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 683-3838
www.facebook.com/Pasteur-Pharmacy-Surgical
Featuring an unassuming, old-school store front more in tune with surgical supplies than renegade shaving soaps and badger brushes, Pasteur's quite possibly has the most extensive barber shop section of any store in New York or maybe event the Universe. Wall after wall of shaving supplies, including hard-to-find razors from Japan and Germany and mustache wax brands, are here in reasonably-priced abundance.
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MiN NEW YORK
117 Crosby St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 206-6366
www.MiNNewYork.com
If you never leave the house without a splash of bespoke scent, opulent enough to be considered olfactory art, you probably already know about MiN New York. But did you know that this emporium of all things scent, from candles to cologne, also stocks mustache-grooming supplies? Here you'll find perfect Kent brand mustache combs, Firehouse Mustache Wax and deliciously soothing, Skin & Bones luxury-organic facial oil -- all designed to have you looking your absolute, mustachioed best.
C.O. Bigelow
414 Sixth Ave.
New York, NY 10011
(800) 793-5433
www.bigelowchemists.com
Some say the oldest is still the best. C.O. Bigelow, the oldest apothecary in the country, stocks mustache grooming supplies from the basic to the sublime. Here you'll find must-have Tweezerman straight blade mustache scissors and Manready Mercantile All Natural Mustache Treatment plus a natty selection of mustache waxes suited for everything from Handlebars to Hulk Hogan Horseshoes.
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Corey Whelan is a freelance writer in New York. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.
