Barbershops take pains to offer specialized service

Published July 6, 2007 4:00am ET



Shave and a haircut ? $100.

Ouch. But hold on ? that includes much more than a warm towel and a little off the ears. How about a relaxing massage, a good cigar and a shoe shine that would make a sergeant proud? That?s just about the cost of the royal treatment at The Quintessential Gentleman in downtown Baltimore. Started by Craig Martin in 2005, the business has found an upscale niche.

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