The Standard Men’s Shop

Excellent all around. Very low key and relaxed location, excellent haircuts, A+.

You know you have struck gold when you hesitate to leave a review because you selfishly don’t want to have your secret spot get busier. Though I believe any great business deserves to be shared. Lizzie is the future of the hair cutting experience for a guy. Very chill environment, great cut, great price and beyond it all Lizzie has put a personal style to the experience that is 2^nd to none. Now I just have to lock in my appointments before any of you read this.

She did a particularly excellent job cutting my hair, which is rare considering how uniquely confusticating it can be. It’s usually in shock for a few days after a cut, but she managed to cut in such a way that it settled rather nicely only a few hours later.
She has a warm personality as well — warmer than the freshly baked cookie that she hands you at the end. I have a very non-​talkative personality but it was still a pleasantly comfortable experience.
You can’t go wrong with this place.

Lizzie is simply the best !!! A great stylist and a very warm sweet person.

Hands down the best place for a guy to get a haircut in the Santa Barbara area. It’s definitely a unique experience that goes beyond just a haircut, as all of the other reviews have mentioned.
Lizzie was great, and I’ll definitely be back!

How great is it to know you found your new full time stylist/​barber after the first visit?! In the process of moving down from the Bay Area where I had no problem making the hour drive from Danville to San Jose for an amazing one chair barber shop.
Was so excited to find another one chair spot in Santa Barbara, just over the hill from my new home in Solvang. Lizzie has created an amazing experience at the Standard Men’s Shop, what a perfect little niche she has developed in the market!
The cocktail/​beer/​other refreshment that immediately starts off the experience is much appreciated. Yes, this is an experience, not just a run of the mill haircut. The conversation during the appointment is great, flows so naturally. It’s a great skill Lizzie has, makes you instantly comfortable. I have only gone with «The Standard» cut so far, but my second visit will definitely be for «The Over Achiever» which includes an amazing cut (seriously, the happiest I’ve been with a new style in, well, ever in these 37 years of life) and 15 minute facial at the shampoo bowl. I will also be adding «The Shampoo» that includes the shop described «scalp massage you won’t want to end.» YES, PLEASE! Can’t wait for round two. Soon!

Lizzie is excellent at cutting hair. All the other perks she throws in makes clear how much her customers mean to her. You would be silly to get a men’s haircut anyplace else in SB.

Lizzie and Veronica are Jeebus’ gift to men’s hair. They’re fun, good people, and they cut hair like nobody’s business. The drink, massage, shampoo, style, and cookie are the (copious amounts of) icing on the cake. Worth every penny!

I moved to SB about 5 years ago (you wouldn’t know it) and I’ve tried a handful of different salons and barbershops. None have impressed enough to keep me coming back.
The Standard (very fitting name) changes that. Even if the daily, fresh baked cookies weren’t a factor, Lizzie’s fine shear skills certainly are. She cuts great hair.
This place is very chill, very unique and Lizzie is a very engaging conversationalist. It’s a great place to get your hair cut and a fun place to hang out. Think Barbershop/​salon hybrid. Tough to beat.

This salon is a great place to get your hair cut. Lizzie makes you feel right at home with the chill atmosphere of her salon. She will whip you up a cocktail to sip on while she performs a pristine haircut. Highly recommended.

Lizzie is engaging and delightful. She cuts damn good hair too.
In dire straits after my stylist of 7 years moved to Spain, I was 0 for 2 or 3 on finding a suitable replacement. I have a full head of hair with body (the hair, not my gut) that I like just above my collar, blowing in the wind as I cruise with the top down. I need someone who can sculpt and tame this mess but keep it natural. If they can carry a conversation, that’s a bonus. And here’s where Lizzie comes in.
Based solely on Unilocal reviews, I went online and made an appointment for a less than a week out (big bonus for me as I don’t like to plan more than a week out) and she accepted our date. Cool I book this online and receive txt reminders but can I turn that off? Got a little annoying. Find the place is a trick. As the site reads, it’s around the corner and if you hit house, you’ve gone a step too far. Once in, I felt at home. The clean and sparsely decorated space is comfortable with everything you need and nothing you don’t. A TV, Pandora and a bar. I opted for fizzy water but a Manhattan was on my mind. It was easy.
Conversation started over a neck rub a cut, hot foam and straight razor neck shave then a wash. We discussed her life, my life and hair. I thoroughly enjoyed my time. Before she sent me on my way, a parting gift. Piping hot, chocolate chip cookie.
Great cut but more important, personal attention.
I have recommended her to only my closest friends who will appreciate this level of service and look forward to my next trim.
Thank you Lizzie
Cheers, me

Best haircut in town, very cool location– classy, private, comfortable. Well put together place– I really like it and I really like Lizzie, who listens to what you want and offers good suggestions. Plan well ahead and get a great cut with her.

The whole experience is great. Your choice of coffee, water, or alcohol at entry, then a luxurious minute neck and shoulder massage are just the appetizer to a great haircut. Lizzie has a great personality and cuts hair really well. She listens to what you want and does a great job. The best part is that she’ll do a free cleanup of your neck in between cuts to keep you looking better longer.

I came today for a haircut from Lizzie and, not only did I receive a fantastic haribut, but talking with Lizzie was a absolute delight. I’m from New York City and in Santa Barbara on a few weeks’ vacation, and have been to many outstanding hair stylists in New York, but Lizzie out does them all. She studied at one of the leading hair salons in the world in New York and her training and experience shows.
For men, we usually have a choice between a «salon» and all the baggage that comes with that, not to mention price, or a very old, traditional barber shop. Lizzie has hit the «sweet spot» in between those two extremes. The shop is tastefully designed, extremely pleasant, and very comfortable, almost like having your hair cut in your own living room. Best of all is Lizzie’s personality, within minutes we were old friends, talking as if we knew each other for years.
I think what she has created here is very unique and very much needed. Add to it a drink, coffee, your own Pandora station, and best of all a mouth watering, delicious home baked cookie. Lizzie is so impressive that I promised to fly to SB and get my haircuts only from her.
Just so you know, I’m in my 60s, and never write these reviews. But as a long-​time businessman myself, I was so impressed by Lizzie, the product she provides, and her overall savviness (especially for someone so young) that I know she will be enormously successful and she deserves it.
Guys, run, don’t walk, to The Standard Men’s Shop. Make it your own shop to go back to over and over again. You won’t regret it for a minute.

Fantastic…
If your reading this you must be looking for a haircut. Be warned this will be the best Haircut experience you will have and will compare all others to the service you receive here.
Like many of the other reviews I was new to the area and needed to get cleaned up so I checked out Unilocal,made an appointment and had a great time.
My wife loved the look when I got home.
There is a reason for so many great reviews…

This is the place. From the drink of your choice to music, the entire place revolves around you. Lizzie is outgoing and full of conversation. Her along with the great décor of the place makes you feel like you could hang out there all day.
Haircut was spot on. She also offers other services like waxing and nail treatments, which everyone should try, you don’t know what you’re missing until you do. The Standard has the feel of a secret local spot, not to mention you get a fresh baked cookie.
This place is simply a cut above the rest.

If you are a man, and you are looking for an excellent haircut, there is no better alternative place. I never cared about getting my haircut at the same place as a regular, but after my experience here I will definitely make it a priority to go back. Once you go you will understand why.
The service includes:
–Choice of drink
–Choice of music
–Neck and shoulder massage
–Television if desired
–A great Haircut
–Shampoo and Condition
–Home made cookie hot out of the oven
–Super friendly service
–Privacy
–Complimentary, (in between appointment), touch up
–And probably some other stuff I forgot
Anyways it’s a great place to go to get your haircut.

Probably the best haircut I’ve ever gotten. In addition to the haircut, she also gave me a beer, massage, hair wash, hot face towel, and a homemade cookie. Talk about good service! She was friendly and her salon is immaculate.
The Standard Men’s Shop is THE place to get a premium haircut. Lizzie is awesome and I can no longer go anywhere else. ¹⁰⁄₁₀

I stumbled upon this place yesterday… what a hidden gem, both the salon and the stylist! Lizze welcomed me and my curious 6-​year old in.
The simple sign on Ortega street catches your eye in an unobtrusive, neighborhood hang-​out type of way. Then it begins… the anticipation brews as you walk down the cement corridor to well, your unsure if you stumble upon it as I did. You arrive at a door on the left and the lighting glows guiding you inside. The hideaway is dressed simply with a cattle skull ’ horn on the wall, dark wood rimmed mirrors match the dark cabinets which house a variety of old-​fashioned pomades and grooming goo to keep your hair snazzy and dapper. While you wait have a seat on the dark leather couch flanked by a California State Bear Flag (that’s right your in Cali) facing a nice size flat screen TV. Take in some whiskey too! Hey, looks like its your turn… enjoy a haircut, facial, anything my friend its all grand (and reasonable priced too)!
Don’t be shy ladies you can come here too!

Simply the best place a for man to get an excellent haircut.
Lizzy knows her trade and has passion in her craft.
Just what Santa Barbara has needed.
Go see her for you next haircut and you won’t go back to your old barber.
Better yet you don’t have to go to your wife’s/girlfriends stylist ever again and you’ll look good. Or as good as you can.