💈 Becoming Puro Handsome With A San Antonio Wet Shave | Puro Handsome Barbershop

💈 Becoming Puro Handsome With A San Antonio Wet Shave! We loved meeting Tommie Gonzalez, owner of Puro Handsome Barbershop, and hearing his story 🙌🏼
▶️ Watch the haircut video with Tommie here: • 💈 Puro Scissor Snippin...
Tommie hails from Brownsville, Texas and had a career in television broadcast marketing as well as the music industry prior to making the switch to becoming a barber. Work took him far from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to Berlin, Germany, and Scandinavia.
However, with the proliferation of digital music downloads, Tommie became increasingly disillusioned with the industry.
"I didn't find any value in it anymore," Tommie explained.
A haircut, however, is something that can never be downloaded, streamed, or delivered to your door! This was a reassuring awakening for Tommie.
Depressed and no longer happy with the direction of his place in the music industry, it was a chance meeting within a simple three-chaired barbershop in Oslo, Norway, that proved to be a pivotal turning point!
The shop was owned by an older barber who had been cutting hair for over 40 years in the same location just off a small breezeway near a performance hall called the Folketeateret. The inside of the shop was a collection of seemingly random items that had taken over the space, and in between the magazine piles and boxes were three barber chairs.
Waiting by his chair was a barber who was happy to receive the next customer and share a moment or story. A low-resolution picture framed of the barber with his old Corvette proudly hung from the barber's mirror!
"He just made me feel like I was the most important person in the world," added Tommie, "He made me feel like I was welcome there.” And this was at a time when Tommie was down and heartbroken, and he says, “nothing made me feel good.” He remembers this barber just put him in the best mood he had been in a very long time ❤️
✨ So in 2016, Tommie enrolled in barber school and began his barbering journey.
Now Tommie owns two Puro Handsome barbershops in downtown San Antonio 💈 He is quick to share his San Antonio roots and desire to promote local culture. Inside, the shop is a small art gallery of local artists, products are locally sourced, and you can ask the barbers anything about the San Antonio area!
Tommie explained the loose translation of "puro" as "100%, through and through, genuine, any synonym you can imagine of those adjectives.”
If you ask locals the meaning of puro, you will get a lot of different interesting beautiful answers, "and none of them are wrong!" Tommie adds. He thinks, "It's a very unique and special word for this community."
Much like his vision for Puro Handsome, an immersive experience and uniquely San Antonian!
A HUGE thank you to Tommie and his beautiful mom for all the good company, great conversations, and for showing us some of your favorite spots around San Antonio 🤗💕
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Tommie Gonzalez, Barber & Owner
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228 East Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
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[@PuroHandsomeBarbershop]

Greetings all Haircut Harry fans!! Thanks for watching the Puro Handsome shave video. I’ll try to answer any questions y’all may have but here’s some answers to some common questions. 1. Downtown San Antonio has a large homeless mission nearby. I am a volunteer there sometimes and the amount of people we help is staggering at times. 2. Shave soap doesn’t always work well here. The combination of rich oily foods and complexions mixed with high humidity often makes the detergents in shave soap “sticky”. We use it for neck shaves because it is a nice touch. 3. We are developing our own shave gel because of this. It comes out warm of the dispenser too. It offers plenty of glide and protection between face and blade. 4. As an instructor I also wanted the clear gel show how the grain of a beard can sometimes make a routine shave more complicated. I’m still in disbelief that I even got to do this with Harry! Had a great time hanging out! Thanks for watching! Cheers!!

[@HairCutHarry]

Tommie thank you so much again for having us over - we had an awesome time visiting you! Also, thanks for helping out in the KZbin comments by answering some frequently asked questions 🙏🏼

[@nadir1030]

Awesome Barber keep it up

[@fejimanz]

Great work! If I'm ever in the area I'll come in for a scalp shave and if you don't do that then a beard trim! Either way!

[@SDS-1]

I was literally just wondering the gel vs soap/cream watching. But you addressed that. I like that you did take multiple easy passes causing little irritation. 💕💕💕 Great job!!!!

[@douglasespindola5185]

Congratulations for the nice barbershop, Tommie! I read your brief life story at the video description and I feel happy for your happiness working as a barber. I wish you all the best. Greetings from Brazil!

[@Scb30476]

I loved how this barber first ask if they are any areas of irritation when shaving cause this happends to me all the time regardless how good the barber

[@joebianco93]

Yes!!

[@thekidfromiowa]

That's what's separates run of the mill barbers from true professionals.

[@scottwallace1]

So….nobody’s going to call out that he didn’t use..you know…shaving cream? It looked and sounded like it was a struggle. And then first pass cutting across the grain. Ayecarumba.

[@Scb30476]

@@scottwallace1 that’s what it takes to be a puro handsome 😂

[@seabassmastermatt80]

If he asked me that it wud have been a 45 min video. 🙃

[@nikolaburazin5327]

I never coment and ive been supporting for years now, this barber showed a huge amount of profesionalism and hygienic mainetenance from washing his hands to keeping everything super clean! Loved the shave !

[@Alex-Hallett]

I love Harrys twin brother looking through the window, just making sure he’s ok 👌

[@jd14soccerfan]

This might begin to explain how he can have so many haircuts and shaves so often 😂

[@HairCutHarry]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JEW_3]

It must have been Clean Shave Carl we saw through the window.

[@chevrolet402]

Somebody yelling let me go and Somebody call 911 in the background. Mirror tricks and Harry looking in the window. A real action packed video. Great barber, excellent video.

[@FiberOpticTTV]

Here we go!!!!! Another fantastic video to start the new month

[@HairCutHarry]

Yes 🙌🏼 Hope you are having a great start to the month and enjoying spring!

[@theparlourlady543]

The 2nd best BARBER I know! Seattle misses you Tommy! Stellar service as always.

[@kokosst3745]

Another great mirror work 😂 Love them, appreciate them and I respect the work that was put in creating those illusion… Man, that must have been a lot of hours!

[@19Interpol91]

Just got off work and this is my first video to start off April. Thank you so much ☺️

[@davidebroccoli7491]

Great shave as usual. I like Tommie's new beard style. Belated Happy Easter to you and your family. Keep these videos coming.

[@Xeemix]

What the hell, of all the videos and locations I've seen, I never thought I'd see my own!

[@jewabeus]

1st time I have ever heard some one start out right by asking are there any sensitive spots. That gentleman is a pro & knows how to do business!

[@PissedOffBanker]

Forgot to lock the door!

[@HairCutHarry]

😂😂😂

[@skurgeI]

I was going to say the same....

[@thekidfromiowa]

Now you'se can't leave.

[@CyeMourii]

The door was probably locked during the cut from one camera to another :)

[@Edwin48100]

Did you notice the sign on the door is turned over to say "Closed"??? I guess not!

[@Nangoncrazy]

Colors, lighting, angles, experience - amazing.

[@HairCutHarry]

Thanks so much for watching - glad you liked it! We had an awesome time meeting and filming with Tommie 💈🙌🏼

[@chrisanderson7842]

Happy Easter Harry, and thanks for all the great content!

[@HairCutHarry]

Hello - thanks so much for watching and commenting 🙏🏼 Happy Easter to you too!

[@travis1143]

I needed this, thanks Harry.

[@Ben_Mdws]

Great haircut and shave by Tommie. Nice work my man!

[@FerretySatzuma]

Best way to start the month. Happy Easter to you and mystery woman.

[@popschannel4874]

Another great shaving video from Haircut Harry.

[@ItsWill21]

Another hometown video from our favorite haircut person Harry 🥲👏🏽👏🏽 12:04 : would’ve been my reaction if I saw you in town lol 😂

[@weldonmesserlie8876]

Love it, good episode, Very nice job Harry really appreciate you.

[@HairCutHarry]

Thanks so much for watching 🙏🏼 Great to hear you enjoyed the video with Tommie! We had an awesome time meeting and filming with him 💈🙌🏼

[@ramendragon3628]

This barber was amazing!

[@Badonicus]

Happy Easter Harry. I love the way he asked about irritation. He must not look at your work😂. But a great bit of service.

[@HairCutHarry]

Happy Easter to you too!

[@alexsamperio8504]

I really love the camera work on this one 👌🏼👌🏼

[@HairCutHarry]

Thank you 🙏🏼 Glad you liked it!

[@travelingdude33914]

Awesome as always 👏

[@HairCutHarry]

Thanks! How’s everything with you? Hope you are doing well :)

[@limitedmark]

Another great barber, thanks for sharing. 😎

[@limitedmark]

Ps I like the mirror tricks again @2:10. 👍

[@HairCutHarry]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏼 Tommie is awesome! We had a lot of fun spending time with him.

[@jbar5674]

What! You visited my city! I've been watching your videos for years. Hope you enjoyed your visit!

[@HairCutHarry]

That’s awesome - thank you so much for watching over the years 🙏🏼 We had a great time visiting San Antonio and hanging out with Tommie!

[@Cody-vg9vw]

I haven’t finished the video yet Harry but around the 12 minute mark I love that little transition of u walking by outside and peeking in! It give the amazing video just a tiny bit more uniqueness!! Much love Harry and the Team 🖤

[@HairCutHarry]

Hi - thank you so much for watching 🙏🏼 Did you already see the haircut video with Tommie? In case you missed it, you can watch the haircut here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z16xY3Vue6l3kLM

[@Ripplebip]

Thank you for making videos like this one!! Have a great day Harry!

[@HairCutHarry]

It’s our pleasure! Thank you for watching & commenting 🙏🏼

[@wildmansamurai3663]

Tons of tingles on this one. Great work Harry!

[@HairCutHarry]

Great to hear you liked it! Hope all is going well with you :)

[@wildmansamurai3663]

@HairCutHarry You too my friend. 👊😎

[@HairCutHarry]

Thanks - doing well here :)

[@user-qx4ms4qd3s]

Love that mirror trick!

[@warrenb243]

Hope you had a relaxing Easter Harry

[@HairCutHarry]

I did, thanks 🙏🏼 Hope you did as well!

[@shawn951951]

Excellent mirror work!

[@Here4theComments]

Very relaxing and the barber has great skills and professionalism. Also, he's got cool style!

[@quaverflava3639]

Quality content per usual ❤️👌🏻

[@HairCutHarry]

Thank you 🙏🏼❤️ How are you doing? Hope all is well :)

[@quaverflava3639]

@@HairCutHarry Like wise. All good Harry thanks 👍🏻

[@racheltripconey7844]

Happy Easter Harry! 🎉

[@HairCutHarry]

Happy Easter to you too!

[@minnathesinna]

Ah it's so good to see my city pop up! :D

[@Raven-rl7gj]

Great to see him wash his hands!

[@5starcomment]

Excellent first question about sensitive spots...

[@jd14soccerfan]

This is great! I didn't know Jackie Daytona was a barber!

[@caliguevara4987]

This is art in motion 😅

[@christians.8354]

So relaxing.

[@zengweixuan1613]

Happy Easter Harry!

[@HairCutHarry]

Happy Easter to you too!

[@Micaela37]

Happy Easter harry and family

[@HairCutHarry]

Thank you 🙏🏼 We had a lovely Easter with family and friends :) Hope you had a nice Easter too!

[@harrodguy]

Oh God I love a little mirror magic! Good good shave.

[@HairCutHarry]

Thanks so much for watching 🙏🏼 Glad you like it!

[@utz716]

Happy Easter! I loved it when he asked about irritation. I suffer from very sensitive skin and don't get shaves anymore because nobody understands.

[@SayakPChatterjee]

I really like the expression on Harry's twin brothers face..😂😂😂😂😂.. love from India..stay safe..

[@HairCutHarry]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ITS_KONLOU]

ITS GREAT VIDEO KEEP GOING HARRY

[@HairCutHarry]

Glad you like the video! It was awesome to meet and film with Tommie!

[@andy_bor]

It would be awesome if you could visit that barbershop in Norway that you mention in the description, it sounds interesting!

[@PuroHandsomeBarbershop]

He has since retired.

[@richardm1015]

New video! Lets go! 👍

[@IBryanValko]

Harry you just might have the most wholesome comment section in all of KZbin!

[@HairCutHarry]

Yes, everyone here is awesome!

[@jccolon84]

Harry made a cameo in the video 😅 ... Harry from another universe: Harry's Multiverse 😆

[@teenoso4069]

Nothing better than shaving oneself

[@DylanYzewyn]

At 14:27 somebody yells “somebody help” i think 🤔

[@williamdegrandchamp1657]

I swear I also heard please call 911 help please help

[@theonetrueman666]

And the same person said “someone call 911”!

[@katiemcleod1145]

I heard that too, immediately came to the comments to see if there was any info about what happened, it sounded serious

[@artforhugh9729]

Was that Harry's Brother walking past the window I see! 😄

[@HairCutHarry]

😂😂😂

[@THAYFIGTH]

I want it now 😊 I need this urgently

[@vazzer18]

Wow. Wasn’t expecting to see SA here. Maybe I’ll go check them out

[@HairCutHarry]

Definitely check them out and say “hello" for us :)

[@juansalazar6443]

I live in San Antonio and been a fan of haircut harry for quite a few years, didn't know he was in town, this is cool.

[@HairCutHarry]

That’s awesome! Thanks so much for watching over the years 🙏🏼 We had a great time visiting San Antonio!

[@Russell-1]

He started off with a very sensible question regarding shaving sensitivity. I liked the shape of the stainless steel wash basin.

[@delicious_seabass]

12:02 Great Scott! It's Harry from the future!

[@CiQoStyleZ]

First like then watch! 🤩

[@newyorklouie1406]

When Haircut Harry steps into your shop you know you made it.

[@justinpratt6419]

Who else says “Hey how’s it going there?” every time they walk in for a haircut now?

[@thuggoe]

A+ service

[@nekorb1010]

Damn dude, I did not expect to see Harry in San Antonio, would’ve loved to drive down to meet this guy!

[@AnmariFilms]

❤ Harry is so darn handsome. ❤

[@Trump2024-when_will_u_learn]

Thanks Harry... 12:06☑️ happy Easter! 🐰🥕🐇

[@HairCutHarry]

Happy Easter!

[@bret7917]

Harry ..... you forgot to pay! 😂

[@apostoliconafe]

saudações excelente vídeo!!

[@rboycuts]

If you're still in San Antonio. Come by the legend of Robert Diaz 's traditional barbering school called Tonsore Master Academy for a master cut and shave

[@PuroHandsomeBarbershop]

We love Mr Diaz!!

[@vgcf86]

Is this on the same day as your haircut or a different day?

[@ethandebarge5785]

Was someone in the back ground yelling for help? And to call 911 or was I just hearing things

[@realdonaldtrump4610]

I just had to pause and make sure it wasn’t my apartment. I’m wide awake now. Ruined!! Dang!

[@theonetrueman666]

You heard it

[@grimmeygreens3728]

timestamp??

[@francescopenninofp]

12:05 the usual curious ones

[@HairCutHarry]

Always 😆

[@NoNameLPs]

have any one notice the glitch in the mirror

[@rachelandross4evr]

spooky!

[@adamwalsh3055]

Go back and watch most of his videos. Anywhere there is a mirror there is usually some incredible editing to do something

[@bvshxp]

The mirror special effect is in the majority of his videos

[@Yulweii]

i was just thinking i need to find a barber here. i know where im going this weekend.

[@diegorabad]

2:15 good video edit!

[@transmaster]

I have always been wondering if Harry has "groupies" that follow in his footsteps to state side barber shops. It. seems that he does. Which I think is a high honor to both Harry and the BB shops he visits.

[@penshat]

2:11 ghost reflections

[@raygutierrez1199]

Come to Houston tx!!!

[@tomgjonaj9965]

Amazing videos as always! You must drink Biotin in order to keep getting shaves and haircuts lol

[@EmilianAstefanoaie]

I recently found out that Ionut from FrizeBad from Romania made the video from 6 years ago opened his own salon in Bucharest, a video from there would be great Harry!

[@francmaurer3036]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@philferguson3309]

When I started following harry .. he had about 90K followers .. and have watched every video .. hard to believe

[@HairCutHarry]

Wow - thank you so much for watching and being a part of the journey over the years 🙏🏼 We were just looking back at some of our earlier videos coming up to their 10-year anniversaries and can not believe how fast the time has flown by!!

[@fozzielife6060]

My city! Did you see the Alamo? Hopefully someone steered you right towards some amazing breakfast tacos! Give us a heads up and we’ll get you a list of places to try in the area you might have missed.

[@JorgeMartinez-gc1th]

Haircut harry was in San Antonio??? Hope you grab some good tacos 👍🏻

[@Kenny-mg1bn]

❤️💪🙏

[@bascodelagamma]

👍

[@HairCutHarry]

Thanks for checking out the new video!

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

i wish someone would put in barber 💈 to do wet shaves n haircuts 💇‍♂️ so if i wanted my ears lowered and a wet shave 🪒 i could.

[@LolLelLuL]

It became live now but comments exist from yesterday. How?

[@HairCutHarry]

Early viewing via Patreon :)

[@paimanish]

Is this the first foamless shave featured on this channel?

[@ludwigderbartige5191]

0:57 Relaaaaax

[@Marticus76]

Spero sia stata una rasatura confortevole... personalmente non farei mai una rasatura senza una bella insaponata col pennello...

[@scotthartman1414]

I like a little bit of interaction between the 2. Small talk then down to business

[@PuroHandsomeBarbershop]

We pride ourselves in serving downtowners as well as tourists. We want to provide as thorough a connection as possible to get you feeling fresh and then have you on your way to conquer the rest of your day. As much as we’d like to be a spa we are very much still a downtown proper barbershop.

[@terencedunning6986]

Its a shame your dopelganger decided not to come in for a shave this time😆 Then again if he had it could of distracted or shocked Tommie while in his work🪒💇

[@DawidB1990]

GTA6 😮

[@aydibbs89]

Is that a Keith Haring inspired tattoo?

[@theironworker781]

I’m disappointed that the barber didn’t use the hot lather machine. Other than that, good video. Interesting that some barbers don’t use lather.

[@PuroHandsomeBarbershop]

Thanks for watching. The heavy detergent in shave soap lather from these machines in humid environments will oftentimes leave the skin “sticky” depending on their complexion. Also, in Texas it’s not legal nor hygienic to use shave brushes. Im also developing my own shave gel because of these considerations in San Antonio. This was a great test. Notice that Harry had no irritation nor redness. Cheers!

[@HorizonsleatherBlogspot2012]

Boop! Got your nose!

[@levo9993]

Here are the expected images.👍

[@etienne25384]

So @1:20 and @1:25. Is homelessness a big issue in San Antonio?

[@PuroHandsomeBarbershop]

Downtown especially. There are homeless missions nearby as well as a bus station just blocks away. This video kinda magnifies it but it’s not a tent city.

[@cactaceous]

@@PuroHandsomeBarbershopThis video doesn’t really magnify it at all. It’s just one dude walking. I find it kinda ridiculous that someone would even be bothered enough to ask about “homelessness being a big issue” from simply watching one guy walk through the background.