Cut sharp.Shave clean.Walk tall.
A traditional men's barbershop in the heart of the city. Walk-ins welcome. Bookings preferred. No questions you don't want asked.
Six cuts.
One standard.
Every cut at Blackwood is the same length appointment, the same price for hair, and the same care. The names are different. The standard isn't.
The Heritage
$55
45 min
A classic gentleman's side part. Scissor-cut tapered sides, longer on top, finished with traditional pomade.
The Ironclad
$55
45 min
Precision skin fade. Razor-sharp line-up. Modern textured top. The signature Blackwood cut.
The Sparrow
$55
45 min
Modern textured French crop with a low fade. Forward fringe. Subtle, sharp, considered.
The Mariner
$45
45 min
Full beard sculpt with hot-towel finish. Includes line-up, oil and trim. Add a cut for $35.
The Executive
$55
45 min
Polished slick-back with traditional comb and pomade finish. For the boardroom or the bar.
The Buzz
$40
30 min
High-and-tight crew cut with a precision skin fade. Clean, fast, no frills.
— The Members' Chair
Unlimited cuts.
Same chair. Same time.
Members get a standing appointment with their chosen barber, unlimited cuts, priority bookings, and 20% off all grooming products. The good chair is always yours.
- ✦Unlimited cuts (typically every 3 weeks)
- ✦Standing weekly or fortnightly slot
- ✦20% off pomade, beard oil, and tools
- ✦Skip the waitlist · members go first
- ✦Cancel anytime · no contracts
Member's rate
About the price of one standard cut. We'd call it a steal but we'd sound desperate.
Take the Members' Chair
We don't cut corners and we don't cut hair fast. Every appointment is forty-five minutes minimum — that's a wash, a consult, the cut, the line-up, the finish, and a hot towel if you want one. One standard. Every chair. Every time.
Three barbers.
Twenty years between them.
01
Jack Whitlock
Founder · Master Barber
Cutting since 2008 · Scissor cuts · Heritage styles · Straight razor
Trained in London under a third-generation Italian barber. Opened Blackwood in 2014. Still the first one in every morning, still the last one out.
02
Sam Reardon
Senior Barber
Joined 2016 · Skin fades · Beard sculpting · Hot towel shaves
Came up through a North Shore barbershop and joined Blackwood after winning a NZ regional fade competition. Quietest man in the room until you put him behind a chair.
03
Theo Marsh
Barber
Joined 2021 · Modern crops · Beard work · Razor line-ups
Self-taught, then formally trained in Melbourne. Brings the modern editorial side of the shop. Tattooed, calm, and unreasonably good at fringe work.
What the regulars
have to say.
“Jack cut my hair the morning of my wedding. Five years later he's still the only person allowed near it. Worth every minute of the drive across town.”
— M. Coetzee
Member · 4 years
“I've had cheap haircuts and I've had expensive haircuts. This is the first one I've had where I actually felt looked after. The difference is the time.”
— T. Reilly
First visit · Now a member
“Walked in for a beard trim before a job interview. Sam took thirty minutes on what most places do in eight. I got the job. I'm not saying it was the beard but it definitely wasn't not the beard.”
— J. Aravena
The Mariner
Book a chair
in Columbus.
Bookings preferred but walk-ins are always welcome. We'll get you in a chair within twenty minutes or pour you a whiskey while you wait. Either way you're in good hands.
47 Vulcan Lane
Auckland CBD · Upstairs above the cocktail bar
Hours of Trade
Mon
Closed
Tue
9 — 7
Wed
9 — 7
Thu
9 — 9
Fri
9 — 9
Sat
8 — 5
Sun
10 — 4