In-room grooming at Santa Monica Proper Hotel

The Proper joins a restored 1928 Spanish Colonial building to a newer wing at Wilshire and Lincoln. Kelly Wearstler handled the interiors, which favor natural textures and soft coastal colors. A rooftop pool and bar sit above the city.

Creatives and executives working with Santa Monica's tech and media companies stay here, and a cut in the room fits around meetings. He arrives with a complete kit, sets a clean station near the best light in the room, and leaves the space as he found it.

One call. One text. A sharper you.

Ben's background reads like a working biography of the craft: a teenage start, cosmetology school, four barbershops of his own, then television sets, music videos and world tours. He is licensed in barbering and cosmetology in multiple states and cuts every hair type. Expect fades blended without a visible line, tapers that grow out cleanly, line-ups drawn with a steady hand and beards shaped to the jaw. Straight hair, waves, curls and locs all get the same attention.

From 700 Wilshire Blvd, guests are minutes from Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica Place and Palisades Park. Ben covers all of Santa Monica and the surrounding areas of Brentwood, Venice and Marina del Rey, at the hotel or wherever the day leads.

Send a text or make a call to 608-201-7717, any hour. Ben confirms the time, quotes the visit (from $150, $300 standard between 11am and 7pm, adjusted for distance and late hours) and is on his way.