The barber who comes to Santa Monica

Santa Monica is a compact beach city of just over eight square miles, framed by Ocean Avenue's palm-lined bluffs and the historic pier. Montana Avenue, Main Street and the Third Street Promenade each have their own pace, and the city is home to tech offices, oceanfront hotels and many young families.

Hotel guests along the coast and residents with busy office schedules can get a sharp cut without giving up a slot of the day to travel and parking. He comes to the house, the guesthouse or the office, sets up a clean station wherever the light is good, and leaves the room as he found it.

Twenty-four hours. Every day. Every hair type.

Ben holds licenses in barbering and cosmetology in multiple states. Before Los Angeles he built and ran four barbershops, and his chair has since followed entertainers on tour and onto television and music video sets. Rod Wave, Polo G and Lamar Odom are among the names who have sat with him. The menu is focused: men's short haircuts, beard trims and sculpting, line-ups, waves and head shaves. He works with every hair type and every background, which is exactly how he has always run his chair.

Whether the evening ends at Santa Monica Pier or begins at Third Street Promenade, a fresh cut can be timed around it. Ben covers Santa Monica (90401, 90402, 90403, 90404 and 90405) and the neighboring areas of Venice, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades and Marina del Rey. Hotel guests are covered too: Ben regularly works in rooms and suites at Shutters on the Beach, Hotel Casa del Mar, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows and Santa Monica Proper Hotel and other properties in the area.

To book, call or text 608-201-7717 with the address and the time you have in mind. Pricing starts at $150, with $300 standard during regular hours (11am to 7pm); late nights and longer drives are quoted when you reach out. He answers around the clock, holidays included.