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The Barber Collective

Get queer-friendly haricuts from barbers in Tacoma, WA

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Welcome to The Barber Collective

Here all are welcome. Hair is gender-less and a form of self-expression. This is a space to gather, tell your story(ies), feel comfortable, and disconnect. TBC is about more than a haircut: it is about the craft and the ability to share it with everyone who walks through the door.

We can’t wait to see you in the new space. Lets get your head right.

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OUR HERSTORY

FROM NOTHING, SOMETHING

What does every dapper person in every city have in common? They Google “a good barbershop” before moving there. Finding a good barbershop is SO much more than “how do their cuts look?” Have you ever walked into a barbershop and/or salon and something felt off?  Maybe it was the decor. Maybe the music. Maybe it was the smell. Maybe it was the 20 eyes of judgement as you walk through the door.

Owner Georgette Watje is that 40-something, lesbian barber who opened her first shop in her garage during a Quarantine. How the hell did she get here? Born in Western MD, Georgette became an adult in Baltimore. She found her love for the outdoors in Colorado. Now in Tacoma, she has the best of all of those previous worlds combined. And she Googled “a good barbershop” before moving to each one.

The Barber Collective is a space where the focus is you and your hair. What do you want your hair to say about you? Georgette wants to help you tell that story. Does she want you to leave feeling dapper AF and eager to tag TBC in a selfie? Of course. But more than anything, Georgette wants you walking out the door feeling great and eager to pass the love forward.  

The Grit City of Destiny — lets get your head right.

HERE AND NOW

We’ve added a second chair!  Christi McKay has been a barber/stylist for 12+ years.  Christi and I cut together previously and when she approached me about being part of the team, I didn’t hesitate to build her out a station.  I can’t think of anyone more fitting for the second chair at TBC.  Christi also adds cutting long hair to our list of services.  

HOW WE WORK

GOTTA FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE

  • Wearing mask optional
  • Hand sanitizer is available
  • Cash/Apple Cash preferred,
    Cards/Venmo accepted
  • Card information required to book appointment
  • No call/no shows will be charged $20
  • Please read the email confirmation sent out the day prior as it gives directions on where to find our little speakeasy
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Our Services

5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, But We’re OLD SOULS

Short Cut

How short/long you like your sides? How short/long you like the top? From there we can talk details:

Fade (gradient in length from top to bottom), Taper (a gradual blend at the sideburn and back of the neck), Neckline (Tapered, blocked, rounded) Texture (added after the top has been cut usually for volume or a messy look) Buzz Cut (same length all over using clippers).

In the barber game showing is better than telling. Bring Georgette a pic of what you’d like your hair to look like.  Hair texture, density, and porosity varies from person to person. 

Beard Trim

Our personal favorite; you won’t be disappointed.  The word Barber comes from the word “Barba”, meaning beard. 

If your barber doesn’t do beards, are they really a barber? When you face the mirror, what shape do you like at the bottom of your beard? Do you like rounded, squared, or pointed?  Do you like the sideburn blended into the beard?  Maybe you want your beard disconnected from your sideburns.  How clean do you like your cheek line? Do you like all of the outlying beard hair cleaned up or do you like a more natural looking cheek line?   

After a beard trim, you’ll receive a beard balm, oil, and/or salve treatment to keep it looking and feeling fresh long after you leave the chair.  

Shaves

This is the ultimate “feel good” item on the menu. Lay back and let TBC bring your entire face back to life.

First is hot towel #1 soaked in essential oil to your face to open up the pores. We’ll apply a hot shaving lather to moisturize and clean your facial follicles. Hot towel #2. Hot lather kicks off the real fun. With a Feather brand straight razor, your hair will seem to melt off. Then hot towel #3 followed by a cooling shave gel. Stubborn areas will get extra attention. Hot towel #4. 

We’ll use Willow Tea, witch hazel, or Bay Rum as a skin coolant/anti-inflammatory depending upon your skin sensitivity. A cold towel closes up the pores & relieves your skin. We apply a dab of cucumber oil to help moisturize the skin while you enjoy a facial massage to end the treatment.   

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Now serving 2 clients at a time.

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OUR PRICING

CHOOSE YOUR STYLE

Short Cut / Clipper Cut

35

A haircut that requires clippers to shape sides and around the ears, shears used on top and finish around the perimeter with a trimmer
30 minutes

Beard Trim

25

Shaping and trimming of the beard/mustache as well as clean up on the cheek and neckline
30 minutes

Skin Fade

40

Haircut that requires straight razor or foil shaver at the bottom
35 minutes

BUZZ CUT

25

Same length all over
15 minutes

Long Cut / Scissor Cut

45

Hair length at the shoulders or longer. No clipper used unless there’s an undercut
60 minutes

Short cut / Clipper cut + Beard trim

50

Haircut using clippers and shears followed by a beard trim including shaping/trimming of the beard/mustache with clean up of the cheek and neck line
45 minutes

Straight Razor Face Shave

40

Hot towels/ Shave Cream/ Straight Razor/ Cooling Aftershave/ Witch Hazel/ Facial massage
60 minutes

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TBC Merch & Apparel

  • TBC Dapper Crimes Unisex Tank Top
    TBC Dapper Crimes Unisex Tank Top
    $27.50
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  • TBC Classic Logo (Copper) T-Shirt
    TBC Classic Logo (Copper) T-Shirt
    $28.00
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  • Dapper Crimes Stickers
    Dapper Crimes Stickers
    $5.00
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See more in our online store

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

WE FEELIN’ THE LOVE

“I’ve been going to G for a while now and couldn’t have been more happy that she opened her own spot. G’s skills with the scissors are equally matched with the cool vibe of her shop and her ease of making conversation. Supporting G as a local business owner goes further than just getting a great cut. She is an inspiration to me for being an ally to some many in the community, she not only speaks it but lives it as well. If you haven’t gotten a dope cut from G, I couldn’t recommend it more.”

Alexander Rera

“Love getting my haircut by Georgette. Always delivers a dapper classic cut that gets me a lot of compliments. A blend of old school with a stylish twist. Good conversation too. The new shop has a great feel with lots of vintage character. Thanks Georgette”   

Jack Hood
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My biggest @olreign fan came in for her last (for My biggest @olreign fan came in for her last (for now) @jessfishlock haircut. She, her Mom, Dad, 2 cats, and a rabbit are driving to their new home in Chicago. But don’t worry, she promised to not become Red Stars fan. Safe travels and we will see you again!! 

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I mean, is it really even work when your friends ( I mean, is it really even work when your friends (who are wonderful humans) get to sit in your chair and share stories? 

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#dapperqueer 
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#womanownedandoperated
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Hit ‘em with that hippie killer. #chopshophillt Hit ‘em with that hippie killer. 
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#ladybarber 
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We’re off to very dapper start in the New Year! We’re off to very dapper start in the New Year! 
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Make the weekend a great one Tacoma!

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#dapperqueer 
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Barber Collective News

Um, we got a MERCH SHOP for the shop, y’all!

June 29, 2022

I don’t even know where to start. I guess at the beginning. A good friend and I were discussing a popular meme that pops up every so often, especially around Pride. The original piece of art was an 1880 political cartoon by Thomas Nast. A skeleton bearing a banner saying ‘communist’ and a burning torch…

Continue Reading Um, we got a MERCH SHOP for the shop, y’all!

Bold Together with OL Reign

June 6, 2022

If someone would’ve told me, way back in 2017, that I would be cutting the hair of two Queer soccer players in my unfinished garage, I would’ve laughed in your face. It all started when Kyllian Perrin came in for a haircut. He was wearing an OL Reign track suit. After the usual intros and…

Continue Reading Bold Together with OL Reign

The Barber Collective's first t-shirt, draped over Georgette's shop chair

December Sales

December 1, 2020

First things first: December deal! It’s my bday month, so if you REFER someone to me, your next cut is 1/2 off! We both get presents!!! So tell your friend where I’m at and have them drop your name when they sit in the chair. Also, don’t forget to hit me up about our Barber…

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