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Barbershop owner at top of his game
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
Brandon Lawrence recently opened his second Ace of Fades barbershop at 3924 River Road N.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Brandon Lawrence wasn’t
sure what to do next.
A few years ago, Lawrence
was sleeping on his sister’s
couch, trying to fi gure out
what to do with his life.
In those lean times, Law-
rence’s barber suggested some-
thing.
“He always told me I
should do hair, because I had a
good personality for it,” Law-
rence said.
Fast forward fi ve years
and Lawrence opened a sec-
ond Ace of Fades barbershop,
this one at 3924 River Road
North in Keizer. Lawrence
splits his time between his
Keizer shop and the one lo-
cated at 1705 State Street in
Salem.
Lawrence, 35, opened a
small shop in Salem two years
ago, but needed a bigger space
after the popularity grew.
Fades are a type of tapered
haircut, while the ace part of
the name is because “you’ve
got to be on the top of your
game,” Lawrence explained.
Once Lawrence started
That would seem to be the
learning the business at a case with Tim Johnson, who
hair academy in Salem, word went to Ace of Fades recently
quickly spread. He then had for the fi rst time.
a small space at a tattoo parlor
“They did a damn fi ne job,”
but soon needed more space.
Johnson said. “I will defi nite-
In the back of his Keizer ly be coming back for more
shop, Lawrence currently has haircuts. I like the atmosphere
TV and drinks,
here. I felt very
as well as old
welcomed.”
barber
pic-
After strug-
tures from a
gling a few
veteran barber
years ago, Law-
in Wilsonville
rence feels he
who recently
appreciates
retired. In ad-
what he has
— Brandon Lawrence
dition to old
Ace of Fades owner now all the
pictures, that
more.
barber
also
“It
made
gave Lawrence a straight razor me a better person,” he said.
from the early 1900s and clip- “Now I own two barbershops,
pers from World War II. Those have a car, a home, a wife, four
items will soon be displayed in children and dogs. I’m living
shadow boxes.
the American dream. I’ve been
Lawrence prides himself on really blessed. I never thought
treating customers well from things would grow like this in
the moment they walk in.
a million years.”
“I wanted to be good to
The hours at Ace of Fades
people, so I greet them and in Keizer are 9:30 a.m. to 6:30
shake their hand,” Lawrence p.m. Tuesday through Friday,
said. “I was taught early on to 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sat-
be courteous. That, plus a good urday. The phone number is
haircut, brings them back.”
971-720-2254.
“I wanted to
be good to
people.”
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