- The long awaited, highly anticipated, never duplicated is now newly created. The new Slim's Barber Shop website is up and running...but...not...quite...finished...yet.
- Art will be out of the shop until Wed. Feb. 15. He is in Arizona giving 3 speeches on the power of vocabulary in an obsolete vernacular.
- Adam will be out of the shop Thursday Feb. 16 and will return on Feb. 28. He will be playing the role of Nic Cage's son in the Broadway version of Big Mama's House.
- We have new stocking caps and baseball caps for sale in the shop.
Slim’s Barber Shop is a full-service shop specializing in Fades, Flat Tops, Mohawks, Pomps, Tapers and Blowouts. We can conform to any specific military regulations and handle any sort of regular cut as well.
Kevin Slimko aka, Slim the Barber, opened Slim’s Barber Shop on June 24, 2005 in a near-century old building in Downtown Crystal Lake.
Growing up in nearby Algonquin, he realized that Crystal Lake had the most any downtown suburb in the area had to offer. There is plenty of foot traffic thanks to other successful businesses on Woodstock Street. The Metra Station is directly across the street from Slim’s. The downtown area also boasts some fine eateries with a great variety of foods.
Slim’s has steadily grown from day one, thanks to word of mouth from happy customers. At Slim’s, you can bet you’ll find a barber you like and the cut you want. We pride ourselves on our diverse workers and clientele. You’ll feel at home no matter your age, race, job, car you drive or the shoes you wear. We’ll cut anything from fades and flat tops to business cuts, mohawks and pompadours. All men’s haircuts can be finished with hot lather and a straight edge shave around the the back of the neck and sideburns.
Speaking of straight edge razors. Dean, from Slim’s, is proud to be the only barber in the area who currently offers old fashioned hot shaves. You can lay back in the chair with a hot towel on your face while Dean gets the lather ready on a badger hair brush. And then be perfectly relaxed while he gives you a really close shave. Dean gives shaves on Friday and Saturday.
Slim’s does not take appointments, but we do allow customers to call ahead to get their name put on a waiting list if we have people waiting.
We are happy to offer an old time barber shop atmosphere with the ability to keep up with current trends. We have vintage aftershaves and hair tonics, and contemporary hair products. We have near-century old chairs and a Facebook Fan Page. Slim has gained notoriety in the barber field by having a very popular YouTube site site with videos that have been viewed over a million times.
Slim’s is currently staffed by 4 barbers. Kevin Slimko, Art Provencio, Adam Wolanik and Dean Manian. Currently, Slim is the only full time barber in the shop. The rest of the barbers each work a varying amount of days, check the column to the right here to see what days your favorite barber is in the shop.
