Monarch Barbershop 1 on Tenth Avenue in downtown San Diego's East Village runs a two-tier barber and master barber roster, with each level trained in both scissor-over-comb and clipper fade techniques. Every cut finishes with a straight-razor neck shave using hot lather to open pores and seal the hairline, the kind of collar-line precision that earns cross-referrals from Zeglio Custom Clothiers when clients need a fresh edge before a bespoke fitting. The full service menu adds multi-pass hot towel shaves, beard sculpting, and complete head shaves, covering every men's grooming need steps from Petco Park. Blow-dry styling and pomade finishes extend the cut into a full presentation service, complementing the color and texture work offered at Gio & Gio New Concept Salon Downtown. Highest-complexity appointments combine a scissor-taper blend with a dual-pass straight-razor shave and sequential hot-towel protocol to achieve a zero-irritation skin-fade finish.