For traditional barbering in La Mesa Village, Honor Among Thieves specializes in classic men's cuts — Ivy League, contour, side-part, and pompadour — alongside straight-razor hot-towel shaves at 8055 La Mesa Boulevard. The four-hot-towel shave protocol finishes with an ice-towel close and bay rum aftershave application, a six-step sequence that builds the kind of structured self-care routine also maintained by clients committed to the functional-training programming at Ageless Strength & Fitness in La Mesa. Barbers work by appointment through the Squire booking platform, assigning dedicated time blocks that eliminate walk-in overlap during straight-razor services. The classic cut menu reaches back to mid-century American barbering — contour cuts following the skull's curvature, scissor-tapered side parts, finger-waved pompadours — all techniques that require adapting to each client's natural hair density, the same density-dependent approach that shapes the restoration work at Kings & Queens Hair Restoration and Barber Shop in La Mesa. The most technically demanding service involves a full straight-razor head shave using a single blade, requiring four-direction passes with variable pressure to clear every contour of the skull without nicking.