Arts District · Los Angeles · Est. 2026

Every fade tells on the barber.

Skin fades, beard work and hot-towel straight razor shaves. Booked by the chair, cut by hand, finished when it’s right — not when the clock says so.

See the work
7 chairsTue–Sun openWalk-ins welcome

01 The Shop

A room that takes
the work seriously.

Seven chairs, hard light, and a rule nobody breaks: the cut leaves when it’s finished. We opened on Alameda in 2026 because the neighbourhood had plenty of places to get a haircut and not many to get the haircut.

Every barber in here came up through an apprenticeship — ours or someone else’s. No chair rents to anyone who can’t hold a line. That’s the whole business model.

Est.
2026
Chairs
07
Avg. cut
45min
Rating
4.9/5
The floor at 420 Fades: barbers working under warm mirror lighting with the shop logo on the back wall.
The floorSeven chairs, mirror light, no music you have to shout over.
The 420 Fades team standing together in the shop.
The teamSix barbers and one apprentice, all of them time-served.
Clippers, shears and a straight razor laid out on a barber station mat.
The toolsBlades stripped and oiled between every client. Every one.

02 Services

Priced by the work,
not by the minute.

Walk in and we’ll fit you if there’s a gap. Book and the chair is held. Either way you get the same cut.

  1. 01

    Signature Fade

    Low, mid or high. Clipper work, blended by hand, finished with a razor line-up and hot towel.

    45 min$45
  2. 02

    Skin Fade & Design

    Down to the scalp, clean at the neckline, with freehand design work if you want it.

    60 min$60
  3. 03

    Beard Sculpt & Line-Up

    Shaped to your jaw, not to a template. Straight-razor edges, oiled and finished.

    30 min$35
  4. 04

    Hot Towel Straight Razor Shave

    Three towels, pre-shave oil, single blade, cold finish. The reason people book a Saturday off.

    45 min$50
  5. 05

    The Full Send

    Cut, beard and shave in one sitting. Ninety minutes, one barber, no handoffs.

    90 min$95
  6. 06

    Kids Cut 12 & under

    Patient chair, cartoon on the mirror screen, and a first-cut certificate if it’s their first.

    30 min$30

03 The Work

Receipts.

Every cut on this page came out of one of our chairs. Tap any of them to see it full size.

04 Chairs

Seven chairs.
No rentals to strangers.

Book by name if you’ve got a barber. Book “first available” if you don’t — we’ll put you with whoever suits the cut you want.

  • 01Marcus “Ghost” DelgadoMaster Barber · OwnerSkin fades, tape-ups
  • 02Rosa VillanuevaSenior BarberTextured crops, scissor work
  • 03Danny PhamBarberHard parts, freehand design
  • 04Kev OyelaranBarberBeard sculpting, hot towel
  • 05Tony RuizBarberClassic taper, pompadour
  • 06Sam MercadoApprenticeKids cuts, line-ups
The 420 Fades barbers standing together on the shop floor.

05 Word of Mouth

What gets said
on the way out.

Walked in at 7:40 on a Friday fully expecting to get turned away. Left at 8:15 with the cleanest skin fade I’ve had in ten years of trying.

Andre W.Regular since opening

Rosa took one look at the cowlick I’ve been fighting my whole life and just… solved it. Nobody had even tried before.

Julian M.Downtown LA

The hot towel shave is worth the trip on its own. It’s a barbershop that still acts like a barbershop, and you feel it the second you sit down.

Terrence B.Boyle Heights
The 420 Fades storefront on Alameda Street, with the shop badge above the arched entrance.
420 Alameda St · Arts District

06 Visit

Corner of Alameda
and 4th.

Address

420 Alameda Street, Unit B
Arts District, Los Angeles, CA 90013
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Hours

MonClosed
Tue–Fri10:00 – 20:00
Sat09:00 – 20:00
Sun10:00 – 17:00

Get hold of us

(213) 555-0420 cuts@420fades.com @420fades on Instagram

Parking

Metered on Alameda, free after 18:00. Lot on 4th behind the building — tell the attendant you’re with us.

Chair’s open.

Book online in about thirty seconds, or walk in and take your chances. Both work.

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