An Editorial Publication
The Journal
Writing on grooming, hospitality, craftsmanship and the making of LUX Barber Co. — a record of the standards we intend to open with.
Grooming
The Modern Man's Grooming Calendar
What to book, and how often, to look consistently well-kept without living in the chair.
June 16, 2026 · 5 min read
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Grooming
The Modern Man's Grooming Calendar
What to book, and how often, to look consistently well-kept without living in the chair.
June 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Cocktails
The LUX Cocktail Program
A short list, built properly — classics executed with precision and two house pours you will not find elsewhere in Winter Park.
June 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Style
Dressing for the Chair
A note on the house uniform, and why what the staff wears is part of what the guest is buying.
May 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Business
Preparing for Opening Day
What happens in the ninety days before the doors open — hiring, training, dry runs, and the soft opening for the Founders Society.
May 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Business
Behind Our Membership Program
Why LUX memberships are capped, numbered, and designed to be inherited rather than sold.
April 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Coffee
Coffee Before the Cut
The first cup sets the tempo for everything that follows. We treat it as the opening act of the service, not an amenity.
April 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Hospitality
The Art of Hospitality
Service is what you do. Hospitality is how it lands. LUX is built on the second one.
March 24, 2026 · 5 min read
Craftsmanship
Choosing Collins Commander Chairs
The single most consequential purchase in a barbershop is the one the guest never asks about.
March 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Behind the Build
Designing the Winter Park Flagship
How a floor plan becomes a feeling: sightlines, thresholds, and the deliberate distance between the bar and the chair.
February 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Behind the Build
Building LUX
Every great hospitality brand begins long before the doors open. This is the story of bringing that vision to life.
February 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Craftsmanship
The History of the Straight Razor
Two centuries of Sheffield steel, hot towels, and a discipline that no cartridge blade has ever replaced.
January 28, 2026 · 7 min read
Community
Why Men Still Need the Barbershop
The public rooms where men once gathered have quietly disappeared. The barbershop is the last one standing — and it is worth rebuilding properly.
January 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Departments
Grooming
The craft of the cut, the shave, and the ritual.
Hospitality
How a room makes a man feel welcome.
Craftsmanship
Tools, materials, and the hands that use them.
Cocktails
The bar program and the art of the pour.
Coffee
The first cup, and what it sets in motion.
Style
Dressing, carrying, and presenting yourself well.
Business
Building a hospitality brand with intention.
Community
The barbershop as a public room for men.
Behind the Build
The making of the Winter Park flagship.