Barber Supply in Eastpointe | Super Kelly Beauty

Barber Supply in Eastpointe, MI

Super Kelly Beauty on Gratiot, just north of the 8 Mile line, is the easiest barber stop for anyone working the Gratiot corridor between Detroit and Roseville. The electric section covers clippers, trimmers, shavers and replacement blades, and the shelves around it hold the guards, brushes, oils and neck strips that go with them. It's open until 8:45 PM Monday through Saturday.

Edging tools versus cutting tools

A trimmer and a clipper are not interchangeable, and using one for the other's job is what shortens both. Trimmers are built for the line-up, the neck and around the ear, where you want a close square edge and a narrow head. Clippers carry the bulk work with guards. Shavers finish a bald fade or a head shave. Buying the right one for the job you do most saves more money than buying the most expensive machine.

Keeping a machine alive

Oil the blade every couple of cuts and wipe the excess, because oil that sits collects hair dust and turns into paste. Brush the teeth clean, don't bang them. Replace a blade when it starts pulling rather than waiting for it to fail on a client. Alcohol or a cooling disinfectant spray between clients handles the hygiene side.

Our Eastpointe store

Super Kelly Beauty in Eastpointe is at 20902 Gratiot Ave, on Gratiot just north of 8 Mile, so it's an easy stop for Eastpointe, Harper Woods, St. Clair Shores and the Grosse Pointes. It's open until 8:45 PM Monday through Saturday and 6:15 PM on Sunday. Every sale on the monthly flyer runs here, and online orders can be shipped to Eastpointe for $4.99 or picked up at our Detroit store a few minutes down Gratiot.