Dundee city center Barbershop ran by locals

A little about the shop

Claire and Sean (both born in Dundee) have been working together/friends for nearly 8 years, first of all working alongside one another for a year in Dundees Overgate shopping center, then onto Smartguys.

Claire, originally a Hairdresser by trade before switching to Barbering 8 years ago, has 16 years experience. Sean has been a Barber, amongst many other things, for 10 years now.

Sean left the Overgate centre shop initially to cut hair from home and work in another shop before finally taking the plunge and opening Smartguys Barbers. Claire joined Smartguys a year or so later and they've been a team ever since.

Smartguys originally started out in the cowgate area of the city centre, near Rainbow music and remained there for a few years before moving on to Princes street in 2019 where we are based now. 

Claire took over Smartguys in 2021 and has been renovating the interior and exterior of the shop since. Most of the work has been done by Claire herself, some of which is still ongoing - Rome wasn't built in a day !

Let's not forget the shop Pooches

If you've been in to Smartguys you'll know we are very pet friendly! Over Fridays and Saturdays we usually have either Konan - our original shop mascot - the Siberian husky in or Juno the pocket Bully - the new addition. They are both very friendly, well natured dogs and If you are in over those days expect to be greeted by them. If you aren't so keen on dogs though please get in touch before coming in. We want you to feel comfortable in our shop.

After years in industry Sean has decided to take a step back from the shop and pursue other careers. He will no longer be working from Smartguys barbers. We wish him all the best! 

Onto our newest stylist - Aishah! 

Aishah joined the team on the tailend of 2023 and is a welcomed addition to the shop with years of experience in both ladies hairdressing and barbering. Aishah has worked in various salons and barbershops in Dundee and in Tayport, she  can literally take care of any hair situation thrown at her, super talented! At the moment, she is only working throughout the weekend but hopefully you'll see her during the week to over the coming months. 

Thank you for reading, The Smartguys Team.