Markentans Barbershop & Hair Studio is a barbershop on Stephen Street in Upper Hutt, holding a perfect 5.0 Google rating, and its Facebook page is the place to find it online. Barbering is clipper craft above all: fades, tapers and sharp necklines, cut with an eye for how your hair actually grows. A good barber asks what you are after, then tells you straight if your hairline or a stubborn cowlick will fight the style you have in mind. Regulars know the real trick is settling on one barber: the third or fourth cut is always better than the first, because by then they remember exactly where you like the fade to sit and how short is too short. For Upper Hutt locals after a proper cut without the trip into Wellington, this Stephen Street shop is an easy call.