FARMINGTON – Barber Jackie Tardif plans to use her talents to benefit the Farmington Rotary Club during Friday’s Moonlight Madness.

Tardif, a barber of 36 years, will offer old-fashioned straightedge razor shaves from 6 to 10 p.m. at Dick’s Barbershop. The $12 cost will be given to the Rotary Club to support its numerous projects.

This type of shave would cost $30 to $35 in Boston, Tardif said.

Tardif demonstrated the shaving process Tuesday on Mike Smilek.

First she used clippers to trim the Farmington man’s beard, then dusted the hair pieces from his neck and face with a neck duster.

Tardif took some hot lather from a machine and smeared it over Smilek’s beard.

“The trick is to soften up the beard,” she said.

Then she removed a steaming towel from the microwave. She it on her arm before she put it on the lower part of Smilek’s face.

Tardif held the towel there before she went to the microwave and removed another one to repeat the process.

“It’s very relaxing,” Tardif said. “It’s almost like they’re asleep when I’m done. You just want them to relax and enjoy it.”

Smilek seemed to be enjoying it as he rested, tipped back in the barber chair with his eyes closed.

Tardif took out her straightedge and started shaving him.

Using the straightedge razor isn’t hard for her, she said, because she’s trained and has been doing it for years.

It’s an art, she said.

“I’m probably one of the few that does it or knows how to do it,” she said. “I love it.”

She sharpens her own razors, but sometimes a person with sensitive skin needs to be shaved with a dull razor, she said.

“Under the nose is probably the toughest area to shave,” Tardif said. “You have to get under the nose – there’s a crease and the hair is tougher. Plus the lip is there.”

Tardif’s hand is steady as she slides the razor along Smilek’s skin.

Under the neck is easier than under the nose, she said, because “you can stretch the skin and pull on it.”

She talked about the profession as she worked.

There is a decline in barbers in Maine, she said, because of the lack of barber schools.

Farmington has three barbers in the area, she said, while other towns don’t have any.

“I think the reason it’s so good here,” she said, “is because everything is funneled through Farmington.”

By the time it was over, more hot towels and a cold towel were applied to the face. And if the cold towel didn’t close up the pores, the aftershave did.

The shave usually takes 25 minutes to 30 minutes.

Tardif plans to have a helper Friday to apply the lather and the hot towels.

Smilek’s eyes opened as the aftershave went on.

“It has a nice little effect that contrasts the heat,” he said. “That is a totally relaxing experience. You never feel your face as clean.”