Posted by Racer on January 29, 2006, at 15:00:26
In reply to Re: Choosing new hairdresser, trust me, read on!, posted by Bobby on January 29, 2006, at 13:57:07
If I see someone with a good haircut, I ask where they go. They're usually flattered, and are therefore generous with the information.
Of course, it's taken me nearly 10 years now to find a good hairstylist, and we haven't *quite* adjusted to one another yet. I like his work, but haven't quite felt he'd "got" me quite. Close enough for a second cut with him, though. He owns the salon where my last great hairstylist worked. After ten years, I just called that salon and went to him. That was after several Not Good cuts, and several years of me cutting my hair myself with horse clippers. (<<No joke. Clip the horses, clip my own hair.)
I've got VERY short hair right now, and I'm pretty much liking it. Gotta lose weight to go with it, though...'
Funny story: when he cut my hair the first time, it wasn't nearly as short as I wanted it, but I couldn't say that so I made an appointment for a short time in the future. Then called to cancel, and told him that I needed to wait for my mother because she wanted to have him cut her hair, too. He obviously thought I was making an excuse to fire him. So, when I heard from my mother, I called back and he was surprised to hear from me. I had to tell him, then, what it was: my husband liked the first haircut so much he didn't want me to get it cut again so soon! So, now we're OK again. He's a good guy, does a great job, so if you want his name...
('Course, I can name a few other places that were highly recommended, too, so if you're in San Francisco you're set...)
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