Hair. I have had meltdowns in salons with a horrible dye job or cut. Hair matters. I hate sounding like a superficial person- but really- I love my hair. I don't just trust any person with scissors.
I have gone to the typical Charlotte salons- Modern and Carmen, Carmen. I have been to a few others. I always left either with a full blown panic attack or absolutely bored with my haircut.
And then I went to Shine. Mark is my stylist and he understands my hair. He has not tried to cut it short (seriously- every stylist seems to want to chop it all off), he works with my curls and he understands that I also love my hair straightened.
It is comfortable. Not pretentious. A lot of fun (which getting my haircut is normally a painful experience- not a fun one)
The only negative? Shine is known. It is used to be a little secret. I make appointments MONTHS in advance to see Mark. He is always booked. Awesome for him- a little sad for me.