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| - Contrary to the previous reviews, Deva Dave's boutique is NOT a store "full of women's clothing for men."
Look at a Drag Queen's makeup. Now look at your Mom's. Or your sister's. Unless your Mom wears Transmuters, covers her brows with a glue stick on the regular and wears different wigs depending on her mood or what pop star she's lip-syncing to that evening, chances are; this store isn't the place you would go to to purchase a sensible day time dress for your lady friend with large feet.
Some education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW1nJ6roBT8
That being said, the bottom floor is the boutique section of Deva Dave. Wigs, Theatre grade makeup like local company Lit Cosmetics and Kryolan, OTT accessories, drag costumes and outfits, and male underwear brands like Andrew Christian. The staff here is ridiculously friendly, and seem to be a tight-knit group of friends that you'd want to party with after.
The top floor is the salon section where you can find Dave himself, and Lindsay, working their hair magic. The salon is what brought my Dad and I here on a late Saturday afternoon, as he is on the hunt for a good hairstylist and DD had excellent reviews.
Lindsay got it as close to the picture reference as she could, although it was just the teeniest bit too short in the back (which is fine in my opinion, since it'll look perfect in a week, which is when my Dad will be on his vacation), and was very open to suggestions and letting my Dad style his own hair in the manner that he is accustomed. Dave instructed her to watch carefully, as it was a "good learning experience for how the 'Old School' style their hair." They were a blast to talk to and made the visit a very enjoyable one for us both. At the end, Dave even gave me a hug!
Love this place. Love that it exists in so-called "conservative Cowtown." I'll probably be back for a hair appointment of my own, since the price point is very reasonable. At the very least, I'll definitely be back to pad my makeup collection with some Lit Cosmetics glitter!
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