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| - For years I, or a skillful friend, would cut my own hair. It was great, and for a long time, I rocked a single particular hairstyle, or versions of it. Then one day, I bit the bullet and sought out the services at Shampoo after a fair bit of research (consideration factors: $, potential 'cool'-ness, location) for a different kind of short cut.
How Shampoo Hair Studio fared in preliminary rounds: reasonable price, cool looking hair dressers, and Kensington Market (also tied to 'cool' factor).
Going down the stairs of the colourful, moderately retro space, I was happy to find that it wasn't too busy. The one other client there was a middle-aged possible mom, which actually made me feel even more at ease. There ain't nothing worse than a pretentious cooler-than-thou establishment where you're sitting with a towel around your neck and your hair in a slick. Jamie, who I was scheduled with at the booker's recommendation, is a cheerful and laidback gal with tats and a wicked custom-made leather tool kit. Later on, I'm pleased to find that conversation flowed easily (with the odd comfortable silence), covering everything from Trinity Bellwoods park to Degrassi.
Based on some non-desrcript mumblings on my end about something "mushroom-cut like but not really a mushroom cut", I ended up with the coolest hair cut ever as Jamie snipped away carefully as if working on a sculpture. She even stayed late to ensure every strand was right were she wanted it, and she even said at the end "That's the most fun I've had all week!"
I've since been back again and have another appointment booked. You can't help but appreciate someone who loves their art.
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