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| - New to the Scarborough / Markham area and wanted to find a salon that knows Asian hair, actually give nice haircuts and not too expensive.
Seeing the consistent 4-5 stars from fellow Yelpers here, I decided to give this place a try.
Went on a weekday afternoon with no appointment. The owner pleasantly greeted me. He and another lady stylist was in with customers. He asked if I had a regular stylist. I said no. Although many people had mentioned Ricky, I thought I'd just be spontaneous and go with anyone, since it sounds like other stylists are good too.
The lady stylist finished her customer and took me in. Her name is Yin and she was very friendly and got a nice down to earth vibe.
Yin took a couple of minutes to discuss with me how I would like my hair cut; expected length, layering, and most importantly, the side bangs. She recommended the best way to cut my bangs, so my forehead/face won't look so wide. I looked a bit lost with the technicality so she used pictures from hair magazines to confirm my preferences.
Hair wash:
Like 1 reviewer stated, the chair was comfortable because you're lying down and not straining your neck. During hair wash and each time I need to rinse my hair out, Yin asked if the water temperature was comfortable. She applied just the right amount of pressure to rub and clean my hair, not too rough and not too soft.
Hair cut:
Yin cut with scissors which made me very happy because razor cuts always make my layers too choppy and frizzy. She worked my hair with the moves of an expert with great confident and precision.
After hair cut, she double checked which hair treatment I was interested in; the $30 or $60 one. Since I felt my hair was in desperate need for moisture, I took a chance with the $60 option. It was a 4 step process with a take-home follow-up conditioner. The scents is certainly nice. Hope the moisturizing effect lasts longer than the cheaper treatments I've had in the past.
I also like the hair steaming machine they got. The steamer has an attachment like an extended shower cap that fits neatly over your hair and fastened by drawstring so that water doesn't drip down your forehead and face. Never seen these in the "affordable" salons I've been going to :)
Décor is clean and 'artzy'. I do like that they didn't plastered dated hairstyle pictures from the 90's or something like a lot of other places would :) Lots of magazines, HK tabloids I think. Jazz music from the radio.
Overall, I think my stylist Yin was very professional, attentive, and I felt she really cared to give me a nice satisfactory haircut. The haircut service is definitely great for $30. She also does speak fluent Cantonese, English and Mandarin.
I would come back again. Maybe next time for hair colouring or even straight perm when necessary.
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