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| - The last great cut I got was by Marco at Capelli's, a huge salon in the basement of Bayview Village. Going against my own advice*, I planned to go to Capelli's based on the referrals of non-asian people I know with great short cuts (largely because I know very few asian females who have short hair that's nice).
Apart from a scheduling error, when the co-owner who was supposed to cut my hair double-booked, everything else went fine and dandy. The reception staff called me to let me know I had the option of re-booking my appointment or seeing Marco, and then greeted me at the entrance with a sympathetic understanding of my situation (though I wasn't actually bothered).
The lil' shampoo lady was a spunk fire entertainer as she suds my lochs and was probably more excited than I was about my new look. In fact, it seemed that everyone was anxious to see what would remain on my head after accumulating two mega dust pans equalling 18" of hair.
The stylist, Marco, seemed to be the only one who was calm and focused. He was generous and patient; taking the time to constantly cut, check, check, cut, check... which took over an hour because I have really, really thick hair (2-4 hairs from each hair hole!). With my permission, he had free reign to hack away ("as long as it's short!") and he didn't abuse that trust. Marco really knows how to read hair and figure out which way it will move, how it will look around your facial structure, and make a no-fuss-in-the-morning cut work well.
I'm now going into the 6th month without a trim. I've decided to go long again, for a while at least. While most people groan throughout the grow-out period, my hair (I think) is great and speaks volumes about the original cut. It seems that Marco thought about that aspect too.
Good luck!
* Usually, I'd recommend for Asians shy away from any salon that services largely non-Asian clients. Particularly since Toronto has a huge Asian population and a number of salons with expertise doing their hair. However, I do caution that if you don't speak the language well, even if you do... CAUTION! It can end up in a stylist interpretation/translation/pictionary/charades disaster. (I may have experienced this when the Korean owner of a salon pinned me to a chair and tried to shave my eyebrows with an electronic razor. I squirmed and there was blood. No scar, thank goodness.)
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