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| - I heard about Hair Happiness as I was searching for Japanese salons in Toronto. Indeed after reading reviews on Yelp, decided to give it a shot! Overall, amazing. My stylist was Rie, who has worked in Tokyo salons before. I requested for Rie after seeing "before/after" photos on Hair Happiness Instagram page and really liked her cuts. Hence decided to trust my (waist-length) hair with her!
Parked for free at Finch and walked up the tiny little stairs on the 2nd floor (above a pub). Rie greeted me with a cheerful smile and asked to take my coat. Explained my hair situation to her and what style I was looking for; particularly, long voluminous layers. She was very confident and seemed to understand exactly what I needed. After shampoo/massage (although quite short-lived), Rie diligently sectioned my hair and started snipping the ends with scissors. I haven't trimmed my hair in nearly a year, hence leaving a lot of split ends; so I appreciated how she scissored everything very carefully.
While she was drying my hair, she would offer me tips on how to style my bangs, dry my hair, add volume, etc. Another staff member helped her dry my hair since I was the only customer there at the time... felt nice to have two people drying my hair for me. After drying my hair, she went back to trim my hair in more detail.
Pretty pricey compared to other Asian salons, but given the careful trimming by Rie, I would definitely go back - but maybe skipping the shampoo/massage bit and save myself $15.
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