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| - I want to start by saying this is the only salon I've visited in Montreal so I am not sure what the standard for salons is. To put my experience in perspective, I booked my appointment only 1 dar in advance, the Thurs before valentine's day, as the very last appointment of the day, on a crappy stormy day.
The place itself was OK. the staff were friendly enough and offered me tea which was nice. my only real complaint was there was very limited sitting space, just a small bench with a pile of someone's stuff and my appointment started late so it was a bit uncomfortable.
I gave it 5 stars because I believe the environment doesn't matter nearly as much as the haircut you get. I don't care if it's mediocre service if the actual haircut is wonderful and looks great.
I was lucky enough to have daniel(le?) cut my hair. He was very friendly from the moment he introduced himself. the shampoo/wash included a head massage which was longer than other salons I've been to and felt so good! I seriously just wanted him to massage my head forever :)
The whole time he was very nice, and knew exactly what to do with my frizzy, thin hair. I just told him I wanted the same cut I had before (which was done in a salon in Ottawa, so he could only tell from my grown out cut) with some layers and to remove the split ends.
The most entertaining part was the cut. I have never seen anyone work the way he did. He seriously worked like an artist instead of just a hairdresser. He worked with passion - each move and cut was so calculated and done with so much care.
And, when he was finished I asked him to touch it up with more layers and he did it perfectly and took the time to do it right. Most other hairdressers would have been annoyed. remember this was the end of the day! Above all, my hair looks just as great naturally drying from a shower with the perfect layers he put in... not just by styling it all fancy!
Overall, I was very impressed. Probably the best cut I've had. i believe I will go back because of the great cut and service daniel(le) provided. I don't know how good the other hairdressers are but he is amazing!!
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