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| - I've been wanting to try Skullz Salon out for months now, but I never got around to it. Also, despite how picky I am about my hair, I wasn't sure I wanted to drop $40 on a cut when I can get one for $15 elsewhere. But you know how the saying goes: you get what you pay for.
I fell in love as soon as I walked in the front door. I wish I had a salon like this back in college. I've always loved having edgier hairstyles. My older sister is a hair stylist and I could always rely on her to do awesome things with my hair, but when I moved away from my hometown I had a really difficult time finding someone else I could trust. Time after time I left salons with a mediocre, run-of-the-mill haircut. The first time I splurged on a haircut, I was in Italy. When I saw the results of what a true stylist could do, I knew I couldn't go back. 2 months after my trip to Italy, I was desperate for a trim. That's what finally brought me to Skullz.
The salon itself is very punk rock. The decor is dominated by black and bright pink. It is the most comfortable salon I have ever been in. The front room is very loungey with comfy couches, magazines and books, and a TV playing old school movies. Haircuts are done in the back room, which is completely decorated with graffiti on the walls. Teh chairs are probably the nicest salon chairs I've ever sat in. Instead of the typical setup of a mirror over a counter, you're faced with a full-length mirror propped up on the wall in front of you. The room is HUGE so you don't feel like you're sitting on top of the other customers. There's also a couch back here for guests to lounge on and watch while their friends get awesome do's.
The staff are super friendly and down to earth. To some, they might look intimidating (i.e. my mom wouldn't come here) but I just found myself envious of their style (I'm a punk rocker in the body of a working adult). Also, I've come to judge the ability and style of a stylist by their own haircut. Every single stylist had a crazy hairstyle that I loved and wanted for myself.
One thing that's really unusual about Skullz is that they do dry-hair cuts. Most salons completely soak your hair before cutting it. At Skullz, they ask that you come with clean hair so they can cut it dry. If you need it washed, they blow dry it before they cut it. According to the stylists, this is because cutting dry hair gives them a better feel of an individual's hair type. The better they know the hair, the better they can style it. Makes sense.
My gripe is with my stylist, whose name I can't remember. I wasn't terribly impressed with my haircut, especially given the large sum of money I dished out for it. I've heard awesome things about their other stylists, though.
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