| rev:text
| - I've been on a search for a regular stylist since I moved to PHX five years ago, and I think I finally found one. I heard of Estique from a friend of mine. I always admired her hairstyle and, seeing that her hair is similar to mine in texture, I asked her who her stylist was. I figured since our hair texture was similar, if she was able to give my friend a great cut, then she would be able to do the same for me. Her stylist was Alicia at Estique.
When I came in for my appointment I was immediately greeted and offered a beverage and a tour of the salon. Interesting, I thought. It was the first time in my life that I ever got a tour of a salon. It was nice, but not something I expected. There were some other unexpected, somewhat interesting things, that threw me a bit. For example, I was offered referral cards with a $20 discount, frequent customer card, menu of services, etc. in a very large, although beautiful, bag. I thought it was a nice gesture but felt that the bag was a bit much. IDK...could just be me. I think I would have preferred that all of the stuff, which were basically various pieces of paper, was given to me tucked into a nice, small, elegant folder that I can just slide into my purse.
Alicia was awesome and so was her assistant. I was totally on the mark about her being able to cut my hair in a way that was appropriate for my texture. I am Korean and I have the typical straight, course, thick "Asian hair." I have also discovered that many stylist in PHX do not know how to properly cut my type of hair. So, I was thrilled to find that Alicia knew what techniques were best. Yes, razor please.
I had brought in several pictures of different styles I liked and she helped me decide on one that would work with what I currently had. She was honest about her opinion and I totally appreciated it. The cut was one of the best I have gotten in PHX so far, very close to the style that I wanted. The only difference was that mine was a slightly shorter version since my hair was initially shorter than the length in the picture to begin with. So, it was to be expected and not anyone's fault. But I think it will come to look more and more like the style in the photo as my hair grows out. Yay! You can tell how well a style has been cut by how well it grows out. If it grows out beautifully, then there was a significant amount of skill and attention involved. I think this will grow out very nicely. I also appreciated the fact that she finished my cut after blow drying it. I think dry cutting is one of the best techniques for making sure the hairstyle will look great even without any "styling." If your stylists needs to do too much to your hair to make it look good after the cut, then you did not get a good cut.
Her assistant was great too. I received a wonderful head/scalp massage while she washed my hair. Then, she massaged my arms and hands while I got my hair cut. Very relaxing.
I also received a follow-up phone call from Adrianne a few days after my visit. At the time, I was not quite sure if there was a slight problem with my cut. It was slightly asymmetrical; one side being slightly longer and fuller than the other. I'm kind of finicky about my cut and I didn't know if it was just me, but I mentioned it to Adrianne and she promptly made a follow-up appointment for me to see Alicia about the issue I had/possibly had. She also informed me that they offer all there clients a free follow-up appointment to make any adjustments to their cuts within two weeks of the date of the cut. Good to know. But, later I came to the conclusion that it was just me and that the slight asymmetry suited me better, so I canceled my follow-up. I tried to simulate a more symmetrical style in front of a mirror and realized that it didn't look that good. LOL. I guess it makes sense, our faces are not very symmetrical to begin with, so having a symmetrical hair style might not be the best for everyone.
All-in-all, I had a great experience with Alicia at Estique. I will be seeing her again next time I need a cut. Five stars for a great cut, awesome customer service, and a very reasonable price! I paid a total of $67, which included a $20 tip for Alicia, $10 tip for her assistant, plus a $20 new client discount. I don't normally tip that extravagantly, but since I got a discount, I figured why not after the great experience I received.
I am definitely looking forward to my next visit!
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)