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| - I've been meaning to come here for a while, but I couldn't find it. Then one day when I was passing by, I realized it was in the same plaza as Ten Ren on Hwy 7!
I needed to get my hair dyed again as it's been a few months, and it's losing its colour.
Left a message on Yelp at 11am and expected a 2 hour response time (as stated on the page) and they got back to me in under half an hour. thankfully even though I was so last minute in my planning, they fit me in at 2PM for a hair dye.
The salon itself is quite clean, I really like that they had lockers for my personal belongings, as I wouldn't need to worry about it when I got my hair washed. I was given a book to look through the colors that were available and they served me a drink. Great touch.
I was then approached by Jason, the stylist appointed to me for my appointment that day. I told him I wanted to try maybe a new colour, and he very happily gave me advice, good comments on my hair colour choice. Reasons and all, it was a good consultation to help me find my colour.
About 80% of my hair was done by the (I'm guessing) apprentice, and the roots and touch ups were done by Jason. Which seemed fair, as I have been to other salons where the stylist never touched my hair during the hair dye process. He washed my hair before handing my hair washing back to the apprentice. But returned to blow dry my hair. And even though I was indifferent to having my hair blown out, he insisted on helping me style it with loose curls, which I loved the result of. Also, while styling my hair, he gave comments on how I should cut my hair, as he sees something that could be improved.
When I went up to pay, they measured my hair with a piece of string to show me how much I need to pay. There is no argument on needs to be paid, so it's really fair.
Overall really enjoyed the experience. What I appreciated was that they were clear with what they will do, and for what price. The stylist and apprentice I dealt with spoke most comfortably in mandarin. So it might be better if you speak Chinese, to communicate better with the stylists.
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