I moved to Cleveland from Philadelphia last year. I LOVED my hair stylist in Philadelphia and was convinced that I was not going to find anyone as good as him. Well, I was wrong. I dragged my feet for 8 months before finally calling for an appointment with Shawn Paul so he had to deal with a lot of hair (and spent 1.5 hours on it!). My hair is thick and extremely straight with funny little kinks in random places. Shawn Paul did a fantastic job in layering so that as my hair grew out it still maintained the look. I just went back for my second appointment and was as pleased as the first. Shawn Paul has mad skills and makes you feel like you are just spending the hour chatting with a good friend while your hair magically becomes beautiful.