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| - I have been meaning for some time to write a review of Chin Generation. I stumbled upon this place several years ago after a bad experience at another hair salon. Someone had posted a positive review about Erin, the senior stylist, and I've been a loyal client ever since.
First of all, living in York region and working downtown, I prefer to go to a place that is closer to home to have my hair cut. Secondly, Erin listens to his clients (instead of the client being at the mercy of the stylist and his or her vision for what your hair should look like). Thirdly, the staff here speak English. This may sound like a trivial thing, but really important to me, especially when I need a stylist who understands Asian hair but unfortunately past Asian salon stylists have failed to understand me and vice versa.
Chin Generation is located in Pacific Mall, upstairs past Axia Cafe and towards the end of the row of several other hair salons. This place has a hip vibe, with awesome tunes playing, magazines available to peruse through, and they often offer tea to drink while you wait. I LOVE the skilled hands of assistants Payton & Jacky who have lulled me to near sleep mode while they wash my hair twice and then condition, finishing off with a lovely head and neck massage.
This salon operates in precision mode, with ample staff who work in a well orchestrated fashion. I've observed the assistants stand in the wings, waiting to dry clients' hair or hand the stylist a brush or mirror or finishing hair product.
For a haircut with Erin, it runs me $45 plus tips to the assistant and Erin himself. This is a small price to pay for the satisfaction of feeling thoroughly satisfied with my salon experience. Over the past 2 years, Erin helped me to go from an awful bob cut from another salon stylist, and worked with me to help me grow out the awkward layers to a polished bob, to the beyond shoulder length style that it is now. As I told Erin today during my appointment, I am thankful that he has helped me to go from hating my hair to loving my hair again.
(7/100)
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