I have generally well-behaved hair which makes me lazy/spoiled. A 'good haircut' to me means my hair looks like I spent time styling it when I didn't. The first time I went to Thorps I didn't quite get that..but it wasn't awful either. Not a big deal, but not totally worth the $45 in my mind. The stylist mentioned that different stylists at Thorps charge different prices. Not sure what that's about-- it's sort of weird. Minus 1 star altogether for that experience.
Today I went back. I mentioned that I 1) don't style my hair frequently 2) it dries wavy. Jess cut my hair to perfection and gave me the best blowout ever, even going so far as to dry my hair into waves to show me how the cut would look on a regular day. She was incredibly nice and fun to talk to while I was getting my locks trimmed and didn't pressure me to buy any products.
I walked out of there with bouncy mermaid hair that smelled like a garden.
And this time it was $35...not complaining.