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| - found this place via yelp and was drawn to the lower-than-average prices (my haircut was $45 before tip) plus their expertise with curly hair. i could not be happier!
my stylist was michael, and he was so friendly and funny and made me feel very comfortable. i had medium long hair falling around the top of my bust and i wanted to go much shorter. michael told me to be safe we would cut it around shoulder length, and if i changed my mind and wanted it shorter (or if i wasnt happy with the cut for any other reason) i had a week long grace period where i could come back and he would cut it again to my liking for free. he told me if he was booked up he would fit me in at the beginning or end of the day. WOW. i have never had a stylist offer me this before, and lo and behold, he was right and i'm so glad we didn't go shorter!! throughout the cut he was telling me what he was doing and how he was cutting my hair, so that in case i went to another stylist that wasn't him i could let them know what to do.
michael gave me a great cut, did not try to sell me anything beyond what i was there for, and as per my request, he didn't blow it out or overstyle it (i hate leaving a salon with a new haircut full of gel and with straight hair or something... i want to know what my new hair ACTUALLY looks like!) and when my hair dries after a shower it looks exactly like it did when i walked out of salon cercone.
i have finally found a salon in pittsburgh that i like, and i will never go anywhere else!
(other perks/tips:
- plenty of street parking - i had no problem finding parking at 8:45 am on saturday morning, but it would probably be much harder if it were later in the day. also tons of bus stations around, so getting too and from shouldn't be difficult!
- i called on wednesday and the first available appt was the 9am with michael on saturday, so i guess they get fairly busy, but not excessively so like some other salons. the girl i spoke to on the phone was also very nice.)
- i'm told that one of the other stylists, eddy, gives student discounts!!)
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