I became a little disenchanted with my previous stylist of several years. It may have been that I was not able to articulate the change I was wanting. Ay any rate, I made an appointment at Hydrate Solon with Hugh. At the first sit down, he basically told me that to accomplish what I wanted, I needed to grow my hair and get rid of the layers. As I am not known for my patience, this is NOT what I wanted to hear. It is what I NEEDED to hear. Long story short, he trimmed my hair and sent me home to grow my hair. At my following appointment 8 hard weeks later, Hugh gave me the haircut in the style I wear today. I love it! I respect Hugh enormously for being honest. He listened to me and told me what I needed to get there. I say he is like Edward Scissorhands-- he says he's better!! I've been going to him for 18 months and would recommend Hugh to anyone wanting a precision cut.