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| - This review is for Hamid who was absolutely fantastic and what I recommend him for is colour and highlights. Great for first-timers and perfectionists!
First of all, availability and cost were much more agreeable than any other place - this is the place with the best bang for your buck as I've found over 2 years of mulling over this decision.
After hearing from Salon A (not its real name) that there were no availabilities for quite some time, I decided to throw caution to the wind and go with a place I knew to be good value from experience getting trims there as a kid. Well, as it turned out, it was not only significantly cheaper (surprising when you see the aesthetic heaven that is the salon) but also I went in and right away they grabbed a handsome man who was off to get a bite to eat and on the spot he agreed happily and no question to take some time to work on me!
I have never had my hair coloured or altered much at all (just trims) as I've often heard suggestions to "never do anything to [my] hair - it's perfect!" and I know NOTHING about hair. But lately I've noticed it fading from the million dollar shiny spun gold it was when I was a kid to some strands that colour and others a dark honey/some even say brown so I figured I might try out highlights (full-head). Going to other consultations, when I asked for an explanation of what full-head highlights entailed as a process I was given some runaround description that made it seem like they barely even knew what they were talking about -- how is that possible when they offer and perform it on a regular basis? Well, it is possible, and a terrible indication. So immediately at consultation, Hamid stood out. He listened intently to what I wanted done even though it was not how the full-head highlights is usually done, and even let me save a few choice golden strands as tokens. I hate hairCUTS nevermind how much I would hate a hair colour under normal circumstances. I'm talking crying, yelling, alienating friends and family members - but there was none of that this time. I looked like a better version of myself - not too different to regret and not too similar not to notice - and thus far my boyfriend who will tell it like it is and insult you and laugh if it's bad also LOVES it and hasn't had a rude word to say.
Oh AND he was completely pleasant - the conversation is not forced but consistent and he has some valuable philosophies to share like how to stay young and happy - though nothing out of bounds. I would have paid 100 extra just for the compliments and TED talk!
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