I think I found my salon! Finally, after 20 odd years, I found it! From the outside this place looks like a hip little joint. It seems to be a cross between a club and a tattoo parlor. Spellbound is a hair salon inside of the First Markham Place plaza. I do believe it's one of the longest running salons in the plaza, and now i know why.
I always thought it was overpriced, and I never went in there. I tried two other salons in the plaza, and although they were good, I wasn't blown away. I decided to go out on a limb and give Spellbound a try. I got there Sunday around 11:40AM. There were a lot of people and the wait I was told would be 15-20 minutes. I walked around for a bit and settled in their waiting room to look through some Asian hair magazines. Those 20 minutes proved to be quite useful, as I found a hair style I liked in one of their mags.
I got my hair shampooed and massaged, by a cute tattooed guy. I've never seen an Asian guy with a full arm tattoo.. Well it wasn't a full arm, but he was on his way. The stylist I had spoke pretty good English. He was extremely pleasant and thorough in his hair cutting technique. He gave me exactly what I wanted and taught me a thing or two about styling my hair.
For a girl who hates getting my hair cut, I'm glad I went here. Busiest day is apparently Saturday. Weekday - during the day, least busy (for obvious reasons).