How to find a good hairdresser??

dmg24

I haven't had particularly good experiences with Toni & Guy. They are very good in what they do, but they only seem to do a limited number of styles (does that make sense?!).

The cost at Toni & Guy will depend on where you are? x

louidog

The devil made me do it, T & G charge about £43 for a cut and blow dry (in London but may vary elsewhere) but they do sometimes have offers on. The one I noticed last week while I was in there was a 25% discount if you had one of the newer qualified hairdressers cut your hair. Pop into the salon and have a chat or call them up and explain your concerns and ask about prices!

They do also have model nights where you can go and either get a cut or colour (or both!) either free or for a small fee. All these nights are fully supervised.

hairdresser-in-bedford

Hi everyone,
if you're new to an area, and you don't like asking strangers where they had their hair cut, then you could simply ask a few questions on the phone to those salons of your choice.
The first thing I'd ask myself is, do they sound friendly on the phone?
A second simple test would be to ask how many stylists are in the salon. And what is their experience range in terms of time in the industry. If you have a salon with say, six stylists, 2 have served 15 years, 2 have served eight years and 2 have served four years, and all six stylists have been at the same salon the whole time, then that is a surefire way of knowing that you have found an excellent salon you can trust. It's simple economics and logic. You can't have a salon that's been running that long, with that many stylists and not be successful!

The next test would be to ask price. If their senior stylists are not charging the highest prices in town then there's a good chance that their rubbish! This doesn't mean that their younger stylists aren't any good. Most good salons have a multi tiered pricing system. Most good salons have lower prices for their younger staff not because they're no good, but because they are trying to build a clientele using price.

To conclude, it costs money to train people properly. And if hairdressers have invested in themselves in terms of training and practising then customers should pay accordingly and receive a proper service.

If this philosophy was rolled out across our industry then we would not be seeing the substandard work and bad press that hairdressing receives.

I hope this helps anyone looking for a good hairdresser.

Oh and 1 other thing, if your really nervous and stil unsure, then book in for just a blow dry. This will give you a chance to sit in the salon for half an hour and observe!