I've been going to Cheynes in one place or another for years. I used to go to Jade at Drumsheugh, she was great but then selfishly decided to have a child and go off and do something else - how dare she! The past too many to count years Ive been going to James at George St, Ive never had a bad cut from him so never felt the need to try other stylists.
I am pretty bad at styling my hair but with his cuts it kind of styles itself and I can always maintain the style afterwards. He is frank and honest, he is friendly but doesn't butter you up with false niceties. I like that I can tell him what I would like and he tells me straight whether it will work or not, he comes up with suggestions for different things to try if he thinks I might have had the same style for too long. He often has to do repair jobs as I have lived in the US for 6 years and have yet to find a decent hairdresser here. On every trip home, pretty soon after I land back in Edinburgh I'm at the salon. I think the prices are good but it can work out to be a pretty expensive cut when you figure in plane fares etc! I occasionally get my hair coloured, again have always been very happy with the outcome, he is good at knowing what suits me.
The salon itself can be noisy when its busy, but gives off a pleasant lively vibe. There have only been a couple of times when Ive experienced a stuck up attitude from staff, mostly they are polite and professionally friendly. Even though I am a bit of a plain non-trendy unfashionable person, I've never felt uncomfortable there. read more