First let me say the guy who left "one" star and has only been coming to Eric for a "couple years" obviously doesn't have a clue what he is talking about. Eric is not a traditional "barber" where you can just walk in and sit down and expect to get your hair cut, he is a "hairdresser" where Appts, must be made in order to be seen. You may get lucky every now and then if you walk in, but it is not at all like a traditional barber that you can just walk in off the street and expect to get worked on.
I on the other hand have been going to Eric for the past 9 yrs. I began seeing him when he worked next door in the nail salon and he rented a little corner in they're shop. He then opened up his own shop two doors down and how happy I was for him as he had worked so hard to make his dream of owning his own shop happen. Eric use to work for Alexander De' Paris but hated being told by Alexander that he had to cut hair Alexander's way and not the customers way, so he left and started cutting hair on his own in the nail salon. He believes 110% that you listen to what the customer wants and you cut hair the way the customer wants.
I am a very picky person when it comes to getting my hair done and will hit the roof if its not done right. I use to get my nails done at the salon he worked in. While getting my nails done, I would watch Eric cut hair and I was extremely impressed with the work that he would do. Every two weeks I would get my nails done and each time was shocked at the before and after looks that Eric's customers would walk out with. I was amazed at the transformation and decided after about two months of watching him, that I wanted him to do my hair. I found a picture of what I wanted done and made the appt.
I was stunned at the work he did, he cut my hair exactly like the picture and he was amazingly fast at doing it as well. I was at that moment a lifelong customer. I have referred many of my coworkers as well as my mother who lives in Va. Beach to him. They too are now permanent customers. My mother drives down from the beach to have her hair done by him, and my coworkers have now been customers for more than 6 yrs with him.
Its very rare to find a hairdresser that can do work like he does and one who listens to exactly what you want and can provide it to you.
I don't know what the other guy was talking about that Eric doesn't cut hair much anymore, but I am here to tell you that Eric will never stop cutting hair. He is booked solid daily and is by far the busiest one in his shop. He takes great pride in doing hair and will go the extra mile to make you a satisfied customer.
Trust me when I say you will not regret seeing him. Yes his prices went up just a little. I use to pay about $25.00 to get my hair cut when he was working at the nail salon, but now he has his own place, I pay about $35.00, which is still by far much cheaper than these other salons, that claim to have great hairdressers. I look at Eric as a "celebrity style" hairdresser. He is that good at what he does, but your not paying $80.00-200.00 to get your hair cut by him.
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