Well kids, you all know the deal: no on touches my hair and no one is going to have to go down to…read morethe Royal Infirmary to have their hand sewn back on.
There is one exception to this rule and her name is Jenni: as per usual, this absolutely fabulous wonder of a woman has been able to transform my lackluster, mess of a kraken, into a beautiful mermaid's net ready to entangle the nearest innocent bystander. (The innocents taste better).
Jenni has moved to Danielle Carr recently and although the salon is definitely smaller than Medusa, the atmosphere is also a lot more ... amiable. I found Medusa a little forced at times with the techno music and the general loudness, but this is more a place to relax, though I'm afraid when I came here the general loudness level of the salon was upped a little.
The people here are friendly and clearly work well together in a team, and as for Jenni? Magic, pure magic, as per usual. The great thing about a truly great hairdresser is that you never have to tell her exactly what you want, you just flop your hands about a bit, say some general words in a certain direction and she takes over and just knows. Now, you might say, that's because you've been going to her for two years now. Yes, that's part of it, and you should be too, but most of it is her intuition. Jenni is good at consultation and damned if she isn't even better at colouring and cutting. I've seen her transform a mess of a Hungarian fro (we won't name names) into an ice-cool hair do in under twenty minutes. Whot. WHOT. Yes, truly. I didn't think it was possible but that cut is so fresh that the man in question now has a whole new attitude to match it.
My hair, you ask? Fabulous, as always. Golden and glowing down my back in undulating waves and healthy to boot.
Hairdressers, truly great ones, are really rare, and most of them get a little scissor happy when they think they can get away with it. Not Jenni, or if she does get scissor happy, you won't notice, 'cause it will simply look exactly as it ought to.
Go forth, go here, and know that this is an investment in never having to worry about how to do your hair again. Ever.