Needed to find a new hair place, so on the advice of a girlfriend I made an appointment at Hair Graphics. The salon is located in a large historical building that houses several other businesses. There is no sign indicating where the salon is and with multiple floors and entry points, had my friend not advised me to enter from the outside lower level, I definitely would have been late for my appointment cause I wouldn't have known which entrance to use!
The salon is really nice, very bright and clean with huge windows overlooking a river. There are about 4 stations, although there were only 2 stylists in when I went (12:30 on a Thursday).
I wasn't really sure what I wanted, other than that I wanted a new colour for summer an something different done with the cut without going super short. I am very easy going with my hair, which stylists usually love- I like them to suggest what they think will work and look good. The stylist took a while to warm up to this concept and even seemed mildly annoyed at first that I didn't know exactly what I wanted. I was starting to have bad feelings about Hair Graphics at this point.
After looking at the color swatches and pressing her for ideas some more she did open up a bit and finally got it- I needed her help. We picked out 3 colours and decided on a cute style and 2 hrs later I was walking out looking fabulous!!
After we go over our initial hump, the stylist was awesome. She offered me coffee, juice, bottled water at least 3 times during my appointment and she gave a head massage to die for! At the end she wasn't pushy with the product (which I totally appreciate) an when I asked about a shampoo that they carry she totally recommended it but said that I could definitely get it cheaper at a well known beauty supply store - big points for the honesty.
And lastly the price. Hang on ladies... Full head of tri colour foils, medium length hair, with a cut - $114 and change. Throw in a $20 tip and I was still out of there for under $150.
I think that I have found my new salon. If I could give 4.5 stars I would. Points lost for the terrible lack is signage for finding your way into the place. read more