I took my 2 year old girl here to get her first haircut, and while it wasn't The Best Experience Ever, everybody survived and lived on to get ice cream afterwards. They don't have fancy fire truck chairs or anything here. There is one simple high chair in front of a circle lit mirror in a very small room at the back of the store. They also have a basket of cars and trucks which happily distracted my little girl, and that became the only way the haircut could be completed.
My girl didn't want to sit in the chair or on my lap for more than a minute, so the hairdresser did half the haircut squatting down on the floor to accommodate my toddler's most favored location: driving cars around on the ground. She got the job done with her flexibility, cajoling, and judicious use of 2 banana flavored gummy candies. I also got advice on what products to use on my girl's hair to prevent tangling, how to bring her curls out, and how her hair might change in the future as she grows out of babyhood. She also didn't mind that after all the resistance my little girl put up, she didn't want to leave the salon after her hair was cut. She let her hang out and keep playing on the floor while she cut the hair of her next client. Overall it was a nice experience but next time I think I'll try out Bloem for comparison, since it's much closer to where I live and they have fire truck chairs.
While my little girl played on the hair cutting floor, I checked out the rest of the space. There is an upstairs space full of precious onesies and upscale toys and books for babies, a section of dresses and accessories for mothers, and a downstairs area full of dress up costumes, puzzles, games, cars, and other toys for children 3-7 years old. There was a cute dress I saw down there that I wanted to try on because I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was available in size XL, but I didn't want to leave my girl alone longer than necessary. They had a lot of nice presents down there that stimulate childrens' creativity, so they'd make good gifts or would be a nice place to take a small child and let them go crazy. Overall I'd recommend this place if you're looking for something fancy. read more
