It's embarrassing to recount the number of times I have walked away from a haircut in tears. I have a go-to hairstylist in my hometown that I rely on for my cuts a few times a year. However, living in Madrid, my hair was getting pretty long and the situation began to get pretty dire. That left me to ponder: Should I continue walking around town with split ends and scraggly hair? Or take the risk and give a Spanish haircut a try? Girls in Madrid have very pretty hair and I couldn't help but feel envy (and maybe some judgment) being out and about with mine looks as it did, so decided to take a deep breath and try my luck. I centered my salon search in Malasana figuring there are enough bars nearby that I could quickly grab a drink to calm myself after things went wrong. Thankfully, Tamara at LaPeluQueQueria took care of me a-ok and no drink was needed after to wash away my sorrows. She listened to exactly what I wanted, did not try to pull out any curve balls, and was extremely nice all the while. The price was fair and I left more than pleased. I'm happy she was able to restore my faith in unfamiliar hairstylists. read more

In the 10 months that I've lived in Madrid, I've gone to Czar like 4 times! I wanted to experiment with a shorter cut and he was the guy to give it to me and then help maintain it. He's a very confident, no-crap kind of stylist who intimidated me at first; consequently, I didn't quite get the cut I wanted the first time (he's the type who will tell you if he doesn't think your idea will work out and has no problem not giving you exactly what you ask for). Despite not getting what I was looking for, I got an immense amount of compliments, so I kept going back. As we got more familiar, each cut was more and more exactly what I'd asked. And the price has always been a predictable 25euro. (I don't know if the price is higher for long hair) Also, I never asked for a style but he always dried and did something nice to my hair after each cut, never charging! He's a little rough with his handling, I remember the first time he washed my hair he ended up washing half the makeup off my face, but in the future I asked him or his colleagues to be careful and it was fine. They're very relaxed and nice there. I will say that two friends asked for his info because they liked my hair so much, but both left a bit unsatisfied. For some reason he was more conservative with their hair and they didn't feel they got a big enough change. One requested he fix it and he very pleasantly saw her again and gave her a better cut. I will admit though, the highlights didn't look like much! read more

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. Waste of money (horrible prices), waste of time (slow moving staff although it wasn't even that busy like wtf) and nowhere near the color I wanted. The worst, the stylist could tell I wasn't satisfied that tried to convince me that it will look different in the natural light. If it doesn't look good at the salon there's a fucking problem you idiot. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. Hoy, he tenido una experiencia horrible en esta peluquería. El servicio, la gente que trabaja allí, los precios - todo fatal. Primero, quería un baño de color de rojo y el peluquero me consejo algo más "natural" como él lo dijo pero no es NADA parecido a lo que quería y parece mas morado. Qué horror. Me queda fatal. Tardó tanto tiempo además. Se movían tan lento. Tambien me convencieron a hacer un tratamiento - perdida de tiempo y de dinero. 75€??!! read more

I just saw Czar based on other reviews, and he is as awesome as promised! He cut my long hair off into a longer pixie based on a picture, and it was everything I wanted. He even advised on the length and part based on what he thought was best, and though I didn't understand much as he was cutting, the cut came out so nicely! Don't let the language barrier scare you off if you're thinking about not coming because you aren't fluent in Spanish. While I was in the chair, another girl came in whose hair he previously cut in a pixie and only spoke English , and her hair looked great too. He was also super quick. I was washed, cut, and styled in 40 minutes. Would definitely recommend him to anyone wanting to go short. read more