I could sit here and go on about how awesome the atmosphere is (including the cool building it's…read morein, along with Clawson's Pub & Deli, also fantastic), how great it is to be offered a drink on the way in the door, how refreshing it was to have a conversation with my stylist where I'm not talking to a stranger, and instead meeting/visiting a friend.
But... I'm a guy. writing this review for guys. So here ya go, guys:
Kathryn is great. I honestly forgot I was getting my hair cut. She was like a surgeon, working each little group of tips to provide texture. Guys, if you don't know, THAT's one of the biggest differences between cheap haircut factories and real salon pros - pros give texture. Factories are one half-step above a bowl cut. Plus, judge me as you will, but I tend to feel like I look better when a beautiful woman cuts my hair, as though she puts the swagger in herself :). Just sayin'.
I challenged her to do something different than the "2 on the sides, finger thick on top" I've gotten for almost 30 years. She nailed it, creating a new look I've never really had while still keeping it close to my 'normal' haircut so I didn't freak out :).
Finally, $. The price is more than fair, especially after finding out what other stylists are charging in town (it was less than that). I won't list it in case they want to change it, but another salon regarded as "a great deal" quoted $45 "for the least expensive stylist's basic cut". My cut, shampoo and style was well less than that including tip and while I spent more than I would at a hair factory, it was worth every penny and (being that I had the same cut for 3 decades) I'm not one who normally sees the value in spending more than that... This, this was a $100 cut, plain and simple. (I got one once as a prize... really, I'm pretty sure this cut was better than that one).
Go here. Support them. This is the type of business Nashville needs to support. Smart, cool, nice, awesome, talented, and priced so that people who aren't buying $400k 800sf houses (ya dummies) can look awesome too!
And hey Sisters - if Nashville doesn't end up working for ya, I know at least one of you who'd consider Vegas :).
