I graduated from the school of box dyes back in 2009, and have been going to the HeadShoppe ever since. It's an intimate and modern setting in which stylists and clients have simultaneous, personalized experiences. With a new online booking system, it's super easy and quick to confirm your appointment. Prices are reasonable, and they always have sales on product. Yet, at the same time, they don't use a recipe of products in the chair to push sales on you either. It's a nice balance, helped immensely by the offer of hot chocolate or coffee and trashy gossip magazines for the shampoo and blow-out. My thumbs are way up for Tori Wadden, an experienced, funny, warm and honest stylist with sass to boot. She has 'straightened' me out many times as I considered going down a 'dead end' path of hair experimentation. She's also a great listener and confident - and gives an incredible scalp massage. I think I'll go book my next appointment. You should, too! read more

I called around looking for someone to gut my curly hair. I dropped into this shop and the receptionist assured me Dana could. I have never had a worse hair cut in my 69 years. My curls are gone, she didnt follow my direction. It's uneven has NO style to it, it lays flat. I have never been so disappointed. If you dont know what you are doing say so. I would rather do it myself than have it butchered. This is a -10 review. read more

Customer service is professional, welcoming and friendly, on the telephone and in person. Their aesthetician Sonja is outstanding, so if the other aesthetician, cosmetologists and stylists are as high quality, go to this Head Shoppe! read more

In a world of allergies, which I have, I recommended this place for my girlfriend to have her color done ... the only thing is, she can only use 1 product that will NOT bother my allergy to scents .. We were not looking to spend any less with them using they're own product, just a stylist that could help ... NO, flat out NO ... "we don't bring in other products" All other places that she has been to has been very accommodating, everyone just happen to be very busy, so I thought I would reach out the The Head Shoppe .. the only place that shut the door to us ... Never again .... I will have to pass this one on to my friends read more

The Head Shoppe is a series of salons situated all over HRM. My review is for both the salon and for the stylist. Let it be said that I am both a picky hair salon customer and a easy going one. Huh? Well, I know what I like in a salon and a stylist. Competence, kindness, efficiency and diversity of service. What do I mean? I am not a stylist, nor do I endlessly pour over Hair Mags to see what is new and lovely. I rely exclusively on the advice of my stylist to advise, cajole and execute the perfect style for me. If she/he is uncertain or reluctant then I move on. They need to be knowledgeable about trends, products and what looks good framing my mug!!! They need to be technically proficient, and put my hair through it's paces. And they need to be friendly - I am not one to sit in the salon chair, put my nose in a people mag and wish the time away. I like to build a rapport with the professionals who maintain this beleaguered body!!! The same can be said for the salon - Efficient booking and rebooking. Allow the appropriate time for clients so I am not cooling my heels for an hour waiting for the previous client to finish. Have lots of products for me to wallow in. Reasonably priced. The days of $250 salon visits are over!!!! Wow - I sound like a harda$$. I am really not though... So, now that my criteria is out of the way - how do I rate the Head Shoppe and my Stylist? Stylist - Elyse Calvert A+ - Lovely woman who is a joy to spend time in a chair with. Competent, kind, efficient and I have never had so many compliments on my hair. She is "certain" when she is cutting, colouring, styling my hair. No hesitation - just confidence in her skills. Salon - A - Stylish, clean, plenty of staff, plenty of product. I have never had to wait for more than a few moments for my appointment. They have a loyalty program too. And the pricing is reasonable. read more

This salon is ... okay, like the other Head Shoppes (I've been to a few). Head Shoppes are basically a step above First Choice Haircutters but well below places like Thumpers. My stylist is ... okay. I'm pretty low-maintenance so my cuts are straight-forward. I did make one suggestion and she now follows it. She is actually very quick while still styling my hair well. The salon itself is nice, but cramped. Very little room to maneuver upon entering; there is an island of product in your way when you first walk in. Staff are friendly and efficient and the place is clean and modern. Prices are affordable. I would recommend this salon to anyone looking for a decent haircut without paying through the nose. read more

As someone that has a unique ethnic background, it is incredibly difficult to find someone that can work with my hair. It's incredibly curly, but it's fine and not coarse or hard to work with. Some stylists have actually just looked at my hair and said a) I don't know what to do with it or b) it's a lot faster for me if I straighten it first and then cut it. Then Lindsay cut my hair. I followed her from Hair Design Centre to this Head Shoppe after she graduated and from the start she took a completely different approach...she cut it while it was curly. I know! She figured I never straighten it, why not cut it, dry it and see how it shapes and then make any adjustments if needed. My hair looks awesome and I have no doubt that if I were to straighten it for a night out the layers would work well together and it would still look amazing. It really is about the stylist and not the salon you go to. Thanks for my awesome hair! read more

I have been going to Head Shoppe for a number of years, both in the Fairview shop and now in the one in Clayton Park. I went today and I am really disappointed in the outcome. All I get is a color, my hair cut once in awhile. It is short now. I never get it dried and never get it styled. Today when I finished and went up to pay I was told it was $107.50 and I thought they had made a mistake. I was told that prices have gone up. I appreciate the fact that prices are rising. I just feel I should have been told that the price was gone up before my hair was done. I always give the hairdresser a $20.00 tip. So today it cost me $127.50 for just a short hair color. When I asked her to dry it as it was raining out. I was placed under a hair dryer which was ice cold so needless to say my hair was wet when I left. I don't know what I should do as I like the hairdresser and the shop. I just feel I should have been told of the rising costs before my hair was started. What if didn't have that amount of money on me. read more

Having your hair dresser 40 minutes behind and making you wait that long is unacceptable. Then says "oh I'm just running a little behind"

I visited the head shoppe recently and came away with incredibly damaged hair. Never again will I go to a cookie cutter salon. I arrived with a slightly longer than shoulder length inverted bob. I required a dye job to match my roots (my hair was about 2 shades darker than my roots if that) My stylist must have been fairly brand new, she applied a bleach wash to my hair which turned it orange after about 45 minutes at the earliest of letting it sit. But what am I going to do walk out with orange hair? I have to let her finish it. She then applies the hair dye, and it sits an ungodly amount of time then it was rinsed and a toner was applied. this appointment took me 3 hours and a bit, which 80% of it was sitting with harmful products in my hair The cut came next, I spelt it out exactly how I wanted it. one side of the inverted bob was to be 1/2 inch shorter than then other side, once blow dried it now sits well over 2 inches shorter than its counter part. Completely unsatisfied with my hair but what else could be done at this point to correct it I payed well over 120.00 and left, crying the entire way home and well into the night. my hair felt so damaged the next morning and looked worse, I went into the salon again, complained told them I walked in this salon with healthy hair and left with nothing more than a rats nest of straw. They did offer me 1 free deep conditioning treatment (as if that would magically undeaden my hair) then told me that I should do this treatment at least twice a week to get it back to being healthy. the girl who gave me this treatment was nice, showed me which product was best. \at this point I was expected to pay for this myself.... In what world should I have to pay for the treatments when they absolutely ruined my hair. All in all This is the worst experience I have ever had my advice unless you are bringing your child in for it's first haircut, or getting an up do for a special occasion, so not, I repeat do not trust these salons. They do not care about the service. read more