It is inevitable that sometime you have to find yourself a new barber or hairstylist. Weather it is because you want something completely different and your current provider cannot supply it, or you just moved into a new neighborhood. It will always be a bit of a scary step, considering your hair is one of the most prominent and visible parts of your body.

So how can we minimize the risk and make an appropriate choice.

A modern hair salon: style and luxury

Let’s first look into how you would look for a new Hair Salon.

I talk about a hair salon as I consider that generally a well managed place will have a continuous high level of service and will keep the education of their employees up to date.  They also will follow the latest hair fashion.  Some larger hair salons will be attached to a full beauty farm and will give you the option of doing a whole makeover. So instead of changing only your hairstyle, you can get makeup advice and a clothes restyling consult all at once. They can tie the whole program into one big glamorous makeover!

You can ask friends or neighbors, although they generally will refer you to a friend or acquaintance of theirs, so the referral will be based on the relationship not on the abilities of the hair stylist.  I found that the best way to find a great salon is looking around at the locals and finding out whose hair is continuously looking good. A good haircut always looks good even on a bad hair day.  If you see someone with a great haircut, just ask them where they have it done. That is generally the first and best step to success as they don’t have any interest in you whatsoever.

The next step is checking out the Hair Salon, have a look who walks out the door. If that pleases you, go inside and meet the owner or manager.  Ask them how they keep up with the latest hair style trends. Better even ask one of the employees as they will not have any advantage by telling you nice stories.  Ask them where they get their education and how often and if what trade shows they attend. Ask them what the new hair style is at this moment and maybe what haircut they would recommend on you. If you have done your homework yourself you already know the right answers. Also it might interest you what products they use and if those would be a good choice for you.

Conclusion: it is about finding the best hair salon that is critical, not about the best stylist as stylists tend to move on quite a lot.

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