Good (Young/Trendy) Hairdresser in North Van/Downtown
 

Hiya, just wondering if any of you ladies out there can recommend a good fashionable not extortionately priced hairdresser either in North Van or Downtown?

I went to one a few weeks ago just up from the quay either on 1st or 2nd for my fringe cutting and the salon manager was telling me how they'd been to the Toni & Guy show in Vegas so I thought they must be quite 'with it' so I booked for it all cutting today as I haven't had it done since just before we arrived here 3months ago!!. I was really nervous as you get used to your hairdressers way of cutting it don't you? and they know what you like etc but OMG I was right to be nervous. I mean I'm no expert but she had the most retarded way of blowdrying my hair. She even forgot to condition it for gods sake! AND this is the Manager!! I have a shortish young trendy bob so it needs a bit of TLC but not much but she didn't dry it evenly so some bits looked like a mushroom and then other bits she didn't even touch with the brush so I asked her to run a pair of straightners over it to try and make it look more even but OMG (again!!!) she showed me the back of my head and where she'd put the layers she'd straightened but she'd made them poker straight so I just had lines across the back of my head - has she not heard of blending?!?!:curse: I would have normally said something but seeing as she'd made a mess of it already I didn't want her to touch it any more.
I'm just hoping it's better when i've rewashed it and dryed it tomorrow.

Sorry i know I've just gone off and ranted but I'm gutted. So if anyone has any recommendations I would be so SO grateful as there's no way i'm going back there and If it still looks rubbish tomorrow i'm going to have to find somewhere else to go to put it right (and I'm scared:o).

What's Toni & Guy like here?

Am I wrong in thinking I can get a decent cut for around $50-60.00??

Many MANY thanks in advance

MissMellyShoes

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Oh no ! Another hairdressing thread :rofl:

Oh, I feel for you - that does sound quite scary and I'd probably be so upset I'd be speechless (and I'll get in before anyone else - yes that would be quite rare).

Fingers crossed that somebody can recommend somebody :unsure: I won't hold my breath :eek::lol::(

I ended up paying $140 for a cut and a two-colour highlight/lowlight last week - don't know if that is good or bad - but thankfully, I really like it - and have now been back twice. So, they do exist, those fabled good hairdressers, honest. Just take some hunting down. Good luck :)

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:lol: Welcome to the Canadian world of hairdressing :lol:

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Oh my god...now I just want to cry:eek:

I don't color my hair so thankfully tahat's one less thing to worry about and spend extra cash on if they cock up

Why are they so bad though??

On Lonsdale there's a gazillion salons. I know setting up our own business is supposed to be easy here but surely there has to be some skill involved?!! My UK hairdresser is supposed to be coming over at xmas so I might just buy a pair of scissors and wait for her, then wait another year until she comes for the next ski season:rofl:

Thanks for the responses guys hopefully someone can recommend someone other than a butcher or a gardner!

MissMellyShoes

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Try $160 for an average hair cut in Vancouver. No, it won't be anywhere near as good as you are used to. Yes I have rambled on ad nauseum on this subject. Toni & Guy in Vancouver are similar to the UK in name only. They cut so much off my very long hair and utterly screwed up the layers that I had to have it cropped and started again, after a visit home. The hairdresser in Preston that cut my hair just about died when she saw the mess. Crap hairdressing in BC is a familiar story for me......:curse:

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:blink:[QUOTE=dingbat;5648879]Try $160 for an average hair cut in Vancouver. No, it won't be anywhere near as good as you are used to. Yes I have rambled on ad nauseum on this subject. Toni & Guy in Vancouver are similar to the UK in name only. They cut so much off my very long hair and utterly screwed up the layers that I had to have it cropped and started again, after a visit home. The hairdresser in Preston that cut my hair just about died when she saw the mess. Crap hairdressing in BC is a familiar story for me......
Oh B*gger!!! Not filling me with much confidence here:(
Think I might be being a bit extreme thinking about booking a flight back to the UK just for my hair cutting:eek:

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You could try the stocking cap look, the bandana look, the Tilley hat look, the cowgirl look, the Panama hat look, or the toothless look (achieved by forgoing dental treatment in favour of good haircuts).

Or you could go native. :eek: :rofl:

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I've had 3 bad cuts in UK this year.

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I went yesterday and the lady that cut my hair had the shakest hands I have ever seen...not a good start! Cut was okay though - nothing special but okay!

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I suppose it depends how fussy you are. I was very happy with a walk-in cut I got at a shopping mall salon (in Park Royal - not the Mastercuts/Cheapcuts/Kwik-E-Cuts type place near Staples but the salon that has branches on both the north and south side) done by a hairdresser from Slovenia who was sadly heading back to Europe. It was less than $50 but I don't do the blow-drying, products goop thing.

I have also had a couple of appalling cuts from walk-in experiences elsewhere in Metro Vancouver (one I termed the Romulan look, the other the thatched cottage look) that resulted in split ends, uneven patches and resorting to emergency service from OH with his clippers and a pair of nail scissors. I am not generally too fussy about my appearance. I have short thick hair. It grows quickly. A couple of snips every six months does not do it for me. With the exception noted at the top, the hairdressers I have come across do not cut hair so much as fuss around snipping a bit. And as for layers....

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Because according to your logic, no hairdressers ever emigrate to Canada and the Canadian hairdressing schools are never, ever run by a UK -trained hairdresser (yeah right!). Seriously, as I've said before, crap haircuts in the UK is quite usual. Good and bad everywhere.

I can't believe someone has started this moan again. Marmite, sandwiches, bed linens etc etc coming up next, according to the rotation.:rofl:

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If you're that gullible maybe you just better wait. Think about it, use some logic. Mind you, there are people on here who insist that everyone that gets a hairdo in Canada looks "frightful" and will keep on insisting, even though you haves eyes to see with as well.

This topic has been done to death.,

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If you are looking for a No.2 clip all over I can recommend someone who charges $15.00. :)

Now, I can't say that women's hairdressing is something I have researched in great depth, but ...

There are a lot of hairdressers/stylists who are self-employed. They work from their own studio in their basement, or visit. In my OH's circle of friends none go to downtown salons. You may have a bit of trial and error until you find someone that suits you, and when you do you stick with them. All I can suggest is that you keep on asking friends and acquaintances, or anyone you see with a cut you like, just as you are here.

A self-employed stylist will likely charge around $50-70 dollars. They probably won't take Visa and probably will appreciate being paid in cash. If they do a good job you should tip them an extra $10 so they'll be pleased to have you back.

Or so I'm told.

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Im a UK hairdresser, qualified in 1989! now also qualified in aromatherapy, hopi ear candle & indian head massage. Looks like I may have a few clients in the Cochrane/Calgary area when I land sometime in 2008!!

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Hiya

Well, all this hair talk is worrying me already :thumbsup:, so even though we are not there yet can i put my name in yr book ready for when i need a cut and highlites :D :rofl:.

Thanks

Mrs WDW

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I go to Axis in downtown on Georgia between Bute and Thurlow.

I'll look up the phone # and name of the haridresser that I go to and let you know tomorrow. I think it's $40-50 for wash, cut and blowdry

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The Hopi Ear candle thing is banned in Canada. You won't be able to legally offer it as a service, or import or obtain the candles. Having seen the damage done to a child whose parents tried this, ear candling is banned with good reason.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/med/ear-oreille_e.html

No idea about indian head massage, but be careful how you advertise that in some communities.......;)

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Yes but you're a butcher

:D

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Took me a while, very funny
:D

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I was shocked to see ear candling advertised in a shopfront in Niagara the other week. Still, Mr B hasn't read as much "Quackwatch" as me and thought "ear candling" was making candles out of people's earwax - a slightly more pleasant thought :thumbsup:

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I go to Anna at Axis, 1111 Georgia Street West (604) 685-0200.

I'm young but not very trendy (Anna is both!). I'm useless at spending time on myself, but I need a haircut that looks smart and professional for work, VERY easy to maintain and is also practical for all the sports that I do.

Anna was great. The first time I went she spent time finding out about I want and need from hair cut. She did a brilliant job.

As I said it is usually between $40 and $50.

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You could try this. Next time you get your hair done the way you like it in the UK you could get someone to take photos of it from all sides. Then when you get to Canada and go to a salon for a consultation you can show them exactly what you want and ask if they are able to acheive that particular cut.

You may still have a few disappointments but hopefully not too many. It was
yonks before I found someone who could precision cut my hair the way I wanted. Texturing seems to be the thing that stylists in Canada struggle with
they seem to think it means that they can hack away as quickly as they like while looking in another direction. :eek:

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Many thanks for all your replies guys. I'm really looking forward for my next visit to the hairdressers already (only kidding). I know it's trial and error and finding someone whos techniques suits you etc.

Many thanks for the recommendation Ski Bunny, I really appreciate that and think I will try them out next time. It's nice to here from someone who has had a good experience.

Thanks again

MissMellyShoes

Re: Good (Young/Trendy) Hairdresser in North Van/Downtown
 

Try the Aveda Academy Salon on Robson street. That's where my OH goes.

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That's interesting, as a local health food shop sells ear candles, and a neighbour swears by them. Wonder where the shop gets their stock from?

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Three guesses. :blink: Banning something and then enforcing the ban works on the principle of reaction here. Someone has to report them, possibly due to an injury incurred, and it would then be up to whomever to decide if they are going to get a hand slapping. I know the local plod had to look this link up when they dealt with the case I mentioned in my previous post.

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Err, Judy old gal. This reeks of a sense of British Humour. Have you been taking lessons?

Startwin, you forgot hair straighteners, the NHS and Polish folk who get free cars from the guv'mint.

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Un-British as it may be to admit it, I'm chuffed that you noticed. :)

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Oh, I didn't know about the Polish and the free cars. Shall we start another thread???:rofl:

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I go to the London school of hairdressing on west hastings, it's a trainee hairdressing school, but they're all really good and for $40 you get a cut and a colour which is a bit of a bargain. def worth checking them out.