Topic ID 2258
I have had some disasters when it comes to haircuts in Hertford. I find someone I like and they either leave or get fired! Can anyone recommend a good salon and hairdresser for a 30-something who is contemplating getting the nail scissors out and doing it herself![:)]
Reply ID 31304
Are you after a hairdressers or a barbers?
Reply ID 31312
Hairdressers please
Reply ID 31329
Tom in Saks. Not cheap though.
Reply ID 31352
Actually........Tom is very good but I suppose I can't say he's the best as I haven't been to all the others.
Reply ID 31393
Max and/or Nicola at Maxim Porcaro in Fore Street.
Reply ID 31400
quote:...and always ask the price of everything before getting anything done. I've heard two stories from unconnected people stating £43 haircut, no problem, bit of highlighting too, please, and the total bill is £110 for the first person and £155 for the second. If they told you what the price was before the work commenced, how many people would actually go ahead and have highlights for that kind of money!? Neither party is going to return...
Originally posted by Ewoowar
Tom in Saks. Not cheap though.
Reply ID 31429
Thanks for the tips. I'm glad no one suggested Dead S****y... Paradise Wildlife Park has more talented stylists.... Sid
Reply ID 31453
quote:I have to agree with you! Perhaps they should drop the 'S'? [:I]
Originally posted by sid
Thanks for the tips. I'm glad no one suggested Dead S****y... Paradise Wildlife Park has more talented stylists.... Sid
Reply ID 31466
How easy is it to recommend a hairdresser? I would suggest that most all of the senior stylists in the Towns fashionable barnet-manglers could do a similarly passable job of re-engineering your mane for a bagload of notes. Of course, expose yourself to a junior and you stand the chance of looking like you've been hit by a train (Not an immutable fact, but a possibillity). The tonsorial adjustment industry has an understandably huge turnover of apprentice barbers but it strikes me that the sucess of most of the 'salons' in town is due to the persistance of the senior stylist staff. Over time they give punters the chance to build up a vocabulary to explain which celebrity they want to look like. "Something for the weekend, Sir?" has been usurped by "Interest-free loan to enable your husband to pay for this, Madam?". Rinse and repeat.
Reply ID 31529
My partner was pleasantly surprised by her first visit to Tom. "£23 including the products and I drank lots of Champagne!" she enthused pinkly. Eventually I had to confess to having nipped in whilst she was in the chair and parted with a bundle equivalent to eight bottles of Moet non-vintage. The occasion for which the preening was deemed necessary, proved cheaper than the preparation for it.
Reply ID 31881
I agree with Mr P. I went to Toni & Guy to get an allergy test done to have my hair coloured for an event. When I had the test, they gave me a price-list and I suffered immeasurable shock and never returned to have it done. Having said that, I have had cuts in Toni & Guy and I've always been pleased with the result, even if they are a little pricey. A couple of weeks ago I went to Ware College and had a wash, cut, and blow-dry there which was acceptable, and only £5 too! Even cheaper than buying your own scissors :-) I'm too polite to comment on the standard of conversation offered by most of the Hertford salons, but one guy in Toni & Guy once did talk with me about civil aviation for a good 15 minutes, which made a refreshing change!
Reply ID 40283
Any new good/bad experiences to report? I am looking to make an appointment at a 'salon' for the first time in years after my home hairdesser decided to go and get pregnant! It is such a difficult decision to make....quite scary in fact!
Reply ID 40284
Becky in Issi is good. I used to go to her when she worked in Dead S****y but she left and could not get anyone to match her there. I would recommend her. Headlines in The Avenue, Bengeo is good too.
Reply ID 40293
The Crop Shop by Domino's are very good. £8.50 for a good haircut and the girls are all very friendly.
Reply ID 40382
I find Fringe Benefits very good, there was a really good hairdresser there before but she's gone now :( shame....they seem to come and go quite a lot, however FB has always been good for me :-)
Reply ID 40385
I find Mick's does a very good clip for a fiver. But I don't suppose you want your head shaved?
Reply ID 40405
After much deliberation and a quick chat (or 'consultation') I decided to go fo Saks. I will let you know the outcome.
Reply ID 40442
I agree with Fringe Benefits - I always go there and see Lisa - £23 for cut and blow dry - I used to go to Saks - yes they are good but once you have washed it and styled it yourself you may as well have not bothered spending double that! FB is not the most stylish of Salons in Hertford but find it very good and goes to show you should not judge a book by its cover!
Reply ID 40522
quote:Vogue in St Andrew Street has always been very good and reasonable price and keep their staff. Next to Art Shop.
Originally posted by sid
I have had some disasters when it comes to haircuts in Hertford. I find someone I like and they either leave or get fired! Can anyone recommend a good salon and hairdresser for a 30-something who is contemplating getting the nail scissors out and doing it herself![:)]
Reply ID 40652
I highly recommend Tony & Becky @ 7 in Parliament Square
Reply ID 41866
Try Sullivans in Ware. Jimmy and Dee are both excellent hairdressers. I have been using them for the last 18 years. In fact my son had his first haircut with Jimmy when he was only two (not Jimmy - my son ....)and now my son Chris is nearly 18. Prices are reasonable and all the staff go on regular training courses to keep up t date with the latest styles. Well worth a try.