Conference turris::womannotes-v1

    I've been going to Lino at Continentale Salon in Lexington for 17
    years. He's the only person I've found who cuts _and_ frosts my
    hair well. He's the owner, but there are other stylists there  as
    well. 
    
    I will say, however, that (maybe twice) I've had to be _real_firm
    about what I wanted, and not let him get away with not doing it.
    This is true of all stylists, I think, so maybe if you are real
    clear about what you want (and intend to have) that any one of several
    people will suit.
    
    Good luck - oh yeah - 862-9288 (Continentale Salon)
    
    Dawn
    

    
    Try Amy at A Cut Above/West, on Rt. 111 in West Acton Center.
    It's been my experience that the "perfect cut" very rarely 
    happens the first time around, but once the hair dresser gets
    to know my personality and understands my hair, the cuts get
    better and better.  Amy's pretty good.  The last cut I got 
    from her was perfect.  She's very willing to discuss.  The
    number is 263-1957.
    
    CQ

    What *I* would really appreciate in a hair stylist is someone who
    listens when I say "No, I do *not* blow dry my hair every morning. I
    don't do it *ever*." I'm in Groton/Littleton. Keep those suggestions
    coming!
    
    	Mez

    If any of you ever get up to Chelmsford, Paula at Highlights on
    Rt. 110 is great!  She never does anything without checking it out
    with me thoroughly and making sure I understand what it is she is
    doing.
    
    She actually gave me an easy care cut and perm which is lasting
    well while I let my hair grow a little (her suggestion, and it looks
    good).  She's easy to be with, and seems very sensitive to my dislike
    of and inability to participate in small talk.
    
    

    I go to Bolton Haircutters in Bolton.  I've been there twice and
    had Cindy cut my hair both times.  It's right off of Route 117 just
    west of 495.  The phone number is 779-6417.  Good luck.
    
    Robin

Try Janet at "FEATHERS" in South Acton (right near the Blue Church) on
Rte 27.

I go to her for my own hair, and my daughters, ex-wife, and current SO
have all gone to her with excellent results.  She listens well, and never,
never, never tries anything without first discussing it thoroughly with
you.  She's excellent.

I, too, am one who doesn't want to spend any time doing my hair each morning,
in fact, I don't even own a comb.  My hair always turns out fine, and
the only care it gets is a shampoo each morning followed by a head-shake.

"Try it  - you'll like it."

Dirk

    I see some very good suggestions here but if you are ever in Hudson,
    MA, Hair Loft on Church Street is pretty good.  Rick Rego is the
    owner/hairstylist and he is a lot of fun and very very good.  I
    first went to him for a permanent because I loved what he did for
    a co-worker of mine.  That was in 1985 and I've loved what he's
    done ever since.
    
    He's up to date on the latest styles, he does perms, coloring, tinting,
    highlighting, re-shaping, and who knows what else.
    
    Phone number is 568-0213.  He has Saturday and some evening
    appointments. 
    
    Cat

    ok, i can't resist.
    last fall, while on vacation, i got my waist-length hair cut very
    short. when i returned, i went through a series of "stylists" and
    all i heard was that i should consider a perm (i even went to the
    place in bolton - yech!). i was never pleased with the haircuts
    i got -- my hair always ended up sticking out in funny ways -- and
    i was bored by the inane conversation. finally, i went to my sweetie's
    barber -- phaneuf's barber shop in downtown hudson ma. it's a real 
    neighborhood hangout. women's haircuts cost $2 more than men's haircuts
    (though men's stylized haircuts cost the same as women's) (btw, i
    still pay less there than i did at the "stylists"), and mr. phaneuf 
    really understands hair (at least he can deal with mine). he's
    responsive to my requests, has a good sense of humor, and he and his 
    clients are really pleasant to talk to (or listen to).  good stuff.
    
    liz
    
    

                          -< another testimonial... >- 

Boxboro, Rt 111, about 1.5 miles east of 495 (that's toward
boston  for you yankees that have not mastered the compass) 

The shop is Innovations:  Vera, the owner,  and Joanne give very 
good haircuts and are scrupulous about asking what you want 
and taking pains to do it.  (A good stylist approves of folks 
bring magazine clips; at least you can find out if the dream cut
is impossible.

Price:  Cut and blow dry is 25.
That strikes me as steep, but everybody leaves looking better 
than they came in.

Meigs    
    
(Let's all include the price, so no one has to faint on the phone.)

    Re: .6 Right near the _blue_ church?!  Yup, it's blue now.
    Last I knew it was pink, and I never even noticed the switch!
    
    CQ

        In the same general area (Greater Maynard), I need to find a
        hair stylist that can do things they've never tried before,
        specifically an 18th century style for a murder mystery week-end
        I'm involved in at the end of the year. Except for theatrical
        work, this isn't something I'm likely to find somebody
        experienced with, so it needs to be someone creative. 
        
        I was cultivating Robin at The Stylists in the shopping center
        on 2A where the Triple-A market and Ralph Jordan's are, but she
        left. (She did a couple of 1930s and 40s styles for me for
        earlier mystery weekends, and was getting into it, but the
        youngster who did my hair there the last time just doesn't
        have the breadth of experience to do much but the current
        fashions.
        
        JimB.
        
        PS. Yes, I know that for most the authentic 18th century style
        would be shaved or very short with a powdered wig. Just think of
        someone like Poldark. 

    I've been going to owner/operator Eddie at Zalon in Framingham for
    years.  He no longer takes weekly appointments for setting hair
    he only has his clients come in for the cuts, colors, perms, etc.
    I have extremely thin hair - never was able to handle it - and now,
    thanks to him I'm able to take care of it myself - and go in every
    five weeks for a cut.  
    
    Unfortunately, he keeps raising his prices - wash, cut, blow dry
    for short hair - $28, and for long hair - $30.  Color is $20
    I'm not sure about perms as I don't get them - but I believe that
    I heard my sister-in-law say that a perm is $45!  The prices are
    horrifying - but with my problem hair I feel as though I'm in a
    bind.
    
    Trudy
    

    Gosh, am I the only one in here that wouldn't dream of paying over
    $12 for a cut and blow dry?  I think those prices ($25, $28) are
    *totally* outrageous!!!  (I mean, it's just a cut, right, and who the
    **** gives a **** about the blow dry?  I mean, I can do that myself!
    Why should I *pay* for it?  Ditto for shampoos ($3 for a shampoo?!
    C'mon, get real!)  and I'd go broke (even on a software engineer's
    salary) paying that kind of money every 5 weeks, especially when
    I can get a perfectly fine $8 haircut at SuperCuts.
    
    	-Ellen

    Well....it may not really be a case of 'suckerdom'.  I spent *years*
    trying to find someone who could cut my hair well...curly hair can
    be VERY difficult to style.  When I finally found someone that cut
    my hair the way I liked, I was more than willing to pay the $20
    that it usually costs.  
    
    OK, I admit it, I'm somewhat vain when it comes to my hair...
    
    BTW...a very good place for haircuts is Headlines on Franklin Street
    in Framingham...ask for either Marsha or Jane. Wash and haircut
    is around $18.00...but they do an *extremely* nice job !
    
    

    Is it true that men hair stylists do a better job than women?  I
    was told that by another woman.  She says men do a better job because
    they are more technical about what they do.  Any comments?
    
    bobbi
    

    I really meant to add a smiley face to .13.  The caption of the
    note is also not exactly what I had in mind.  I don't mean to call
    anyone a sucker in a notes file (even if I think it :-) )
    Please ignore it.  I leave the rest of the note stand.
    
    	-Ellen

    RE .15
    
    If a smiley face was omitted, go to next note
    
    Else
    
    Bull!
    

    Dear .15,
    
    I have some friends with looong hair.  They cherished this
    particular male stylist, because of the loving work he did on
    their hair.  His motivation was that he was a hair fetishist.
    (He was, I gather, quite open about it, and it certainly didn't
    bother my friends.)
    
    So, IF significantly more men are hair fetishists than women,
    then one may expect a significantly higher percentage of such
    men as hair stylists, and that they will be so strongly motivated
    that they will have a broader, deeper technical background in
    hair care.
    
    							Ann B.

    I have been a stylist for 14 years, and now that I am working at
    DEC, no longer work in shops.  I cut peoples hair in my home now.
    I charge $5.00 for a haircut, $10.00 for a perm.  This is NOT an
    advertisement, just trying to establish my credentials...
    
    If I walk into a shop, and the stylist, male or female, tries to
    push their ideas on what I *should* want done to my hair. I leave.
    The profession is supposed to be customer oriented (geez, this sounds
    familiar)  If the shop seems to be doing alot of perms, be weary,
    they may be trying to get rid of some product that is getting close
    to the end of their shelf life and the shop is afraid of losing
    money on what they have stashed. In one shop I worked in, the
    management owner, used to give bonus or higher cuts of the profit
    for every perm done with this one stinky perm cause they had
    ordered to many and they weren't selling.  
    My suggestion is to talk to the person you have selected, if they
    refuse to listen to what you want done, and seem to be pushing a specific
    product, or cut (they may have just learned this new nifty hairdo,
    and want to practice) find someone else.  
    If the stylist askes you who cut your hair last, with a disgusted
    look on their face, or unbounded curiosity (my gosh, who would have
    the *nerve* to call themself a professional and let you walk out
    of the shop looking like this!)and proceeds to regale you with what
    is wrong with your hair, or how badly the previous stylist was,
    please please, be careful.  It's a sales ploy to get you not to
    pay too much attention to what they are doing and give them more
    freedom to talk you into what they want to do and very very
    unprofessional.  When someone askes me these questions
    I generally ask them how long have they been in the business
    and do they believe in professional ethics.  They usually will pay
    more attention to the job at hand and quit the crap.
    One more thing I can think of, If you like a particular stylist
    hair, ask who did the cut, it's impossible for them to do their
    own cuts(something about doing it with mirrors), and have the original
    person cut your hair.  
    this is just some stuff I have learned that I thought I would share..
    vivian

    
    Hi Vivian,
    
    There was a time in '82 when I had just got back from West Berlin
    and had just got out of the Air Force, and was able to let my
    hair get longer.  When it got as long as I could stand, I went and
    got it cut.  It was okay, but I went to another place for the next
    cut, and I liked that one, but the stylist downgraded the way
    my hair was cut previously.  I went to a new place after that
    and that person downgraded the previous cut which I liked.  When
    I went to still yet another stylist, I heard more recriminations
    about the previous cut, which I also happened to like.
    
    After the last incident, I just came to the conclusion, that
    stylists were doing this, perhaps setting you up to "think"
    that the last cut was infantile, and that you were "now" going
    to get a cut by someone who can tell a poor job when they see one,
    when in reality, they were no major reason to go out a buy a new
    wardrobe to match you new looks.
    
    I think I am happy with who I have now.  When I first went in and
    told her what I wanted, she suggested another way.  When it comes
    to playing with things that can alter the way you look, I am not
    open trying something I never have before.  To ease my anxiety,
    she simply said that if I didn't like it, the cost was on her,
    since it was her idea.  Vivian, you've seen my hair.  That 
    blonde color bit was a girlfriend's idea, but Rita, that's
    the stylist, didn't want to do that, and I should have listened!
    So I think I have finally found someone I feel safe with.
    
    I don't think I'll ever be talked into getting a perm. No Way! |^ )
    
    See ya,
    
    Sherman
    
    

    Re: 18
    
    For the true test.......I did it myself.  I went to a male hairdresser
    to get my hair trimmed.  Guess what?  No difference between
    male/female.  But I am glad that i had him give me a trim because
    my hairdresser went into labor three weeks early and had a lovely
    baby girl!
    
    I will continue with her when she gets back from maternity leave
    
    :-)
    
    Bobbi
      

Anyone care to recommend a great stylist for black women who is available 
in the Boston, Mass area,  around the 495 and 128 belt?

Meigs

Karen Wharton recommends ...


    You asked for a stylist for Black women in the Boston area in
    Womannotes. Did you mean hair stylist?  If you did, I would gladly
    recommend mine.  His name is Raul and he works for "Olives'" on
    Newbury St in Boston.  He's very good.