My turn on the haircut question

[quietann]

I think I'd like to get an actual haircut, or at least a split-ends trim that I can rely on.

My requirements:

• My hair must stay long (at least shoulder length) and ponytail-able.
  
• Whatever I end up with needs to not require styling products like mousse or gel to look good, because of allergy issues, and my hair does not like those products at all. Also no curling irons or blow-drying. A "Wash-n-wear" hairstyle is what I'd like.
  
• Stylist must not push me to color my hair "professionally" (I use henna, and am happy with that), go for a short haircut, or one with bangs (My hair is curly. Bangs just don't work on me.)
  

Don't bother recommending the guys in Harvard Square; kimberlogic's hair is very similar to mine (but longer), and one of those guys butchered her hair and then denied he had done anything wrong.

Comments

[gingicat]

I'd be willing to just even out the bottom of your hair if you could do the same for me...

[awfief.livejournal.com]

Trimming is easy, I even have barber scissors. Perhaps we need a hair-cutting party? If you can cut a straight line, you can do it. I'm happy to bring scissors wherever, and some towels.

I went to the guys in H^2, they didn't butcher my hair, but they didn't do anything fabulous, and $50 isn't worth 'nothing fabulous'.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I certainly wouldn't recommend them -- they butchered me, too. Blargh.

For a basic trim, I don't think you'd go wrong even with a place like SuperCuts or GreatCuts. Back when I was getting irregular trims on my longer hair, I tried them out and they were actually quite good. As the woman pointed out to me, she does dozens of cuts a day -- the fancy place only does a handful. Don't go there for a style, of course, but for a basic cut, they're fine.

[kimberlogic.livejournal.com]

I know that Johanna offered to trim mine and seems very trustworthy and competent. And I liked the guy that evaluated my hair post-butchering - Dana at "M" on Mass Ave just a few blocks from Porter.

[coraline]

thanks :)

yeah, i am not particularly skillful or anything, but i have evened out the ends/trimmed some friends' hair, and at the very least i know not to traumatize people with long hair or cut more than is needed...

[fangirl715.livejournal.com]

Dana's the guy I've been going to for the last year & a half or so--he's very friendly, doesn't try to twist your arm, shouldn't guilttrip you about coloring your own hair, and is very very good with naturally curly hair. He's $45 for a standard haircut, and definitely worth it. (Be warned that, while they take plastic in payment, you can only tip in cash...)

Hair

[(Anonymous)]

I think it depends on whether you want end-trimming or a real cut. For end-trimming, I agree you can't go wrong with Supercuts. If you want an actual haircut from somebody who respects curly hair and wants you happy, go see Efrain at Salon Luna, above the Bruegger's in Porter Square. If you TELL him what you want and what you care about in an end result, he will NOT push you, and he's the first stylist I've dealt with in a LONG time who respects my wavy hair and knows what to do with it. I color my own hair, and while he will notice that, he doesn't push there, either -- often he says I've done a good job! Lauren

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

D'oh. I just found a place I really like, but it's in Santa Monica. Might be a bit of a trip for you.