I am male. My male friends tease me about being as exacting as a female celebrity about my haircut! They are somewhat justified, because I believe that your hair is an integral part of your face; it is has its own features and characterstics that are like your fingerprints - er.. hairprint. It texture and its curves and bends are like your fingerprints; no matter what you do, they quickly revert to their original natural state. Few hairdressers realise that; and even among those who do realise that, even fewer are able to manage and maintain your hair and its natural style.\r
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When I moved from Brussels (BELGIUM) to Houston, TEXAS, one of the European feature I missed was the artful and crafty work that my hairdresser performed on my hair on a fortnightly basis. However, I haircut is an item that you need as much as you need a shirt or a neck tie (and I can't speak for women). Hence, I desperately sought the services of several different barbers, and each one just butchered and amputated my hair. However, my appearance did pass the requirements as regards trim hair. On the other hand, I neither looked nor felt like my true self. I was somebody else. At times, I even may have looked and behaved like somebody else.\r
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One day, I accidentally stumbled on to a business card of Midtown Hair Studio. I thought that now that there was nothing to lose, I could after all give them a try. I made an appointment and went there. It is was a family owned business: Mommy Josie and Daughter Damaris. Damaris sat me in the chair, and while chatting me up, examined my hair; something other professionals in Houston had never done. That is when it clicked. I knew that this lady knew what she was going to do. I handed my head and hair to her, and said: ""Do what you want to do. Use your inspiration.""\r
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I have been back many times since that hot day in April 2008. She is an Artist and a Craftswoman. I just keep my mouth shut and wallet open. That is the trust she has elicited from me.
Pros: Outskirts of Downtown; plentry of cost-free parking space in the street; Fine cottage.
Cons: You can get addicted to their hospitality.
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