I tried this place out in October because I needed a trim. Made the appointment at the front desk. Since it wasn't a major style I wanted I said that I would take the lowest level of the stylist. Having no idea of what the levels of the stylists meant (the place I used to go to in Boston was a regular salon and I'd been going there for years, so this level-thing must be a NY phenomenon), I figured it couldn't be that bad to get a simple thinning out and trim from a person with a few years of experience. It took about an hour for this guy to cut my hair and he didn't even thin it out as much as I wanted. I couldn't really tell the difference in the before-and-after. He just seemed to clip the dead-ends and focus a lot on the back of my head than anywhere else. My hair looked ok when I left and I was glad the split-ends were gone, but I paid way too much for the end result. The other thing that creeped me out was the stylists would pick up and pet this dog, Peanut, not wash their hands and then serve the customers. I am now in need of a real cut and short of going to Boston to get it done, it will be trying out a chain salon.
Pros: none really
Cons: price, sketchy location (building, not neighborhood), hygiene with the dog
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