I've been a Yuko client for many years at a different NW Ptld salon and was so stressed when my long time stylist moved to the east coast leaving a stylist who, thought delightful, is newly oriented to the Japanese straightening process. And as I have no fondness for that salon in general .... my search for a new hair straightening master was on! Searched Japanese hair straightening on Citysearch and called all the salons listed on the west side... I was most impressed when I called Hair Architects.. Dante took all the time I needed to answer my questions and address my concern that the product that they used was not one that I had used in the past. I decided to take the plunge and scheduled with John Nickell. First... there's parking! The salon was light filled, I was greeted by pleasant people, Jon listened to my history and evaluated my hair. The product that they use is AWESOME. Though they use a different product (made by Matrix?), it is applied just as is Yuko. Comes is a variety of formulas for different hair types and doesn't stink like yuko!. He and Alex 'double teamed' to work both sides of my head at once, thus shortening the the long tedium of this service. Also, product is safe to use with a color enhancer after the neutralization stage. My silver hair has NEVER looked so good. Has so much more 'life' and shine then it ever did after a Yuko visit. And straight as a pin. Also, no 'hard sell' of products...really loved that... Jon, you da man!
Pros: Super Product, Service and Ambience
Cons: none
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