I will be in Paris mid-February and would love to get a hair cut while there.Any suggestions as to where and who. thanks

My hairdresser here in San Diego told me to go to any Jacques Dassange salon?..she said they are very good. No address.

I can't remember where it was that I had my hair done on Paris once years ago, but let me just tell you it's best to make sure you speak really good French or you go to someplace where they speak really good English. I had a great experience, but my girlfriend who spoke no French ended up looking amazingly horrible.

Also bring a photo if you can ; ) Enjoy your stay.

I had my haircut in Paris, and got a great cut. Jacques Dessange salons are all over the place (NY, too) and I don't think it is what you're after: why go to Paris for a hair cut in a chain salon?

My cut was on rue de Bourgogne, very near the Musee Rodin. I will try pagesjuane.fr for a name (either the salon or the hair dresser was named Laurent)... Ok, I think I found it:

JV7 Coiffure
58 r Bourgogne 75007 PARIS
01 47 05 49 05
fax : 01 47 05 51 66

Activité : • coiffeurs
The hair dresser was obviously Laurent, and not the shop.

Anyway, it was a great hair cut. Now I'm looking for a salon in the Marais, if anyone has a rec.

I'll be there mid February, too!

Peter Gadge
23 rue du Bourg-Tibourg
Paris 4ème
Telephone: 01 42 78 79 72
From the states: 011 33 1 42 78 79 72

God you all are brave to get a hair cut at a new salon when you are on vacation!!! On the other hand, if its a horrible, botched job you may have time for it to grow out before you get home.

I had a shoulder length bob nearly all my life and during one visit to Paris decided to get it chopped really short like Sharon Stone's. I brought a picture of her, walked into a hair salon off Montgoreuil and the woman was from Wales so obviously spoke perfect English. It looked stunning, everyone said so but when I got home (Switzerland) I couldn't find anyone to do it the same edgy way and it ended up looking matronly so I am back to the bob. Also my sister pointed out that while I had the same color hair as Sharon, I didn't have her face! Only a sister can say these things.

Usually Salons situated in department stores are reasonably 'safe' and their stylists used to being able to cope with many and varied customers.

The risk/reward ratio doesn't look too darn good for this situation.

Here is a website with the Jacques Dessange salons that loisco mentioned listed:

http://www.dessange.com/

Sandy

tuscan,
That's great for me, as we're staying on the rue de bourgogne. I've also been wanting to get a haircut in Paris, and that couldn't be more convenient.
kleroux,
It'll be an adventure Well, if it doesn't turn out, it'll grow out eventually.
Sandy

"After having recommended Peter in a piece in Town & Country (June 1999), I am amazed but not surprised that some clients from Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, etc., keep coming back. He's still the king of zee best cut in town -- a true artist. A great gift to give oneself . . . you'll be a true Parisienne after la transformation. Trust him . . . and be prepared for a slow cut." quote of Mireille Guiliano on Peter Gadge.

Hi Cigale Chanta,
Just curious, do you remember how much a cut by Peter Gadge costs? I'm guessing it's above my budget if he was cited in a Town & Country article.
Sandy

No. I don't, sorry.

cigalechanta,
No problem I'll just guess that it's more of a gift to myself than I can afford. Ah well...I'll be in Paris, and that's enough.
Sandy

I haven't found a great hairdresser yet in Paris, but go to Carita, which is a relatively expensive but safe bet in terms of quality.

Keep in mind that salons often charge for various aspects of the service that are wrapped up in a package price in North America. To have your hair washed usually costs extra (if you already washed your hair in the morning, tell them you don't need a shampooing). A blow-dry costs extra on top of the cut. That cup of coffee they offer to bring you costs extra. Fine if you want to pay for it, but the little extras add up.

Sandy

Where are you staying? We have stayed at both the Hotel de Varenne and Bourdonais. That is how I ended up with getting the cut on the Rue de Bourgogne.

I have had many, many haircuts in foreign cities. If you live, as I do, in a rather style-starved place, I don't think the risk of getting a hair cut in a stylish big city is that daunting.

I got my hair cut in NY two weeks ago, and it is great. I had the best haircut of my life in Toronto, and I chose the shop because it was next to our hotel. I had the tied-for-best cut in London, and I walked into the shop because it was cool looking. I am big on foreign or strange-city cuts. I just get blah cuts here at home, no matter where I go, so how bad can it get? Besides, hair grows!

I am blessed (?) with thick and curly hair, so even a bad cut doesn't kill me, but I have to say that I've had wonderful luck getting cuts in cities that are more stylish than my home town.

I wouldn't get my hair cut Smolensk, but Paris? For sure!

Tuscanifeedit, you are indeed blessed with thick, curly hair!
Have you tried Izzazu or Dean of Shadyside here in the 'Burgh?

How nifty that you are going to Paris next month--lucky you!

S

Hi tuscanlifeedit,
We're staying a the Hotel de Varenne. It's the first time we've stayed anywhere other than the 6th, and I'm looking forward to it.

Sandy