We passed a trendy upmarket salon whilst walking down Rue Duquesne on the way to Metro Ecole Militaire.
My friend stopped in and asked about having her hair blow-dryed(blow-waved) and changed her mind when they wanted 100 euros. Thats just a plain wash and dry - no cut.

Ooh... 100 euros for a wash and blow dry? I think I'd change my mind too :-)
Sandy

Sandy: the cut on rue de Bourgogne was well priced, and no extra charges. Just down the street from the Varenne, a block or less as I remember.

Cigalechanta: I'd love to try Peter Gadge. IMO, a slow cut is a good cut. I think they have a website, so I can check for the prices and appointment.

Granmere: Hi! Did you catch the itinerary I posted on the Ballet in Paris thread? I have tried Izzazu and Dean of Shadyside, lots of times actually. Dean of Shadyside didn't give me my money's worth at all, and Izzazu just has too many hair dressers, and I haven't found one among them that did me justice.

I think it is hard to find someone who is willing to put in the time and effort to cut coarse, curly, unruly thick hair and turn it into a fashionable, stylish look. Your hair is so pretty and smooth... sometimes I wish mine was too.

One thing I've noticed: I have had some great cuts from people in countries or from nationalities that are experienced with coarse and copius curly hair. I don't think I'd try Sweden for hair cut, but I'm good to go in Western Europe.

I have extremely thick and wavy hair. I always wait when I go to Italy to have my hair cut there as I always get such better haircuts there then here in N CA..no doubt because the stylist are use to my type of hair.

Thank you to all for info on a great hair cut in Paris. I certainly will let everyone know how it come out, not the hair, the cut!!!!!

I'm with you, LoveItaly. The only people I've found in the US that gave me a decent enough cut were from nationalities where thick, curly hair was the norm. I have a lot of hair and the strands are not fine, and they are loaded with waves, curls and even cowlicks!

tuscanlifeedit,
Thanks! That sounds perfect :-)
Sandy

tuscanlifeedit,

I, too, have very thick, wavy/curly hair. The major difference I've found when getting my hair done in Paris (as compared to the States)is in the attitude. In the States, it's always some variation of, "God, you've got a lot of hair!" I always have the feeling they're thinking of all the other heads they could do in the time it takes to do mine. In Paris, it's "Magnifique," and I'm always told how lucky I am. Little things mean a lot.

Toupray, Exactly!

Sandypaws: are you my Sandy from the midwest, of serial killer fame in Paris?

"God you've got a lot of hair!" Toupary I have heard that from the time I was just a little girl and my mother would take me to the beauty salon for a haircut. I still hear it. Very tiresome actually. But personally I am glad I have a lot of hair!

tuscanlefeedit, LoveItaly -

I guess it beats the alternative. Judging from your screen names and my ancestry (1/2), maybe I could go to Italy and find someone who's used to dealing with hair like mine?? ;-)

On the practical side, I've found someone who does a great "brushing" (I can have straight, silky hair for days, which is fun sometimes) for a very reasonable price (€15). A conditioner, however, is €8, and I prefer my own conditioners. I think next time I'll wash and condition my hair before I go.

LoveItaly and Toupary --

As an unrelated side-note, Korean hairdressers are really used to working with very thick, coarse, and wavy hair. I've noticed more white and Latino women in the salons in Koreatown in Los Angeles. This is very ethnic specific --- Chinese stylists seem quite perplexed by how much hair I have.

Great question, especially after reading the posts about "How to Live like a Local." I had my hair cut in Bergamo, Italy a few years ago. I just walked up to what looked like a cool salon (yes, I know...not always a good indication of quality) and asked, in my broken Italian, if I could get a haircut. My stylist did not speak English. If you're looking for a local experience, you can't get any closer than this. The haircut was not the greatest, but still pretty good. Regardless, I still felt fabulous! I spent the rest of the day (alone) wandering Bergamo, going to lunch & drinking wine, and feeling completely local with my newly coiffed hair. I'm thinking of doing the same thing in Paris. What the heck!