Hair Salon - Paris
Mar 5th, 2013, 06:54 PM
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Do you speak French? My experience has been that, not speaking French, you may end up with horrible results. I do speak French and always get my hair done in Paris, but because I can converse with the stylist. If you don't, go to a really high-end place, spend a LOT of money, and get a great cut.
Mar 5th, 2013, 07:02 PM
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My French is not perfect, but good enough to discuss hair. I spent a month there on two different occasions - the last time I went to a shop in the Marais where nobody spoke English and it wasn't a problem...but I can't remember where it was.
Apr 2nd, 2013, 04:04 PM
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Update: During six days of nonstop walking, I saw all sorts of cool salons, but most were fully booked and could not take walk-ins.
I ended up going to VOG (a chain) on St. Honore, not far from where Mr. Crosscheck was working. It was a Saturday and I had exactly 30 minutes before I was supposed to meet someone.
My stylist rose to the challenge, and gave me a shampoo, a great cut and blow dry in 25 minutes. She didn't speak English, but it was easy to communicate what I wanted, and we even had a discussion about the pros and cons of a straight vs. wavy for the blowout.
I ended up with an updated version of my normal cut and I was a little sorry that I wasn't more adventurous and didn't give the stylist more leeway.
All in all, a fun experience for less than I spend in LA, and I would highly recommend VOG to anyone who can't commit to an appointment.
I ended up going to VOG (a chain) on St. Honore, not far from where Mr. Crosscheck was working. It was a Saturday and I had exactly 30 minutes before I was supposed to meet someone.
My stylist rose to the challenge, and gave me a shampoo, a great cut and blow dry in 25 minutes. She didn't speak English, but it was easy to communicate what I wanted, and we even had a discussion about the pros and cons of a straight vs. wavy for the blowout.
I ended up with an updated version of my normal cut and I was a little sorry that I wasn't more adventurous and didn't give the stylist more leeway.
All in all, a fun experience for less than I spend in LA, and I would highly recommend VOG to anyone who can't commit to an appointment.
