awww, I can't even sully this thread with dirty jokes.

ha me and sveltes go to the same girl in degraves lane, if yr intersted, hatty

Little buddha on smith are rad. Not cheap but you can have a normal person conversation with them instead of some trumped up overexuberant personality pitch.

I have a great hairdresser who always knows just how to cut my hair but is not too bossy.
You tell him vaguely how to do your hair, he tells you what will suit you, you argue briefly then he cuts something in between that ends up awesome. In South Melbourne though.

Kon at Slinky in Gertrude Street. Lainey goes there - I copied off her.

Reasonably priced too.

Is Sveltes happy with her hair?! I want fringe. I need someone who does a great fringe.

666er, the dirty jokes don't have to be relevant...

what rach said. i fucking love my hairdresser.

i am really really fussy with hairdressers manhattan and have nothing but love for the girl who does mine.

$300 thats freakin highway robbery

too bad u aint in sydney

was talkin about this with my lady the other night

cause she always has very satisfied customers

the key is to very accurately describe what u want

why lee does well is because she really tries to get into what they want - how its gonna work for them etc

but also telling people when their ideas wont work

i love this girl. first hairdresser in years that i've actually liked and she does a great job on my hair

Hatty, i've sent you a link via email

$300?

Did she give you gold hair?

i went to svelte and rach's hairdresser because my hairdresser moved to toorak and i needed one that day - never been more depressed about hair situation in all my life. utter crap and not worth it.

just being honest.

Gertrude St sounds handy. Price is important, too. Does this Kon person have a real flair, postergirl? I hate explaining what I want and then getting something completely different.

barberella on gertrude is good

link

i guess all i would say is find somewhere where you feel good and comfortable, and where you can develop a relationship with your hairdresser(s). i found my salon a few years ago (not melbourne), and even though some hairdressers i have loved have moved on, i know that the girls there will always look after me, and if i am not happy will fix things up so that i am. it's all about relationship building, i reckon. there are always times when you will get a crappy cut, but if you have a good relationship with them, that can be fixed really easily.

Brad at Prophecy on Smith St is excellent. And pretty hot, too. My sisters and two ex-girlfriends go to him. As do I. But I'm a guy so unqualified to have an opinion.

Little buddha on smith are rad. Not cheap but you can have a normal person conversation with them instead of some trumped up overexuberant personality pitch.

i agree with this. tom cuts my hair (can PM you the number if you need), and does a bloody great job. he actually does himself out of repeat business though, cos whenever he cuts it i don't need to go back for three months or more.

though i sent eep! to him and she was less impressed. mainly because he told her to throw out her hair straightener and to only wash her hair every second day.

i like the one rach & sveltes go to. she be good.

Kon totally gets it, Manhattan. Even if you go in and you're not quite sure what you want, he'll still give you a cut that really suits you.

I used to go to a guy called Eddie at Mioche in Block Place. He's a lovely guy and a great hairdresser, but his haircuts can sometimes be a bit conservative.

i really want to give that degraves person a try... but i keep forgetting

tokes cut my hair last time and did such a great job i just let it grow out for three months

and it got better as it grew out

until it got too long again...

such is life

God I love the head massages they give you when they're washing your hair. They almost make me a bit, er …

That young dude did my head massage. I told him how good it was, then felt compelled to get a half hour chinese massage on the way home.

My hair is seriously fluffy today. Feels like a big fur hat.

Lewis? He did me too. Yep – he is ruddy good at it.

I'd had him picked as a Michael.

Haha. He called me ''love'' when I first walked in. I'm probably about 15 years older than him. Anyway, I showed him who was boss, in the end.

The best thing I've experienced (and I do slightly exaggerate) is an ear rub from a day spa massage therapist. I wish they did that at the hairdressers, too.

Yes, I imagine that would be divine, given that the ear is a highly sensitive area.

I'm new to this forum but really need a hair cut (troublesome curly hair). If anyone has Tom on Smith Street's contact details, please message me! Appreciated...

I miss my Hobart hairdresser. I need a cut and colour, stat, but I don't know where to go. I went to Avia on Elgin St last time, and it was a bit meh.

Somewhere in Carlton/North Carlton/Northcote/Brunswick etc... any ideas? There's a couple of places on Lygon St that look interesting...

if you can afford (a little bit) le pricey, i can't recommend tom enough.

lemme know if you want the details.

you should go to my hairdresser lilo. she's ace, has a private studio in collingwood, makes a mean cup of tea and has two gorgeous kitties named javier and bruce.

i just realised that i've had a longer relationship with my hairdresser than i have with anyone in a romantic sense.

I get around that by sleeping with mine....

That's how I feel about my hairdresser, de'fox. I even dreamt about her the other night.

Part of me thinks, ''fuck it, I'll just go down to Hobart for a couple of days,'' but the expense makes me shudder.

I found my hairdresser on Facebook. Should I be all stalkerish and add her?

Thanks to everyone on here who recommended Tom - he is amazing! A keeper for sure. The first person who has cut my hair in context.

tom is the master.

how does one cut hair ''in context''?

he cuts it dry and dirty in the way it normally falls, then he washes it and dries it and tidies it up.

he'll also make you stand up and he'll cut while you're like that because it's the way it naturally falls, rather than fanned out over your shoulders and over the robe.

TOM! Made of win. I need to go back soon.