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

I need it... the last person was CRAP!! I'm letting it grow back a bit first though as I don't want it any shorter.

am in 'desperately need haircut' territory however have a weeding in a month or so and want my hair to look reasonable, if that is possible. THE WAIT IS KILLING ME. aside from my accidental walking in front of buses and the like.

good post.

Jilli from Slinky, recommended by a chat, is awesome.
Mrs Tugboat and I had nice haircuts from her.
She moved to Brisbane last year but moved back recently!

I always look good when I step out for a bit of weeding.

Jilli is my hairdresser! I love her to bits, was so glad she returned from Brisbane.

jamie at sweet caroline is good for wavy people who aren't into heavy grooming regimes. it's in south yarra though - easy enough by PT

I always look good when I step out for a bit of weeding.

How come this little gem was missed?

Manhattan said 26 minutes ago:
Jilli is my hairdresser! I love her to bits, was so glad she returned from Brisbane.

Maybe you are the one who recommended her. :-)

I had an appt with Kon when she was away and when I arrived they said I booked in with someone else, not Kon. I said can I book in with YOURSELF on saturday when Kon answered the phone but I ended up with a German girl who made me unhappy for 6 weeks. I was pretty pissed off. It is not like they gave me a guy called ''Yusef''.

My hairdresser just opened up her own salon on Lygon St East Brunswick called Lady Lola. She's ace. Her name is Eleonor.

Slinky will be closing down at the end of their lease period. The owners are hiking the rent.

I am dreadfully upset, but at least Jilly and Kon will be working from home.

Manhattan said 2 minutes ago:
Slinky will be closing down at the end of their lease period. The owners are hiking the rent.
I am dreadfully upset, but at least Jilly and Kon will be working from home.

I thought Kon is the owner?
Jilly said she will keep me up-to-date.

Owners of the building!

are these all melbourne recommendations? I'm in sydney, it's been since (fuck) august 2009 and I'm cheap. halp.

I ditched Kon for Michaela at 7 Deadly Sins (slightly run down-looking salon near Old Bar, but she is great). I get the impression Kon is sick of cutting and it was showing, at least in the cuts he was giving me. Very uninspired.

Jens (colourist) has moved to Lure if anyone is interested. He's the best.

I'm sick of my bob now and I'll be going to back to a shaggier, choppier style as soon as it grows out a bit more. Thrilling stuff. Michaela is the best bob-ist ever though, if that is your thing.

Manhattan said 52 seconds ago:
Owners of the building!

Oh, I see. Wonder how the vietnamese salon can pay the rent. Maybe they own it.

Hey postergirl I took your recommendation and saw Jens at Lure and my new hair colour is amazing!

That's great to hear! The man is a genius, for sure.

I had my hair done at Long For It in Newport. They gave me beers and I was very well delighted. Top knotch birds also!

Oh and my hair looks great! a million dollars!

*looks a million - didnt cost a million