Hair Salons

I miss The Salon! For those of you that don't know the Salon is a great hair place on 2700 West and 9000 South. I have gone there for a long time and generally whenever I'm in town. I was trying to grow my hair color out because I couldn't remember what my natural color was. Well I couldn't stand it anymore. It looked horrible and blah, plus I actually really like the dark reddish color. I have a mission reunion on Friday and I wouldn't have time to go to The Salon, get my hair done, go to Janelle's and then Carri's and make my mission reunion. My flight gets in at 2:00 so there was no way. So I go to this place in Moscow called Twisters. I'm thinking its a hip little shop plus they charged me $65 (more on that later) for all over color plus highlights (more on that later as well) and a cut. So I thought it was a good deal. I figured it was still a classyish place because its on main right downtown (downtown being a relative description in a town this size.) So I walk in and should have turned back around. The counter was a deli type counter and the place while not too bad looking need some fixing up. I would redo the laminate seventies floor, get a new counter..not even get a new counter refurbish that one! And fix the bathroom. Ok so its not a good sign if the only to get to the bathroom was through an alley then I'm worried...but at that point I already had color in my hair. So I would fix the bathroom. The second thing I change is the attire and hair of the stylists. If you look like you just came in from the farm after bailing hay there is no way you are touching my hair. Luckily the girl I had actually had good hair and clothes. So I would have them wear black pants and shirts and actually do their hair. I couldn't help but think that this place was a place I was going to see on Split Ends. Its a show thatI think its on Style Network...or Bravo, but they take a big city stylist and small town stylist and have them switch places. I really think the big city stylist needs to help this place. Ok I do have to be honest the color I got is good...I like it. The highlights you can't even see...although the girl said I can go back and she'll fix them if I don't like them so I think I will. The cut was medicore although I did have to go somewhere else to have them even out one side. They also love hairspray....wow. This stylist next to me was waiting for a client and she was dong her hair I swear she used most of the bottle of hairspray on herself. Then when I got my hair styled I ended up looking like a county fair rodeo queen. It was so big! But I am in Idaho so what did I expect? But I mean seriously! Its called a flat iron! Plus she didn't tell me until after that they only take checks or cash even though the door says Visa and Mastercard, so I had to go across the street to the ATM to get cash that only gave in $20 so I went back, asked for change and she didn't have any so she got a $15 tip! I don't even tip my stylists at the Salon that much! Also two pet peeves about Idaho hair in general. #1: What is with not doing your hair? Sometimes I can understand, I don't always do my hair, but for church or some event why would you want it too look messy? Drives me crazy. #2 Ratting! I HATE ratted hair! The girls here rat the underneath part of their hair but apparently they don't do a good job because you can see that its ratted and it looks terrible. Shelf head anyone? Janelle knows what I'm talking about. All this whining and (we'll call it constructive criticism) made me decide that I am an elitist when it comes to hair. I am an ambiance type person...if your salon is classy I will like my hair better. Granted if I go to a classy salon and get a crappy hair cut that won't make me happy. However how the salon presents its self is big...to me anyway. Feel free to weigh in as well. I need to go fix my hair...I'm out.