Hairdressers!!

Nvella you've got thinking now, maybe that's what I'll do - go to Vidal sassoons training school. Are they only in London? Which do you recommend. Is the an age limit or any restrictions?

I have been going to Vidal Sassoon's training school for about 19 years for cuts and highlights and have never had a disaster. It can be difficult to get an appointment and it does take a long time because of the supervision but I think their cutting can't be beaten and it's really fascinating watching them being taught as the Vidal method is so precise. They have a lot of young international students too which is interesting.

Lots of wise comments here. It seems like from what you're all saying is that if they have the knack then it doesn't matter whether it's city centre or local as long as they do a good job. I'd not thought about going to a hairdressing college even though I used to go to Vidal sassoons training school in my dim and distant youth a get good cuts

My friend trained as a hairdresser 25 years ago after being widowed and I wouldn't use anybody else. She's s fab colourist as well as stylist so I get everything in one! She's given up salon work and now only takes a few clients at home.

I have to agree with others about a favourite stylist getting sloppy. I haven't been too happy the last couple of times I had colour put in, the colour itself fine but the way the highlights were done wasn't done with enough care.

I have to agree with Charleygirl and say the best cut I have had over the past few years has been at a Hairdressing College they take longer with the process but they are so good and watched every step of the way by experienced staff,I only ever have 1-2inches off my length and my fringe trimmed but I have watched others having restyles & perms tec and they are excellent,prices range from about £8-16 depending what is done to your hair,very reasonable indeed,I once asked locally how much it was for a wash & trim and was quoted £36.00 or £18.00 on pensioners discount day but there is no way I would pay that amount even with discount for 1-2inches trimmed off.

Mine keep moving away. I find one i like and next time i need an appointment they have gone. I think the cheap drop ins and most hairdressers are just the same. Occasionally I find one who is really good at cutting and then I will pay more, but they are few and far between.

I have had my best hair experiences in the cheap drop in and wait for whoever's free next type places. There are several in our town and they are always busy. Half the price of my previous hairdresser too.

Thanks. I agree about hairdressers getting sloppy after a while. I thought I'd found "the one" at last and I went back to him last month as I wanted it to look good for my nephews wedding and I came out with what looked quite nice (although a bit like Chrissie Hind 30 years ago) as soon as I washed I could see he'd layered and thinned it too much so in desperation I got my oh to cut off and inch from the bottom - I say in desperation as I couldn't get back to this salon as I'm almost full time visiting my sick mum in hospital.

Hence my search for a good hairdresser starting again ......

I have found that once you have been going to a salon for a number of years the stylist gets "sloppy". I had an excellent hairdresser, always did my hair very well then the last couple of times I wasn't very happy. I did raise it with him but his attitude left something to be desired so I have now found another. I prefer local salons rather than city centre ones.

I have had the same hairdresser for thirty four years. She used to cut my sister's hair and started cutting mine. She has a 'feel' for my hair and I have never had a bad cut. However, at the moment I am faced with having to find another hairdresser by next week as my hairdresser's mum, who lives on the Wirral, died a couple of weeks ago and she is over there coping with that, bless her! She is a one man band and I don't know when she is going to be able to open her salon again. We have visitors next weekend and my hair is now at the unmanageable stage so I must put myself in the hands of a stranger. If I can't find one locally, I may go to the one that DD uses, although they seem to be very expensive.

One of the best I have ever been to was a school of hairdressing in central London. It was owned by a well known hairdresser so the staff were excellent. Under normal circumstances I could never have afforded to have my hair cut there but the school was different and I found that a hairdresser normally "finished it off".This was a few years ago and it was difficult to get an appointment.

The hairdresser I go to now tries but does not quite succeed- I have run out of affordable salons.

This is why I let my hair grow - and grow!