I have never had my hair professionally done in CA. Why? Expense is one reason, but another is finding someone to TRUST. I have beautiful CURLY hair that I had somewhat damaged MYSELF from swimming and from coloring my own hair. From the minute I got Kristine on the phone, she listened well to my thoughts, was open to MY WANTS, and certainly didn't act like a snooty know-it-all hairdresser like the ones that TAKE OVER and supercede your own wishes. She said and I quote, "I will do my best to give you what you want and find something new you will definitely like." She doesn't lie ... this woman's great! First she suggested coming in for a consultation. I had originally wanted a cut and lowlights added to help correct an overly bleached hair-do. When she saw me, she very honestly said that adding lowlights would further damage my hair and refused to color it. She said that she would trim off the damage, but wouldn't cut it or else my hair would have been too short. She WORKED WITH WHAT I HAVE instead of trying to force me into something that I didn't want or something that could have potentially "hurt" my hair. She gave me a trim that's conducive to growth - meaning that the when it grows out the layers will still be FAB, and she colored only my roots and added a gloss (all made by Schwarzkopf - only the best) to the rest of the hair. What do you know - my porous blonde hair grabbed the color and now I have a glorious head of a beautiful light golden blonde that is turning heads like you would not believe!!! She admits my hair will be in it's ideal condition in about 6 or 7 months, but if my hair looks THIS GREAT already, I will be thrilled to see with what we can do a short time down the road. HONEST, NON-THREATENING, HIGHLY SKILLED, OPEN-MINDED, CONCERNED, INNOVATIVE, A VISIONARY, as well as WARM, FRIENDLY, and FUNNY are all words I would use to describe her. So thankful I followed that AWESOME vibe I got from our 1st phone conversation. She rocks!
PROS: Great prices, great ideas, excellent skills!!
CONS: I've never heard of her outside the Insider Pages. An undiscovered treasure
Posted 04/07/05 | Report Abuse
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