Get a Haircut!
Last night I had a dream that my grandfather told me to get a haircut. I teased him that I'm letting it grow long again. But, I think in this case he's right - it's time for me to go get a snip. Now, I'm faced with the dillemma of who to get my appointment with...
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When I first started going to my salon, I started with a woman referred to me from my good friend Ian who was ranked as one of the best male stylists in the area. Julia was her name, and for a while she gave me a very cool, whimsical hair style that I liked a lot. Unfortunately, Julia left DiPietro Todd for a period of time (undisclosed reasons, but it sounded disciplinary). During that time, I started seeing Maya, who is really cool as a person, and I really like hanging out during the hair styling, and by now I've seen her like 6 times more than Julie. We talk about kids and life and philosophy and Burning Man (she's gone many times, really things I should go), and I really dig her, but I never liked her haircuts quite as much as Julia's. Now, it's not like Maya does a bad job -- on the contrary, she cuts hair very well. It's just... the style she tends to give me is more conservative and less creative that I would like, and Julia was a bit more out-there with her styling. So, do I make the appointment with Julia, and possibly have a weird moment if Maya sees me seeing another stylist, or do I keep with Maya because we have the strong relationship, and be happy with a more conservative cut, or do I work through Maya to try to get her to make my cut a little more crazy and fun? I know -- it's only hair, and this is a ridiculous conversation, but it's the shit that goes through my head every once in a while. I'll probably make the appointment with Julia and see if I still like her style more. I'm the consumer here, after all.
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Well... At least, hope that Maya doesn't read your blog :-) If she's giving you some attitude and "slips" next time you're in her chair, you know what happened...
It's a good point -- you never know who reads your blog. Now mind you, I didn't diss her -- I just said her style for me is more conservative than I like. :)
Julia - you like the way she does it better - but make sure to remind her of how you liked it cut, since it's been a while (also she might think you actually like this "new" conservative style).
Serena's right, make sure Julia knows why you're coming back to her. Although, that could backfire and you might end up with a haircut that's beyond your personal boundries. But, hey, maybe that's a good thing. You should go to whomever you want. You're paying through the nose at that place, you get to choose.
BTW: I go to April in Santa Rosa at Pat & Company. She's great and the cut is only $30 (I tip her 50% because she's so good and it's so cheap.) If you find your wallet can't take the $X (price censored to protect the guilty) haircut anymore, try April.