Did I drive 16 miles to get a haircut when I am surrounded by plenty of other choice salons? Yes. But did I get an excellent haircut AND pay less than $30 for a cut, shampoo and a lot of personal attention? Yes, yes and yes!
After spending one morning exploring Alderwood Mall, I happened upon a sales clerk who had an amazing haircut. She had long, thick hair and it just looked gorgeous. Her cut was modern and her hair still moved. It turns out she goes to Envy, as does her mom (they're both Filipina). When I heard how happy she'd been despite her pickiness, I was sold. So I went in to the unassuming little salon in a mini business complex, had my hair cut and went home to a handful of compliments of this being my best haircut yet. (This should mean something: My mother is a stylist, too.)
Although I've had some pretty nice haircuts, I haven't met anyone who's expressed the same sort of confidence and intelligence about my hair (it's both fine and thick at the same time), as well as the ability to style it so that I don't want to go home and wash the salon style out of it. She did quite a lot for someone who is almost never happy with her hair and who came in with the ambiguous request of "something nice that I don't have to style". I am more than pleased with the results.
Oh, she gets bonus points for sending a Christmas card with coupons. Gotta love that.
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