Went to ""Famous Faye"" last Sat. for a haircut. Faye was sweet and talked me into coloring my gray sprouts, which I agreed. After the color, I asked for long layers (my hair is above my brastrap). Her haircutting method was a bit off - she didn't fully rinse all the conditioner out of my hair (she rinsed the rest out later after she finished the cut), she had me perch on the edge of the chair at times, kept tilting my head to the right, used a scratchy plastic hairbrush...but I was so tired after spending over 2 1/2 hours in the salon (mostly on a wooden bench) I didn't really check my hair before I left like I normally would. When I got home, my husband immediately commented that the back of my hair was lopsided sure enough, it was longer on the left side. So I went back today to ask if she can even out my hair. She was kind at first, and soon became very rude about it. She denied that it was lopsided, even after I showed her that the left side was longer. After taking a comb to it and then putting a shaver to it, she said it was even. I checked it again and it still was off enough by about a 1/2 inch - my hair is very straight, so it is very obvious). She said it was the long layers. She kept rolling her eyes, looking over at the other stylist and clients in the room. I tried to show her that the layers were very uneven on each side. She then got even more rude and said ""it is a hand cut, not a machine cut!"". I said I get it, thank you - and proceeded to remove the capelet from around my shoulders and leave. As I was exiting the door, she clapped her hands together and yelled out ""and don't ever come back again!"". Before I moved out to this side of the city, I went to swanky salons in L.A. but decided that I'd rather support the local neighborhood businesses after moving to Agoura Hills. I wouldn't mind the rudeness too much if it was a skillfully done haircut -but at the end of the day, I got a bad and cheap haircut from a rude lady. You get what you pay for.
Pros: Cheap, neighborhood shop
Cons: Initial sweetness is a facade, you get what you pay for - rude service and lopsided hair
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