I am one of the most finicky people when it comes to my hair cut and color (I know, we all think that we are)... Seriously, I used to model for some of the top salons ""back in the day"" and am often really disappointed with the results of a salon visit. And the idea of finding a good new place when I move (which is often) just makes me nuts. That's why I was so thrilled to find such a great salon when I recently moved to San Jose. I would HIGHLY recommend Julie at Atelier. She's an excellent colorist and did a great cut too--she listened to my concerns and ideas and presented me with a clear plan--which she executed perfectly. I LOVE the way my hair looks and feels... and she took extra time to be sure I know how to style it myself at home (I am one of the styling-challenged). A woman named Janet waxed my eyebrows for me... she was also really amazing... she took a lot of extra time to do a perfect job! My eyebrows have the most lovely, natural shape now--and she wasn't just interested in selling me lots of other facial waxing services. I was really impressed by that as well. It is true that including Aveda products, I spent an arm and a leg--but at least I got my money's worth! And I'll be spending more in another 6-8 weeks without any hesitation! I really recommend this salon to you! I'm sure that all of their staff are friendly and talented--Julie and Janet were just really exceptional. It's definitely a high-end salon--but I'm happy to pay the prices if the results are good! What amazes me is how many crappy salons there are out there charging high end prices for average work... this is high end for high end--a real case of you actually get what you pay for. Very cool.
Pros: ambience, service, quality of work
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