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I can't say enough good things about Salon 58 and Ibi, its owner. I've been going there for five years, and soon thereafter my wife and daughter, now 19, became regulars, It's is a comfortable place, cool and hip for many and comfortable and fun for everyone. Ibi, a native of Hungarian who owns the place, is gracious and fun -- and a good-looking woman. Her occasionally fractured English contributes to the charm and at-ease ambience. But let's talk about hair. If you're a guy who wants to look stylish without the trappings of a frou-frou salon, it's not easy to find that kind of place. And I learned long ago never to go near one of these chain clip-places in strip mall; there's never a consistency, That's one reason why I love Ibi, After 20 years in Orlando, I grew tired of people at salons or barbershops who would ask what sort of look I wanted -- as if they were capable of pulling it off anyway. First time I was with Ibi, I trusted her when she crinkled her nose and said in that Hungarian accent, ""We're going to make you even more handsome."" And for the first time since college, I got a haircut that I felt really great about -- not too short, not too long, shaped and tapered just right, professional for some guy in his 40s but not old-school either. People I know, even buddies who aren't attuned to haircuts, commented, And heck, for three years, I even got blond highlights and my wife was digging her advancing-into-his-40s guy, Oh, yeah, you don't have to be a metrosexual -- if that stereotypical term still has any relevance -- to appreciate a pedicure and making a wife or girlfriend take notice about a guy's feet don't have to have talons, Salon 58 is the place. Ibi is fun and cool and relates to everyone, regardless of age, The diversity of clients there sparks the place, along with the attention to customer satisfaction, Same thing about the rest of the folks who work there, including Ibi's daughter, Laura.
Pros: The ambience and Ibi, the owner
Cons: Really none, except parking -- but Ibi is generous in helping you feed the parking meter
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