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kardi08
18 yrs ago
I have medium length hair and have spent a long time to be able to reach this length (my hair growth is very slow).
But the problem is that they do not look stylish at all. I have got them straightened and permed but dont want to do that anymore. Also i dont want to cut them too much. I just want someone to advice me on what style would suit me and then get a hair cut that suits me.
Also i do not want to spend an obscene amount of money on it (am willing to spend 500-800 HKD).
Can anyone help? Thanx
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Kardi,I understand your frustration.There are so many stylists out there that are willing to just sell you something without considering if it suits you or fits in with your lifestyle. I am a stylist of almost twenty years and have been in Hong Kong for a short time and am quite amazed at some of the work I have seen.There are very good stylists here and also quite the contrary.Keep the faith, and a good consultation with a reputable salon should be free of charge and help you find some direction. thanks Jon
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D-Man
18 yrs ago
Kardi, you have many choices within your price range so you should really not have too much trouble. If you can give me some more information about what kind of stylist you would like, ie. background, origin, male, female etc I will give you a few direct recamendations.
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Thanx Jon and D Man.
D Man i do not have any preference for all the options you mentioned for a stylish, having said that i have had so many bad experiences with local stylists in the past 7 years that i am tempted to say that i would prefer not to work with a local stylist, but i am flexible on that if i am convinced he/she is very good. My biggest requirement is that the person should know what they are doing, discuss with me options and then cut my hair, i would prefer a person who isnt too pushy and is able to spend some time with me to help me decide what i want rather than just go ahead and do their thing. I am an Indian and so of course a person who speaks english will be very important. Thanx in advance
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D-Man
18 yrs ago
Hi Kardi, ok i can give you a couple of options and I would suggest for you to go and have a consultation with them before making any decisions to see who you are most comfortable with. Also to let you know I am from The Hairdressers and will recomend a couple from our own salon but others as well.
Rennie (at TH2 on Hollywood Rd SOHO) South African, hair and makeup, very experienced and like to spend time with clients.
Renae (at The Hairdressers) Australia, very detailed and patient, hair and make up, precise and carefull
Emanuel (Emanuel F salon), French, very consistant and contemporary, takes his time, has his own 'french' style, nice guy.
Lorraine (at O2), British, very nice lady. not seen her work but heard good things. I have met her and she is very nice and very experienced.
Maggie (TH2), local gal but trained in Australia. very nice gal, patient, friendly and carefull, does not take any risks.
I could list more but i think it would start to get too confusing. As i said go for a consultation and see who you feel most comfortable with. Let me know how you get on.
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Kardi,it seems you have many many choices,and D man has emphasized what i was saying. Your comfort with the personality of the stylist and also their training background are the two most important factors.I wish you luck in your search. Thanks, jon.
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I am also looking for a new style. I wonder if D-Man or Jon Clifford has any further suggestions for people to try or anything further to add as the last post was some time ago!
My price range is a little higher (up t0 $1500 or so) and I really want to avoid the same finishing that I see a lot on the Chinese kids on the street.. wispy razor ends. My hair is thin enough without that. Also I want to look more "Europe fashion model" rather than "Canton Pop starlet" if you know what I mean.. (not that that doesn't look good on the kids here.. but I am European and with different hair texture than theirs.)
I should say that while I am naturally curly at the moment it is straightened by the Japanese technique. I would be happy to go back curly if the stylist thought it would be “kick a** cool!” etc
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D-Man
17 yrs ago
twinnee.........ok lets see what we can do for you. To get away from the problems you are having you really need to visit a more international salon as i find the local salons are very intent on this kind of thinning and razoring.
One of the problems you are going to have is due to the straightening you have. Having this it will restrict the amount of movement and elasticity your hair has thus again causing restrictions on the kind of style you can have. Of course without seeing your hair its tough to give an acurate consultation.
Here are a couple more sugestions you might want to check out
Janine @ TH2 21103123
Douglas @ THD 29730512
David @ THD 29730512
Trang @ TH2 21103123
Robin @ Paul Gerrard (not sure the number)
I hope that helps but feel free to msg me for any more info.
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twinnee,
Why dont you consult very reliable and expert stylist Shayne chandler or justin paul at 25373737.
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D-Man
17 yrs ago
twinee,
steffi's recomendations are also great. Both Shane and JP and dreat but keep in mind they are out of your budget range.
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Catherine and Robin at Paul Gerrard's and Lauren and Ian at the Colour Bar are fabulous and would welcome a visit to 'chat'. They are Westerners.
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Ed
17 yrs ago
RE: SPAMMING ON THIS FORUM
I think this makes sense... seeing as we have 3 of the best salons in HK advertising with us - D-Man's The Hairdresser, Paul Gerrard, and Philip George - and its quite obvious we are being spammed by salons who do not advertise - we need to restrict recommendations for stylists at these 3 salons.
If we are agreed to go in this direction I would ask that when the owners of these salons recommend someone on their staff they indicate that they are making the recommendation in the capacity of owner/employee.
Surely we can all find a stylist from one of these firms without any trouble...
Unfortunately this is the only way I can see making this work - other than not allowing any hair related questions whatsoever.
Comments?
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As an advertiser, it would be advantageous to have stylist recommendations limited to participating advertisers.
But to the average user, it would be of more value to keep the spirit of this forum open to genuine recommendations from women who are willing to share amongst this community a service they have felt happy with.
I agree that this forum has been open to abuse [free of charge] by self-promoting hairdressers.
As the Ed has suggested, Advertisers should state that they are making the recommendation in the capacity of owner. This will re-assure readers that the information given is from a reliable source.
Maybe other contributors could simply state the service they have had and their thoughts on the particular hairdresser, but ask to be messaged personally if the reader wants more information.
This should be limited to clients only.
I appreciate the frustration the Ed has suffered from spammers, and his willingness to offer a trustworthy source of information. But an advertiser only format: will only dull an otherwise lively topic, and prevent genuine discussion.
I hope other readers will share their thoughts on this topic.
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I am new to this particular forum and after viewing others posts on their hair questions I do see a pattern of only a couple of people (I guess you are saying they are in fact advertisers) responding but as P.G mentioned, I believe the guiding principle of a forum has to be it’s replies from individual users about their experiences, advice and suggestions based on them living in HK.
While I do appreciate technical advice from professional hairdressers I am also really interested in what other woman say and would like asiaxpat to encourage this type of response..
I wonder if this also puts off woman from putting forward their advice when they see professionals response and feel not “qualified” to put forward their thoughts.
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