W Salon

I had Carrie today for a dye job and am super happy with the result! Carrie is honest about your hair, which tells you right off the bat that she genuinely cares about her clients. Everyone who works here is super friendly and approachable, which makes the salon a fun atmosphere to be a part of. Carrie clearly loves her work and is totally passionate about making sure that your hair is looking its best!

Nina is amazing: she really understands your hair and your style and is super fun to talk to, because she’s so insightful and multi-​talented. All the staff are great, too. Totally down to earth salon with zero snottiness or pretentiousness, even though it’s probably the hippest salon in the city. Love Nina, and love W!

I was recommended to see Rodrigo — big mistake — I signed away 2 hours of my life and only got ramblings and a mediocre haircut in return. As a previous Unilocaler said, he would often pause in cutting my hair in order to pontificate on some aspect of his life I didn’t care about. And if I dared to express any disagreement with his strong beliefs, he would ramble on until I agreed with him just to make him stop talking. The haircut was ok, nothing great. I would give this place another chance with another hair stylist.

Many of us go through our lives looking for the right person to cut our hair. I finally found the person — Vadim. He was very meticulous and my hair looks amazing. I will definitely come back and I highly recommend him. If he moves back to the west coast I will be sad.

I was recommended to see Cindy, a Jr. stylist at W salon and I was very please with the service that I got. I love it when hair stylists make recommendations based on their true opinion and are knowledgeable about what the latest trends are. I’m quite a simple girl when it comes to hair, I wanted a trim and Cindy suggested keeping the hair a bit longer. She suggested a style that would best suit my face shape. What I really appreciated was that she was honest when she told me that my bangs did not suit me and that it would be best to grow them out. She was very tactful in the way she told me this too.
She took her time with my hair and offered me tea during the service. I told Cindy that I was doing a fun photo shoot in the evening and she asked me what I liked but also suggested how she could do my hair. I said that the style needed to last until evening and that I was tired and would probably nap before going to the shoot. She assured me that the style would last and sure enough, it did! My hair looked amazing in the photos, so perfectly curled and shiny! I even took a nap on my hair before the shoot.

Like many of my fellow reviewers I’ve been going to W for about 3 years now and visiting the lovely Nina. She always knows exactly what I’m thinking of, even when I don’t know myself, she helps me push my hair boundaries which I love.
The staff at W is also great — friendly and just the right kind of talkative. There is a younger guy who works there that gives the absolute best shampoo you’ve ever had — I was totally blissed out, and would have stayed there all day if they let me.
I find the price really reasonable considering I have long thick hair and usually do a couple types of colour & a cut, but I think the prices vary by hair type.
Overall I would encourage you to walk, no run, to W next time you need your hair did.

I had my hair done with Alicia and I was so happy!
She did a great job at styling and cutting my hair as well as at coloring it. She was very professional, gave me good advice, and worked on my hair for more than 2 hours. The price was not cheap (about $ 200), but I guess these are the prices in this area for styling and color…

I’ve been going to W for over 3 years now and my girl is Nina. She is magic. She always ask what we’re doing with my hair before we start and is always listening– which is crucial. She is very consistent as well and she along with the staff are very friendly!

For the last three years, I have been coming back annually for a haircut by Nina!
My hair is not the easiest to work with. It’s extremely thick and dark with no dimension to work with, but she pays close attention to detail and works around it! I always leave the salon feeling satisfied with my new haircut (plus the products they use smell amazing and makes my hair all soft and stuff). Extremely sweet and friendly — always have something to chat about. Especially if you are a younger crowd like me (Teen — university student — 20’s), she knows what’s good.
Definitely recommend Nina at W Salon!

I had a haircut by Rodrigo a while back. Not my favourite ever, especially given the hype.
I think he’s supposed to be a senior stylist. Anywhoo…
WAYYYY too much chatting. The cut took like 1.5 — 2 hours and I don’t think that was due to attention to detail. He would often stop so he could properly explain his side of the conversation. And boy, was there a lot to explain. His multiple wives, many kids, many travel exploits, his dad’s multiple wives, his dad’s travel exploits, how I should live my life, where I should travel to. If you’re getting bored reading this, well, imagine how I felt actually being in the conversation.
THE HAIRCUT was kind of okay. Not amazing. Until I went home and realized there were random really long bits. Not like, random long layers. NO — just strands of hair that looked awkward.
He did a pretty good job styling. I liked the products.
I’m sorry but you could not pay me to come here again. Everyone was nice (front desk, even Rodrigo, and other stylists) but there is a limit to how much I care about the lives of my stylists.

I got dumped by my boyfriend and after a month of non stop crying was ready to treat myself to a makeover.
I last minute called several salons with good reviews and prices on Unilocal and every one was full on a Saturday. When W had an appointment available I was a bit concerned!
I explained I needed a cut, full colour and highlights and have really long thick hair. The receptionist on the phone booked me in for 4.5 hours with one of their senior stylists.
When I arrived I was seated in my chair immediately. I removed my horse’s length pony tail and gave the poor girl the only instructions, «Make *this* look pretty».
We picked out colours together and definetly had some debates, but she was totally willing to work with what I wanted and really wanted to make sure I was happy. Whenever she saw I was wavering she would check and re-​check that I felt the length and bangs and everything was just what I wanted. Usually once my hair has been set to colour and I get dumped under a large dryer the stylist will take a quick male client in between. Not here. I was for sure her client for the entire time, and my hair was properly dried by hand.
I mentioned in passing I was hopeless at curling hair, so she even took the time to curl my hair and work a lesson into the mix.
I tend to leave Salons disappointed and too blonde. Not here, I was thoroughly pleased and inc taxes and tip my well below shoulder lenth full colour, cut & highlights was only $ 250. I have a friend who goes to a celebrity stylist in the city that by coincidence got hers done the same day… mine came out better by her account!

Great hair cut and colour done by Alicia, but a bit expensive.

Got a call today at 11am for a hair appointment I had booked at 4pm many weeks ago. Stylist cancelled my appointment because she ended up making plans to party in Hamilton. Now I’m left scrambling to find another place that will take an appointment on short notice.
This isn’t the first time. Before Christmas I had them pressure to move my appointment ahead by four hours.
So my rating: reasonable cut (I give 30% tip)
Though, unprofessional service.

I went to this salon originally because of all the good reviews on Unilocal,and I’m glad I did. I usually dye my hair red, with full colour (not highlights), but no one had ever been able to get it to look exactly right. It’s hard to get the right colour red to match my skin tone (I have very pale skin) and not look trashy. I’ve had some bad experiences in the past and was beginning to think no one could get it right.
So I came to W Salon a bit apprehensively. Thankfully, I got Kristi as my colourist. I could tell right away that she was different because she sat down with me and discussed what I wanted for about 5 – 10 minutes. She asked me questions and showed me colour charts to ensure she understood exactly what I wanted, and helped me decide on the exact shade based on what would look good with my skin.
After we were both sure of the colour I wanted, she washed, coloured and blow dried my hair. It took a long time, I think about 2 – 3 hours, but it was definitely worth it. The colour looked great. Also, I’ve never been to a salon that adds a blow-​dry after a colour free of charge, so that was an added bonus. And it was the first time I got compliments on my hair colour!
To conclude, Kristi is amazing and I wouldn’t trust anyone else to colour my hair.

I used to go all over the place to get my hair cut, but I’ve had trouble finding someone who could actually handle my hair. (I’ve got a weird cowlick, and very thick hair). I first came here when I was injured and they treated me very well. They always take your bag and coat, offer you a drink, and are very friendly.

I had a terrible experience here. I’ve been going to the same salon in Port Credit for a long time, but after moving downtown I wanted to try something new. This place was in my neighbourhood and looked nice so I thought I’d give it a try. I went to my appointment just hoping to re-​touch my highlights and maybe add in some low-​lights for winter.
My stylist (I can’t remember her name unfortunately.) seemed extremely unqualified and just generally aloof about the entire process. She asked me the same questions repeatedly and ignored all of my mandatories (i.e I did not want all over colour, did not want anything ‘warm’, did not want to go dark). She did all of the above to me. She died my entire head one warm, copper colour. I was mortified. She could tell I was visibly upset by the outcome and immediately became defensive telling me she «didn’t have much to work with» and that I shouldn’t be blonde in the first place. From there, she went on to try convincing me my hair WAS blonde, although my best reference for colour would be a penny. She refused to fix my hair on the spot, telling me she had no time. I left in tears after paying nearly $ 250 for colour alone.
Later that week (and with the persuasion of my colleagues) I called the salon and asked for a refund. They begrudgingly agreed after putting me on hold for nearly 10 minutes. I went in to the salon to retrieve my money and they were less than friendly. The associate told me the manager wasn’t in and that I’d have to come back. I said absolutely not. She finally reimbursed me the full amount, but not before chatting with the stylist in front of me (who again, was extremely rude). I left feeling uncomfortable about the whole situation and lack of respect offered to me. I will never go back and wouldn’t recommend the experience to anyone.

I’ve been to multiple salons but this one was not particularly one of my favourites.
I did end up with a great cut, but didn’t get what I asked for in colour, and my stylist was late for the appointment.
The people at the front desk were nice and they have plently of appointments available however I was expecting «one of the best salons in toronto» and I certainly did not get it. Not to mention you are paying top dollar.

A reformed ‘salon slut’, i used to visit a different place for every haircut, and then several years ago I met Trancis at W and everything changed. A Senior Stylist, Trancis has incredible talent, and he has that unique ability to bring your personality out in your hair. If I’m not exactly sure what I want, I give him free reign, and he never disappoints. I usually book evening appointments, and it’s not uncommon for Trancis to crack open a nice bottle of red to sip on while he does his thing. And sometimes his adorable little Chihuahua Elvis is at the salon… too cute!
The salon itself (décor, vibe, etc.), is ok… I think it needs to be refreshed, personally, but the stylists are definitely what keep people coming back, and referring their friends. The rest of the staff will all treat you well, too.
I usually have to book my appointment a minimum of 1 week in advance; sometimes more if I want a particularly busy day and time slot like Friday evening. Trancis is a popular guy!
Bottom line: I have awesome hair, and if you want awesome hair, too — visit Trancis!

I’ve been to W a couple of times and both times I was pleased and impressed. On one occasion I felt particularly interactive and chatty, and this worked well with my stylist, Rodrigo — he was a wealth of information, I recall, and offered to lend me some books on the subject at hand. On another occasion, I was moody and not open to conversation. The stylist (I forgot her name!!!) was wise enough not to pry. It was all business.
Oh, did I forget to talk about the hair? Well, I consider the salon a full body experience, sooo… deal with it:)
Rodrigo specializes in curly cuts so I went to him on the recommendation of a friend. I recall liking the outcome but wishing for something, dare I say, more adventurous?! Same with the second stylist I saw at W.
I appreciated the professionalism and treatment at this place. Both stylists gave me really sleek, sharp cuts that made me look quite fancy if I do say so myself. I would go back but I’ve found someone who I think is a little bit more funky with a sleek edge (Mas’oud Houshmand, the apple of my hair’s eye)

I have been getting my hair done at W Salon for over two years now. Before then I would go to a variety of barbershops in the city and would get a variety of haircuts because of my inconsistency. But my friend hooked me up with my current hairstylist and I couldn’t imagine myself going to anyone else — she is amazing, funny, sweet and I look forward to seeing her. I am sure some of the other people who frequent this salon are also very loyal to their hairstylists as well. The location is convenient and the girl who takes my appointment and takes care of me when I arrive is also wonderful. It costs me three times as much as it used to be to get a haircut (compared to old timey barbershops) but I look like a million bucks!