Hair & Glamour

Good deal on 5PM for cut and ½ head of highlights for 42GBP. This is one of those wee salons with questionable signage that usually I’m unwilling to take a chance on. But my hair was getting tragic just as my monthly wage was reduced to statutory maternity pay, so I took a gamble on this salon, which had a great price and good reviews.
Well, the gamble paid off. The staff were really friendly, with frequent cups of tea or coffee on the go for whomever wanted one. Jennifer, who cut my hair, was personable and more importantly, competent at cutting curly hair. She cleaned up my mane and listened when I asked for more to be taken off the bottom.
The only quibbles I have are that Jennifer overbooked herself – she had four women on the go while I was there so my cut and colour took three hours when it really didn’t need to. Also, she looked like she had just rolled out of bed after a night of heavy drinking… and it was two in the afternoon. When you go to get a haircut, you want your stylist to look sharp. That being said, she did get the job done but if I hadn’t pre-​paid for the cut I probably would have turned around and gone home upon seeing her.