Mandarin

Was recommended here by a friend from work, and I’m glad I took them up on their suggestion in the end!
Decided to deviate from where I normally get my hair trimmed, or in the case of a year or so back (eep!) totally overhauled and Mandarin seemed like a good shout. I booked my appointment using their online form, as by the time I’d finished work it was too late to call the salon and within an hour or so I had an email pinged back asking to confirm my details for appointment, I’m a big fan of speedy online efficiency!
I am one of those people who are prone to suffering in silence in the hairdressers and just sit there hoping my face doesn’t look weird in the mirror etc, but I felt completely at ease here. My colouring and the actual cut were split between 2 different staff members but this didn’t feel disjointed or miscommunicated and worked well.
I absolutely love how my hair turned out and was also pretty impressed at the cost! I will definitely be back!

Being a student, I rarely pay for haircuts! I’m happy to be a model for trainees or to get a free fringe trim at the rainbow rooms or toni & guy. (Just because you can!) But last year before my summer holiday I decided to get a dash of colour in my hair for the first time! I went for a natural blonde in my ends and I loved the results! I still (9 months later) get compliments on the blonde in my hair — infact I got one just the other day at work! Kim was great and even had me in for a consultation before hand as I was unsure of whether to go for blonde or something more adventurous like pink or purple. She took a sample of my hair so I could see what each colour looked like in my hair and could pick my favourite on the day! I didn’t want to have the dip dyed look I’d seen so many times where your hair looks like it’s been dipped in dye and she created the exact look I was going for — like I’d been on holiday and returned with sunkissed hair. I’ve booked my next appointment for a few day’s time as it’s my 21^st soon! (I really need a system for haircuts other than big events!) All I had to do was send a message to the Mandarin facebook page and a time and date was arranged. Couldn’t be easier! And they do student offers! I am happy to walk all the way to riverside from my little house in stirling if it means I can get my hair cut at Mandarin. Yes, please!