Tuesday 6 September 2011

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not being a Londoner I have no idea why you "don't go upstairs in Soho". Why is that?

It's also great to see someone dispelling the myth that you can't get a good, affordable beauty treatment in the big city. I'm sure Basecuts will be pleased!

GreatSheElephant said...

To be quite frank, after about 7 years of finding a hairdresser I liked in London and then seeing them move on or get upgraded out of my price range, I just said sod it and started going to Mr Topper. And you know what? It is easily as good as salons costing 2-3 times as much, there's no faffing about with appointments and you are out in about 40 minutes. Yes, you get a different person every time but they are all qualified hairdressers, often from Oz or other European countries trying to earn a bit of money while travelling. And best of all, no-one gets arsy about the fact I refuse to be upsold to colouring services. I don't dye my hair and I don't care to be sneered at because of it. In fact I still go to Mr Topper when I'm visiting London, even though I now live in Scotland.

Gigi said...

I love this post - and hate the fact that most top salons manage to charge you the best part of £150 these days for a spot of colour and cut. And you still end up feeling like a social-climbing interloper. Thanks for going under cover as a civilian for us!

Nic, Strawberry Blonde said...

This post made me laugh - how refreshing. I love it! Did you tell Karen afterwards or has she seen this?

Nic x