Are UK hairdressers good enough?
I have to agree with the previous answer, Toni and Guy are nothing special – they’re a franchise, and training is pretty conveyor-belt style. The brand has far more quality attached to it than it deserves, and the prices, certainly in the (UK) South, are pretty standard for salon chains. I feel sure you should get a head massage though – that’s pretty standard nowadays. Firstly, I wouldn’t recommend going on a Saturday, if you can help it, and also never book the last appointment, because everyone’s been on their feet all day and wants to get home. It’s not right, but I’m being honest. A lot of the workers are teenage girls, and they have no work ethic or moral responsibility to their clients. Harsh but true. Secondly – Yes, UK hairdressers rely FAR too much on GHDs. It’s incredibly lazy, but due to business plans and competition on the high street, they are forced to squash more and more clients into shorter and shorter gaps, and often don’t have time to complete a full and proper ser
