What’s all this about: Wash, treatment, trim/tiny cut (inc. fringe), blowdry
Ka-ching: $74
Verdict: Worth it
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Hair at the Zoo is an unassuming little salon nestled next to a fish & chip shop and a real estate agency, it’s your average friendly, non intimidating local hairdresser.
Upon entering, it’s a low key salon, with a childs play area and simple couches. I’m greeted and asked to take a seat. Unfortunately it’s a busy time for them (after school period) and I have to wait half an hour even though I made an appointment.
I don’t mind as my afternoon is free & I’m kept busy by website planning & scowling young boys who don’t want their shaggy hair trimmed, but any other time I think I would have been annoyed – it is a long time to wait if you’ve made an appt.
The woman who washes my hair is very friendly, she does it twice, then asks me what I’d like to get out of my hair treatment (strength & shine in this case) and goes about applying the best one for my hair. Hot towels are then wrapped around my hair to help it penetrate.
It’s then rinsed out by another girl, scalp massaged & then over to the chair for snipping to begin.
I opt for about 4cm off to get rid of the last straggly layers my hair was sporting & a side-fringe trim. Crystal my hairdresser is great, listens to what I want & knows how my hair works (I’ve been to her a few times).
The hair is then blowdried and it looks good! My hair feels shiny, many less split ends, a better shape & a little shorter, so I’m pleased.
She did have to leave a few times to attend to people walking into the salon, again, it’s not a big deal for me, but some might be put off by it.
All up it cost me $74 for a wash, treatment, trim/tiny cut & blowdry. Which I think is a really reasonable price. I’ve had far worse cuts @ other salons for much more $$$ without a treatment.
I would definitely recommend Hair at the Zoo as the price is great and the hairdressers (well Crystal at least – I haven’t tried the others) know what they are doing. If you expect and demand 5 star service, then this may not be the salon for you, but if you are looking for somewhere cheap, cheerful and easy going then Hair at the Zoo may just be your new diamond in the rough! 🙂
i love my hairdressers. Emma’s hair design just off St George’s terrace. longest i’ve had to wait is 5 mins. haircut takes about 15 mins. it’s very quiet as it’s not too well known and just Emma cutting your hair.she’s great with short hair (i have a pixie cut) and the most it has cost me is $35. can’t say how it would cost with a treatment though.
either way the speed of it all is so important to me as i spent years being a hair model in a really busy salon.. meaning free haircuts but insanely long waits and multiple people working on my hair
Hi Nina! Thanks for the comment. Do you know if Emma has a website for her business? Sounds great I’d like to check it out 🙂
I’m looking at being a hair model soon for Toni & Guy – which I’ve done before, but hmmmm! Yeah! Not sure!