I have never had as many compliments on my hair in such a short span of time! I've had this hairdo…read morefor maybe 5 hours, half of which was spent vacuuming, and already 4 compliments!
I'd always been curious about Oskar Pink. I take the Chalk Farm station sometimes, and this place is right across the street from it. The decor looked really cool: funky outlines of different hairdresser's tools painted all over the walls, a clock that was backwards (so when you looked at yourself in the mirror during your cut, it looked correct), etc. So today was a crummy, tiring day and I am meeting my boyfriend's family this weekend, so I thought I'd treat myself to a cut. And a treat it was!
I was a walk in, which was no problem at all. I worked with Marzia, who was super friendly and if I was keeping my hair short I'd totally go for her do. I got a great cut. Who knew I looked so cute with bangs? She did a great job giving me a new look while keeping the length I so desperately wanted to maintain -- if you're a girl with superstraight hair that grows ever so slowly, you will know how important this is. And the price, while not cheap, was certainly cheaper than what you expected to pay in other such boutique salons. I've even paid more at Toni and Guy, which wasn't nearly as luxurious an experience.
Now with salons, I'm incredibly judgmental, and Oskar Pink sold me on the details. The shampoo session was long and luxurious, no wash-and-go deal here. The place was well lit and well equipped, everything looked clean and professional grade. They totally did not force any products on me (double thumbs up!!) and that was nice. Marzia also did not try to hairdresser-chat me (triple thumbs up!!!). I hate that stuff! What do you do, do you have a boyfriend, where are your from, blah blah blah as if you or I really care, I just want to read my magazine in peace! She was professional through and through - all conversation was about my hair, and she was honest about her opinions while still respecting my tastes.
Definitely give Oskar Pink a try. I am SO going back.
(OK fine, one minus -- they don't have beauty treatments like waxing, nails, etc. But they do hair really well so it's ok, I forgive them.)