HAIR SALON MARATHON: A cut above

Hair SalonLong recognized by fashionistas as THE city to revamp your wardrobe without blowing a fortune, Montréal allows one to get the most out their makeover experience, and then some. Cutting-edge salons from across the island appoint their best and most creative hairdressers – or stylists, depending on who you ask – to trim, tease and tone for top honours, prizes, and the privilege of customer loyalty. Regardless of who wins, there’s a stylist for every personality, and a salon suited to one’s own look. Here is a speed-dating-inspired rundown of potential suitors with scissors:

Hed
4267 Saint-Laurent Blvd. Suite 200
514.845.0007
The vibe: hip, urban and sexy
Specialists in unkempt chic – for those who like their edges rough

Au Barbershop
366 Ontario Street East
514.843.6676
The vibe: rebel rebel
Masters of the all-natural candy-coloured highlights and textured fringes that turn heads

Käaz Coiffure
900 Laurier Avenue East
514.276.7000
The vibe: discreet, yet sophisticated
Pure Plateau cool (like New York’s Lower East Side)

Pure
1455 Peel Street
514.871.4004
The vibe: ambitious, urban and detail-oriented
Multiple prize winner with a reputation as one of the best

Orbite
221 Laurier Avenue West
514.271.6333
The vibe: jet-set and fabulous
Specialists in colouring, particularly blond

Snob Salon
235 Notre Dame Street West
514.843.1095
The vibe: snobs? Us?
Highly personalized and modern in all the right ways

Photo credit: Maxyme G. Delisle

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One Response to “HAIR SALON MARATHON: A cut above”

  1. Jacqueline Withers on February 25th, 2008 4:16 pm

    why does only one these salons have a website?

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