Colchester Hairdressers

Advantages: They know what THEY want
Disadvantages: Do not listen to the customer.

...I went to the hairdressers today....which now I regret AGAIN! I used to live in Leicester, the hairdressers I used there was brillant in doing what the customer wanted. I would go in with a couple of pictures and my hair was done almost exactly as the pictures were. I went every 6 weeks or so for years and never had a complaint with them. Then a couple of years ago I moved to Colchester, BAD HAIR MOVE! I must point out first, my hair is thin but naturally curly and at the time long. went to three different hairdressers over the first few years just for a tidy up with not much of a problem except they did not seem to know about scrunch drying, but it was ok as the cut was ok. My sister suggested going to a bigger named salon like I did in Lecester, so I went to Tony and Guy. I showed them pictures as I want the style...

mazzza 20.01.2006 · Read review
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Review of Regis Hairdressers

£34 For A Hair Cut ? Conversation Extra!

Advantages: Nice hair cut, good stylist, pleasant surroundings
Disadvantages: Very expensive, no conversation

...I?m growing my hair at the moment and it?s in that awful in-between stage, where it?s neither long nor short and can?t remember the last time it saw a style. So I decided it needed some urgent rescuing and booked an appointment with Regis ? the hair salon in House of Fraser in Bristol. I have been there twice before and although it is expensive, I have always been very happy with the service and felt it was a nice treat and a good pick-me-up. As I have been ill for 3 weeks now with a bad throat and chest infection, it sounded a good idea all round. It started off well. I was greeted with a nice smile, had my coat taken to be hung up and I was shown to a seat and told my stylist wouldn?t be long. I sat there for almost ten minutes in an impossibly high chair with my feet dangling. Being sat in front of the mirror meant I had to...

KarenUK 12.02.2005 · Read review
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Review of Regis Hairdressers

Good Hair Day? Definitely!

Advantages: Quick to heat up, Excellent results, Easy to use, Time-saving
Disadvantages: Cost, Extremely hot, Only one setting

...I've had these hair straighteners for roughly six months now and have used them probably every day since I was given them, so I feel fairly qualified to give my opinion: that I really can't recommend them highly enough!! The quality of GHDs is unbeatable - I've used a lot of hair straighteners in my time, and I've got to say that they really do give consistently good results. They heat up in roughly fifteen seconds, and you can straighten hair very quickly in a rush with a fairly good finish - which as you can imagine saves huge amounts of time in the mornings! Generally, unless your hair is remarkably stubborn, the hair will also stay straight for the duration of the day. It's also worth noting that they're pretty versatile, and as my hairdresser demonstrated a few days ago, it's quite easy to get nice curls using these hair...

sparkly-pink-stars 05.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ghd Limited Edition Styler - Hair Straightener

A Very Very Good Hair Day!

Advantages: Heat very quickly, Thin irons are perfect for men and women
Disadvantages: None

...After having very short and spiky hair for most of my teens and early 20's, I decided earlier this year that I need a change and decided to grow my hair. When it got to a certain length, I purchased a pair of £20 straighteners from a supermarket. Being the 'typical' man, I decided that straighteners were straighteners, and I was not going to pay over the odds for a product that would no doubt do the job just as well. After getting sick and tired of waiting about 5 minutes for my straighteners to heat up, and about 45 minutes trying to get my hair straight, I decided on the recomendation of my friend to purchase a pair of the GHD mini thin straighteners. They come in a neatly presented box, with quite stylish packaging. The box had instructions on how to use and safety advice, which I would recomend reading due to the heat factor...

alfie-b 28.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ghd Mini Styler - Hair Straighteners

A hair cut with care instructions

Advantages: A salon that listens to you
Disadvantages: At the top end of the cost market

...As you ladies will know - it is difficult to find a hairdresser that listens to what you say. I was a regular at a well known salon and while my hairdresser did cut my hair nicely I found I was getting quite bored with the same old haircut. Anytime I asked for something different I would be handed a bunch of books and told to pick something that I fancy. Now, I don't want that - paying in excess of £40 for a cut/wash/blow-dry - I want the professional to advise me of different options / colours / styles that would suit my hair, face etc. So, it was time for a change. Looking round at the other salons in town I didn't see anything that inspired me (just the usual ladies walking out with neatly coiffed hair but nothing 'special'). Then, just as I was thinking I was stuck I noticed a salon by the church called Johnston Brady. Well to...

CLAWSON0810 09.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Johnston Brady Hairdressers

Great for short thin hair

Advantages: Heat very quickly
Disadvantages: Unable to cope with my thick hair

...I bought these recently as I cannot live without my older larger plated GHD's and thought that these would be a handy alternative. They do heat in under 3 seconds and have the same excellent ceramic plates as the larger version, however I found them very time consuming. I have very thick hair about shoulder length and unlike their larger cousins they were unable to straighten as effectively . On saying that they were brilliant on my fringe. I would recommend these to anyone with shorter or thin hair. A fashion conscientious male friend of mine used these and loved them and were perfect for his short hair. I would recommend using the straightening oil with these as they are very hot and I did find a few burnt strands of hair ....

uistcr 14.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ghd Mini Styler - Hair Straighteners

GHD - A 'Good Hair Day'

Advantages: Heats up quick
Disadvantages: Expensive

...GHD are the best straightners on the market, GHD actually stands for 'Good hair day' which is exactly what they give you.....every time. Near enough every hair salon uses them and they can be bought from most of them and also the GHD website. There are a range of different types of GHD straightners for different styles, both for girls and boys. They Take only a short 20 seconds to heat up to a maximum temperature of 210 degrees, they also have a little red led which lets you know exactly when there done once its stopped flashing. Meaning you only have to go over one section of your hair once unlike many other straightners on the market. Straightening can be annoying when the cord keeps getting caught or tangled, but it?s not going too happen with the 360 degree swivel cord GHDs have. This makes it easier to move around your head...

playboyplayer 19.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ghd Limited Edition Styler - Hair Straightener

Sexy Shiny Hair With A Pink And Girly Twist!

Advantages: They Are Pink, Heat Detector, Heat Indicator, Easy To Use, Curls Too, Value For Money
Disadvantages: Frequent Use Damages Hair

...My mum bought me my first pair of GHDs roughly five years ago. Looking back I can honestly say that I have no idea how I managed without them! I had a pair of pretty rubbish things in my first year at secondary school but it wasn't until I had GHDs that my hair was properly managed. When we visited our salon they used GHDs to finish the look of both me and my mum's hairstyles. Now I know that the hairdresser can always make your hair look ten times better than you can but I have to say my hair looked straighter and sleeker than it ever had before. My mum forked out about £100 for the straightners, and judging by her usually tightness when it comes to money this shows just how impressed she really was. These were the original GHDs that were first on the market. They were innovative because they only took 7 seconds to heat up (my...

colleen_uk 12.03.2008 (13.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of Ghd Limited Edition Styler - Hair Straightener

Hair By Caroline From Big Brother

Advantages: Five English pounds for a hair cut!
Disadvantages: You'll need a strong disposition to sit through 2 hours of barking

...slunk away feeling like an office Junior when I asked for a coffee. ** Décor ** From far away, the salon itself is all suspended, teardrop mirrors and sophisticated ocean green walls, but close up, the paint job was done with a rag by Linda barker. There was only a 2-seater posing as the waiting area, but joy of joys, it didn’t have that nasty, hairdresser smell, probably because they don’t have enough heads to smother with hairspray. Only one other woman came in the whole time I was there, although someone phoned up hoping for a face wax. ** The Result ** Miss T done good. The cut is so brilliant I feel like a glamorous, gorgeous (shortarse) supermodel from the neck up, but it’s still longer than it perhaps should be. But after 2 bum-numbing hours, neither I nor Caroline from Big Brother could bring ourselves...

pennii 30.01.2002 · Read review
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Review of Partners Hairdressers

GHD, makes a bad hair day a good hair day

Advantages: Temperature, quick warm up
Disadvantages: None

...These straighteners are the best hair straighteners I have ever used, they heat up in about 10 seconds, beep when they're ready to use and then if you forget to turn them off they switch themselves off which is great if you're like me and have often come home to find my bed covers completely singed. They're very hot which although on the one hand is good because they work really well for every type of hairstyle you can ever want to do, straighten, curl, volumise etc. However, if you don't use a comb when straightening your hair you can quite often burn your fingers on your hair. GHD really do offer quality products as a general rule and I would never use any other straighteners. This is my 3rd pair of GHD's so really I have no complaints, however, my hot pink straighteners have had to be sent back to GHD on 2 different occasions...

kimbolaydee 11.07.2007 (28.02.2008) · Read review
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