I went to Sui Hair Salon on Russell Street, Melbourne, about three days ago to get my hair cut.
In Melbourne, I usually go to
Seri in Melbourne Central, where either Seri or Jini cut my hair and it has always been very good. Anyway, I like trying new things, and I like Korean hairdressers, so I decided to give SUI a shot after hearing good things from some friends.
I WISH I DIDN'T GO.
There are two things that, in my opinion, make a bad hairdresser.
1. They don't listen to your instructions; and
2. The haircut is badly cut.
Possessing either one of these faults alone does not a bad hairdresser make. Sometimes a deviation from my instructions has led to a surprisingly fresh and different haircut that I have enjoyed. Other times, the hairdresser has listened, but not cut my hair perfectly (I've had to do fix-up trims at home), but overall the result was okay. It's both those faults together that make for a truly horrible hairdressing experience.
So here is what happened at Sui.
My hair
was very long, almost all one length, except for the front where my fringe is growing out. I asked for the hairdresser to trim my fringe and neaten it out so it would grow out properly. The hairdresser suggested that I get some layers put into my hair because my hair was very thick. I said that she could trim the ends a
tiny bit (indicated about 2cm with my fingers) and put in a
few long layers. BUT NOT MANY. I stressed this point because I know hairdressers get scissor-happy and tend to forget to stop cutting, especially when you have a lot of very long hair. The hairdresser actually said, "Yes, we'll keep it to mainly one length."
And this is what I ended up with.
She cut my hair so that about a third of it is still long, and the rest is made up of
choppy, uneven layers. Most of the layers are just below shoulder length, which is the WORST length because they will kick out in all sorts of directions because your shoulders are there! And the growing-out fringe issue? It was thinned out a bit, but doesn't look any better.
Initially I thought the problem might just be the way that the hairdresser styled it. So I reserved judgment for a few days and washed & blow dried my hair myself and...discovered it wasn't the styling, it's the haircut itself.
It took me a good
two to three years to get my hair to be relatively one length. And with this haircut, I am back to where I started.
Now, there are plenty of people who seem to be very happy with Sui. The salon was busy, and I personally know a lot of people who like it. And recommend it wholeheartedly. The service is good, the staff are friendly and the salon is clean and well equipped. But my haircut was pretty bad. Maybe the worst haircut I have ever had. (That being said, I haven't had any huge disasters in the past.)
That's all I have to say.
Excuse me now while I go and try to make lemons into lemonade.
***EDIT***
I have been informed that maybe I was a little overly harsh on Sui. Just to clarify - my haircut does not actually look bad, it just doesn't look how I wanted it to. It's a case of reality < expectations.
