Blades Hair Studio
Portland , OR 97209
Phone: (503) 223-5228
04/27/2007 Posted by chicafish
A very long winded account of my wonderful experience at Blades: A couple of weeks ago I decided to cut my hair off. Being relatively new to the city I googled and citysearched until I found Blades, and decided to give them a try. I’m so glad I did! The staff is so friendly and laidback. They made me feel welcome right away (unlike other places that seem to specialize in making their customers feel inadequate and underdressed.) Haley, my stylist, sat down with me had an actual honest-to-goodness conversation about my hair. She asked questions and then, get this, listened. I don’t think I’ve ever had this experience with a hairdresser before. I always get nervous when I get my hair cut because I have to take off my glasses and it’s hard to see what the stylist is doing. This can be especially uncomfortable because I’m rather shy and sitting in stony, blind silence is not my idea of a good time. Haley was super sweet and talked to me the whole time. I cannot emphasize enough how homey and comfortable the salon is. All the stylists talk to each other and sometimes walk around giving tips and “ooo”s and “ahhhh”s as the patrons get prettied up. When Haley was done blow-drying my newly shorn noggin I put my glasses on and was…disappointed. I’m not sure why but my hair just didn’t look as I had envisioned. Haley noticed my lack of enthusiasm but encouraged me to try the look out and style it myself for a couple of days. If I decided it wasn’t working she assured me she would do whatever it took to make it better. I took her advice and, sure enough, it didn’t take me long to fall in love with my cut. It’s flattering, versatile and easy-peasy to maintain. A couple of days after my haircut I came home from work to find a message on my machine from Blades. They wanted to follow up and make sure my cut was still working. Of course I called and said "OMG YES!". Long story short: I <3 Blades and I’m looking forward to frequenting them for many, many years.
Pros: parking, friendly & knowledgable staff, comfortable atmosphere, no tipping
Cons: none
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