01/24/09

VAN IS THE BEST FOR HAIRCUTS!!!!! :) :) :) :) :)

by alanaleigh

I have spent over a year looking for a new stylist and I finally found a talented professional! There was plenty of on-street parking out front and the salon workers even helpfully reminded me to stock the meter. The gals at the reception desk were friendly and helpful and offered me a beverage straight away. As I had just had a laser peel, they were understanding and accomodating. I had a very brief wait for my stylist in a comfy and cozy yet somehow modern space. Looking around I saw that this salon was impeccably clean. Not a hairball to be found. Van soon appeared, though my appintment time was still 15 minutes away. He started the conversation with what I was looking for and we looked at a few pictures I had brought and agreed on what he should do with the cut today. (I have a lot of superfine hair and he really knew how to handle this hair type) His assistant gave a very soothing wash and detangler with a scalp massage that was absolutely divine! Van has a very professional yet upbeat demeanour and a great flair for hair cutting. (no gossipy drama here) He noticed all of the quirks of my hair without me having to point out each and every one. My hair cut came out PERFECT!!! I can take off my bike helmet and it still looks great plus it really looks phenomenol when I actually do something with it. THIS IS EXACTLY HOW A FABULOUS HAIRCUT IS SUPPOSED TO PERFORM!!! :) My hats off to you, Van. I will be sending everyone I know your way! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! (Under-priced for this level of skill!!! )

• Pros: No cons here! :)
• Cons: Impeccably clean, inviting environment! 5 STAR HAIRCUTS by VAN!!!

01/16/09

Best Salon in Denver!

by kristin113

The reason the Parlour is so good is because they train/educate ALL of their stylist for an entire year in an apprentice program before they are ever allowed to even touch a client. Any stylist doing hair there has graduated a pretty hardcore education program and proven themselves to the master stylists. I went to Felicia and I could tell that she really, really cared about making me happy and giving me what I ask for, but also made great suggestions and gave me a beautiful cut. I got a glass of wine and she even had the front desk run and get me a sandwich from the restaurant next door when I mentioned I was hungry! PLUS a scalp massage, style, and my meter fed for me! All or a $31.00 haircut? Oh--and a lot of people complain about the parking there. The first visit or two, it can be daunting but it gets easier and faster the more you go there. Plus, once you get into the Parlour, they (the employees there) run out and feed your meter for you so you don't have to worry about it! Just arrive a good 15 minutes earlier to find some parking and bring your quarters. It's not that bad, really. Worth the trouble for a high quality salon that provides clients with highly trained stylists.

• Pros: atmostphere, people, quality service
• Cons: Not really any that I've found

03/10/08

Love the Parlour

by nikita99

Van is my stylist, he's great. (downtown location) I recently moved and plan to start going to the Boulder location. The atmosphere is really nice, open and relaxing, unless all the stylists are working and then it's really loud, but that's true of most salons. I really like supporting the Parlour b/c they offer their employees full benefits. I'm sure they still work on commission, but Van has never rushed through a cut to get to another customer. My cut and style is $65, which I think is a decent price. Considering it takes an hour, and it's a fantastic cut, definitely worth it. Whenever the price goes up, he gives me one more cut at the old price. I think that's pretty good customer service. His shampoo assistant (Katie Lou?) is really great too. Good head massages during the shampoo and she once gave me a student training cut for $10 (not bad for a trainee). Parking is not that difficult, even if it is downtown. There are plenty of meters on every block for miles around or you can pay $8 to park in a lot.