Mario's Salon

01/15/09

Looking for someone who can do the feminine short cut? Call Zen!

by VandZ at Citysearch

I'm hesitant to write this review, because it tends to be ridiculously easy to make an appointment with her, which must mean she doesn't have a huge client base yet. I'm willing to give up this luxury to help you all out, though. I'm a pretty finicky customer...I cut my own hair for 6 years before I had it cut too short to do myself, and I was very nervous about finding someone in the Boston area who could do what I wanted, given that I'm out of practice when it comes to telling someone else how I want my hair, and short cuts can be a disaster. I brought in a picture, described some alterations, and walked out with the best haircut I can ever remember getting. Zen reminded me that there are techniques I have no clue about. It keeps its shape for 8+ weeks, which is great because at this point in my life I shouldn't be paying for haircuts every 6 weeks. I can't feel too guilty though, it's a steal at $30, my Mom's hairdresser charges around $60 and she's never given me a short cut this great. I'm the envy of everyone at the gym in the morning because I can flip it over my head, blast it with a dryer, run my fingers through it, and I'm ready to go. Not to mention she remembered me on my second visit, which always feels kind of nice :).