I'd been going to a just-okay-costs-too-much place for a while. My hairdresser was kindhearted and let me practice my atrocious German. But, frankly, she didn't do that great a job. Happily, she moved on to retail sales, and I was forced to move on too.
I got a tip on a salon just a few blocks from my house, and it turned out to be a winner: Reto Holzer Coiffure. Reto handles the shears with confidence, and he reconstructed the shaggy disaster that was all that remained of my last cut into something I quite like. He also had the confidence to create a color without much instruction from me (I'm not really good at hair-speak in any language), and came up with a natural look that actually works with my skin tone. He speaks English too, although he chided me a bit for not trying to continue in German.
You bet I made second appointment on the spot.
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thanks for the tip. i've taken note (always good to have a backup on hand.
ReplyDeletei've already found a lovely coiffeuse. i'll leave you with her name and salon just in case you ever need a backup!
tamara at madart on zweierstrasse in zürich.
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ReplyDeleteps. i'm also an american expat living in zürich and am most certainly a food too! ;-)
for an expat hair stylist try Niall Wykes (www.nwh.ch) - i have been very happy
ReplyDeleteHi asphalt and air,
ReplyDeleteSorry for the delayed reply. Travel and blogger downtime really got in the way. Thanks for sharing the name of your Coiffeuse.
btw: I went back for a second visit since I posted this and am even happier with Reto.
Kathy
Thanks, anon., for the recommendation!
ReplyDeleteI have been going to Reto now for a few years & am very satisfied. I have been traveling in the US since May & have yet to find an Aveda stylist up to his standards. Can't wait to get my hair done in December.
ReplyDeleteHe saves my hair. Best Aveda Hairdresser in Town, Eddine Belaid .
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Cécille