Why my dream hairdresser is one who shuts up! By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 16:53, 26 May 2024 | Updated: 16:53, 26 May 2024 e-mail View comments There’s nothing like the confidence boost that comes with emerging from the hairdressers with your roots retouched, your split ends trimmed and a bouncy ‘salon’ blow dry to boot. But, my word, this bimonthly grooming ritual comes at a cost – and I’m not just referring to the eye-watering prices some salons now charge. Neither is it about the static shocks from the crackly nylon gowns or the stiff neck from tilting your head back as far as it will go into a basin that you can’t see.
No, I’m talking about the excruciating agony of having to make small talk with the stylist – an agony that can last more than three hours if you’re having a full head of colour, cut and blow dry. If, like me, you also have occasional special treatments (like Keratin straightening) you’ll find yourself captured for up to five hours. While some people are happy to natter away to the person doing their hair there are many others who find it tedious, awkward and even stressful.
For some reason, confessing your dull and glamour-free life to a hairdresser several times a year becomes embarrassing Congratulations then to Finnish hairdresser Kati Hakomeri who has started offering a ‘silent appointment’ service at her salon in Helsinki. Earlier this month The Mail reported that over the course of her career Kati has come .
