Comments on: Curly cutter wanted in LA

Question: Curly cutter wanted in LA

egeanin — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:18:11 -0800

Can anyone recommend a great hairstylist in Los Angeles who is particularly talented at cutting very curly hair?

I am a woman who wears her hair in short, in natural ringlets, and I haven't been able to find a decent hairstylist in LA yet who actually knows how to cut very curly hair without making me look like a poodle.

I'm looking for names of specific hairstylists, along with the salons where they work. Bonus if it's a salon on the Westside of Los Angeles.

Thanks!!

By: paultopia

paultopia — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:19:13 -0800

I'm a guy with v. curly hair, and I had a cut I liked once from Dee at Shorty's on Fairfax in WeHo.

By: lisa g

lisa g — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:03:34 -0800

I've never had my hair cut in L.A., but the website Naturally Curly has a directory of salons with readers' reviews ... I found a decent curl-savvy stylist in Portland this way.

By: k8t

k8t — Sun, 10 May 2009 09:21:05 -0800

If you're willing to come up to Santa Barbara, Mimi at Walter Claudio is SB's curly cut guru.

By: ryecatcher

ryecatcher — Sun, 10 May 2009 10:10:47 -0800

Try Kory over at Planet Salon on Robertson.

By: tyrantkitty

tyrantkitty — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:19:41 -0800

It's amazing how clueless so many trained hairstylists are with curly hair, isn't it? My guy is Chuck DiMaria at Old Glory Barbershop in Venice. His prices are super low for L.A., too (I usually get out of there for around $60/70, including a generous tip), the atmosphere is great, and even though you can't make an appointment in advance, the waits are shorter than places where I had to book times weeks ahead. Just call the day you want to go to make sure he'll be in.

In Beverly Hills, there is also Batia and Aleeza. I got a great cut from them, it's true, but it was about $200, I spent a lot of time waiting, got shuffled around between 2 or 3 techs for shampooing, etc (and then had to sit and wait with drying wet hair), and got a really hard sell on their expensive products that were slathered into my hair at the end. Products that really dried me out and made my hair very crunchy. I wouldn't ever go there again, Chuck has my devotion, but another option couldn't hurt.

By: chicainthecity

chicainthecity — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:22:03 -0800

My hair is more wavy than curly, but still, I've gotten good cuts from Barbara at Fandango Salon (Silverlake).

By: goml

goml — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:49:08 -0800

I don't know SoCal, but if you are near Santa Monica or Palm Desert you will like OUIDAD Salons and hair care products.