Edgy hairdressers in Vancouver?

June 21, 2010 6:39 PM

Looking for a good, weird-hairdo-friendly hairdresser in Vancouver BC to give me an undercut.

I'm fairly new to Vancouver, and, moreover, don't know much about haircuts since I typically go to cheap hairdressers or DIY it.

However, I'm planning on getting an undercut (long hair with it shaved underneath) and I want to get a real hairdresser to do it the first time. I don't trust myself to shave it evenly and symmetrically, and having once walked out of Great Clips with crooked bangs, I don't trust the $12 hairdressers to give me anything more than a trim.

Any recommendations? I need some place that is 1) decent, 2) reasonably affordable (under $50?), 3) open to "edgy" cuts (i.e. preferably not an old-lady kind of place).

Thanks!

posted by vanitas to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (6 answers total)

Check out Chop Shop. They have locations downtown on Granville Street, and on Commercial Drive. Definitely open to edgy cuts!
posted by keep it under cover at 6:56 PM on June 21, 2010

I go to On The Fringe in the student union building at UBC. It's a proper salon with good stylists; they cater to students and should thus be okay with a wide range of styles, and are also quite affordable, in the $25 to $30 range for regular jobs. They have a place on Main St too that is marginally more expensive.

ps welcome to Vancouver :)
posted by PercussivePaul at 7:07 PM on June 21, 2010

I have a friend in Vancouver, BC. She is quite good, and will give you the personal attention you want. Since I don't want to blast askme with "my fri3nd is so gr8!!" talk, you're welcome to gmail or email me for specifics.

But she's so gr8. ;)
posted by fake at 7:07 PM on June 21, 2010

Bangtown! & ask for Chenoa; she cuts hair for lots of queers & punks. If you want it a little more fancy & sculpted, Missy at Coup is your answer. Both places are going to be around 45-50, though. Once you make DIY-ish friends around here I'm sure you'll be able to get lots of good free haircuts.
posted by 100kb at 7:57 PM on June 21, 2010

I concur, Fake's friend is gr8.
I've never been but I've heart good things about the East Vanity Parlour.
posted by stray at 1:10 AM on June 22, 2010

Response by poster: Thank you all! I didn't realize I had so many rad options in Vancouver. :)
posted by vanitas at 10:58 AM on June 23, 2010