I live in Burlington, Ontario and have been driving to the Toronto area to have various "curly hair experts" cut my 3b hair (Jonathan Torch, Delineation - Deva, Prisma - Ouidad). Although I've been pleased with all of the above, the drive to Toronto was getting to me so I did a search on google to find a curly hair stylist closer to home.
Michael's name came up, listing one of his areas of expertise as curly hair. I reluctantly called the salon to speak with him to find out what his cutting techniques are. He had just left but the receptionist promised to get back to me when they re-opened after the weekend and sure enough, she did. She said that Michael would need to see me to establish what kind of curl I have before he would decide how to cut it - that answer sat well with me so I booked an appointment, again reluctantly.
I put Michael through the 3rd degree when I arrived but he knows his stuff and he knows how to handle curly hair! He gave me a terrific cut (cut it wet) and now my curls are back to their old springy selves.
It was still an hour drive for me to get there, but at least it was a beautiful drive into the Niagara area with no traffic!
I WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK! The salon is beautiful and has a professional, yet laid back atmosphere and the prices are very good!
So curlies in Niagara/Hamilton, if I left happy, so will you! You won't be disappointed.