Helloooo all
Sorry I have been behind on my postings. As most of you know I just moved and am still settling in getting my ish together! I have had the past few days off to recuperate and relax which was nice. Sometimes I don't do well with relaxing though. I always feel the need to be doing something, whether it's a task like washing dishes or making my bed or a project like finding a new coffee table for our place or researching different handbags to buy. Relaxation is almost like a lost art to me.
Anyways, in my days off I did a lot of thinking about changing my hair colour. Over the weekend my roomie and my sister almost begged me to dye my hair closer to my natural dark roots. Me, always the hilighted blonde, was doubtful. But staring at those black looking roots and ratty straw hair gave me an epiphany! Why am I wasting so much hard earned money on bleaching the crap outa my hair, only to have it look like a train wreck 2.5 months down the road.
So then began my search for new hair colours. Black, Brown, Golden Brown, Red, Auburn.....so many options!! I was so overwhelmed but decided I wanted a goldenish brown and red. So after that was decided, I needed a place to get this done. I am tired of paying top buck for hair! I mean it's just HAIR right?! I would do it myself if my hair wasn't so damaged and in need of colour correction, but I needed professional work at an affordable price! Enter: House of Lords on Yonge and Isabella Street in Toronto.
I have often walked past this place on numerous occasions on my way to acting class, but never thought much of it. It turns out they are a true gem! A little rough around the edges in regards to decor, but that's what I think gives it character. With rockbands and music paraphenalia plastered all over the walls and the funky beats belting from the stereo system, I felt right at home! Not to mention all the stylists had their own funky doo's going on....purple streaks, fringed bangs and the like....I was very intrigued to see what they could do for me.
I came in around lunch time to be greeted by a nice stylist. I explained that I wanted to tone down my blonde and go a little darker. Sometimes I hate going to salons and explaining what I want, because I know what I want is always so hard to do or achieve. But this lady was super nice and started consulting with me about colours and tones at once. We decided on a nice golden brown with a hint of red. Before I knew it my head was all dyed up and I was tapping my feet along to the poppunky beats playing in the background.
Once the dye was set, the lady took me to the sinks where she rinsed out my dye but also offered to put on a treatment for my oh so damaged hair. Once I was done, she did a nice blow dry style and I was good to go. She even reccommended good shampoos to use that I get at the drugstore.
And so I go to pay the cashier, expecting my bill to be around 150 dollars....but to my amazement...only $102!! I was shocked!! What an amazing price for an amazing colour, cut, treatement and style!!
All in all I had a great experience here. The only downside...they don't take debit...and only take Visa (sucks for Mastercard users like moi). But despite some of the crap reviews I have read, I have nothing but good things to say. It's a rock n rolling, funky sweet salon! Two thumbs up!! Check em out http://www.houseoflords.ca/
