salon papillon

My hair has not been acquainted with scissors since last year and to be blunt-it looked frightful. My last Deva cut (from a salon in Narbeth) looked like someone had clipped a shape out of a paper bag and glued it to my head. That haircut had nothing to do with me, my face or my hair's growth pattern. When that kinda thing happens, there are 2 solutions-let it grow out or shave it all off. I chose the former, more conservative route. After reading a lot of reviews, I called Salon Papillon and booked a cut with Jim (Jian). He was cordial without being phony and wasted no time; he immediately asked me what I wanted before he touched my hair. I told him and explained what I disliked about my last cut. Without any snark, he showed me the length disaparities from the last barbering and I agreed that it was a bad cut. He told me what he was going to do and then took his time without engaging in a lot of chit chat. That isn't to say he was aloof or unfriendly. Not at all. More that he was paying keen attention to what he was doing and making sure everything was symmetrical and to his own high personal standards. I'd much rather the stylist concentrate on giving me a stellar cut than try to entertain me or come off as my new best buddy. Back in the chair with Jim after being shampooed, he applied styling product and went to work with the diffuser, cautioning me to never apply any product directly to my scalp. What I found absolutely great was that although he is Deva trained, he did not use their awful products on my hair. He diffused, scrunched and had me shake out my hair until he was satisfied with the result. I looked in the mirror and told him honestly it was the best cut I'd had in at least 5 years. My head and scalp felt loose and light as a feather and after a year in lockdown with only one previous, bad Deva cut at a different salon, I felt like a new person. That sounds corny and cliched, but it's very true. Jim did not try to sell me any products-Deva Curl or other nor did he insist I come back for another cut in 4 weeks. He came outside to thank me again after I'd left the salon and invited me to come back inside out of the wind when I was waiting for my return Uber. I said I was enjoying the air so we just hung out and chatted a bit together. He's a man of few words and tremendous talent. I respect that. Really-what's not to like? If you need or want a precision, expert Deva cut with no silliness, no upselling, no strained, phony small talk, no feeling like you have to spend $150 on 'their' styling aides or be subject to any extraneous faffing around, make the journey to see Jim in Wynnewood at Salon Papillon. You can thank me after.