Success at last. Finally after great searching, I found a hair place that charges normal prices, I have been looking for two months. I found a place via a Russian friend near the center. Like most places in the city, it was hard to find by street number and it had no neon sign or anything to give its name, just a plain white door on a block of old flats.
I nervously went down the many stairs with my child and buggy to the hair salon. I felt like I was so near to my goal of actually getting a hair cut in Moscow and I felt nervous of what I would be told for price and that I would have to go home again without a hair cut. Once I was in the salon, I asked the lady, via help from a friend on my mobile who speaks Russian, how much it would be and I was told 200 rubles for a hair cut. I showed the hairdresser guy, my pre-typed hair cutting instructions written in Russian and he cut it. He even washed it for an extra 90 rubles and helped me up the stairs with my child and buggy. What a nice guy. 'Wow' at last. A hair cut in a normal nice place, for 290 rubles- fantastic. One of the ladies even held and played with my son, while my hair was being cut. I think people like kids in Russia. I will certainly go back.
My advice is, if you get a hair cut as a foreigner, check the price first and if you do not speak any Russian, get a friend to type on paper how you want your hair cut so you can show the hairdresser. If they ask you if you want a shampoo or anything, check the price first before they do anything or you may get a bad shock.
I nervously went down the many stairs with my child and buggy to the hair salon. I felt like I was so near to my goal of actually getting a hair cut in Moscow and I felt nervous of what I would be told for price and that I would have to go home again without a hair cut. Once I was in the salon, I asked the lady, via help from a friend on my mobile who speaks Russian, how much it would be and I was told 200 rubles for a hair cut. I showed the hairdresser guy, my pre-typed hair cutting instructions written in Russian and he cut it. He even washed it for an extra 90 rubles and helped me up the stairs with my child and buggy. What a nice guy. 'Wow' at last. A hair cut in a normal nice place, for 290 rubles- fantastic. One of the ladies even held and played with my son, while my hair was being cut. I think people like kids in Russia. I will certainly go back.
My advice is, if you get a hair cut as a foreigner, check the price first and if you do not speak any Russian, get a friend to type on paper how you want your hair cut so you can show the hairdresser. If they ask you if you want a shampoo or anything, check the price first before they do anything or you may get a bad shock.
a very interesting blog, especially as I desperately need to have my haircut and have no idea how to go about it. Would it be possible to give me the address of the place you went to? thanks mark.fisher1956@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMark, I'll email you the number.
ReplyDeleteI must admit i spent a fair amount of time in Moscow recently (thanks top that wonderful volcanic cloud) and loved every minute of it! I found a good salon with the help of my friend near Paveletskaya Metro towards the river on the right. She trimmed my hair and washed it. I think I paid about the same without the tip. Enjoying the blog by the way. Thanks. Bryan Neighbour - Essex, UK.
ReplyDelete:)) When I was in Moscow and wanted to get a haircut, I also had a piece of paper with instructions and a friend on the phone.
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