As my new years resolution to get out and walk more often becomes harder and harder to stick to, I thought that offering my services as a dog walker might help!! If you live near my area of Amsterdam, and have a friendly energetic dog who likes walks, please get in touch. It's a zero cost service :) Btw - am a thirtysomething ex-London girl who loves animals and has experience with dogs.

May seem wierd to reply on such an old thread, but this one comes top of the google search results when you look for the 'best hairdresser in Amsterdam' so people are clearly still looking here for guidance!

 

I've been in Amsterdam for 6 months, and based on this thread I went to Leo to get my hair cut. He was great - funny, friendly and most importantly he gave me the exact cut I wanted, in fact it was even better than I had hoped for. That man knows 1001 ways to cut a bob.

 

Anyway, I went back a few times and finally began to get a bit miffed with some aspects of the service. Leo packs in his customers and you can easily find yourself parked with wet hair waiting for him to get to you for your cut. I'm an impatient type and I wanted my appointment to start at the allocated time, and end an hour or so later. No chance with Leo! You never really knew when your appointment would start or end. So anyway, I thought I would go to some other salons. Leo was great, surely all the fuss about Amsterdam hairdressers not meeting UK standards was a myth? Surely I could find someone with his skills who was a tad more organised?

 

Oh no. Oh dearie me no. I tried Het Haartheater (up for a Time Out award no less) and the service was impeccible....while they seriously wrecked my hair with razor blades and a lopsided and uneven cut. I tried the Toni & Guy in Magna Plaza. Wow. Even now I fail to understand how my instructions managed to translate into the horrible haircut I recieved.

 

So you know what? I went back to Leo. And he fixed my hair, in fact he made it look awesome. And maybe I'm a lot more chilled out now after 6 months in this amazing city, but I didnt really care that I was sat around for a while waiting for my slot. I drank my coffee, enjoyed my scalp massage (seriously, none of the other hairdressers I tried did this, at Leos you get your hair washed and scalp massaged while lying on a bed!) and listened to the mad banter between Leo and his team. It was great.

 

In conclusion - yes, Leo is a great hairdresser and a really lovely guy. The salon may be organisationally challenged, but Ive learned thats a small price to pay. Just dont go in with any expectation of the time at which you will come out.

 

Hope that helps :O)

This post was edited by sarah_wookie78 at January 6, 2012 9:10:39 PM CET

belleepoque (May 4 2011, 12:14 PM) said: > original post
Hi Sarah

I'm an Australian also moving to the Hague in 3 weeks with my partner, and am also 32. We are moving to a townhouse in Denneweg with our cat (and maybe our dog). I don't have a job yet but am hoping to find one in the first few months. Would love to meet up for coffee or a drink sometime to compare notes

Hello! Sounds like a plan - I'll get in touch once I've landed and sorted myself out with an apartment!

Good luck moving the pets

Sx

sincoll (Apr 12 2011, 10:57 PM) said: > original post
Hi Sarah, I'm also moving to Amsterdam at the end of the month with work and like you would love to meet some new friends. Drop me a note when you move over, it would be great to hook up.

Sinead

Hi Sinead

Good luck with the move! I will definitely be in touch once I get over there.

All the best

S

I'm moving to Amsterdam in late May with a new job - its my first time working abroad and I'm keen to meet fun people that I can explore the city with. I'm 32, sociable and love to have a laugh - please get in touch if youre likeminded and in a similar situation!

Sarah
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