Peluqueria Ganivet
Calle Ángel Ganivet, 9-11
GRANADA (Granada) 18009
E-mail: salonganivet@hotmail.es
Phone: 958 229 924
Timetable:
Mon to Fri 09:30 to 20:00 h.
Sat 09:30 to 14:00 h.
Sun Closed
I have visited this hairdresser salon twice during my visits to the city of Granada, and have been most satisfied with the friendliness of the staff, punctuality of the service, and quality of their work regarding colouring and management of my hair. Last time I visited I was suffering from a dreadful misscolouring due to a bad work in an Australian salon, and left Ganivet with my hair as new.
If you leave in Australia, given the ridiculous prices demanded by Australian hairdressers, this salon will be cheap to you, but the pricing is very high for the city standards and for most average wages, as the salon is located in an upmarket street in the city centre. Of course, you get top notch quality colour hairdresser. However, I found the highlights specially expensive compared to other colouring services in the same salon, although way less expensive than in other areas of the world.
The colouring products are from the brand Wella, which isn't my fav brand of colouring products, but I get good results nevertheless. Their treatments and masks are from the brands Sebastian and L'Oreal.
The hair salon is open all day without the traditional stop for lunch typical of Spain. So the early hours of the morning and Spanish meal hours are the best ones to be squeezed in if you are in a hurry. The salon is very small, with reduced capacity, so booking in advance is needed.
The main downside of the salon is the pricing. No wonder you find a bit of nose in the air ladies, part of the Granada bourgeoisie.
Although the hairdressers are very good, the salon is far from comfortable or convenient and, when full, they move clients around so that they can use some of the chairs to finish jobs. There is no specific place for pedicure or manicure and both services are very basic. If you are used to the nail salons in Australia, this will fall short. They use O.P.I. nail polish.
The staff are affable and very friendly, but have a tendency to push you into treatments, masks and other stuff for which you will be charged extra. Be firm at the beginning and tell them exactly what you DON'T want to avoid an inflated bill. If they push, softly tell them "No estoy interesada". Ask in advance for pricing and if the price includes washing and dry off or not.
I'm not sure whether the staff speak English or not. If you speak little Spanish ask people in your hotel to write for you exactly what you want and what not. They are very good hairdressers, and will do their best .
Pricing
Hair
Wash and drying: 20 €.
Ladies Cut: 19 €.
Gents Cut: 14€ (includes washing and conditioning).
Colour from 25 €.
Highlights from 35 €.
Asian strengthening: 190 €.
Keratin treatment: 90 €.
Beauty
Manicure from 12,50 €.
Pedicure from 22,50 €.
Lip: 5 €.
Eyebrows: 5 €.
Make up 50 €.
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Shop 1/669 Beaufort St
Mt Lawley Western Australia 6050
(08) 9271 0067
http://www.hemispherehair.com.au/
Hours:
Mon-Wed, Fri 9:00 - 17:30
Thu 9:00 - 21:00
Sat 8:00 - 16:00
This has been my hairdresser for many years. It is a nice salon, very popular with both women and men, with a very friendly owner, desk girl and a creative bunch of hairdressers. They use L'Oreal products
I've never had my hair cut here, but I've had my hair coloured hundreds of times here with great results. In fact, I have always got compliments on my hair colour. The people at Hemisphere know their gild and do a great job at getting your hair looking beautiful and natural no matter the colour you choose. Some of their stylists have got national awards representing the salon, so they are very good.
I have heard people saying that Hemisphere is very expensive. That is true for haircuts, especially if you just want a trimming or simple layers. However, average salons in Perth, with poorer service and quality, demand the same fees for colouring. However, Hemisphere has a reward points system, so every time you pay, points are accrued to you, which then can be exchanged for a discount when it suits you (You can save them for months or use them next time).
The main down of the site is the same you find in most hair-salons, that stupid nonsense of a talk, that they keep asking you the same questions over and over for years without even listening. That you reply to their questions and they have already stopped listening when you started to say Ahhh. Having said that, it is up to the individual stylist, and some are more genuine than others.
Another problem is that sometimes you book with a specific stylist, directly, with his/her diary and mine at hand, and next time you go he/she is attending to another person while you are given somebody less experienced, and they make mistakes but you are still fully charged. Also they don't give you a receipt unless you ask for it. Both things are a big No no no for me. No no no!
I don't go that often now, as I don't like being taken for granted, but, to be honest, they offer a good service, use good quality products and you get your colour properly done.
They have a website from where you can book your next visit online.
Shop 30B, 650 Murray St
West Perth Western Australia 6005
(08) 9218 9332
http://www.justcuts.com.au/
Hours:
Mon-Thu 9:00 - 17:30
Fri 9:00 - 21:00
Sat 9:00 - 17:00
Sun 12:00 - 17:00
Just Cuts is a no-fuss hair salon that does just one thing. Guess what? Just cuts. Yes, snobby people out there, don't frown at met thinking that I am a 70yo. housewife with a big bottom that has no style whatsoever, while you funky among the mainstream funky cannot put your feet at JC.
Just Cuts is a no-nonsense no-fuss hair-salon with experienced hairdressers that give you a good haircut for a trifle of a price: below 30 dollars if you have shampooed you hair in the last 24 hours and 40 bucks if you need shampoo and dry off with your cut. This explains why the place if full of men, but also full of pensioners and, well, ME! Why me, gorgeous creature on Planet Earth? Well, it is cheap, the hairdressers are good (experienced, skilled, matter of fact with their scissors, even some foreign cool dudes and girls), and I get what I want for a third of what I would pay elsewhere. I go to an unpretentious unglamorous cheap place and leave the place as the glamazone I am. Should I be ashamed?
You can drop by and have your hair cut on the spot, or, if the place is very busy, as usually happens on Saturdays, you can return in half an hour. No booking needed.
My advice to get great results at Just Cuts:
- You need to know what exactly you want, and suits you.
- You need to tell them exactly how much you want cut, how do you want your hair styled. Don't be shy. Otherwise they could be lazy or focus on the conversation.
- If you are happy with one of the hairdressers ask for him/her, although, beware, they change a lot.
- Don't go at peak hours, but at an odd ones, when there won't be many customers around and the hairdressers are more relaxed and can spend more time with you and your hair!
To be honest, if you don't know what you want, or want something super-Oscars go elsewhere. One thing if for sure. If you have a disaster result at least you haven't paid the fortune you pay at other salons where you, indeed, get disaster cuts.To be honest, I always gets asked where I cut my hair, and people are surprised that JC is the place.
