TS Friendly Hairdresser North London

[dcdrac]

Does anyone know of a TS freindly hairdresser in North London?

[Stephenie S]

Well, I was aboujt to say they are ALL TG friendly, but I ran into some trouble making that statement about nail salons. So, let me just say that MOST hair stylists and salons will be TG friendly. You have hair, right? They do hair. That's their business. Ask around for a good one. It's probably best to get a recomendation from someone. Ask at work. Ask your wife. Ask your SO. Stop someone at the mall whose hair you like and say, "Gee, I just LOVE your hair. Where do you get it done?" That's generally how it's done in real life.

Or you can just walk in. You should get an instant feeling if you will be comfortable there. If not, just turn around and leave. If you like the place, tell the receptionist that you want a feminine cut and style. Or not, if you want to wait and talk to the stylist first. He/she cuts and styles hair. They won't care that you are a TG. I know it's easy to imagine that you are the only one, but believe me, you aren't. They have all seen and workied on men, women, TGs, and CDs before. That's their business. They do it for a living.

Lovies,
Stephenie

[Kimberley]

It would probably be a good thing to ask before you make the appt. I had one refuse to do my hair one time because I had bangs at the time and told her why. Duhhh. What's the diff? Oh well. what's a gurl to do?

:hugs:
Kimberley

[JeanneF]

I agree with Stephanie. You can usually get the vibe of the place when you first walk in.

My stylist, Jeremy, is awesome. I met him at one of the local gay bars (while I was in boy mode), and we really hit it off in a totally "friends" way (he's way out of my league...mega cute). When he told me he is a hair stylist, I started going to him for cuts. When I decided to grow my hair out, I just said "can you do my hair a bit girlier?", and he did. Simple as that. It's actually a little more "emo" than "girl", but it certainly beats a wig. :)

If you're concerned about finding a place, I would suggest start in the gay areas of town. While some gay guys have issues with trans people, the kind of guy who gravitates to a career in hair is more likely to be pretty open to the whole thing.