C'est Moi Salon or Finally some one gets it!

Hi Hi Hi I am so excited!
I am going to get right to it. I am 58 years old. I have a cosmetology license and have had it for 40 years. Unlike some though I can not cut my own hair. Maybe bangs on occasion but that is it. As in a long ago blog I ranted about the current day hairdresser/beauticians or whatever they want to be called. I have been to shop's, parlors, even a barber to try and and find someone that knows how to cut very thick coarse hair. I would just start feeling good with someone and they seemed to decide that they can cut my hair with their eyes shut and in 5 minutes flat. Time is money you know. That just does not work! So then I am on the search again. I go in and tell them what I would like they agree and (the first time) they take their time and do a fairly good job. Then once I have been back three or four times BAM, sorry Emeril, the 5 minute haircut that looks like they cut my hair with a lawn mower is back. I have more steps in the back than the Capitol building has in front. One side is inevitably longer than the other and even after telling them I have a cowlick my bangs on the right side are usually saluting to the hair god.
Next would be the shampoo. OMG! I have a bad back so laying back in a shampoo bowl chair can cause me discomfort not to mention numb legs. I have never met a shampoo bowl I liked. That is until today, more on that later. Then comes the water that is usually too cold or hot and they never ask. The top and sides of my hair might get some soap but forget about the nape. If they do get it you have a stream of water go down your back to your butt crack. Pleasant.

I have never been able to figure out why the folks who have salons don't get it. It is the Golden Rule thing. Do unto other, especially those who are paying you, as you would want done to yoursself. For a lot of ladies getting their hair done or cut is a real splurge for their budget. They want to be pampered. They want to feel like someone is listening to them and get's it. Some one who will give them at least 45 minutes of their time or more. I have finally found my place.

I had to get another charm for my medical ID. No one in my town had one. So I called a nearby town that still has an old fashioned honest to goodness service counts jeweler. They had just what I needed and could engrave the medication name on it before I got there. And I might add at a very reasonable cost. While walking back to my car I see the store next to the jeweler has a large cross and a crown of thorns in the window. A small sign says, It is all about Him. I was impressed with the display and when I looked inside viola' it is a beauty salon. I needed a haircut so I thought hey why not try another one.

I went inside and was greeted by two lovely women behind the counter asking if they could help me and with smiles. I said that I needed a haircut/trim. They ask if I had a preference as to who does the cut. I replied, anyone who is not afraid of thick coarse hair. A pretty young lady stepped forward offered her hand and said hello, my name is Paris. I was relived that it was a name I most likely would remember. I was ask to fill out a short questionnaire. Paris then ask if I would like a beverage to which I replied yes . I sat on a nearby sofa to fill out a form which only took a minute and handed it to the woman behind the desk. Paris then came over and showed me to her station where my beverage in a real glass sat waiting for me. She ask what I was looking for and I told her. She felt my hair, and assessed it and suggested what she would like to do. I agreed. She then took me to the back of the salon to a room that had very pleasant calming music playing and ask me to have a seat in a chair in front of a pedestal shampoo bowl that was at least as high as the back of the chair. She then moved a footstool over for my feet. Very very comfortable. She folded my collar down, placed a towel around my neck then put on the cape. A nice fabric cape, not plastic. She had me lean back ever so slightly and again voila' comfort. We discussed shampoo preference and the best shampoo experience I have ever had began. Now keep in mind that with a pedestal shampoo bowl it is not up against a wall. She stood behind the bowl. It was more of a 15 minute scalp massage with shampoo, conditioner and the perfect temperature water. It was wonderful. I would go back just to have the shampoo and nothing else. OMG what a pleasant calming experience. And she got all of my hair and no water down my back.

The haircut was most acceptable and what I wanted. Paris seemed to be on the same wave length as far as my perfect haircut is concerned. I left felling great. Happy with my style, happy with my stylist and just happy damn it.

The salon itself is chic [not sure how to spell that] with some shabby thrown in for good measure. It is a very old bank building. Quiet with soft music in the background. Price wise it was most reasonable. I have to say I gave her a good tip as well. She earned it and I wanted her to know how much I appreciated her work.

So if you live in N.W. Indiana and your looking for a good place to get your hair done. Go to Lowell, IN. to C'EST MOI SALON 316 E. Commercial Ave. right down town. It is worth the time, drive and money. ($ is very reasonable)
This is one day I had time for.