Cutting Edge Salon — Local services in New York

I've been coming to Cutting Edge for years now but I think they might've had a change in ownership or management recently as a lot of the stylists no longer seem to be there. I used to always go to Anthony and he gave me great layers and would always remember me even though I didn't get my hair cut that often, but he was inconsistent with my bangs so I've tried a few other stylists there since then.

This review is more about my most recent experiences with Perry. He's very opinionated and will not hesitate in telling you what he thinks you should do. I recently found out I have cancer and since starting chemo, have started losing a lot of hair. The last time I washed my hair, it became extremely tangled and matted because of all the loose hairs and I was unable to detangle the mat, and the only thing to be done was to cut it all off, which was extremely distressing for me as I've had long hair all my life. And since I've been coming here for years, I decided to come here to just shave my hair off since I'm losing so much anyway.

My friends came with me to support me and even though the salon was empty when we came in, Perry had them sit in the corner and wouldn't let them talk to me during the cut, even though I didn't move my head when talking (he said he didn't want me to talk because he needs my head to stay in one position). I explained to him what happened with the matted hair and with chemo and he didn't seem to believe me and told me that I needed to take better care to not let that happen again. As if I wasn't focusing all my energy on just trying to survive.

In the end, Perry gave me a pixie cut because he said I haven't gotten to the point where I need to shave it all. He said if I needed to shave it, I could just buy a shaver and do it myself at home. I explained to him that I didn't trust myself to do so evenly and wanted to come somewhere I trusted and he very pointedly explained to me that the salon has a policy of giving stylish cuts. That you only go there if you want to look nice. And that if I just wanted something easy, I don't need to go there.

Basically I spent $80 plus tip at somewhere that I used to trust and go to regularly, only to be to get lectured at, have my cancer diagnosis ignored, and for my friends to be treated rudely.

I will not be...

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