Wednesday, January 26, 2011

My Magic Man

For the last 11 years, the only man who has remained a constant in my life has been my hairdresser, Troi Young.   For more than a decade, I have followed this man, from salon to salon, up and down Newbury Street.  Why you might ask?  Well, he makes magic happen.
It all started when I read a magazine article which suggested that finding a great hairdresser was as easy as asking a woman with a beautiful haircut where she got her hair styled.  At the time, I had a co-worker who had this amazing bob which was cut with such precision that she never had a hair out of place.  I asked her who her stylist was and immediately made an appointment with Troi the next day.
I was a little nervous going to my appointment.  I had just started to work in Boston and I had heard stories about Newbury Street salons.  Both the snobbery and prices of Newbury Street are legendary.  Luckily, Troi immediately set me at ease with some friendly banter and set to work on my mane. 
To see Troi work is somewhat of a sight.  He evokes the image of Edward Scissorhands as he gently moves your head back, forth and upside down.  Then he breaks out the dueling hairdryers which I won’t even try to describe.  Somehow, out of all this chaos, a thing of beauty emerges…silky, shiny, perfectly coiffed hair.  And it was at that moment that I was hooked.
Now I’m not going to lie, the cost of magic doesn’t come cheap.  But I always walk out of his salon feeling like a million bucks and to me that is priceless.
Troi Young currently works his magic at Avanti Salon, 11 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.  

2 comments:

  1. I've always wanted a long-term relationship with a hairdresser. I've never found one that I can trust enough...
    Great post!

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  2. Thank you so much for sharing this, Kim! We're so pleased to have Troi at Avanti, especially because he introduces us to great clients like you!

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