Had my haircut here, paid 180, not exactly what i expected, but hairstyle looks great and i like it, was made neat and fast. Service and attitude are perfect. Will advice this place to all my friends. The best you can get in Beijing! =D>

After many average haircuts at local salons, I took the plunge at TATA with one of their top hair "artists" for 880rmb the most I have ever paid for a haircut. It was definitely a more comfortable experience dealing with an English speaking and obviously professional hairdresser who meticulously snipped at my locks.

But was it all worth the price? I like to think not, but I must admit the cut and style (I have short hair) grew out well and lasted a long time. I have since been back to a local salon for another nothing special cut, and now bitten the bullet and will be returning to TATA for a quality cut/fix up.

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After reading the Beijinger i decided to get my haircut at TATA.

I came in and made clear i didnt speak chinese ( 2 sec later the owner was there a native english speaker) making it rather easy to explain what i wanted.

I had no idea what the price would be and i could choose between 280 rmb and 120 rmb after explaining what i wanted he was honoust and told me i should take the 120 RMB one ( not overpaying in china OMG).

Hair looks wonderfull and it was the first time my hair felt like silk.

The little thing is during the shampoo there is only a small neckrest which is only a small nuisance and if that was fixed it would have been perfect.

PS: English Magazine and a good drink during the haircut rly enjoyed that one

I was so bummed when my beau won a free gift certificate for a hair treatment in the Beijinger reader survey - I was really, really hoping he'd win the massages, but alas, he won the top prize and since he has relatively little hair, he donated it to my dry and brittle mop.

I decided to make an evening of it and get my hair cut and colored as well. Long story short - I am happy. "A" (I didn't quite get his name, but I think this is it) did a great job coloring my hair, and proactively told me that if the color didn't come out the way I liked it (my hair has seen many colors) I could come back and he'd fix it anytime. It's a touch dark but I'll give it a week, since pre-treated hair tends to fade. Sweet guy, and very gentle. The color cost me RMB 780 for "medium length" hair. They first tried to tell me I had "long hair" but I disagreed and they agreed to medium length hair.

My hair dresser Phillip (a cut wit him runs RMB 180, cheapest one's start at RMB 120) seemed a little stuffy at first, but was quite good, and really understood that fine hair needs special attention. He also joked with me about the fact that I cut my own bangs, which was so much nicer than the scoffing I usually get. He even stayed late to wrap up the job. As I was leaving, the owner of the Salon, KK, who had also stayed late, personally saw me off.

The hair treatment - which has a long Italian name I can't remember and can't look up because their website is inaccessible - was brief and relaxing (ca. 20 minutes, and normally runs RMB 680) and left my hair super soft and shiny. I couldn't stop playing with it.