I whole-heartedly recommend all the services -- haircuts, hair coloring, manicure, pedicure, spa services, etc. -- offered at Paula's Salon in Miami Beach. I'm a writer and community activist and have to look good for public appearances. I went to blonde from very dark brown hair 8 years ago and, thanks to owner Paula Sperduto's talent and concern for how each and every one of her clients looks, my hair is fabulous. I am often stopped on the street and asked, who cuts your hair? No kidding, it's that good! And the color is so natural-looking, so in tune with my eyes and skin tones, that when I tell people my color is not what I was born with, that it comes from a bottle, they really have trouble believing it. It took me three miserable years of searching and too many botched hair jobs before I found this terrific salon on Miami Beach. On the beach, hairdressers come and go and can nonchalantly screw up a lot of cuts and color and not care, but this salon is a keeper. Not only is everything top-notch and professional -- equal if not superior to salons I've patronized in New York City, London, Paris, and Bombay -- but the ambiance is wonderful. It's a friendly salon with nice people. No one puts on airs or looks down on clients. (Lots of other places you can go to for that!) It's a pleasure to come here and interact with the staff, from the lovely girl who washes hair, the fun young receptionist, those who provide spa and nail services, and the extremely skilled hair styling and coloring professionals who do such wonders daily with each and every person who walks in the door. I cannot imagine anyone badmouthing this terrific place, where everyone knows your name and is so glad you came. I'd be totally lost without Paula. Again, there are some pretty bad salons on the beach, salons that overcharge, stylists that botch up hair and color; Paula's Salon is not one of them. Paula fixes what other salons botch. This is the best. Just that: the best. Make your hair happy.
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