Country Style Hair Salon

Wow. So, don’t just a book by it’s cover, or a salon by its name. I’m a New Yorker which means I generally don’t want «country» ANYTHING but Country Style Salon? Yes, please!
Located near the VT/​NY border this is a fantastic salon. I just moved back to Bennington Vermont the other day and was in desperate need of the grooming I haven’t kept up on for the past few months while house hunting, packing, moving and now unpacking. I needed a break to make myself feel more like, well, myself — and I got it.
I made an appointment with Sara for 4 pm. I have known Sara for years and was actually her first haircut when she was in hair school but that was the first and only time she cut my hair — and it was just a little more than a trim. Yesterday, though, was the whole shebang: color, cut, wax… and, friend or not, it was fantastic. Sara blended the haircolor to match, processed long enough to cover my very stubborn grey streak, and cut it EXACTLY how I wanted. She also waxed my brows and a few randoms on my face. My brows are a nightmare between a scar on my left one and also a few hairs that kind of hide but are long and will stick out randomly. Not only did she wax but she cleaned up with tweezers and scissors — her meticulous nature is exactly what I love in a stylist.
Sara was also very understanding that I am officiating a wedding in a month so I needed the cut to be more about cutting out some bulk in the back (I have a LOT of hair) but keeping the front essentially the same so that I can easily have my hair blown out the day of the wedding.
In addition to Sara’s expertise, the shop is GREAT. I love the aesthetic — lots of wood and instead of traditional stations stylists have beautiful old hutches. There are lots of other things going on in the shop from nutrition counseling and art therapy to massages and tarot. I’m really looking forward to checking out more about it and also doing something a little more exciting with my hair the next time I go see Sara — maybe a pop of color for the fall!