AR Kuaför

I’m always up for new experiences as long as they are fun and not (too) dangerous.
So when in Istanbul, my hair looked terrible. And by terrible I mean they looked like «10 days post rave party» terrible.
No matter how often I washed them, while I was in Istanbul they still looked like that. So I’ve decided to ask the help of a professional because my hair definitely needed a wash and a blow.
After a few search I end up in front of this kuafor (hairdresser in Turkish) with a shady neon sign which made it look more of a closed house than a hairdresser. I entered and climbed the stairs to the 1^st floor where I found a giant picture of scarlett johansson (back when she had long hair) to greet me.
Neon sign + pixelated picture of a star, I haven’t yet entered the salon and the level of tackiness was already at the top.
Once inside I was greeted by 3 Turkish men (one of them was eating a kebab). You must understand that these guys were the complete opposite of what I’m used to back in Paris. They were large men with no sense of hairstyle what so ever, they could seriously pass as cooks or even plumbers but not hairdressers.
Well you know the saying, never judge the book by its cover so I’ve decided to give it a try with an open minded. There were already two girls in front of me, so of course I ended up with the kebab eating hairdresser, and of course he didn’t wash his hands before touching my hair.
After a very very quick wash, it must have lasted 1 minute. 1 minute of water spelt on my face and shampoo splashing on my clothes.
So far the story is disastrous, so why did I put 3 stars instead of 1 should you ask?
Let’s say that the rest gets better. The hair blow art was well done. Not fantastic or spectacular but was done pretty seriously during 15 minutes or so.
So it was definitely an experience, I wouldn’t recommend the place if you’re looking for a fancy/​trendy hair salon. In fact I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re looking for anything more than a wash and blow. But for the latest, it does the trick. I ended up with a nice clean and lean hair.
And hey, for 15Turkish Lira (= 5 € = $ 7) a wash and blow, what did you expect?
P.S: they also offer threading brow shaping service.
PS2: funny anecdote, the three men during the entire time were fixing the TV, watching a TV serie called «kuaforum». Some sort of mix between American idol and American next top model but for hairdressers.