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Chiggy's Touch Salon
Category: Beauty and Spas Hair Salons Hair Salons [Edit]
184 Davenport AveToronto, ON M5R 1J2
Neighbourhood: Yorkville
(416) 619-5477
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
5 reviews for Chiggy's Touch Salon
5 reviews in English
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Review from Nicole C.
10/29/2011 1 Check-in Here
I don't know why Chiggy's is getting such a bad rap - but I'm going to blame it on the fact that their salon is named Chiggy's Touch. Seriously. When my friend pointed it out to me as a salon that specializes in curly hair my first reaction was: I'm sorry...CHIGGY'S Touch? Really?
It makes it sound like a really fat barber who cant fit the scissors around their fingers is going to handle your hair.
Fun googled fact: "Chiggy" is short for Chigumira, the owner's maiden name.
Despite the unfavorable reviews I thought I'd give it a try since my usual hairdresser bailed on me the week before a wedding and a trip to Mexico - and we all know I cant be fiesta-ing it up with a bad do!
So I was taken care of by Patience who happens to own the salon. At first she sat me down to access my curls and decided to first cut wet, then style, dry and re-cut. This whole concept of dry cutting my curls was totally new to me since usually a hairdresser will spend 1.5 hours straightening out my hair and then cutting it. After having TWO girls washing and brushing out my hair (read: rat nest of tangles) they also asked a bunch of questions about my styling routine and making some suggestions on making my hair not so much of a tangled mess.
Patience then cut my hair in sections taking note of where each curl was sitting and the overall shape of my hair on my head. Then she dried it with a diffuser and recut each individual curl again.
I really did feel like each curl (and I have like 1000) on my head did get individual attention. And at the end I came out with a great cut that really flattered my face. I will say that I think that if you have more Afro-curly natural hair, you would appreciate this place. -
Review from Kuro M.
Scarborough, ON
8/22/2011
If you have really curly hair also known informally as "black hair" this place is not for you.
If you have any other kind of hair and you want to keep your hair looking in relatively good condition this place is not for you.
If you have no hair but just wanted to get your head washed this place is not for you.
...after having my hair chopped completely lopsided (heavy in the middle and absent everywhere else) and have it burned with non-leave in conditioner that wasn't washed out but instead was fried underneath a drier---my hair still has not grown back to normal 4 years later! (hence my profile picture which is pretty true to life right now).
I don't recommend this place to any human, animal, or extraterrestrial. -
Review from Annie L.
Toronto, ON
2/8/2012
I think the stylists try really hard to do a good job, but they are raised by the wrong hands.
Timing: why give me a 5p.m. appointment if the salon is fully booked until 5:30p.m.?
Attitude: the girls are all very nice.
Haircut & highlights: questionable.
I only had few streaks of funky highlights that needed re-bleaching at the roots so I bought their groupon thinking "hey, what can go wrong?". All they had to do was put in 3-4 foils, trim my bangs and prove the Yelpers wrong!
First of all, Patience said they have "a lot of fun colors". When I sat down, the girl who did my hair went "Oh we don't have this blue." "We don't have this red." "that purple's not really bright." I don't care if they only had Manic Panic from Shoppers. They can't even stock $10 worth of non-perishable goods? I can't say I didn't warn them of my request 2 weeks prior my appointment. Grudgingly I got reddish-copper highlights.
I don't know who trained the nice girl who did my hair. She used MY FACE to support the foils as she slapped the brush against it the entire time. The foils are then not folded but carelessly scrunched away from my face.
Both hair washes (to wash out the bleach and to wash out the color) did NOT involve her washing behind my neck. In between the bleaching (20 minutes) and coloring (15 minutes) she used her own hairclip from her hair to hold mine up. Her beautiful hair extentions kept slapping at my face during the rinses (imagine dry mop of pony tail smacking your nose and mouth like a drive-thru car wash). Then I was left to sit at the sink, away from my purse and magazines, while products ran down the back of my neck.
Instead of properly coloring my streaks, she assumed my hair was dark enough, and deposited it throughout my hair right at the sink. Other than the fact that this wastes A LOT products, my entire scalp glows copper red under the sunlight now.
Trim: the bangs are croaked. I'm now very glad I didn't ask for a full haircut.
Blow-out was good. But no blow-out can fix croaked bangs.
Overall: why sell promotional deals if you have no intention to prove yourself? -
Review from Ayesha A.
11/25/2011
I don't trust them at all.
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Review from Caitlin L.
Toronto, ON
8/22/2008
The Deal - Specializing in curly hair and hair extensions
I have curly hair and have struggled to find a salon in the city that works for me. A friend raved about how wonderful Chiggy's was, so I thought I would try it for myself.
The Outcome - Highlights that looked like I hadn't been to the salon in over a month.
When I am paying a premium I have high expectations. Overall, this was a rather disappointing experience and I won't be going back.
