Alt Friendly Hairdressers. Sydney

Rhyfelwr · 06-Oct-09, 05:45pm

So yeah, I am looking to get my haircut and coloured some quite, different ways. My local hairdresser is a bit too tame and wouldn't stock anything other than peroxide and brown dye.

Does anyone have a place they go to, have heard of or recommend?

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks

Hemerage · 06-Oct-09, 06:40pm

Use the Sydney forum nub.

pomrocks · 06-Oct-09, 06:42pm

furr in newtown?

deadlakes · 06-Oct-09, 06:46pm

doppelganger hair in newtown

http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/

ferretrock · 06-Oct-09, 07:05pm

Get Smart on Burton St, Darlinghurst. Go to (small) Paul or Christina, though the others will also do a great job.

nrjize · 06-Oct-09, 07:10pm

Furr on king street in newtown. Next to pastizzi cafe. plus they have a cute little dog.

Rhyfelwr · 06-Oct-09, 07:18pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemerage

Use the Sydney forum nub.

No.

Furr and Doppelganger have some pretty good examples on their websites. Thats the kind of places I am after. Doppelganger has a better website, and a lot more examples of their work so might go there instead.

Will walk past Get Smart and have a look before I make a decision though.

datakid · 07:29pm

i see kelly at brad ngata.

they're kind of more fashiony than alt, but they do lots of work that's very contemporary. they always win a bunch of shit at hair expo and they do heaps of fashion runway and editorial work with a bunch of big names.

they're a good option if you want something that's very now and cool but also on the grown-up side.

Rhyfelwr · 06-Oct-09, 07:29pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by datakid

i see kelly at brad ngata.

they're kind of more fashiony than alt, but they do lots of work that's very contemporary. they win hair expo every year and they do heaps of fashion runway and editorial work with a bunch of big names.

they're a good option if you want something that's very now and cool but also on the grown-up side.

They look like they know how to cut hair, just I doubt they'll do what I want them to do.

ferretrock · 06-Oct-09, 07:32pm

I dunno how alt. Get Smart is either, but if you know (roughly) what you want, they'll be able to do it.

Rhyfelwr · 06-Oct-09, 07:36pm

http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/comp...1469896072.jpg
http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/comp...1362481040.jpg

A cross between those 2. Different colours, but thats roughly what I am after in the hair itself. Still deciding on the colours.

datakid · 06-Oct-09, 07:36pm

i have had consistently 'alt' hair the whole time i've been going to them.

hahah honestly just good variations on a straight black fringe and varying lengths of hair doing different things though. i have a job where i need to look a bit cool/alt but also a bit grown-up, so it works for me.

in my experience they're always pretty psyched to take a risk and just go with something a bit wild.

i like them because they get these teensy details perfect that make everything work. my fringe has this really slight curve at the side where it meets the main hair that no cheap hairdresser has EVER been able to get right, even when i tell them to just trim it and follow the shape exactly.

what kind of hair do you want?

datakid · 06-Oct-09, 07:38pm

oh, looking at the photos above, they could definitely do that! i don't think that look is suuuuper out of the box in darlinghurst. i think i may have even seen a similar look on one of the stylists there : )

ferretrock · 06-Oct-09, 07:52pm

Paul has a mohawk... as for the shaving in stuff, I wouldn't have the slightest clue. Ask them, though.

Marshy · 06-Oct-09, 07:52pm

I will now regale you with a story about how I got my head shaved.

I work near the city, and needed to get a haircut during my lunch break due to being extremely busy and working long hours at the time. So I Google a hairdresser and pick one of the first ones that come up: Trumps.

I stepped in and thought the decor was a little upmarket for a hairdresser, I sit down and am offered coffe/tea/wine, now I realise I'm proper fucked but still cling to the semblance of hope that maybe they won't charge me too much for just a shave. I tell him what I want, he looks confused:
"Have you had your hair shaped before? What product to you use?"
(I was ruffled and unkempt).
"No, just a shave."
"Oh, a shave..."

And he proceeds. I've never seen so much wank in my life. He gesticulates and postulates. At one stage my hair was a semi-mohawk.
"Oh look, you look like one of those people from Newtown" he jokes.
"I do live in Newtown" I state.
"Oh... errm."

And he continues. Admittedly he does a good job, but after the second shampoo, he pulls out some mint and starts rubbing it into my head. That's enough, I say. And walk to the counter to get this shit over and done with.

EIGHTY DOLLARS LATER.

I walk out feeling like the biggest ponce ever. I wouldn't go there if I was you. Unless you don't like money.

big eddie · 06-Oct-09, 07:52pm

Are these the kind of haircuts I see ****s with the spray on jeans wandering around with? The ones where you think, fuck did that hurt?

Mickstah · 06-Oct-09, 09:19pm

On the plus side your hair was sporting a minty fresh breath.

pEAkeR_hAT · 06-Oct-09, 11:02pm

until i clicked on the pics i thought you were a girl.

alternate_1959 · 07-Oct-09, 06:02am

^^ still maybe a girl which is why she is having doubts whether certain hairdressers will do it.

Although getting the beard effect in pic 1 will be a lot more difficult than the cut if that is the case.

alternate_1959 · 07-Oct-09, 06:03am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marshy

: Trumps.

I'm surprised you didn't walk out with the worst combover imaginable.

psyv · 07-Oct-09, 06:59am

I'm still shocked that this isn't a spambot thread

My suggestions would've been Furr and Doppelganger.

lol @ Marshy. Maybe if you're only shaving your head it would be smarter to invest in a $20 set of clippers? I can't believe he rubbed mint oil on your head! Did anyone at your work notice?

duanemc · 07-Oct-09, 07:35am

I love Marshy stories.

Can't offer any advice though. I've been cutting my own hair for the last few years & have only been to Sydney twice...

minxus · 07-Oct-09, 08:34am

I second Doppelganger, I've been going there for years now.

Good to see their website is finally up!

Elephanto · 07-Oct-09, 11:04am

I shave my head.

I just thought you should know because it was a once-off cost of 30 bucks for the Breville clippers and a small mirror so I can see the back of my head.

I'm almost positive I look better than all you people throwing away your $15 an hour retail worker wage on 'funky', 'edgy' haircuts.

To the OP - why the fuck would you get such a ridiculous excuse for a hair cut? How could you be bothered with all the maintenance?

lyric · 07-Oct-09, 12:46pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elephanto

I'm almost positive I look better than all you people throwing away your $15 an hour retail worker wage on 'funky', 'edgy' haircuts.

wow. bitter.

larrisajones · 07-Oct-09, 01:07pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyric

wow. bitter.

long weekend version of tuesday IMO

peccadilios · 07-Oct-09, 03:30pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadlakes

doppelganger hair in newtown

http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/

This, it pretty much only exists because of desired alternative looks and will cost a hellva lot cheaper than Braddles Ngata.

Elephanto · 08-Oct-09, 10:18am

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyric

wow. bitter.

Bitter like your prospects.

Rhyfelwr · 08-Oct-09, 05:25pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elephanto

$15 an hour retail worker wage

Heh.

Retail.

Thanks for the suggestions. Booking in with Doppelganger now.

And my name isn't a random series of letters generated by a spambot. It's welsh.

marksound · 08-Oct-09, 05:49pm

Kat @ Bedrock in newtown.

06-Oct-09, 05:45pm	#1
Rhyfelwr ITM Contributor Member Since: Jan 2006 MemberID: 80843 Location: Belcompton Posts: 466	Alt Friendly Hairdressers. Sydney So yeah, I am looking to get my haircut and coloured some quite, different ways. My local hairdresser is a bit too tame and wouldn't stock anything other than peroxide and brown dye. Does anyone have a place they go to, have heard of or recommend? Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks __________________ Help me be better than MadMike and click this link

06-Oct-09, 06:40pm	#2
Hemerage Giddy'up! Member Since: Nov 2003 MemberID: 30253 Location: @ ... Posts: 4,984	Use the Sydney forum nub. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Jenskies Yo Heme - I can't thank you enough for flopping it out in Sydney

06-Oct-09, 06:42pm	#3
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06-Oct-09, 07:05pm	#5
ferretrock speaker whore Member Since: Mar 2006 MemberID: 86484 Location: playing music FOR THE HEADS Posts: 9,059	Get Smart on Burton St, Darlinghurst. Go to (small) Paul or Christina, though the others will also do a great job. __________________ LISTEN TO For the Heads vol. 1
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06-Oct-09, 07:10pm	#6
nrjize Registered User Member Since: Nov 2001 MemberID: 4371 Location: licking dates Posts: 7,354	Furr on king street in newtown. Next to pastizzi cafe. plus they have a cute little dog. __________________ "I theme-dress depending on where I'm going... if I was going to dinner at a Chinese restaurant, I would wear a kimono - it makes it more fun." Kelly Osbourne.
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06-Oct-09, 06:46pm	#4
deadlakes Registered User Member Since: Feb 2007 MemberID: 117664 Location: NSW, AU Posts: 341	doppelganger hair in newtown http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/

06-Oct-09, 07:18pm	#7
Rhyfelwr ITM Contributor Member Since: Jan 2006 MemberID: 80843 Location: Belcompton Posts: 466	Quote: Originally Posted by Hemerage Use the Sydney forum nub. No. Furr and Doppelganger have some pretty good examples on their websites. Thats the kind of places I am after. Doppelganger has a better website, and a lot more examples of their work so might go there instead. Will walk past Get Smart and have a look before I make a decision though. __________________ Help me be better than MadMike and click this link

06-Oct-09, 07:23pm	#8
datakid RACK OF LAME Member Since: Dec 2004 MemberID: 54431 Location: MONSTER HOSPITAL Posts: 8,400	i see kelly at brad ngata. they're kind of more fashiony than alt, but they do lots of work that's very contemporary. they always win a bunch of shit at hair expo and they do heaps of fashion runway and editorial work with a bunch of big names. they're a good option if you want something that's very now and cool but also on the grown-up side. __________________ the jingle jangle of a thousand lost souls. Last edited by datakid : 06-Oct-09 at 07:29pm.
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06-Oct-09, 07:29pm	#9
Rhyfelwr ITM Contributor Member Since: Jan 2006 MemberID: 80843 Location: Belcompton Posts: 466	Quote: Originally Posted by datakid i see kelly at brad ngata. they're kind of more fashiony than alt, but they do lots of work that's very contemporary. they win hair expo every year and they do heaps of fashion runway and editorial work with a bunch of big names. they're a good option if you want something that's very now and cool but also on the grown-up side. They look like they know how to cut hair, just I doubt they'll do what I want them to do. __________________ Help me be better than MadMike and click this link

06-Oct-09, 07:32pm	#10
ferretrock speaker whore Member Since: Mar 2006 MemberID: 86484 Location: playing music FOR THE HEADS Posts: 9,059	I dunno how alt. Get Smart is either, but if you know (roughly) what you want, they'll be able to do it. __________________ LISTEN TO For the Heads vol. 1
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06-Oct-09, 07:36pm	#11
Rhyfelwr ITM Contributor Member Since: Jan 2006 MemberID: 80843 Location: Belcompton Posts: 466	http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/comp...1469896072.jpg http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/comp...1362481040.jpg A cross between those 2. Different colours, but thats roughly what I am after in the hair itself. Still deciding on the colours. __________________ Help me be better than MadMike and click this link

06-Oct-09, 07:38pm	#13
datakid RACK OF LAME Member Since: Dec 2004 MemberID: 54431 Location: MONSTER HOSPITAL Posts: 8,400	oh, looking at the photos above, they could definitely do that! i don't think that look is suuuuper out of the box in darlinghurst. i think i may have even seen a similar look on one of the stylists there : ) __________________ the jingle jangle of a thousand lost souls.
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06-Oct-09, 07:52pm	#14
ferretrock speaker whore Member Since: Mar 2006 MemberID: 86484 Location: playing music FOR THE HEADS Posts: 9,059	Paul has a mohawk... as for the shaving in stuff, I wouldn't have the slightest clue. Ask them, though. __________________ LISTEN TO For the Heads vol. 1
	Visit ferretrock's website

06-Oct-09, 07:52pm	#15
Marshy kiss to build a dream on Member Since: Mar 2005 MemberID: 59109 Location: Kirby of the Undead Posts: 14,362	I will now regale you with a story about how I got my head shaved. I work near the city, and needed to get a haircut during my lunch break due to being extremely busy and working long hours at the time. So I Google a hairdresser and pick one of the first ones that come up: Trumps. I stepped in and thought the decor was a little upmarket for a hairdresser, I sit down and am offered coffe/tea/wine, now I realise I'm proper fucked but still cling to the semblance of hope that maybe they won't charge me too much for just a shave. I tell him what I want, he looks confused: "Have you had your hair shaped before? What product to you use?" (I was ruffled and unkempt). "No, just a shave." "Oh, a shave..." And he proceeds. I've never seen so much wank in my life. He gesticulates and postulates. At one stage my hair was a semi-mohawk. "Oh look, you look like one of those people from Newtown" he jokes. "I do live in Newtown" I state. "Oh... errm." And he continues. Admittedly he does a good job, but after the second shampoo, he pulls out some mint and starts rubbing it into my head. That's enough, I say. And walk to the counter to get this shit over and done with. EIGHTY DOLLARS LATER. I walk out feeling like the biggest ponce ever. I wouldn't go there if I was you. Unless you don't like money. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Bizzy Marshy isn't a prick! He would probabaly cook for them and get them into gardening!

06-Oct-09, 07:52pm	#16
big eddie #wanker_club Member Since: Jan 2003 MemberID: 18166 Location: the top Posts: 25,048	Are these the kind of haircuts I see **s with the spray on jeans wandering around with? The ones where you think, fuck did that hurt? __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by drater** I gave it another shot over the weekend. Once I got to halfway, I actually quite enjoyed the taste

06-Oct-09, 09:19pm	#17
Mickstah #wanker_club Member Since: Jun 2002 MemberID: 10327 Location: ZIG Posts: 19,384	On the plus side your hair was sporting a minty fresh breath. __________________ ಥ_ಥ - - - - - - - - - - - -ಠ_ಠ "She was like a candle in the wind... unreliable." Dean Learner Trase Love: O Mick you are so cool More cooler than a dolphin Let's hug me

06-Oct-09, 11:02pm	#18
pEAkeR_hAT Registered User Member Since: Apr 2007 MemberID: 124545 Location: WA, AU Posts: 2,038	until i clicked on the pics i thought you were a girl. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by watsakerring I reckon she should go out, smoke, drink and take as many drugs as she likes. If she listens to Hardstyle there's a massive chance that the baby is going to be retarded anyway...

07-Oct-09, 06:02am	#19
alternate_1959 Giddy Up Member Since: Dec 2004 MemberID: 52317 Location: ITB Heaven Posts: 3,243	^^ still maybe a girl which is why she is having doubts whether certain hairdressers will do it. Although getting the beard effect in pic 1 will be a lot more difficult than the cut if that is the case. __________________ ITM is now about F74
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07-Oct-09, 06:03am	#20
alternate_1959 Giddy Up Member Since: Dec 2004 MemberID: 52317 Location: ITB Heaven Posts: 3,243	Quote: Originally Posted by Marshy : Trumps. I'm surprised you didn't walk out with the worst combover imaginable. __________________ ITM is now about F74
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07-Oct-09, 06:59am	#21
psyv s'appelle sofi Member Since: Apr 2005 MemberID: 61539 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,146	I'm still shocked that this isn't a spambot thread My suggestions would've been Furr and Doppelganger. lol @ Marshy. Maybe if you're only shaving your head it would be smarter to invest in a $20 set of clippers? I can't believe he rubbed mint oil on your head! Did anyone at your work notice?

07-Oct-09, 07:35am	#22
duanemc knows your sister Member Since: Feb 2004 MemberID: 35641 Location: brisbane Posts: 1,347	I love Marshy stories. Can't offer any advice though. I've been cutting my own hair for the last few years & have only been to Sydney twice... __________________ "Listen to some Rock N Roll, pussies" - Optimus Rhyme

07-Oct-09, 08:34am	#23
minxus Registered Lurker Member Since: Jul 2004 MemberID: 42922 Location: NSW, AU Posts: 444	I second Doppelganger, I've been going there for years now. Good to see their website is finally up!

07-Oct-09, 11:04am	#24
Elephanto Registered User Member Since: Jul 2008 MemberID: 171372 Location: NSW, AU Posts: 584	I shave my head. I just thought you should know because it was a once-off cost of 30 bucks for the Breville clippers and a small mirror so I can see the back of my head. I'm almost positive I look better than all you people throwing away your $15 an hour retail worker wage on 'funky', 'edgy' haircuts. To the OP - why the fuck would you get such a ridiculous excuse for a hair cut? How could you be bothered with all the maintenance?

07-Oct-09, 12:46pm	#25
lyric ITM Contributor Member Since: Oct 2001 MemberID: 4011 Location: Newtown, Sydney Posts: 2,931	Quote: Originally Posted by Elephanto I'm almost positive I look better than all you people throwing away your $15 an hour retail worker wage on 'funky', 'edgy' haircuts. wow. bitter. __________________

07-Oct-09, 01:07pm	#26
larrisajones eh Member Since: Jun 2008 MemberID: 167611 Location: still here Posts: 4,065	Quote: Originally Posted by lyric wow. bitter. long weekend version of tuesday IMO

07-Oct-09, 03:30pm	#27
peccadilios lady to ladette Member Since: Oct 2004 MemberID: 50610 Location: in the food chain Posts: 3,826	Quote: Originally Posted by deadlakes doppelganger hair in newtown http://www.doppelgangerhair.com/ This, it pretty much only exists because of desired alternative looks and will cost a hellva lot cheaper than Braddles Ngata.

08-Oct-09, 10:18am	#28
Elephanto Registered User Member Since: Jul 2008 MemberID: 171372 Location: NSW, AU Posts: 584	Quote: Originally Posted by lyric wow. bitter. Bitter like your prospects.

08-Oct-09, 05:25pm	#29
Rhyfelwr ITM Contributor Member Since: Jan 2006 MemberID: 80843 Location: Belcompton Posts: 466	Quote: Originally Posted by Elephanto $15 an hour retail worker wage Heh. Retail. Thanks for the suggestions. Booking in with Doppelganger now. And my name isn't a random series of letters generated by a spambot. It's welsh. __________________ Help me be better than MadMike and click this link

08-Oct-09, 05:49pm	#30
marksound dancin' and prancin.... Member Since: Apr 2006 MemberID: 87387 Posts: 1,242	Kat @ Bedrock in newtown. __________________ HUNGRY?

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