I am currently searching for a new hair stylist so it seemed appropriate to bring it up in today's topic about hair. I originally was going to focus on hair maintenance: products and tools but actually a good stylist goes a long way to having great hair. (We'll cover that next week.)
Your best bet is word of mouth. Ask friends and family, coworkers and neighbors. If you see someone with a good harido ask them where they go (they'll be flattered you noticed.)
On a similar vein look at review sites for both the salon and individual stylists. Not every peson within a particular salon is "awesome" or "terrible." Don't depend on how "pretty" their add or website is.
Try not to pre-judge. Just because you last stylist was a man/woman, older/younger, etc, doesn't mean the next one has to be too. You'd be surprised, some folks are just more gifted than others and that's not limited to a particular demographic.
If you go to a chain store be aware that many of the stylists there are often just starting out or don't get paid well enough to stick around, so there's higher turnover. My personal opinion is to find a good local salon with reasonable (in your opinion) prices and build a repore with their stylists until you find the one there who's skills best match your needs.
I have a friend who is a beauty school instructor. So if you're willing to take a risk and want to save a few bucks, find a reputable school and see if they have a "salon" attached where their students practice their craft.
And on a personal note, most salons carry certain brands of products. If you're loyal to one brand and your current salon doesn't carry it, get your hair cut there, but go to another one when it's time to resupply. (Don't forget some beauty supply stores will sell to "regular people" but others are exclusively for stylists.)
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