We’re willing to bet you need a haircut, like bad. And we’re also willing to bet that you’d prefer to avoid a crowded hairdresser where every customer, more or less, needs to take their mask off.
Hence the timing for this review.
Top Scissors has, in fact, been going strong for 8 years. Many an expat downtown has made their main store in Deji Plaza the go-to choice for a hairdresser that knows what they’re doing with our foreign locks.
Less well known is the cosy branch of Top Scissors in Jiangning District, close to Biajia Hu. Located on the 6th floor of the Golden Eagle Summit Hotel on Shuanglong Avenue, beside the hotel’s gym and swimming pool, this hidden gem opened for business just over a year ago.
Such a location is a clue as to the standards on offer; this publication can testify to the fact that Golden Eagle are sticklers for quality.
Here, an excellent basic haircut will set you back ¥150, with no difference in price for man, woman or child. Same goes for ¥220 in the Top Scissors Deji Plaza HQ. Owner, Mr. Qin, takes his time to give you the right look, with very little prompting; it’s clear he knows his way around a head. Qin also speaks a degree of English.
More importantly, Top Scissors offers solitude. With the salon’s other stylist absent on account he hails from Wuhan, what could be better these days than just you and your hairdresser?
To guarantee that privacy, The Nanjinger recommends calling to make an appointment.
After the cut, expect your new look to be invigorated with some Kérastase Paris (part of L’Oréal Professional) beauty oil, no doubt a means to tempt you to purchase from the conveniently-placed display.
Top Scissors is located on 6F, Golden Eagle Summit Hotel, 1688 Shuanglong Avenue. Tel: 15151822866.
