The pursuit of a good haircut can be maddening. In the States, when you start looking for a new stylist you ask everyone who's haircut you like where they got it cut and who did it. Then you inquire about cost and how far in advance you should schedule your cut. The most important part is word of mouth. I mean nobody wants a bad hair cut.

I think that the same strategy should work anywhere. Ask friends where they had their hair cut. See if they are satisfied and if they'd recommend the salon and stylist. Make sure it's not too expensive.

The thing is, here in Bulgaria I've got a problem. Word of Mouth. Basically, it's this, I don't have a very big circle of friends, colleagues or acquaintances to ask about their haircuts--their salons.

In fact, all fall, at campus events, my American and foreign colleagues have been asking me where I got my haircut. The questions I've described above seem to roll off my friends tongues. Everyone is desperate for a good stylist but <a href="http://karolinkabulgaria.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/i-am-a-whole-new-person/" target="_blank">L. who cut and colored my hair in June</a> has since moved to the States.

So, I can't help them. I can only sympathize. I've got no one to cut my hair--let alone to recommend to friends. <!--more-->

Man, if I had the name of a good stylist in Bulgaria I could make a lot of expats in Sofia really happy (not to mention the stylist).

Oh and I'd be really happy too. I am in need of another haircut.

So what am I looking for?

I am looking for someone young and hip who has excellent technique and is comfortable with cutting shorter hair. But really, I'd rather have someone who knows the craft than is necessarily young and hip. I just want a good haircut.  Ideally, this person speaks some English--I'd rather not communicate with hand gestures and my questionable Bulgarian.

Interestingly, neither of my Bulgarian text books seem to have a chapter on going to the salon.  This said they all have chapters on going to restaurants, taking public transportation and grocery shopping. Maybe I could give the same directions  to my stylist that I give to taxi cab drivers. Go to the left. Go straight. Stop here. <em>Maybe not</em>.

Back to the point. I am looking for a new stylist and I am hoping that one or more of my loyal Bulgarian readers might have recommendations for me. Maybe you are a stylist. Or a relative of yours is.  Or maybe you have a stylist that you love and would be happy to recommend.

<em>Yes?</em> Please let me know.