Love love love it! I have difficult hair and most people have a hard time figuring it out and eventually just mess it up. Marie did such a beautiful job. She gets it! Thank you so much!

I went online to post reviews for both Meryl and Merlin and was stunned to read the inflammatory review that someone had posted for them here. Based on my experience, it seems like "sheer fiction" about Shear Envy. Merlin's massage technique is gentle and tailored to the needs of each client. And with regard to incessant chattering, I have never heard that. He talks only as much as I have desired. If I am in a mood to converse, he'll do that. If I need quiet, that's what he'll give. And he never, I repeat--never--gives you more pressure than you can tolerate. In fact, asking for feedback on the amount of pressure he is using is one of the few things he does request from his clients during a massage. And now to Meryl. I don't know about her being "God's gift to Salida", but she is typically a sunny, happy person who can make your day a little brighter. None of that would matter if her haircuts weren't great. The fact is, they are. So give them a try. You won't be sorry you did.

I'm horrified at Merlin's arrogance in assuming that a new client wanted to listen to him blabber for an hour and a half while I hoped to go there to relax! His mindless babbling wasn't the worst of it though: by the time he got to really inflicting physical pain, working on my very sore neck, he also inflicted the worst emotional pain, saying incredibly hurtful and insulting things, essentially telling me that my body was less than perfect and that I was past my prime. Unbelievable!!! I've also had my hair cut by Meryl. Be prepared to get bombarded with her opinions that she is God's gift to Salida. The Trefethen's are some of the most obnoxious people in town if you're at their mercy on the massage table or in the stylist's chair.

Worst haircut of my life. I think I cried a little after leaving.