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Hair versus oil

For those paying close attention to the events happening off the coast of Louisiana and Florida, you may have heard that American hair salons are helping with the clean-up efforts. “Hair is very absorbent, it absorbs oil particularly” says Malcolm Norton of Thumpers (1813 Granville Street, 429-4900), who is also the president of the Cosmotology […]

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Best Hair Salon

They must be running out of space on those immaculate Thumper salon walls for plaques from Best of Halifax readers’ polls. Owner Malcolm Norton at first isn’t even sure what to say about his crack team of stylists, so he goes with a truism. “One of the things I’ve always said: happy people make creative, […]

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Best Hair Salon

“We have an amazing bunch of people, the best regional hairdressers in town,” says company president Malcolm Norton, who extends his compliments to everyone in house, including new international hairdresser Sara Gregni and the people at the front desk who help give anyone who comes in the door the full “Thumpers experience.” He’s thrilled to […]

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Best Hair Salon

As soon as you stroll into the Granville Street lobby of Thumpers, you know you’re in for some high-end care. It’s all class, reinforced by the hard-to-find products available behind the counter: Bumble and Bumble, The Art of Shaving and DuWop cosmetics. Plus, there’s the personalized service from the 16 or so stylists, for example: […]

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Best Hairstylist

The Hair Design Centre grad has been with Thumpers for three years, building relationships with clients by thinking about them in the shower. Well, not just there. “I genuinely care about them, I think about what we’ve talked about,” says Greene. Greene’s personal care and savvy has earned him fans beyond our town, including LA-based […]

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