Apollo West

My favorite Salon! Everybody there is super sweet and professional! They do extensions and use human hair and none of that sea biscuit stuff! The hair matches your own and you cant tell you have them on. The extensions are bonded so its super safe for your hair and way better for it too! They do great colors and touch ups too! So with that said, best place ever!

In 1998, I started a show in Las Vegas. It was successful from the beginning and I was getting quite a few requests from national (and international) trade magazines and publications for interviews and photo sessions.
Although I didn’t think it was a problem at the time, it was brought to my attention that there are quite a few international (business) cultures that «look down» on bald men. From a professional standpoint, being bald is considered a «weakness». Whatever. However, I was bald (very) and I was advised I should find a fast solution.
Okay, what are my options?
1. Use lotions, creams, meds, laser treatments, special brushes… and hope.
2. Get a full hair transplant (not enough donor hair), or
3. Get a hair piece (the obvious choice in my situation).
I searched the internet and found a «highly rated» guy out in Encino. He set me up with a «system» (hair piece) and it did «get me through» the photo shoots. However over the course of the first year (through several «systems» and weekly «services») I realized there were too many problems. The quality of the systems was low. I HAD to go in every week (the «bonding solution» broke down easily). The lady who put the system on my head would just sort of slap it on «wherever» — sometimes just right, sometimes too far back (or forward). And, it was expensive! I decided I needed to find another place.
After some internet research, I found a «highly rated» company in Anaheim. While the overall quality and service was better than the first, I still felt the look was not natural. Funny thing about the human eye/​brain combo — when we look at faces (and hair) we can process millions of «bits of information», instantly. If something, visually, isn’t «quite right» (if the hair looks «almost natural») — we’ll become aware of it almost immediately.
It was this that first alerted me that this establishment in Anaheim wasn’t going to work out.
In most conversations I had, I noticed the person I was talking with would look up at my hair frequently. «Something» about my hair was telling them it wasn’t natural.
In early 2000 I began questioning if I should even wear a hair piece or not. If it can’t be undetectable, what was the point? Almost laughable, really. I figured I’d go back to being bald. Nothing wrong with being bald… I know a lot of guys look great bald… but I never did. Made me look 10 years older.
Just as I was about to hang it up forever, someone told me about Dianne Hoover at Apollo West. They told me they’d tried several other hair restoration places, but Dianne was on another level.
I went in for a «consultation» and found Diane (and her husband Ken) to be extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. They compared with me my system with what they were using at the time… and theirs was far superior. They showed me why their method of attachment was better (more comfortable, lasted longer, more «breathable», etc.). Then they discussed «plans» with me (if you want four systems per year, plus service, it’s xxx dollars per month) etc. Their prices were lower than either of the previous establishments I used. I signed up, and they ordered my first system.
A month or so later, it came in and Dianne went through her steps of putting it on, «cutting it in» and styling it. I remember looking in the mirror when it was on… almost in shock at how NATURAL it looked compared the systems I wore for the two previous years. Wow.
I’ve been seeing Dianne (and Ken) at Apollo for about 12 years now. In that time, I’ve learned many things:
Dianne is an artist. She has an uncanny «eye» for what constitutes «natural». Since day one with Dianne (over the last 12 years) in conversations, I haven’t noticed ANYBODY looking up at my hair. Everyone thinks its «my hair».
Dianne and Ken are very professional. They are honest. They don’t over charge for product or services. They keep abreast of the latest advancements in technology. In fact, they just returned from Kansas City, Missouri where they attended a convention. They came back with new products they were really excited about, as well as some new techniques they learned.
Systems «put on» by Dianne STAY ON longer. For two years before Dianne (at the other two establishments) I had to come in once a week (!) for servicing due to the system breaking down. Since I started going to Dianne, I only come in once every THREE WEEKS. (Most men can go longer).
If you or a loved one are considering a hair replacement option, or if you aren’t 100 percent happy with the quality and service you’re getting somewhere else — I encourage you to call Dianne and set up a consultation. I’m confident you’ll discover what I did…
If I could give 10 STARS, I would!
This is as good as it gets!