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Why spend hours and a fortune on your haircut and leave the salon in a state of intoxication from cosmetic fumes, when you can get a quick, professional job in a healthier environment and at a budget price? This is what I discovered a few years ago when a friend recommended Mr Topper’s Soho shop, perfect for when I need a last-minute job between an appointment and the next. For someone like me, who works in central London and hops from an appointment to the next, timing and location are perfect, and I can get a dry cut for a mere £6! On Fridays and Saturdays, as you can imagine, the queue extends outside the shop but don’t be put off, as it actually moves very fast. Mr Topper’s have branches all over central London. Recently I’ve tried one nearer home, in Camden Town – quieter (better music too) but the service is just as professional. How do they manage to avoid the nasty smells? They don’t do dyes or perms, that’s how. So if you require more than a cut, with or without shampoo, you’d better go elsewhere and brave the consequences.