beauty challenge

I am getting ungly here. I still couldnt find a proper beauty salon/hair dresser moreover I find the service -which i am not even satisfied with- queite expensive. The maximum I paid was 100 euros for hair dye and cut and an intesive care that I didnt ask for. my hair is growing long out of control and I would like to give it a stylish shape but I cannot explain what I want to the hair dresser. back in Istanbul I didnt even have to explain what I wanted to my guy, he was so creative that I just went there and said "change it". here I am asked what I want and when I say "use your imagination", what I get is a slight cut at the edge of my hair. manicure is even harder since everywhere is full of these "nail studios" that put funny over-length fake nails on your hands. normal manicure and pedicure are considered in SPA concept. trying "home-made" beautification but am not an expert myself. pufff.