Notaufnahme

From Gleimtunnel to a Salon with Clinic Humor

Gleimstraße 11 is located in Prenzlauer Berg, not far from the Gleimtunnel, which connects the district with Wedding, making it a junction between two very different neighborhoods. Notaufnahme recently moved here, previously the salon operated on Kastanienallee for many years. The name says it all and is carried through with dry humor: those who need a quick fix get a short intervention, while those with more time receive the full treatment. The business is run by Notaufnahme B.P.S. GmbH, managed by a small team at a single location, with no branches. The clientele is accordingly mixed: regular customers from the old neighborhood who moved with them, and walk-in customers from the area around Mauerpark. Consultation and cutting are not sold as a wellness program, but as craftsmanship with clear time slots and a price to match. This sobriety is the real reason why the salon maintains its unique profile in a neighborhood full of hairdressers.

A Price List Sorted by Time Required

What’s unusual about Notaufnahme is that the price list is not sorted by gender, but by duration and hair length, and is the same for everyone. The fastest intervention is called Quick and Dirty, lasts 15 minutes, and costs 17 Euros, followed by Cut and Go for half an hour. Washing, cutting, and blow-drying ranges from 50 to 72 Euros depending on length, plus a complete restyle and beard care in two stages. The color section is structured just as clearly: root color and coloration, root bleaching, then highlights, painting, and balayage, once only on the top of the head and once on the entire head. This is complemented by small services such as eyebrow and eyelash coloring, which can be easily combined with a cut. Appointments are made via an online calendar or by phone, and if you only want to correct your bangs, the shortest time slot is sufficient. For a significant lightening, however, an entire afternoon should be planned, as the effort increases with each centimeter of hair length.