Like others I'm sad about the apparent decline at Allure. I went with Camille - fantastic - , Isabella (as Grace is now) - equally good for me, just a notch below Camille - Heidi and Angeline. All were very good news, and I gave them positive reviews here. I have moved some of my affections to Hamilton's, as viewers of my reviews will realise! Less keen on Maxes now, although glad to see that Yasmina is back to paying the UK a visit for 2 weekends - as advertised on their website.
I too wanted to have a go with quite a few of what we might call 'the old roster'. Top of my list were Samar, Virginia, Rachel, Gabbie, Rosalind and Celia. Many of these have now gone infdependent and can be found with a bit of effort, but they have also put their prices up something rotten. One of the disadvantages of these 'independents' is that the services they offer are not specified, which can make it a bit of a lottery. It would be great if somebody had the time - sadly I don't - to construct a list of worthwhile independents. It would make for fascinating reading / scrutiny.