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| - Based on the other reviews for this place, I am bummed I didn't have the same experience. It started out well enough; the gentleman at the counter when I arrived was super nice and informative. If I were to ever return to this salon I would find out who he is and try to make an appt with him. Unfortunately, my appointment that day was not with him. I was the only one in the salon and when he went to notify my stylist I was there, I sent a text to a friend who also recommended the place to see if I should be concerned that the place was empty. She replied no and that the day I was there they only had one stylist that works. I should have trusted my gut.
My appt was right after lunch. Maybe the stylist was napping when I arrived, or just in a bad mood, but my experience went downhill from there. I enjoy a little conversation with the person I trust to cut my hair, but the conversation was like pulling teeth. It was super quiet in the salon and even the stylist and the super friendly guy from the front desk didn't speak to each other. She massaged my hands while conditioner was in my hair, which would have been nice, but she just seemed tortured to be doing it making it just uncomfortable. She barely trimmed my hair, to where it doesn't look like it was cut at all. I guess it's a better alternative than butchering my hair to where I'd have to wear it pulled back for months until it grows out, but I feel like I wasted my time and money to look the same as I did when I went in.
Worse still, when she blew dry my hair it came out a frizzy mess, she attempted to say she was adding something to make my hair shiny but I suspect she was trying to hide the frizz. Whatever the reason, it was overkill with whatever she used. It made my hair a grease pit. It wasn't quite the look I was going for when I went in for a salon day. I wanted to run errands when I left but the feeling of my greasy hair sticking to my forehead and neck was way too icky to deal with when I feel like the best my hair should look is when I leave a salon.
I think the worst part is I feel overcharged. After the hair cut, grease pit session, she told me to follow her to the makeup area so she could touch up my makeup. I'd had enough of making her work, and feeling uncomfortable, so I declined. Based on reading the other reviews, this was part of the service experience. When I went to pay, she charged me $40. I see on their website that prices start at $35. I know it's just a $5 difference, but I wonder what about barely (not noticeably) trimming my hair, and declining the makeup portion of service, when no one was waiting after the appointment, or apparently had an appointment before me, made my experience worth charging $40.
I would have given this place only one star, but the pride the guy at the counter seemed to have in the place, and having my hair undercut instead of overly butcher cut, earned the 2nd star.
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