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| - As a recent transplant to NC I was hoping to find a place comparable to the really good salons I've gone to in DC and San Francisco. I know a tall order for a town that has the population of about 15K! Still, thanks to Shanna K's review, I was glad to find Beauty Brands.
I went in last night for a haircut and eyebrow waxing. Lee was the salon Esthetician who I had my waxing appointment with. She led me to a very tranquil room that had a sage type of wall paint and very calming music. I right off felt at ease and actually thought I was on vacation. Lee had done a lot of eyebrow waxings but she wasn't too familiar with my additional request, which was to also get access hair removal off my forehead. She took the time to clearly understand what I was looking for and then proceeded to do a job well done. I was surprised that she hadn't done more forehead waxings because she did a pretty good job with mine. She was pleasant and chatted with me throughout the waxing and before setting me off to my haircut appointment she handed her card which showed she also does nails.
The next appointment I had was with Annie for a haircut. When she walked up to me, she heard me talking with Lee about how to pronounce my name (I've come to accept that my name is really hard to pronounce for people who live in suburban areas, and I've got to repeat the correct pronounciation a bunch of times!). Annie really tried to say it correctly but just couldn't get it. I'll give her credit for trying though. Aside from butchering my name, she was awesome. She didn't blink an eye when she saw my unruly wavy, frizzy hair, and took me straight to the sink for a shampoo wash. After that when we discussed my cut, she wanted to know if I wanted to keep the layers in my hair or just go for a straight cut across the bottom. I didn't even know I had layers and said ok, keep the layers. That's all the instruction I gave, thinking nothing of the cut as I was only there for a trim, I couldn't believe the work she did. She offered to blowdry and straighten my hair after she finished the cut and when I saw her work I was soo happy. My hair felt light and the perfect length for summer weather. She even gave me some bangs in the front that I love. They charged $31 for the shampoo, cut and dry, and imo, it was totally worth it.
Thank you Shanna K for your review and spotlight on this place, if I hadn't seen what you wrote, I probably wouldn't have made it to this salon!
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