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| - I live in SouthEnd and walk by this place all the time. I was over due for my usual cut at Modern uptown, usually costing between $26 (new hire cut) to $35 (fledgling cut) to way more than I'm willing to spend.
The Aveda Institute is a student school, my cut cost $15. I was optimistic, surely one who is studying their craft would want to show their skill or if lacking skill, at least try to show they studied up.
I was concerned when I walked in and saw many of the staff in hats. Hats? At a salon? By those who are practicing their work? I was happy to see my stylist did not sport a fedora or trucker hat. She had garland in her hair. Garland? On a Saturday morning? Maybe she's just artistic. Tis true, I am an optimist.
Not really an artist, more just lazy. She did a free hand cut. Typically, a stylist will wash and straighten my hair; then while wet, partition using clips and cut it in sections. Kind of systematically. Ensuring an even cut. Cutting it free style didn't give me a whole lot of confidence in her technique. At the end of the cut (post drying), I wasn't even. She took a bit of time to even it out. Eventually getting it pretty close. I didn't have confidence to let her cut my bangs.
My hair cut is ....fine. But I will need to go to a 'real' salon for a touch up and to get my lanky bangs under control.
Overall, it was like the kids were playing at Salon, not students learning their trade. I doubt I'd go back. $15 + tip + $26 + tip = more than I bargained for.
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