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I just came back from my second visit today, and boy, was that a bizarre situation. My stylist didn't introduce herself or anything and seemed pretty shy. I was getting my roots done again and apparently she did not have any experience bleaching hair because she needed constant guidance from the teachers and help from other students. At one point, she turned and asked ME how long she should leave the bleach on. At the sink I was so nervous that the bleaching has ruined the Integrity of my hair (it was left on for one and a half hours! just my roots!) but thankfully it was fine. However, she didn't know that afterwards you had to tone the hair, and again had to ask an other student to do it for her. When it came time to get my cut and style, the main teacher did the full haircut for me, not the student. I asked to get my hair straightened and it took the student one full hour to do so, and mind you I don't have long hair at all. The overall colour was fine, the experience was just weird....
The whole visit took close to 4 and a half hours. Obviously I get that it's a school and the students need guidance but it was nerve wrecking for me to have a someone bleach my hair who was not really qualified or prepared to do so. I wanted to reach out to one of the teachers and ask if they could get someone else to do my hair but they were super busy helping other students.
This place is cheap, and I would totally recommend it for a quick haircut, style, or for dark hair colour but otherwise this might not be the place for you. I guess it's very hit or miss and you never what level stylist you will get.
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