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| - After reading so many positive reviews, I was excited to get my hair done at The Cabinet Salon.
Unfortunately I won't be returning as I ended up having the worst (& most expensive) colour I have had in my life as well as a less-than-impressive trim.
I had had a colour correction consultation appointment a week prior to the actual appointment, and was told that what I wanted was doable.
I was going from a super dark cool toned box-dyed brown to my natural colour, a medium ash brown. I emphasized my want for a natural look and showed pictures of what I was going for, but ultimately walked out with a patchy bright red with dark brown streaks.
My bangs were noticeably darker than the rest of my hair and the stylist offered to fix it for no extra charge in a follow-up appointment. That was polite & all, however, I couldn't get a follow-up appointment until a week later and so I walked around with crazy-looking hair and puzzled looks from friends & acquaintances for a week packed with presentations and meetings. As you can imagine, I was less than thrilled - especially after dropping $300.
Today, about two months later, I finally had my hair fixed to the medium ash brown I had desired months ago at another salon outside of Toronto. I explained to today's stylist what my Cabinet stylist had done & how he had done it and she was shocked. The Cabinet stylist used bleach in patches (as though he were highlighting my hair) to lift my colour, whereas today's stylist used an all-over colour correction cream. She also said she noticed "holes" my cut, which admittedly, I hadn't noticed prior to her mentioning.
I definitely won't be back. Though the vibe of the salon is great, the location is convenient & the stylists are friendly, my hair - what really matters - was a mess, even at such a high price point.
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