I came here cause one of the stylists, Tamara, needed hair models to complete her stylist training. I was there for color, hair cut and style. I must share that Tamara did a fantastic job with my hair. The most promising part is her passion for the profession and she has fantastic, warm people skills which I hope will not diminish as the year passes. I enjoyed getting to know her a bit while she spent time on my hair.
I felt listened to when I was telling her my concerns. The hair massage was terrific. She used great products on me. I liked the cut and the style.
Tamara the stylist was terrific.
The only part that left me a little unsettled was as I went to leave, she casually mentioned that I had to pay for the products that were used and the receptionist asked if I wanted to leave a tip.
Hmmmm, having to pay for the products used was never mentioned to me in all the correspondences I had with her. I am there to be her hair model to help her become a full stylist and I'm being asked to pay for hair products used and for a tip?
In other situations where I've been a hair model, not only was I not asked to pay for anything, I was thanked with a gift bag!
I'm sure I would have been okay with it all if I was informed of it from the beginning. It just felt like I was hit with a hidden charge. I paid the $15 and unfortunately left not feeling 100% happy.
I am sure that is not the intention of Tamara or the salon . . . Although I think and I hope if they reverse the situation, they can understand where I am coming from.