This review is about the hair salon aspect of this business- I have no idea about the waxing.
I had an appointment for Monday morning after buying a Groupon for full highlights, blow dry, & style. I was greeted promptly by Tone (the owner) and seated with my stylist, Jackie, right away. She asked me if I was going to just touch up my roots with blonde, to which I replied that I actually wanted to try something different; I believe I said I wanted a reddish auburn colored highlight with some platinum to accent, and I showed her a photo to ensure she understood. Jackie literally glanced at my photo for two seconds max, then repeated the word red. That should have been my first warning! After my hair was washed and I was brought back to her station, all I could see was RED. Not auburn, not burgundy, RED...like the color of a crayon. I decided not to freak out. I thought maybe it would look different after it was blow dried, but I was definitely wrong. Jackie even commented jokingly that I "look like Christmas", which to me was not really appropriate. When she asked me my thoughts, I said I loved the cut and the blonde she added was great, but my hair was really, really red and not really what I was going for. She responded by letting me know it would fade to what I wanted after a few washes, which I knew was not true. How can bright red fade to auburn?! I asked her if I could come back to get it fixed if this was not the case. She just repeated that it would fade to what I want. I got in my car, called my boyfriend, and cried. I felt ridiculous. I washed it for the heck of it a few times but it ended up fading to pink, then a pinkish orange color. I didn't go anywhere without a hat during the time my hair was like this, I was horrified and embarrassed.
I ended up calling the salon two days later and spoke with Tone about how my hair has turned pink and I would like to get it fixed. I was hesitant to go back, but I figured I would give them the opportunity to change my negative opinion or make it up to me somehow. Tone scheduled me for an appointment on that Friday afternoon with a different stylist. With some reluctance, I went. This time, I was greeted by a receptionist who did not have my appointment in the calendar. I was told to wait for Tone so she could figure things out. I waited for twenty minutes before Tone came out, only to find out my stylist had been sitting right in front of me chatting to Jackie for the whole 20 minutes. You would think she would have seen my pink hair and realized I was her client! Anyway, I got in this new stylist's chair and told her I needed the color gone. At this point I wasn't going to try to get what I had originally wanted because I didn't want to risk looking like a fool again. This stylist kept commenting that I had "changed my mind" about the color, which irritated me; I didn't want the red in the first place, I didn't change my mind about it. I felt a bit belittled by her comments, but then again, I was feeling very emotional from my hair disaster from Monday. I was told I had two options: bleach my whole head of hair or try to bleach just the red parts (but there was a ton of red). I didn't want the damage of a whole head of bleach so I chose to bleach out the red only the best she could. After the bleaching, there was still a couple thin pink streaks here & there, but it was way better than before. I was happy with what she did to fix it. However, I was a little turned off that she wouldn't even blow dry it all the way or use a round brush. I was told "styling" was extra, which I found ridiculous since I was coming back to get my color fixed. If I was a stylist, I would have done anything in my power to make sure my client had a good experience, ESPECIALLY if he/she was coming back to get something fixed that went wrong. I left with frizzy, damp, bleached hair, a few remaining pink streaks, and a sour taste in my mouth for this business. I will not be back and I will not recommend to others. Poorly run business with employees who do not know customer service. I gave two stars for the fact that Tone allowed me to come back free of charge to fix Jackie's mistake. read more