12-12-16 I have been going to Susy consistently now ever since my first review here. I just had my hair cut last week and while it was a great cut, something just wasn't right. I called Susy and asked to come back to make some adjustments and I went back today. I LOVE MY HAIR! The layers are perfect and it looks good just plain blow dried with no hairspray. What?! It's laying so nicely and looks "well cut". I do feel a little out of place when I go, because I'm usually the only one who isn't Latina, and the music playing is in Spanish, but who cares? What I really want is a great hair cut without breaking the bank and Susy delivers every time. She was great about re-cutting my hair today. I was kind of unsure about whether I'd be charged again (I got my hair cut less than a week ago), but she did such a good job and actually pretty much gave me a brand-new haircut, that I didn't mind paying the $18. I finally have the haircut I want. It just took a little patience and communication (I think I'm not the best at describing what I want so I rely on lots of pictures), and I'm happy. Very happy. I highly recommend Susy. This place isn't going to be for everyone, it's not the kind of luxury salon I'm used to at all. You know, the ones that people rave about but that charge you an arm and a leg, and your hairdresser with the fancy, weirdly spelled, very affected name goes all "creative" on you and don't really listen? And you walk out a lot poorer and hating your haircut? Well, this isn't that. It's super no frills, affordable prices and a great hair cut. I'm sold!!! And Susy is an absolute sweetie too.
Edited 7-13-16 Okay. I've lived with the haircut Susi gave me almost 2 weeks ago. It's a GREAT haircut. It is cut so well that it lays well and looks good even when I'm out in 100* weather running around and sweating and my hair is doing its wavy, messy thing. No matter where I part it (or not!) it looks good. It makes ME look good. That's the hallmark of a great cut in my book, so despite my non-love for the salon itself, Susi is terrific and I'm upping my review to 4 stars based solely on the stellar haircut I got. Susi and the great haircut she gives will bring me back. Bravo to her for her obvious skill and talent. The salon itself though? It's different. It's a VERY low-key non-salon-type place, not very good lighting, very spare and utilitarian. It's in a strip mall area and is hidden back from the road off of 29. The atmosphere leaves a lot to be desired. Luxurious it's NOT. The people that worked there were all very nice and very accommodating, but it's not "nice" in the way you would think a salon would be, it's more like a large zero frills barber shop with fluorescent lighting. Which is okay, but not my preference. There were a lot of guys here getting haircuts and then hanging around for a really long time afterward. Maybe the day I was there they all knew each other, not sure. Like I said, nice people, but slightly strange atmosphere and vibe. On the positive side, I was a walk-in and was able to get a haircut with just under an hour wait. I was desperate, I had an unexpected job interview the next day and NEEDED a haircut, and I didn't want to break the bank. I really needed more of a trim and shaping, so I stayed and waited. Susi cut my hair. She was very nice, but communication was a little bit of an issue because English is her second language and I think we both had a slightly hard time understanding each other. I had a picture and I thought it was pretty simple and straight forward, but what I ended up with didn't look like the picture, and was at least a full inch shorter than I wanted and we had discussed. Now, the best part of all of this, is that when I got home and lived with the haircut for a few days, it's actually a REALLY GOOD HAIRCUT! It's even, it lays well, it's able to be worn parted several different ways, I like it! And it was about HALF of what I would normally pay for a woman's haircut and blow dry. The haircut itself was great. The blow dry and styling-not so much. Price? Great. Overall experience was rather strange, and I'm waffling a bit as to whether I will go back. If I felt that I could communicate more effectively with Susi, I'd consider it, but the uncomfortable aspect of the language barrier makes me wary. I'm torn. Like I said, everyone was really polite and certainly nice enough, but I just felt uncomfortable the entire time for whatever reason. I feel bad not giving a great review because the people were so nice, but in fairness and honesty, my overall rating stands at 3.0 - 3.5 stars. 4 stars for the haircut itself. read more
