Back story, I moved back to KY a little over a year ago. I found a place Cloud 9, didn't know much about it but decided to give it a try. Before I moved, I lived in OH and used Mitchell's salon (never had an issue and they do excellent work). My stylist did great work, so good that I brought my grandkids and my husband started stopping cutting his own hair or going somewhere who didn't understand his cut style. So, when my daughter told me she was getting married I thought the ideal gift would be a bridal updo and makeup. Since I had frequented Cloud 9 for over a year, I booked her an appointment. It was part of her wedding present from myself and her stepfather. She gave her stylist a picture of what she wanted. Needless to say, the stylist didn't follow the picture she showed her. Not sure where she (the stylist) got her inspiration, but it was not anywhere near the picture she was shown. I have absolutely no idea where she thought these 2 were on the same planet. Pics are below. You tell me what you think. When my daughter got back to my house to finish getting ready, I was appalled at what I saw. Not only was it not even close to the picture, but she couldn't even move her head. We had to take everything out and start again. Fast forward to Monday. I called to speak to a manager. I was informed the manager was off and left a message. I called back the next day and was informed the manager was with clients. After 5 days the manager called and told me he could not speak with me because the client wasn't a minor and could only speak with the client (they call customers clients). I called my daughter to let her know she needed to contact them on their incorrect hairstyle. She called and left a message, said manager called her back. Not only was he rude he actually tried to push the blame back on her. Stating" did you tell her this wasn't right, or did you tell her you didn't like it". Seriously...this is her wedding day. Such an impressionable way to handle to handle a situation. Not only did the salon admit to wrong undoing they never even offer an apology. I would have been OK if they would have said "the stylist made a mistake, and we apologize for what happened". Not even close. All I wanted was for the salon to take accountability for their lack of action.
A few weeks later my husband had a haircut, and I went along with him to do some fact finding. I stayed silent until the end; I asked the stylists a basic question, who was the manager of the saloon (which I found out were the actual owners). It was at that point I realized the person I spoke with was only an "asst" manager. I asked my husband's stylist (also mine) if they could please pass my information to the actual managers. At that point I was told, if it was anything doing with a prior situation, they had nothing to do with it. Why would someone say that nothing to do with something if they had no prior knowledge.
At the end, let's be real Salon 9 made a mistake. No one wanted to take accountability. I tried to reach out to the actual managers "owners" ...no response. If this is how you want to run your establishment, so be it. Be when you ruin a bride's special day, once in a lifetime event, you need to be called out on it. Accept accountability for your actions when they are wrong. When you ruin a bride's wedding day you need to set back and take a long hard look at yourself and really decide if wedding updos are something we really should do.
To top it all off, my husband wanted to do something special for me for Christmas. He got a gift card from there for me to get a massage. I told him that was a very nice gesture, but there is absolutely no way I'll ever go back there.
I have before and after pictures, but I couldn't get them to upload.
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