As a native Californian, my hair standards are high. The past year, I have home for the holidays and did my hair then, but I desperately needed a new 'do now. Scrambling to find a salon on a Saturday morning, I called around to a few places in Grand Rapids and luckily, as fate would have it, Fusion Salon had one last spot open. Highly Recommend: TAYLOR!
Over the past 2 years, I've bleached my hair repeatedly with balayages, ombres, crazy coloring which left my hair brittle and thin. The upkeep of coloring was too much and I got lazy (and cheap) so quality products were on the back burner as well. I decided to get a fresh new look for spring and to cut the super dead ends.
Fusion Salon is located along Wealthy Street, nearby the famous Donkey Taqueria, The Winchester, Rowster Coffee, etc. Ironically, it is a couple doors away from the Jeffrey Richard Salon, another AVEDA salon. Entering inside, Fusion Salon was spacious, bright and welcoming. The receptionist warmly greeted and checked me in. I waited about 5 minutes until my hair stylist, Taylor, greeted me as well. She apologized for the delay, as they called me earlier to reschedule from 4PM to 4:30PM but it was no problem for me and they called me ahead of time. She sat me down and we chatted a bit and I told her I was going for a radically new hairdo and the limitations of my damaged-color, thin hair. I showed her a few pictures and she happily received my suggestions and we settled on a cute hair style. I received a nice shampoo/conditioner wash and we chatted in between.
Taylor is a MIRACLE WORKER. She took the time to wash my hair and cut it level by level (despite barely having much hair) and placed tonic and mousse prior to a long blowdrying and hair curling session. She informed me about how to curl my hair, what types of products to use, etc. This sounds like a lot of chatting but honestly, Taylor struck a great balance between being focused on working and engaging me. Multiple times she complimented the progress and encouraged me to feel my hair as we went along :)
The end product was great! My hair was shorter, no longer flat, quite voluminous, and seriously felt healthier and lighter with all the bleached ends gone. I must have cut off around 6" on average and I have zero regrets. She spent the full hour working on my hair without breaks or wasted time-- I really appreciated that. I bought a few products and left a sincerely happy customer. Taylor and the staff there are young, amazing, and definitely experienced! Serendipitously I found my new hair salon in GR and I definitely will be back. I cannot recommend Taylor and the Fusion Salon enough and will spread the word! Thank you! read more