I've never left a bad review before anywhere but felt the need to here. I had gone to the Saint Paul location a few years back and really enjoyed the experience. Moving to Edina I naturally decided to try out this location as well. I'm fairly picky with my barbers but trusted the expertise of this location considering that demonstrated at the last. I came in with specific instructions involving length, shape, cowlick location, and areas of my head to avoid hitting from skin malformation. I provided specific pictures and video references of a hair cut I wanted. I grew my hair out for months but it was all reverted within 30 minutes. I realize that all heads and hair types are different. But the length at which my hair was at before and how it laid was perfectly suited for this style.
Firstly, my barber hit one of my malformations so many times that I am still profusely bleeding even after warning of it and it's specific location (You should be able to see it in the pictures actually).
Second, after warning of the area In which my cowlick resided and how I wanted to keep it a certain length because the weight allowed it to rest better it was instead shaven down entirely. I picked the hairstyle I have provided in the pictures to allow for this modification with my cowlick for a reason and that reason was tossed to the side immediately.
Third, the hair cut barely resembles the one I asked for with the top and front looking shorter along with the sides being entirely too short even nearing the top where I had obviously pointed out multiple times that I wanted to keep weight in my hair because I had been working to grow it out in that area to accommodate my cowlick.
I'm at an age where I've run into bad haircuts so many times that it is unbelievably frustrating when I get another one. I know how my hair likes to sit, I know the way it likes to lay, I know where it needs to be weighted for me to like it, I know how my cowlick likes to act up and how to prevent that. I know that I need to grow my hair out for a long time in order for this cut to be achievable which I did. Because of all this I always come in prepared with instructions and examples of what I'd like to have and I don't understand how people cannot get that right.
I loved the Saint Paul location and was hoping the best for this one because it is a great establishment. The barber was nice but it seemed like he was overworked and tired after a long day so I don't hate him for it. He did seem to be talented at what he did and took time in his work ,but, he didn't pay attention to nearly anything I told or showed him. Over all I'm just extremely dissatisfied with what happened to me and really hope that it doesn't happen again. read more