I love my salon. I really really do. I love my stylist. I love the owner. I love how clean it is. I…read morelove how friendly everyone is.
Yes, yes, I'll do specifics. The owner, Sandy, was my mom's stylist for over 10 years before my parents moved away. Upon hearing that Sandy had opened her own place that rents booths to stylists, I was very happy but still going to Aveda salons (though slowly but surely becoming disenchanted with them and their super smelly products).
Well, my brother's wedding was slowly but surely approaching (3/12/11) and I was growing out a bad haircut. My mom, being my mom, got her hair cut and glazed with Sandy, which looked really natural and photographed beautifully in the wedding portraits. She also told Sandy that I needed a cut as well, and Sandy immediately matched me with stylist Emily Steiner.
Match made in follicular heaven, people. I love Emily. Love love love. She has given me nothing but consistently great cuts that grow out beautifully and actually give me longer time between cuts because I don't need reshaping. I recently went in and got a full foot chopped to give (not donate... just give away), and after her initial "are you serious," she gave me the cutest mid- neck A-line with an insane back that, once again, is growing out really well and i'm not having all the weird growing pains I have in the past with stacked cuts or blunt cuts. I'm supposed to be growing my hair out again, but I think I might just go get trimmed up and keep the short for a little while.
Emily is fantastic for long hair care and modern cuts, Sandy does fantastic shorter lengths, and another stylist who was my stylist until I moved for college, Rosie, is really fun for funky and functional cuts of any length. I can't comment on the other ladies, except to say they are warm, friendly, supportive, and if they love your hair they let you know! When I got chopped a friend came with me, and at least three other stylists (between clients) went up to her and asked her about her super cute pixie (that can be molded into a 'hawk to piss off her mom-in-law, it's brilliant). And when I say went up, they were inspecting and learning.
Nothing but respect for the stylists at this salon, prices are very reasonable, the retail/ waiting room is tidy, clean, and has lots of products to pick from. The ladies obviously take pride in the shop and their role in it, and keep the salon in tip top shape. If you're in Monument or the surrounding area and need a new stylist, please give this business a shot. I LOVE THEM! And you know if I didn't... you'd know.