I cannot recommend Irena, or Jon David Salon, enough.
I am one of those types of people that forgets to get their haircut and then realizes that its been six months since my last cut. I had recently moved to the area in September, and getting my hair cut had been the last thing on my mind. I had an upcoming event for work that I wanted to have my hair styled for, so I figured it was time to begin my search. I turned to Yelp for help and thankfully I found Jon David Salon.
When I called in to make an appointment I was asked for which stylist I wanted, so I let them know it was my first time and they then made recommendations based off of my hair type and what I was looking for. I have tons of thick, straight hair and wanted to have my hair styled with "old hollywood soft curls" so they recommended Irena, saying she was one of their best for styling.
I arrived just on time for my appointment, signed in (they have you fill out a little ticket, almost as if you were placing an order) and was seated in their waiting area for all but a minute before being taken to have my hair washed. Irena was the one who took me there, after she asked why I had come in that day. I explained to her how I needed a cut and was looking for the specific type of style to be done.
The only time I waited around was once I got into the hair washing chair. It seemed like they had two dedicated women washing hair, one was currently helping another client, and the other one seemed to be finishing her break, or maybe helping out somewhere else. I waited less than five minutes, and then I received the most delightful and perfect head massage/ hair wash ever. Very gentle, nice warm water, but also a great neck/head massage.
After that I went back to Irena's station and she confirmed with me how much I wanted cut. She was great, didn't seem overly eager to cut off way too much (which can sometimes be a concern), she even asked if instead of a whole inch, if I wanted to just cut a half inch. That was perfect to me, and she also kept my long layers, not pushing to cut some crazy style into it. She did comment on how since I have such a deep side part, that the one side of my hair was much longer compared to the other side. I had quite honestly never noticed until she pointed it out, but it was obvious once she did. She offered to even out the sides for me, once again, not being pushy about it. I went for it and I'm glad she mentioned it, because I am sure it was like that since probably my last two hair cuts.
Once we finished with my hair cut she let me look at it in the mirrors and give final approval, which I was grateful for. After that, we moved onto styling. Let me just say that my appointment was for 3pm, and my event not until 6:30. In the future, I know to now make my appointments for more around 12 or 1 for a 6:30 event, which is not a negative reflection on Irena or the salon, because they really wasted no time on me, I just now realize how long it takes for my hair to get styled. Irena worked for about two hours on my hair, meticulously curling all of the layers to achieve the look I had asked for. When it came time to relax the curls, the back of my hair fell flat. She immediately pointed this out and didn't even give me a second to complain, she was already displeased with the fact it fell and was already working on putting in new curls to fix the situation.
Thankfully she didn't have any appointments sooner (she said the salon gave her lots of time before her next appointment, knowing mine could go long) but eventually her next appointment did come in. She did not make me feel like it was my problem, but had someone else send her next client to get their hair washed while she finished up with me. Irena made sure I was pleased with my hair, and gave me so much attention, checking to see if it was exactly how I wanted. I was over the moon with my style! I have never gotten exactly what I had asked for in the past, and she delivered 100%. If it didn't take two hours, and so much effort, I would wear my hair like this everyday!
I could not thank her enough, and I made sure to tell the people working the front desk how pleased I was. As I was checking out they gave me a 25% off coupon for the next appointment, which I thought was a nice touch.
All night long at my event I got so many compliments, and I felt so flawless thanks to my hair. It gave me such a confidence boost! I posted photos to Facebook from the event and my friends were just as in love with my hair as I was. Unfortunately, they all live far away otherwise I would be recommending them to come check out this salon too!
I plan on returning (in probably six months) for my next hair cut, and I will definitely be back when I need my hair styled next. Irena was such a pleasure and the money was well spent, she deserved every penny! read more