I came across this salon from Groupon. There was a Groupon deal for Haircut, deep conditioning treatment, and a blowout. Mind you, I live about 25 minutes away from Bellmore; but wanted to give this place a try. I proceed to tell the man at the front desk how I have a Groupon for the haircut, treatment, and blowout. Out of that deal, I only wanted the treatment and the blowout. He told me I wouldn't be able to keep a credit for the hair cut, and I said that was fine. He then told me that I would have to pay EXTRA from what I paid on the Groupon because my hair was a bit "long". I wasn't going to argue so I agreed it was okay. You would think since I didn't want the haircut portion (which I paid for), I wouldn't have had to pay $5-$10 extra for a blow out; as a curtesy.
He starts off by sitting me down & doing the "deep conditioning treatment".. I noticed the bottle they were using, I had purchased it from CVS before.. Didn't know you could use it for deep conditioning. (They do not use products of quality here). The guy put the product in my hair, wrapped it up, and put me underneath the heat. Told me to wait 25 minutes. After 15 minutes went by, my hair and head were starting to get EXTREMELY hot. I could even smell some type of burning smell. I told the man and he checked my hair, proceeding to tell me to wait another 10 minutes.
Finally, I was done with the "treatment"... After washing my hair, we were finally ready to "style" and blow dry. I was going to an engagement dinner that night, I told him I wanted a soft curl blow out. Half way into my blow dry I notice he is having some problems with making my hair curl. He then explained to me that since he did the hair conditioning treatment to my hair, he wouldn't be able to make it the way I would like.
Really? A true professional would have let me know it would be hard to curl my hair after this "treatment"; ONCE I REQUESTED THE STYLE. Ended up having to get a straight blow out, which I could have done better myself.
During my blow out, I received a weird comment. My hair was a bit knotty from being up in the towel for so long after my wash. The guy said "oh youre a knotty (naughty) girl!" CRINGE. !!!!!!!!****
I walked out with my hair looking more damaged then I came in with. THE BOTTOMS OF MY HAIR WERE BURNT FROM THIS "CONDITIONING TREATMENT". Watch out!!!! Took 2 months to go back to normal.
Moral of the story, I will never be returning to this salon. read more