ATROCIOUS & EGREGIOUS BEHAVIOR BY 322 SALON OWNER
Nothing in the beauty industry is a perfect science, it can be anticipated that an undesired outcome will happen, so how a business reacts and handles such a situation is a vital component, which Salon 322 failed miserably at. I was directly involved with assisting my son's girlfriend, who is like a daughter to me, in addressing severe damage to her hair caused by a Salon 322 "color specialist". I have over 10 years of Operational Management experience within this particular industry, which includes various sub-segments such as hair, nails, massage therapy, and basic & medical aesthetics. After expressing my concerns, Maria offered a complementary consultation to meet with a senior stylist, who come to find out after the fact was the same stylist who advised Olivia during the appointment that severely damaged her hair. After 4 months had passed she finally had her complimentary low light service and was charged in full. Timeline: March 2nd, first appointment with Olivia Rising, went from brunette to icy blonde in one session; July 12th, second appointment with Olivia Rising, left very disappointed, hair was extremely dry and broken, color was a strawberry blonde with some bluish cool pieces, $160; August 2nd, first correction appointment with Olivia Rising, color became more brassy strawberry blonde and the texture was still hay-like, no charge; Later in August, had the consultation with Alexa, senior stylist/manager, who stated she would do a partial lowlight at no cost to add dimension back into her hair per the owners direction; November 9th, "complementary" appointment to attempt to break up the color with a partial low light, charged in full for the "complementary" service at $130. When I called the salon for clarification I was told the price was taken off of the $15 shampoo that was purchased. I reminded the person that I was speaking with that this was agreed to be a complimentary service as part of the color correction. Maria then took my call and restated that she took the cost off of the product. After I pointed out that a $15 product was not comparable to the cost of a lowlight service, she then proceeded to yell in an eradicative and unprofessional manner. Specifically, she screamed, "You know what, her hair looked beautiful when she left. We've talked about this so many times. You're no longer allowed in my salon!" then hung up. To be clear, this was only my 2nd time speaking to Marie & her hair did not look beautiful, it was horrendous, looking and feeling the same. You and your "color specialists" lack the necessary skill set and knowledge on how to safely process color when attempting to elevate a brunette to blonde. Hard lesson learned, now we know. To Maria: You should be ashamed of your behavior and actions. I realize your focus was more concentrated on your new Medspa you recently opened, in fact your grand opening was the very next night, however as a business owner you still have a certain level of responsibility and due diligence to your salon clients. Your manager, who we directly dealt with, lacks appropriate basic management skills as she had to continually check in with you. You blatantly lied and were deceitful to a child, and for what... $130? I wish you the very best of luck with your new establishment, because based on our experience at your salon it seems that you'll need it. If you and your salon staff struggled to efficiently handle a color correction issue, I can't even imagine how you and your inexperienced Medspa staff will handle medical complications. I understand you are a mother as well, so I ask you, is this how you'd want your child treated one day? I will give the benefit of the doubt and assume you're a much better mother than a business owner/manager. That said, I would strongly urge you to do some reflecting and make improvements to your business ethics and overall moral. read more