Where to start? I am kind of haunted by my appointment yesterday with Aleigha. I went in and asked for a lob with ashy, icy blonde balayage color, which I showed her with pictures. I told her I'd take a full head of highlights if she didn't know balayage very well. But she assured me she did a lot of balayage and had four times already that week. So she chopped my hair off, because it was down to my butt and started doing the balayage. I reemphasized that I really wanted it to be platinum and ashy and blend really well. She reassured me that she never lets a client walk out brassy and that we could get this done. Because of my regrowth, she was working on virgin hair which takes really well to bleach. What it comes down to is that my appointment took SIX hours!! I was shocked. As a cosmetologist myself, I figured it would take about three and she estimated that as well. I mean, my hair is now above my shoulders, so it's short. I have gotten it done with balayage when it was down to my butt and it never took near that long! And guess what... I turned out brassy. Yellowish platinum that doesn't have really any dimension and isn't balayage at all. it's just looks like I have an inch of regrowth. It had taken six hours so neither of us was really keen on having to do more, I think. Aleigha didn't even offer. She just told me that since I was a cosmetologist that I should go buy a toner and do it myself.... The cut turned out OK, it is simple, but I like it.
She was really proud of it and said it was the best balayage she had done yet...
The worst part, if it wasn't bad enough that my hair didn't turn out, was that we went up to check out and she told me it was going to be $260! WHAT?! For a color that didn't turn out and she told me to do myself later?! She said she was going to charge me by hour... huh? Because it had taken six hours? That wasn't my fault. I told her it should've been around three hours and she agreed. I then told her that I wasn't planning on spending over $150, because I was quoted under that. She just nodded and pushed the card slider on her phone towards me. I'm not gonna lie, I was so sick of being there I needed to get home to my baby that I just paid and left. I'm so mad I did, because I feel really taken advantage of.
I hate leaving a review like this, because Aleigha was nice. But I do think it was devious at the end to charge so much for something that was unfinished and out of my control (the time.) My hairdo should not have taken that long.
Partway into my appointment, another hairstylist came in named Kirby. Her client showed up about 15 minutes later and had long hair like mine used to be. Kirby did a half head of highlights to her and gave her a trim and layers. It took her maybe an hour and a half, and turned out awesome! So if you go to salon Blondies, ask for Kirby. read more