I'm writing this review to talk about the experience I've had getting color done at this salon. I'm a 28 year-old teacher who just moved from the city in California to the suburbs in Minnesota this past year, so getting my bearings has been a little tricky. I wanted to find a place that did good color work and would be comfortable doing unique, unnatural colors, that wouldn't require me driving into Minneapolis. I've been to Aveda institutes before, so an Aveda salon seemed like a natural choice.
My first appointment was with Jillian (sp?), and I asked for a cut and color. Simple, right? But the color I wanted was pink or purple, something fun, and a cut that would give some oomph to my fine-textured, very straight hair, as well as fix my bangs that a previous salon goofed up. Jillian was enthusiastic about doing a fun color, and was also very realistic about what my expectations should be: this kind of color doesn't last long, I'll have to be careful in my maintenance, and my best bet would be foils to bleach my hair lighter than the sandy brown it was. Ok, works for me! Let's do it! So she got to work on my foils, the toner, the cut, and was super friendly and professional the entire time. It was such a good experience that I almost didn't care how my hair turned out.
Luckily though, it came out perfect! It was a lovely lavender shade with a silvery blonde underneath, and some of my natural color peeking through a little. I was IN LOVE with what she had done to it, and I was so grateful to have a stylist who loved doing fun and interesting colors.
Of course, I haven't colored my hair in a long time, and I didn't take excellent care of it. It washed out pretty fast (as I was warned it would), but because she did such a nice job with the foils and everything, it washed out first to a soft cotton candy pink, then to a really cool ashy silvery color, that got just as much compliments as the purple! Still, I have engagement photos coming up, so I made a second appointment with her weeks later to refresh the color. Since there was some pink shade still in my hair from a temp color I put in it when it washed out, the same lavender shade came out PURPLE! It was fabulous! And this time, I've been taking much better care of it, and it is lasting beautifully.
Overall, I am very happy with my decision to go to this salon and with Jillian as my go-to stylist. She knows her stuff with color for sure, and gave me a great cut. She recommended a lot of products to me and pointed me to some other products elsewhere to "top up" my color in between visits. I can't wait to go back in a few months to do another round of fresh color. If you want to do something unique in the 'burbs and want to know who you can trust, I recommend Aveda, and Jillian especially. It's going to run a little pricier, but it's worth it if you want it done right. read more