I was looking for a new salon to try out and after checking out all the reviews on salons in the area, decided to try Scissors. I was in the process of growing out some layers, so my hair had some pretty awkward pieces (hence me trying to find a place to help in the growing out process) and decided to splurge and get some color too. Before my actual appointment, I had gone in for a consultation, and the stylist assured me that he would be able to blend my hair so that the growing in pieces didn't stand out as much. (He also spent a whole lot of time talking himself up, about how much experience he has and how he has clients who drive in from Pennsylvania to see him.... maybe that should have been a red flag.) We also discussed color and I decided on a semi-permanent color which is what I've always done at home (successfully) because I try to stay away from as many harsh chemicals as possible. The day of my appointment, I got the color done first, which was nice but only lasted a few days (and didn't look very different from when I do it). Now, I know that semi-permanent color fades as you wash your hair, but when I do my own color, it lasts at least 2 weeks. So, to spend the amount of money I did and having it last a few days only versus using a box color was definitely not worth it. Also, as the stylist was coloring my hair, he made pretty rude comments. He made a big deal about the grey hairs I had (and I don't have much)- "whoa, there's a grey patch right there!"....really loud and obnoxious, it just didn't seem to be appropriate and certainly as a first time customer, made me feel kind of stupid. What am I supposed to say to a comment like that? Then he commented on "my" color job saying "yeah, the color you chose is all flat"....blah, blah, blah... Then came the cut. My hair was very long with some layers growing in. You know, that weird, awkward stage. I knew I'd have to sacrifice some length in order to blend the layers more and I gave the stylist the freedom to do what he wanted to get the look I was hoping for. He sliced some pieces from around my face, big six inch chunks....which got me worried, but I took a breath and tried to ignore the slabs of hair he was throwing onto the floor. When I got out to my car, the weird layers I had were still there (not even trimmed to get rid of the damaged ends and make sure the length was the same.....I mean, if you're going to slice off six inches of hair, cutting a half centimenter from the damaged parts shouldn't be something I'd have to request) except now my long hair was much shorter and didn't blend in with the short layers at all! It looked totally worse than when I went in! But, the thing that made me decide to never go back was when I was sitting in the chair getting my hair chopped, a woman (she was sitting at the receptionist desk when I got in, so I don't know if it was the receptionist or a stylist) comes over to my chair, looks at my hair and say's "What happened here? Did you do this to yourself??" Wow, that's kind of nervy! Who exactly are you? Did I ask your opinion? I felt like saying "Not that it's any of YOUR business, but no, I didn't "do this" to myself, I've been patiently waiting six months to try to grow some layers out and they're in a crappy phase right now, thank you very much for pointing that out!" I'd think most people go to a salon to feel BETTER about themselves, not to have every flaw pointed out and ridiculed (and believe me, I'm NOT an overly sensitive person who gets all hurt when someone makes a snide comment)- I ended up feeling like crap and then had to worry about growing out the mess of a haircut that I got from the "pro". Never again! And Ms. Receptionist....stick to your job and keep your opinions to yourself. read more