I booked a blonde highlight appointment online for $61, but what I got was a nightmare experience. Halfway through the process, the student casually mentioned it was their first time ever working on a human head--something I was never told when I booked or sat down.
They were left to do my entire service almost completely on their own. I ended up sitting in the chair for six hours, past closing time, as they rushed to get me out the door. I wasn't given a mirror to check my hair. The parting was completely uneven, and my hair was ripped through with a brush while wet because they didn't know how to handle wet hair properly.
When I checked out, the $61 appointment had ballooned to $133 because they claimed I "needed more product" and a toner--charges that were never disclosed online. I later learned the student had used way too much product, which left my hair splotchy. The educator didn't properly check the work or even part my hair to see underneath.
I called the next day to complain and asked for someone else to fix it. I was told they don't allow another student to correct mistakes--the same person has to do it--and that the educator would be with me the whole time. Two days later, during the "correction," the educator was present about 75% of the time, not the entire process.
In total, I spent 11 hours in the chair for what should have been a simple blonde highlight service. My hair was re-foiled from scratch, leaving it extremely dry and damaged. I had to buy all new hair products just to keep it from breaking off. To make matters worse, during my first visit, water ran down my neck while rinsing, bleaching and ruining my bra. They mailed me a refund check for that weeks later.
At checkout after the correction, they only gave me a partial refund, despite the time, discomfort, and serious hair damage. To top it off, they tried to sell me a conditioning treatment--after they were the ones who caused the damage.
Bottom line: 0/10 would not recommend. Booking online for $61 sounds cheap, but by the time you leave, you're paying the same as you would with an actual professional--except here, you might end up as someone's first-ever human subject, at the cost of your hair's health. read more