3 /5 Allison Bordini: Okay so first the positives: the salon is beautiful and comfortable and everyone that worked there seemed super nice! I also appreciate the mask policy! I felt safe and didn’t get COVID while I was here! I chose this place based on all the positive reviews, so it seems it works out for many people, and it may be the perfect salon experience for you.
I have thick, curly, kinda difficult hair. It’s important to find someone that knows your hair and curl pattern, and I took a chance. My haircut is cute and I get tons of compliments, but it wasn’t exactly what I wanted and doesn’t work well with my lifestyle and my job (which includes being outside a lot).
There were a couple red flags. Usually, when I’ve been to other salons they ask what I’m interested in getting done. This time, I was told to just put my stuff down and sit (still in a nice way!) and I made sure to pull some photos of what I wanted out, which included cutting off what ended up being 16 inches to donate, shoulder to mid neck length at the shortest, some side bangs, and the ability to ponytail for work and working out.
The whole process was comfortable during, but at the very end of my cut that I watched anxiously get shorter and shorter, they asked if I used product. I don’t because it aggravates my scalp condition. I was just told I should get some because I’ll probably need it. I also asked if I’d be able to ponytail it and she said yes for sure.
I know my hair. It’s thick. I cannot ponytail it. Anytime I do a workout or do strenuous stuff at work, the parts that can’t get put up get sweaty and it grosses me out, but that sounds like a me problem.
Also, she did some layering cuts at the end so my hair wouldn’t be boxy, and I left the salon feeling good, and got home to basically a frizzy triangle hair. My hair is a hit or miss when it comes to layers.
So long story short, the salon is nice and the people working are straight up lovely, but it’s not the salon for me. It may work great for you, so just know your hair and what you really want and you should be fine.