Sarina Lawrence Steve is great! I went in as a walk-in. I was in SA taking care of family affairs and desperately needed my “pixie” that I’m growing out shaped. Steve refained from the slew of wisecracks I would have said had I’d been him (did not look like a pixie, but more of a bad Dorothy Hamil wanna-be cut). My cut turned out exactly like I wanted, Steve and I laughed…. It was like we had not just met! I highly recommend him. ❤️❤️
5 /5
Kawaii Franchesca So I went in for a tour and Jennifer, the manager showed me around. Immediately, I complemented her. But felt disrespected by her right when we walked in the 1st "suite". She asked if I had clients and I told her I had a few. And she immediately made the 1st comment that rubbed me off the wrong way. She was like "We automatically withdraw money from your account every Thursday. And if you cant pay then youll get extra fees on top of what you owe. If you dont have enough clients and cant make rent then we will lock you out". Inside of me I was like wow, shes so negative! And why is she already assuming that I wont have money to pay for it?! That was so rude! I told her that I was going to market a lot and she said "thats what everyone says and they dont do it". And I was like, "Okay but I will!". Then told her that I definitely have the money to make rent EVERY Thursday and she stoof shut! I walked through the door less than 5 mins and she was already giving me bad vibes! Also she made a comment saying that she wont be giving me any walk ins for whatever reason. Kind of felt discriminated by that comment. I recorded two rooms but asked for permission first. And she was like, "Please dont record me". And I told her that I was just recording the room and didnt even get her in the video. Mind you she was out the room and not even in frame lol. She also talked way too fast. I couldnt even understand what she was explaining towards the end. I dont know if she was on drugs or what but it was so weird. I went in there with the intent of renting a suite. And left NOT wanting to go back there EVER again. She seems like shes driving people away from the business with her negativity. She definitely did it with me! I wish Id of recorded everything. By the way, the suites were overpriced for the condition of the place/rooms "suites". Theres better ones out there.
1 /5
Mary Reynolds Treusdell Salon and Spa is actually several independently owned and operated salons and spas operating in the same building with a common reception area. Due to construction and the awful traffic congestion along the route to my regular stylist, I decided to take advantage of a Groupon special and get my hair done closer to home during the holidays.
Betty Bahktiar is an excellent colorist and Im happy with the cut and color. Shes warm and friendly, too. I really like her, but I feel that people deserve an honest review, so Im going to be as objective and honest as I can.
The actual price I paid was more than double the Groupon price, even though I had sent her numerous pictures of my hair and what I wanted done. I had purchased full highlights/lowlights for half-off the regular price. However, when I got there, she said it would be another $65 because of what I needed done. Im a softie sometimes, and I just said okay and paid, but thinking about it now, I decided to mention it in my review.
I also felt pressured to get an expensive keratin treatment that I really dont need. It was a pretty hard sell.
My hair has been pretty healthy, even though it is highlighted, because I take very good care of it. Ive also been under the care of a master stylist who does excellent work. After she finished the highlights and pulled the foils off, Betty said my hair had a lot of damage. Well, it wasnt badly damaged before, so I was surprised and deeply concerned. However, after I got home and gave it a rest for a week, I deep conditioned it and its much the same as before - silky and strong overall. Any chemical process is hard on hair.
I researched keratin and Brazilian Blowout treatments, and Im so glad I didnt have it done. It turns out that formaldehyde fumes are released during the process, and its unavoidable - no matter what the product manufacturers say. The formaldehyde is what binds the protein to the hair shaft. For a person with badly impaired lungs (Im on oxygen all the time), this could have sent me into an exacerbation if not outright respiratory failure. That is per the MSDS sheet on the Brazilian Blowout products. So I immediately cancelled that appointment!
One last thing, and this is strictly a pet peeves of mine: I really wish salons would use care in their music selection. Ask the customer if they have a preference. I have pretty broad taste, but some customers dont like rap or todays pop music. Other than that, I dont care. Its irritating to sit for over two hours listening to music that makes you cringe. For that reason, most spas play soft, relaxing music.
3 /5