Oh gosh where to start? I've been to this salon a few times and never had an issue...friendly staff, cute salon, and great atmosphere. However, when I recently scheduled a cut and color I was surprise... Read More
Oh gosh where to start? I've been to this salon a few times and never had an issue...friendly staff, cute salon, and great atmosphere. However, when I recently scheduled a cut and color I was surprised by the overall bizarre experience. I showed a picture of a balayage look to "Cesar" with a brunette base color and honey blonde, natural highlights around the face. he immediately began foiling my hair at the roots and put me under the heat, all to forget about me and let the color sit too long. I wanted to achieve a natural, bo-ho ish brunette look and came out bleach blonde, no joke. I was so disappointed. The website states that they are all professionals who specialize in color and keep up with the latest trends. WHAT a joke! When I showed Cesar the picture, he never even mentioned balayage! The stylist did not take the time for this so called "consultation" they state they do on their website. The job was rushed and half-ass. When I communicated my concerns with the owner a few hours after, all she could say was that she would add low lights. Ew? Why? Just to make my hair look even streakier? This woman does not know what she is doing! It was not until I called the salon, texted the salon, and emailed the salon the following day did I get a response from the owner, Tina. If I had a client who was dissatisfied, getting them in to correct the issue would be my first priority. This woman has no answering service to take calls, nothing. I was so blown away that I called and did not receive a return call that I just went into the salon that evening to get my money back. Tina called me a liar and claimed she never saw the picture of the desired look. Both her and the stylist, Cesar, saw the picture. He saw the picture when he started the job and Tina saw the picture when she when she approached me under the heat lamp. I mean, it was literally the next day that I confronted her. As if I forgot what happened?....like I said, bizarre. She was so much more concerned with proving her point, talking over me, arguing with me when I asked her repeatedly to calm down....than simply providing quality service and correcting the issue. There was no two way conversation. She just kept talking over me. I asked her to calm down in front of my child and she did not even listen. She kept trying to back peddle...stating things like why didn't you say something when he was doing it? (I texted her two hours later) and oh you never showed me the picture! than simply correcting the issue. it was insane. I was so frustrated and riled up I finally just said "just give me my effing refund so I can leave!" she took the fact that I used a cuss word as an opportunity to threaten to call the police. Like are we in middle school? she caused a huge scene in front of clients and left me so shaken up by her tacky and trashy behavior, I was left in tears. Even one of her own stylists consoled me and gave me her card, stating she understood and was leaving the salon. Overall, horrible customer service. They are so basic. They are not trendy or professional. Just because they have little flimsy licenses pasted on their faux brick wallpaper (lol ew) doesn't mean they know what they are doing. At the end of the day, I got my money back, and she well....caused a huge scene and surely lost clients. Like I said...tacky. This could have all been solved with a simple follow up....a prospective date to correct the color, any outreach showing genuine concern. This was not the case. Following up via text the next day after my many attempts at contacting the salon is so unprofessional. Did I not deserve a call back? Continuing to claim my texts weren't going through. Hello...pick up a phone. People these days! She has even gone as far as to put my picture up on facebook, warning other stylists about me. This means that the owner, Tina Brown, sought out my Facebook profile, saved my picture, and uploaded it to a FB board of stylists in the Brandon area. She claimed she had footage of me causing Β a scene. Curious about this footage lol...what? of me standing there with my daughter on my hip? Attempting to converse with a completely delusion and irrational person. A person who is so worried about defending her lousy stylist than correcting a bad dye job. Β So threatening, I'm sure. I emailed her to take down the picture and of course, no reply. I am disgusted......I think it all comes down to character and education. she came off real bottom of the barrel...low class.... Read Less