One word to describe my NYE beauty prep at Mitchell's: Terrible. I was stressed the entire time and I cried the car ride home.I'm from San Francisco and was in town for the Holidays to visit family. I... Read More
One word to describe my NYE beauty prep at Mitchell's: Terrible. I was stressed the entire time and I cried the car ride home.I'm from San Francisco and was in town for the Holidays to visit family. I booked a blowout and makeup appointment based on the wonderful reviews I read online. When I arrived at the salon, I was looking forward to relaxing before a long evening ahead of me.At check-in, I was asked to sit in the waiting area. The front desk lady did not ask me if I wanted anything to drink or about my time frame. About 5min past my appointment, I was greeted by my hairstylist. She immediately took me to the shampoo station BEFORE consulting me on what look I was going for.The Dry Bar (where I go to in SF) always consult before washing because it affects the products they use on your hair during the wash and after. I would urge the staff to implement this feature because it really does make a difference.At the shampoo station, I noticed a blonde woman getting extensions, Great Length Extensions (CRINGE). I get that this is Ohio, but for a "high-end salon" to offer Great Lengths fusion extensions is beyond me. Great Length fusion bonds place stress and tension on the hair shaft which could cause damage and irritation leading to hair loss (sometimes balding), and damage to the hair follicle. I urge anyone considering extensions to do their research on fusion extensions. BIG NO especially when there are much better alternatives.At my stylist's station, I told her I wanted beach waves that could've easily been obtained with a 1in wand. She never applied heat protectant spray and she used a plastic brush on my fine hair while it was soaking wet putting unnecessary tension on my bleached hair and causing lots of breakage. Education tip: Don't take a brush to soaking wet hair, let it dry a little first and then use a boar bristle brush to enhance shine and preserve the integrity of the hair. I would've brought my Mason Pearson had I known they use plastic brushes. After all the damage being inflicted to my hair, I didn't even get the results I wanted and my blowout lasted a total of two days. I'm used to it lasting a week with dry shampoo spray and minor touchups. Then for the makeup. . . I was directed back to the lobby to wait for my makeup appointment. About 15min after my appointment time, the makeup artist finally comes back to get me. . .OMG!! This is where it goes from bad to REALLY REALLY BAD!She doesn't even ask me what type of skin I have and just starts pulling out foundations. I tell her I have dry skin, as in there's a desert on my face and that I will need a serum and moisturizer applied to my face before we even start. Reluctantly she goes to the back and just applied a crappy moisturizer. Whatever. Then she starts applying foundation, completely skipping the primer part, which I desperately needed because I tend to be ivory/pink. So here's the deal, Mitchell's offers Jane Iredale which is similar to Bare Essentials or minerals or whatever it's called and its absolute rubbish. Pressed powder on a dry face, just sits, and so my foundation sat, all while being told how "ahh-mazing Jane Iredale is and how I should buy it." My mua literally used the entire time I was sitting in her chair to sales pitch me and it was completely uncomfortable. For my eyes, I requested a smoky cat eye. The finished result, smoky but no cat eye. Eyelash application, the cheap kind of eyelashes you buy from a CVS drugstore. This is where I start panicking: I'm running behind because of her tardiness, I'm getting nervous, I'm hating everything she does to my face, I'm getting annoyed with her sales pitch, I'm about to have an anxiety attack and so I conclude my appointment mid face and leave her chair. I LEFT HER CHAIR.I left her chair before we got to blush, and contouring and lips. I have never done that before but it was so bad, so bad. I pay my bill upfront and the salon doesn't offer Credit card gratuities. At this point I'm running late to reservations at Boca, so my bf pulls out a $20 to be split between the two ladies and we run to the car where I spend the ride home in tears.The pros: Near Kenwood mallThey carry Smith & CultThe cons:Poor serviceLack of education all across the boardLack of diverse makeup brandsSales-Pitchy Tardiness Read Less