Allie Johnston

Review of Choices Hair Salon

I am a college student. I was home for the week an...

I am a college student. I was home for the week and desperately needing a cut while my usual stylist is on a maternity leave. My experience here was just below mediocre.The place itself is decent, and my appointment was timely. My hair washing was very lengthy, but probably better than the haircut. The woman who cut it, Tina, seemed like she did not want to be there and wasn't interested in doing a good job on my hair. I was telling her what I wanted, and her responses were exactly what I don't want hair dressers to do: reiterating incorrectly. I felt as if she did not listen to what I was saying. It really frustrated me how she did not seem to understand me no matter how simple and clear I was being. For example, two inches below my chin turned into half a centimeter, bottom of the back of my neck turned into the top where the hair starts growing, etc. (Also, she looked about 40 years old. I thought it'd be a little more promising.)
I just wanted a cute, layered haircut. The one I got is plain. It has very little angle to it and the layers are sparse: not very stylish at all. I also paid an extra $5 to have my scalp burnt to a crisp when she blow-dried my hair. Although it was not what I wanted, it's not an absolutely terrible haircut, but MUST be styled immensely to look decent. My own mother might have done a lesser job, but not by much, for $26.95 less (w/ blow-dry), and would've made it much closer to how I wanted it to look. I cut my boyfriend's hair. It's REALLY not that hard.
For the past 2 or so years I've been to a day spa for $50 haircuts. This experience made me remember how totally worth the money it is. Thinking that I could get something similar to the quality for less was stupid of me. Unfortunate, but true.