I've been going to Head of the Pride, probably, since they opened -- it has got to have been over…read morefive years since I first sat in a chair there. I couldn't be happier! Through years of my crazy cuts, color, and style changes they've consistently made me look great. They listen to what I want and interpret it to be an amazing style that is not only good looking, it seems like it is always better than I imagined and easier to maintain and style at home than I expected. I know there are a bunch of places one could go to get their hair cut, but I swear there's no better place in Grand Rapids.

I don't know how I haven't reviewed this place yet, but today was my last haircut from Sarah at…read moreHead of the Pride, and I wanted to make sure I put in a good word. I have been getting my haircut with Sarah for the last 5-6 years, and have never been disappointed in her work. I would have continued patronizing Head of the Pride indefinitely if it were not for the fact that I'm moving thousands of miles away. I came upon head of the pride when I decided that I wanted to grow a beard. Not just a beard, but a beard people would be jealous of. My several attempts to grow one in college resulted in tragedy. I could grow facial hair with ease, but I knew nothing of the grooming and styling required to maintain an attractive beard. This time around was going to be different. I looked through all of the barbers and salons in town to see if any of them could provide what I needed. Barbers had plenty of experience with beards, but generally couldn't do justice to the longer haircuts I prefer. Salons could almost get the hair down, but most couldn't nail the look, and next-to-none had experience with beards. It was then that I came across Head of the Pride's portfolio (I forget which social media platform it was.) They had plenty of pictures showing all sorts of styles and cuts on men and women. They even had plenty of stunning beards on display. I was sold, and booked my appointment. Sarah provided me with the cut and styling advice to achieve the beard I had been striving for, and my hair had never looked better. She has an innate ability to look at a man, and know exactly how to make him look good, not unlike a sculptor staring down their marble. The result: I would receive complements from complete strangers almost any time I was in public. Even my company's CEO would refer to me as "the best beard in the company." Was is a lot of work to blow dry and style everyday? Absolutely, it took dedication, but it was worth it to me at the time. I have gone through numerous styles since then, and I have always had full confidence that I would come out of those doors looking my best. My advice to anyone still reading this is to book your next haircut at Head of the Pride, go in with a rough idea of the look you are going for, and let Sarah flesh out the finer details. When in doubt, I've always responded to her questions with, "what do you think would look better?" I have never once been disappointed with her decisions.

I have been going here for years but I'm disappointed I had my eyeliner touched up and then decided…read moreto have it winged paid extra 150 after it healed it needed to come out further so I scheduled an app I had to cancel 3 times due to 2 deaths and a migraine now this is not the normal for me. I have left several messages asking to reschedule but my calls see going unturned...

I have had my brows and liner done. I love her work and I always enjoy going in because her and Jen…read moreare the best at what they each do. I would recommend them a thousand times over.

TLDR: this place is a newer business and it's clean, well priced, super friendly, and gave me…read moreexactly what I asked for! Definitely worth checking out! I never leave reviews places but I was so impressed with Aria I had to. I moved to Grand Rapids a few months ago and ever since my move I've been looking for my new nail place and I finally found it! I tried so many other top rated nail salons in the area and either wasn't thrilled with the service or the prices were outrageous at all of them. I tried Aria this week and they did an amazing job! I got a classic pedicure with gel polish and builder gel with a design for my hands and everything was exactly what I asked for. The whole place felt clean and well kept, the pedicure was relaxing and the woman helping me took her time and did a great job. Swan did my nails and was meticulous about getting them exactly as the inspo picture I showed her. She checked in with me several times to make sure I liked them and was so patient when I changed my mind 3 times on what color/design I wanted. My appointment was in the evening and even ran long, a little past their closing time, and I didn't feel like they were rushing to finish or get me out the door at any point. Their pricing seemed very fair compared to many other places I've been and they even made sure to clarify exactly what I was paying for with each service. I had originally made an appointment for a builder gel full set because I had Gel X on my nails from another salon. When I got there they looked at my nails and told me they could work with my current nails and do a builder gel fill to save me $10 instead of charging me for a full set. They could have just kept my appointment as-is and charged me for a full set since my nails had been done somewhere else and I never would have known. The fact that they offered me a better option speaks volumes to their honesty and how much they care about their customers! I was very impressed. Overall I paid exactly what I expected based on their website pricing (even less actually thanks to the fill). I got the classic pedicure with gel polish, I asked for French style on my toes ($10), I got a builder gel fill, and I asked for a design on my nails ($10). All together I think I paid $123 which is exactly what I had expected. (I paid that price just for my finger nails at another highly rated salon in the area that charged me a $10 add-on just to clean up my cuticles and call it a manicure, and also charged a $10 add-on just for putting polish over my clear gel x set) Overall this place was clean, friendly, had very up front and fair pricing with nothing hidden as an unexpected "add-on", and they did exactly what I asked for without rushing. I Highly recommend! - a side note for anyone like me - my nails grow very quickly, so I'm always looking for a nail salon that will clean up my cuticles and get my set as close to my nail bed as safely possible so they don't look grown out in just a few days. Swan did this perfectly without me even having to ask her to!

Aria is a beautiful space! Very serene and very clean! This is my second visit and all of the…read moreservices I received were great! The staff is very friendly and you don't feel rushed. My daughter got a gel pedicure and gel manicure with a cute flower design. I got a gel pedicure and acrylics - both look awesome!

Love how my hair turned out! I booked through yelp. Communicating was easy, quick responses,…read morepricing was upfront, no additional costs at the end, and the look turned out exactly how I wanted it to. She matched my hair to my inspiration photos nearly perfectly.

This nail salon is AMAZING! Great great service! The lady who owns the salon is the only worker and…read moreshe does amazing work. Very, vey personable, as well. Great lady. Highly recommend. Will definitely be coming back!!!!

This lady is lucky I gave her one star. I used to get my nails done and Kentwood and when I moved…read moreto Caledonia, I tried dazzling nail's. This is a one lady operation people. She does it all. Receptionist, scheduler, laundress, nail tech, cleaning crew, the only position that I saw her do when I was, there was nail tech, and a little bit of receptionist. The place was extremely empty. I was The only person in the shop. Yet there are 4 foot stations and four nail stations? There was dirty laundry piled up and it smelled horrible. She did a pedicure and a fill. About a week after the pedicure I contracted a foot fungus and I can only imagine it came from her shop. I never went back. Sorry I don't have photos to show. But I'm happy to dig up a bank receipt because I paid her through Venmo. And I also tipped her 20 bucks cash.

I enjoy getting pampered with Rachel! I always leave feeling refreshed and looking beautiful! She…read morehas a flexible schedule and is a great communicator! I've even put her up to a few challenges and she executed flawlessly!

I would give no stars if it was an option. Very unprofessional. Second time ever getting dip…read moremanicure done...first time with Rachel. Nails look terrible and are painful!! Inconsistent color and thickness. Jagged edges and 5 different fingers have painful nail beds. Something is clearly wrong - don't know enough about this type of manicure to say exactly what happened. I asked her to remove them within 24 hrs of them being done. No response. As it was she did them twice during my appt and seemed to struggle then blamed it on the sheer pink color I selected. I think maybe she drilled nail beds down to far...which would acct for pain. Now I have to pay someone else to remove and who knows what I will be left with. This is not ok! I use my hands for work and it is my livelihood here. Not just a bad manicure. Any person who says they are a professional but ignores a situation like this - is not someone to trust. Disappointed Rachel...to say the least.

Extremely disappointed. Scheduled a trim and clarified that I wanted to keep the same style and…read morejust clean up any dead ends. Left with some of my face framing layers shortened to bang length with the remaining layers being choppy. Asked for the back of my hair to remain blunt cut, but layers were added. Definitely will not return! Two stars as she was friendly and was able to get me in quickly for an appointment.

Love my hair. The color of my hair was beautiful. I received lots of compliments. My gray was…read moregone. Thank you. Relaxing room with a comfy chair, very welcoming.

Super clean and great pricing. Keep a look out for deals! I do level one tanning a couple times a…read moreweek and have great results.