Also known as Dominican True Beauty. Part one: Don't waste your time or money by going to this salon! The owner is just out for money and makes up prices as she goes. I gave her a picture of what I wanted and she said no problem and that she could do it. After 6 hours of being at the salon I didn't get even close to what I wanted. Let me share my story... I walked in on Friday and showed one of the girls the picture of what I wanted and she said that was a Balayage technique and only the owner could do it so she scheduled me for an appointment on Monday at 9:00 a.m.. I also asked her about pricing and she said it would be under $200. Monday morning someone finally shows up at 9:15 to open the salon and then proceeds to check the computer for my appointment but of course it wasn't in there. I told her to check the book because I saw the girl write it down and sure enough my name was there. She had to call the owner and let her know that I was there for my appointment. The girl asked me to have a seat and comes near my curly hair with a comb brush and a blow dryer as if she was just going to brush through my curls to straighten them. I had to stop her and ask her what she was doing because she didn't even explain what she was about to do and told her that you can't use that type of brush on my type of hair when it's dry. She then got my hair combed out and blow dried and then I had to sit there and wait until the owner finally showed up 15 minutes later. I was looking around at the different products so when the owner came in she saw me standing looking at a product and the girl told her to give me information about it in English so she showed it to me on her phone and I replied OK thanks and just skimmed through the information and put her phone down. She proceeded to do my hair. I again showed her the picture which she also had on her phone because the other girl had texted it to her to make sure that she could do it, and she said oh yes I can do this no problem. When she sits me down in front of the sink she tells me she's going to apply a treatment on my hair before she colors it. I replied OK because I just figured she was talking about something to help the color stay in my hair being that I chose a color that had purple highlights. 5 hours later we're finally getting to the point where she's going to put purple in my hair but as she's applying it, it looks pink to me so I confirmed with her again asking if this is indeed purple and she said yes a light purple like the picture. I replied OK I just want to make sure it's purple and not pink because it looks a little pink to me. She rolled her eyes and walked away without saying a word. She comes back with a tube of purple and squeezes some extra purple into the mix for my hair. When she washed the color out of my hair it appeared to be more of a burgundy color 1st as opposed to a purple/Violet color. I told her that I was not happy with the color and that it was a lot darker and redder than I expected and I didn't see the balayage technique because she only dyed the top of my head brown and the rest of my hair burgundy. So it looked almost like ombre. She replied stating that there is Brown in the body of my hair and that I would notice it more in the sunlight. At this point I was fed up with being there for 6 hours so I just wanted to check out and go. She had the nerve to charge me $280 for this visit. When I asked her why is it so much she said the minimum she charges for the balayage technique is $200 plus she did an O2 therapy treatment on me that I did not consent to. See my profile pic to see what I wanted and what was done by Griselda the owner. read more

Blown Away Salon & Spa - What I wanted on the left and what she did to my hair on the right - Hair Salons Near Me - Orlando, Florida

It is not easy to find a Hair Stylist that knows how to handle, dry, curly, color treated, freeze hair, this is the best place I found, so far, in Orlando. It is owned by a lovely lady, Griselda, who is staffed with professionals, I love coming here, I get treated in a way I feel very comfortable, I trust Griselda with suggestions she recommends, if I do not agree, I just let her know. I must admit she has done wonders with my hair. Many thanks, Griselda and staff. God Bless You, always. Afra read more

I would like to give them no stars but I guess I can't. I made an appointment with the owner Griselda Garcia so I could have my hair ready for Christmas. 1. Most of my hair was blown out by the shampoo girl that was mediocre at best. 2. Griselda then decided to come and finish only the very front portion of my hair. Then flag ironed my hair without asking if that's what I wanted done. My appointment was with Griselda not someone who I'm not even sure is licensed to do hair. 3. She forgot I even wanted to cut my bangs. That should have been a sign from God. I showed her multiple pictures all together to give her an idea of what I wanted and as a professional to see what she can do with my type of hair. Not once did she say let me see that other picture again she just stuck with the last one I showed her and never did she say she was not capable of doing it or that she can't do it with my type of hair. She cut my bangs and I was in shock. I literally haven't had bangs since I was younger. I figured okay I need to get used to them I paid and even tipped 20%. I got home and that's when I realized my hair was super messed up she cut a thick chunk of my hair on each side that looked like I had thick sideburns and she cut too much hair for my bangs and it was in even. I had to go the very next day to get my hair redone and recut. The lady could only do so much and so that it didn't look so odd I had to cut half of my hair off. My hair was to my hips and now it's below my shoulders. Which took me 5 years to grow that long!!! 4. The lady that did her best to fix what Griselda did said that it's a crime what she did with my hair. That not only did she butcher my bangs but the, what you would think would be simple, layers she did to the rest of my hair was super uneven. 5. I called Griselda to tell her and she bled the photos I showed her saying if I would have shown her the other photo in the first place and that why my type of hair it is hard. None of which she said the day of. She let me pay and leave her salon like my hair looked good. She is money hungry and just to make money she did a haircut she had no business doing. On top of that she hung up on me when I told her I was going to dispute that amount since she did not want to provide me a refund. I am so devastated by the loss of my hair, the unprofessionalism of this woman, and the greed of her to dare do something, she may not admit, she was not comfortable of doing and just did it and horribly. So much so that I am going to report her and her salon to the department that is in charge of her licensing. I WARN YOU, BEWARE, STAY AWAY FROM THIS SALON! They are not even good at a Dominican blow dry and you will get your hair burned off with people that are not even licensed to do hair. I am angry, hurt, livid, and devastated. I take pride in my hair and I can no longer say that. If you value your hair do not go to this salon!!! The attached photo is a photo of me and two of the photos I showed her. Again, I brought options to see which would be better with my type of hair and showed all of the photos at the very beginning. She used the tips right one as a guide but when she could live up to it asked to see the other pictures and said I should have showed her the right bottom one. Again, which I did! She cut too much hair off the top of my head, the bangs were cut too short and I'm even and instead of a little bit of longer hair on the sides she gave me thick sideburns which made it look like I had a damn helmet on. I went somewhere to see if they could help the situation. It was not full reparable since she cut it too short and too much on the sides I had to cut half of my hair so I didn't look odd. It looked weird with the bowl cut to have really long hair. I cried when I had to cut it off. read more

Blown Away Salon & Spa - Hair Salons Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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I he been coming here for months , from simple blow outs, keratins and now a new hair elixir treatment . And I absolutely love how hair, well they treat me and my hair. Mind you I have curly kinky hair and all the women hear definetly know how to make me hair pin straight, shiny and soft . Theyre very humble and attentive to your needs . I recommend this place 100% read more

This place is under new management and it is by far THE BEST salon i have ever been to. The owner is so pleasant and she took her time in listening to what i wanted for my hair and looking for a perfect match. the results were AMAZING! i recommend everyone i know to this salon bc it is that great! i have an appointment to do my nails next and im so excited !! as i was doing my hair the manicurist did a sample nail of a new European gel technique she uses. again WOW! love this place and their staff! read more

The worst customer service you can get and its even without any services provided imagine that. Please do yourself a favor and don't go. Had an appointment set for a mani and pedi and was running behind I called in 9 mins pass my appointment to see if I can make it they said no problem. Got there 5 mins after the call and the greeting was that I was not going to be received because the person who answered my call was not the manicurist and she had to leave. I was 15 mins late in total from my original appointment and Gina that's the name of the manicurist simply told me that it was not her problem that she had plans to go out and she was not responsible for the owner to have made the appointment at a time that she wanted to go out. Mind you this was all going on in front of clients and her co workers while she was screaming. I was claiming her if this was the way to receive a client and she said that she did not care at all because she was leaving and it was not her problem. When asked for a manager or owner they were not there and no one knew how or where to reach them. What a horrible way to manage a business and what poor and sorry choice of employees this place offers. Again I am disgusted by the treatment I received and I would not Recommend you at all to promote their business. read more

*RUINED MY HAIR* This was a horrible experience, to say the least. I somehow got talked into getting my hair dyed. She showed me some pics on her cell phone (all were backs of heads) I mentioned how I wanted to lighten my hair and that I wanted to do an ombre style.. Bleach was left on too long, my hair was like rubber...then before she added the color, as it was for some reason never defined WHAT color, she said she was putting ASH, I said I do NOT want my hair to be gray...it turned out gray. I looked like an old witch. I was so frustrated. She was too.... the whole time she bragged about herself being a perfectionist and she is the best etc etc... we looked on google for ideas. Finally I chose something, she gave reasons why she couldn't make my hair look like the photo. again, dyed it. 7 hours later...THEN she whispers to tell me she has to charge me MORE$, failed to mention that before she started! I was so mad, but I was going to pay. After my hair was dry I could see horizontal lines from where she had put the pins to hold the foil on my hair!!! It was all around my entire head!!! She was so angry, she blamed ME, walked away. Asked me what I wanted to pay??? I told her I want my hair fixed...of course she could not do anything else that day, but still insisted I pay. Another person checked me out...It was so uncomfortable. I was so fed up, and wanted to get out of there finally, I was in tears, paid $160 and left. I went back to ask for a refund and she yelled at me saying how it was ALL my fault. I could go on...But I think you get it. Save your money. My hair is completely fried, she gave me a horribly bad haircut, I asked for a trim, she took of about 7 inches :'( read more

Blown Away Salon & Spa - Fried hair! That is not an ombré color transition and behold the hair pins that produced horizontal lines - Hair Salons Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Horrible service !!! They don't know how to talk to their customers !!! I called to book an appointment , and they left me hanging !! The lady on the phone told me she'll call me back that she's busy wtf !? Who says that !!! Never ever go here !!!! read more

This salon is now named, "Dominican True Beauty Salon." It's a Unisex Salon/Spa. I looked on-line for a salon, and this one was one of the only salons open on Sunday. I could not believe it. Where I'm from, salons are open 7 days a week. I guess alot of the salons in the tourist city of Orlando can afford to close their doors to the public one-two days out of a week. However, the new owner, Ms. Griselda Garcia, is very nice and accomodating. She is a hard working lady and a true professional, who takes pride in her work. I truly appreciate that from a hair stylist b/c I am very picky on who does my hair. In past experiences at other salons, I've spent alot of $ to get my hair done, only to feel awful with the way my hair turned out. Today, I was truly happy with my hair results, and I give "Dominican True Beauty Salon" 5-Stars b/c they earned it. I will definitely return to this salon when I am visiting, and I highly recommend it. read more