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    4.1 (102 reviews)
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    Devon C.

    DO NOT get extensions here! I've been coming here for color for years but recently decided to get tape in extensions with Kristen. I went to school in FL and had extensions there, the same kind, and never had issues. After switching to Kristen, she put the entensions in too low and now look at my hair. When I called, the manager accused me of pulling my own hair out or it being my fault. She was super rude and doesn't know how to manage. I'm so upset and disappointed I had to go into my first day of work with a bald spot.

    If I could give less than 1 star I would. I got my hair cut by Billy. We discussed my mediterranean hair as I don't like my hair texturized, and he agreed that it was wrong for my texture and said that he wouldn't ever texturize my hair. I asked for 1-2" off the bottom and clean up my current layers. Billy said "ok, a layered bob". I said no, not a layered bob, just 1-2" off of the bottom and clean up my layers. I have 50 more photos of my hair over the years and showed many of the pictures to him and repeated "no, not a bob, like this (show pics), soft and long layers" I even explained how to angle and cut it. NOTE: MY HAIR LAYS MIDDLE OF BREAST AND ALMOST TO THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK. During the cut I couldn't see much as there was hair in my face but I did catch Bill pulling a section out and point cutting 4-5" into the layer. I asked him what he was doing and if he was texturizing my hair, he said "no, this is the same thing as pulling it up and cutting it". RESULT: HE TEXTURIZED MY HAIR! HE CUT 6" MINIMUM OFF OF MY LENGTH AT THE BOTTOM AND MY SHORTEST LAYERS WERE MID-EAR. MY HAIR WAS EXTREMELY FRIZZY AND UNMANAGBLE. MORE.... I asked to touch up my existing baby blonde highlights. I don't like heavy highlights. He did a balayage instead because they wanted to do an instagram video. I questioned it and he said that the (bayalage) was the same thing. Nope. My hair now has very very heavy highlights all of the way through and it turned ORANGE!!! WAIT ..... THERE'S MORE!!!!..... The right side of my head is shorter than the left by 4"-5". The texturing goes deep to 5" from the ends. My hair which is normally to the middle of my back, thick, and shiny, is now up to my shoulders, frizzy, knotted, and looks like a used old shag rug. I called the salon after the cut. I spoke to the salon manager, Samantha, and told he how short my hair was but that it was also extremely texturized and that it felt much shorter and choppier on the right side. She made an appointment for me to come back in and see the salon manager, Will. A few days later, I went in and Will blended the top layer a little so it wasn't so poofy since the bottom of my hair went from super thick to paper thin due to over chopping layers. I asked for the texture to be cut out even a little and he didn't do anything. I asked if my hair was shorter and choppier on the right side and he didn't say anything. I told him that instead of getting the layers I asked for that Bill did a balayage and it's too heavy and now orange. Will said that the lighting inside of the salon wasn't good to see the color. He told me to call Samantha because he has meetings with her and they will fix the orange highlights. It appeared that perhaps there wasn't a fix for it or it was so bad that he didn't want to say. At the end of the appointment, I asked Will, "so, let it grow a bit?" and he didn't respond to me. I called Samantha and left a voicemail message. I didn't get a call back. I called the salon when it was open and she wasn't available. It took a month before I called again yesterday, at this point very frustrated as I am in a wedding Saturday and I have choppy orange hair. The receptionist said not to worry and that they will get it fixed this week. She made me an appointment to see Will and the colorist for today at 6:45pm to see what they can do to fix my hair. I got a call ahead of my appointment at 3pm today from Alexandria stating that Will has decided that after so many consultations, that he will refund me my $180 so that I could go to another salon. I took the offer. My reasons... One, I never had a consultation so I don't know why they said "after so many consultations" so it leads me to believe that they don't know who I am in the mix of people who have messed up hair. Two, they never called me back. Three, I never got any feedback on my hair and a resolution. I'm a single mom. I'm not made of money. When I go to a salon, I spend good money and tip very well. Because of this, Alexandria, said that Will said that because of my financial situation, they feel it's best that I go to another salon. Cha-Ching!! While the vibe at the salon is inviting, you are taking a chance letting anyone cut or color your hair. Mistakes happen - it's a huge mistake - but a mistake, so I kept it cool until I didn't get a call back - and even then, I toned my frustration down. This salon is very lacking in skill and seriously lacking in customer service. Fix what you messed up. Communicate. Call people back. Stop counting the dollars. Also, see another recent review from 1/17/2021.

    Everybody's hair by Blue!
    Rachel S.

    Approaching 24 years, it's somewhat alarming to realize I've been faithfully coming to Blue for more than half my life. But that's the way it works when you find a place that's perfect. Everybody working at Blue is dedicated, talented, passionate and personable. Billy is a genius with color, Kristen can do more with a brush, blow dryer and 40 minutes than most people can accomplish in a day, Meghan and Paul are both amazing at up-do's, (as are Marguerite, Marylene, Sarah...who all were a part of our wedding day prep too!) Andrea is an artist when it comes to make-up, Angie is a god send in the form of an esthetician, and finally, Rinnie works serious magic as a massage therapist. There is something for everyone, with every hair type and style, here! The best in the business and just another excellent reason for me to come visit home. I've never heard of anyone being disappointed here, and that's not a surprise.

    Erik made my hair pretty again!!
    Christi P.

    This place is AMAZING. Walking in, the vibe just hits you. Trendy, edgy, cool and comforting all at the same time. Old wood floors, clothing and some jewelry are strung on the banister of the wooden staircase. A beautiful sofa sits near the entry with two vintage-y booth-like chair are placed in front of the LIT fireplace. They had cookies, muffins and cakes on the coffee table in front of the seating. Every stylist station is made from vintage, furniture with large mirrors- no piece is completely the same, giving you that unique, warm vibe. I came here on a Saturday morning and this place was buzzing! Every stylist had someone in their chair and more were waiting by the fireplace. However, despite being busy, I was immediately greeted and offered a beverage. Just a minute later, I was brought a cold water. I only waited about 10 minutes before being greeted by my stylist, Erik. He had a suave, calm demeanor and asked what I wanted to do. Let me just say that I kind of hurt my hair previously. I tried to go for the red look and hated the way it turned out on me. So, it was short lived, but as we all know, red likes to overstay its welcome on your strands. I wanted to go back to a blonde ombré. Erik was very honest and said that it would be difficult to do what I wanted without getting an orange-y look but would do his best. I actually really appreciated that honesty- not promising the moon and end up looking like Carrot Top. Erik offered me another beverage- I happily accepted a glass of red wine. (It's 5 o'clock somewhere, right?) It was quite a process and I ended up staying about 3.5 hours at Blue. But the result was so worth it! Erik managed to give me the ombré look I wanted! The blonde ended up being a lighter caramel and it looks beautiful! He really worked magic and gave me a cut that feels great and brought me back to my healthy locks! Everyone was super friendly, including Billy, who was stationed next to Erik. A woman mentioned to me that she travels 45 minutes to see Billy, he's worth the drive and always makes her hair perfect! Will, the owner, even came over to me, chatted about my hair when it was about to be finished and asked how I had found them. He was warm and genuine. The reviews on here on right- these stylists know what they're doing and they're nice while they're doing it! I will 100% be back to see Erik- he got exactly what I wanted, put his own style to it and was realistic with me about the results I would see on day one. Did I mention they have live music on Saturdays to listen to while you get pampered? And in the afternoon, they brought out a meat, cheese and cracker platter. Amazing. :) 5 STARS for Blue Hair studio. Go. You won't be disappointed!!

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    I'm sorry to say that this one was a BIG fail for me. I went to their new location in Ambler and…read moretook my 5 year old daughter as well for one of her biggest cuts since birth (over 8 inches cut). I thought we could go together, since she was nervous and I needed gray root coverage and a good new cut/style anyway. We saw two different stylists and sat next to each other at the salon. My cut: I had asked for long layers and some shape and to please not use a razor edge to feather the layers (I personally don't care for that method or how that looks on me - I much prefer more blunt-cut layers) The junior stylist I had had no clue how to do anything but the feather/razor edge for layers, and basically acted like there was literally no other possible way to achieve a long layered cut. We went back back-and-forth for 10 minutes with her looking utterly confused at what I was suggesting. (I've had other cut methods hundreds of times. I was confused at her confusion.) She told me she's been out of school less than a year. I simply couldn't get through to her, so I gave in and had her basically just give me a boring blunt cut instead. The color she gave me was darker than I asked too, plus I left with dark marks around my face! My stylist was kind - I'm really not trying to say she wasn't, but she wasn't very warm or personable either. She seemed extremely young and checked out. My daughter's cut was the more heartbreaking one for me. She had gorgeous hair down to her bottom and we finally decided to give it a really good cut (tired off nightly tangles). It took the other gal under 10 minutes and it was completely uneven (see pic). I had to take her somewhere else to get it fixed. :( She was kind enough too but not very great with kids. Do not bring a kiddo here (I thought maybe a "real salon" would give her a better cut despite not being targeted to kids. I was wrong.) I'm really bummed because I had a lot of high hopes for this place opening up in Ambler and for finally finding a good stylist for both me and my daughter, but unfortunately, I cannot recommend this place. The value for what I paid is really shocking to me. To pay $250 for one cut/color with a junior stylist and one child's cut and both were this bad is super disappointing.

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    I started going here a few years ago after a botched hair cut at my local hair cuttery and have…read morenever looked back. I only get my hair cut a couple times a year since it is not dyed, and Brett always does a phenomenal job. Highly recommend.

    I decided to get my usual light & very soft layers done at Taire along with partial highlights and…read morelow lights as I am starting to get some gray hair. When I made the appointment I was told that Brett is a miracle worker with different textures of hair and that Suzanne is a master colorist. From the start, Brett & Suzanne were horribly rude and impatient. I felt rushed as he was very snippy and short with me. He kept walking away with the colorist Suzanne to talk then coming back. I found out later that Suzanne is Brett's sister in law. I grew my hair out for 10 months and showed up to my appt with pictures of me with my usual style of light and long soft layers. Brett said it was impossible to cut my hair like that. I have very thick hair and it's not fine so I asked Brett if he was familiar with the texture of my hair. Brett said to me that texture is not important. Oh, but it is Brett!! I had demonstrate by pulling my hair to the proper angles and pretend snipping my hair with my fingers. Bret kept rolling his eyes and arguing with me. Then Suzanne jumped into the mix backing Brett up. She later admitted that she doesn't cut hair. I asked for 1-2" off at the bottom. Brett cut about 6" off the bottom. I now have over 4" of very frizzy ends that curl under and above that to the middle of my hair it poofs out. AND my hair us unevenly cut - Brett did not check his cut afterwards. The layers are very heavy and Brett refused to blend them in. Brett had to flat iron my hair after struggling to dry my hair. Even though I told him that I don't use that much heat on my hair. Bret kept telling me that l, like most people, I don't know how to use a flat iron properly. My hair went from silky and soft to horribly dry and brittle. For a master colorist, Suzanne went way too light with the color. The color didn't last 24 hours or cover my grays at all. Highlights start abruptly at a line inches down, it's a sharp line. I also have a BALD spot on the crown of my head and I have an alarming amount of hair falling out every day. While they claim that I took too much time to explain things, they constantly walked walkway from me to talk together then came back to me. It went on like this from the start. I had no idea if they were listening to me or not. I felt like had to explain my cut over again for the start each time they walked away then came back because I had no idea if they heard me and understood me. I couldn't have a normal conversation with either of them. It was a really horrible experience. It felt like I was talking to wild animals who didn't understand me and wanted to bite my head off. I have to grow this disaster out as other stylist I got consultations from said it can only be fixed if I cut 3-4 more inches off the length and start with a clean slate. I should have went with my gut instinct the second I was mistreated and ran for the hills. It was a horrific experience and it's costing me a ton of money. I've lost a lot of sleep over this. I've never had an awful experience like this at any salon or even in another business. The way it all happened is very disturbing. Walking around like this a display of Bretts' and Suzannes' work. Also, my quote amount was also way higher than I was told on the phone when I made the appointment. While Brett waived the hair cut charge, I'm still out of $430 on 8-9 foiled highlights, color that didn't last, products, tools, moisture treatments, etc.....,and I have a long way to go. I still need to pay to get color again and have the highlights fixed when my hair gets into better shape. The pictures don't do justice but I posted a few with this review. To the owner..... You're response about what I asked for is not what I asked for and your arrogance shows exactly what I am explaining about my visit. I never asked for slithering or pieces out. I showed you many pics of my hair and nothing was pieced out of slithered. I asked you not to cut too deep into my hair and over layer my hair or thin it out because it frizzes and is unmanageable. You just didn't get it because your patience ran out way before I stepped into the salon My mother never cut my hair so that's another lie. YOU told me I was using words that a stylist understands. That's on you to ask questions. I booked extra time to talk about the the cut when I made my appointment take that up with your salon, not me. I care less they you have 27 years of experience. You can't understand a cut explained to you with many many pictures. And you lie I added 2 more pictures to this review - and the color matched when others did it and it lasted. The color I currently have is the color you gave me. I have a stylist fixing color tomorrow and she can tell you herself that this is what she saw the very next day after I was at your salon. What she told me was that your issue was the strength of the developer - that's why it didn't cover the gray hair or pick up the color properly.

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