Margot has been cutting and coloring my hair since I was 19! 21 years later she's just better and…read morebetter! You can't go wrong with her or anyone at his salon!

I read some great reviews about this place and had to request Abbey as my stylist! What's even…read morebetter was the day before she added me on Instagram to see who I was and man she did her homework. Impressive!!! She saw I was a foodie and we had the best conversation. She listened really well to what I wanted which was some face framing kind of like long curtain bangs and wanted about an inch or two off since my ends were splitting. She also gave suggestions and gave my that "body ody ody" girl boss look. Did I mention she was funny? Lol At the end Abbey suggested some conditioner and shampoo I was looking for based on my hair and I'm grateful I had the opportunity to get my hair cut by her. Recommend? YES!!

Jaynee Studer For…read morethe past seventy - four years, I have been getting my hair cut about every five to six weeks. In that number of years, I have been to many barbers and stylists. The reason I am writing this review is to say that Jaynee Studer at Sakada is the best stylist I have ever had. I have been going to her for over two and one - half years and she is superb in every respect. She is an exceptional stylist and has found a way to cut my hair (with all of its cowlicks) so that it always looks very nice when she is finished. For over ten years, I went to a stylist at another salon and, after ten years, she could never even remember on which side I parted my hair! Jaynee is exceptional in her techniques and I would recommend her highly to anyone who is looking for a stylist. Besides being excellent at her profession, Jaynee is also very friendly and personable and a good person with whom to have a conversation. I always look forward to my appointments with her.

I went to Sakada at the beginning of the new year, had a nice Balayage, and cut with one of the…read morestylists there. I returned to get a nice new look for date night; unfortunately, I had horrible service this time around. I did bring in a reference photo for inspiration. I was open to talking about colors if there was a need to. I was a golden blonde on the parts that were balayage from last time. After some discussion, Melia asked if I looked like the reference photo and if I would be happy. I said yes. The service started fine, but she didn't get a lift from my hair. She said she feared damage, but I don't know why she didn't do a strand test if that was the case. Either way, she went through it again, and this time, it lifted very yellow. I was pretty concerned when she was drying it and not noticing that it needed some correction. She kept saying there were light issues, but being next to a big window, I didn't feel that was the case. I asked her if we could put some toner or something to help it. She did this, but it left blue spots in my hair, and I felt my blonde pieces were inconsistent in tone and application. She styled me before I really had a chance to look it over and as we were over time she had me pay her. She gave me her card and kind of awkwardly said if I needed anything to contact her. When I got home, I looked at my hair closer, but it didn't look good. I went to straighten it to get a better look at the issues; it was apparent that this was a bad outcome. I'm extremely disappointed in the lack of honesty. I understand mistakes happen, but professionals note when things don't turn out well and schedule customers for a fix before leaving. I sent my photo to get an opinion and was advised this would need some big color correction. I do believe in giving people another shot if I think they can do it. However, I already made many comments of concern about the color to which I felt wasn't validated when it should have been. I also didn't feel we had enough trust if she let me walk out looking this way. My hair already went through a lot and I don't have the confidence that she has a solution to get me where I want. I did ask for a refund as I would need to pay for a corrective service. It's one thing if this was about a matter of taste, but this was technically a bad job. In a text, she said she didn't do refunds and would do a corrective treatment followed by recommendations of foils. I don't want foils; I want blended pieces. Right now, I have harsh lines in my hair that shouldn't be there. There was back and forth about whether she thought this was a good outcome and about consistency/patterns. I have had multiple balayages over the years, and I know what is expected, so it was pointless to argue further. At this point, I think the pictures speak for themselves. It sucks when things go wrong, but I would have hoped that it would have been acknowledged at the time of the appointment or at least in the end. I did get my tip back after I sent pictures to push my point further, but this experience was beyond disappointing. Lessons I learned: 1) These people are independent contractors, which means their work is not guaranteed. Make sure you discuss bad results and alternative solutions if they are not nailing the look they promised. A good stylist stands behind their work and cares about your happiness. If you have any doubt, go somewhere else. 2) Be your own advocate. If you are too shy to say something, go somewhere else that has a manager in charge. 3) Always tell them to do a test strand if they have any concerns about lifting or hair integrity. It's better to do a test than doing a service again and running out of time. 4) If you are in doubt, ask another stylist in the salon to come over and give feedback. That way, you will know if your concerns are valid.

My haircuts are consistently fabulous! Louise understands the challenges of short, thick hair. When…read moreit grows out, it still has shape. Love this salon. Like going to see all my friends!!

I've been a patron of Avant for the past year, being located in the skyway system makes this salon…read moresuper convenient. The staff are professional and attentive, and my hair comes out looking great every time!

Very kind and professional. Lovely place. Welcoming atmosphere. Well established business that has…read morebeen around a long time. Great customer service

If you get a quote over phone, ask for the person's name. My initial quote was inflated my $5; I…read morejust told the stylist that was going to be her tip money. The shop comprises a group of women that are not licensed but manage to do a decent job with weaves. I mention this only because there is a clear difference in a licensed stylist. For instance, I assume in cosmetology school you are taught more than just how to do hair but also the basics of running a business. The customer service portion here is missing. Such as I once found myself in a pointless argument with a stylist over how many packs of hair I needed. I am sure this is why she inflated my price :/ Nonethless, the job was decent for a short term fix but my experience didn't make it enough for me to want to return unless I desperately needed my hair done on a Sunday, as they are open 7 days a week. One stylist in the shop was working on three heads at one time! My appointment time was 2 hours, total. And that was the shortest time. No one who was there before me, left before me. That would have left me enraged! Being in a salon all day is a stylist's job NOT mine.

Straight scam! I would not recommend for anyone to get any services done here it was such a joke…read more Lacked serious professionalism. From the beginning I wish I would have reviewed their reviews first. Let's start from the beginning. My friend called and set up an appointment for each of us to have our hair done she scheduled them about 2 weeks out for 3pm we get there I was not approached-yet waved over to a chair at 4pm a hole hour later. I don't know my stylists name as she never introduced herself but I picked up on it being Ashley. None the less I spoke to Ashley she asked me what I wanted done I asked for a partial sew in I want to be able to wear it versatile up and down and part it in the front where I wanted. That was not my result. I had the top track like a halo around my head and she realized she messed up but proceeded to tell me that's what I asked for so I could wear it up and that she underestimated how thin my hair was because even pulling it up was still visible. I was just trying to process and look at my hair I was clearly disappointed but not sure what could be done so I go and get cash because it's cash only and left my friend for her hair to be finished and upon my return all eyes were on me like clearly I was a subject of discussion in my absence and the owner approaches me and proceeds to tell me that this what I asked for chucked it up to a miscommunication made no efforts to make amends and then continues to tell me I must pay for my services because this is what I wanted after I clearly stated it is not. She told me to pay for my services and I could come in in the future have them re do it to what I want but it's more expensive but she would give me a discount as if I wanted to ever return. When I left I felt so embarrassed ashamed and taken advantage of. I then found out the next day during my absence to get my cash to pay these people they were intending on getting physical with me if I complained. Literally bullying me to pay for poor non quality service and making me feel ashamed. It gets worse when I find a Godsend to fix my hair to my satisfaction and upon taking everything out to restart her braids were sloppy and rushed the sew in was trash she cut my tracks and proceeded to put glue in my hair! I had to start alll over! How unprofessional, and crude she clearly didn't have any idea how to do hair or she was so rushed or she pretended to be that she was careless or she clearly had a personal vendetta against me because she was being spiteful. It was an unwelcoming service I had no idea people were so crude it's really sad that this is a small black business in the community that I would have loved to support and share but they let themselves be a stereotype and lack class.

AVOID THIS SALON. SCAM - UNREASONABLE HIGH PRICES with a poor end result/service. BLIND SIDED BY…read moreprice of $348 with no results/change in hair. I used to see Leah at Lavish, she is the owner. Leah is very skilled, probably the most talented colorist I have encountered in my 15 years of getting my hair done. I was devastated when Leah moved me off her books. She did this to focus on her hair extension business, and referred me to Emily Radford. I am currently brunette, with the request to make my way to blonde, I asked for highlights and provided a few inspirational pictures. What I received was very minimal, I could not see a change in my hair aside from 2 chunky highlights at the front of my hair. I understand it takes time to break up brown hair, but i received was unexpected. I was charged $348. Emily is young, new in her career, which I was happy to give her a chance. Moreover, Leah, the owner of the salon has never charged me over $220, and would exceed my expectations. I am extremely sad with the results from this time around, or lack of results rather. I asked for the situation to be made, right, and resolved but Emily said since too much time passed she will not fix or refund. Yes, it has been more than 7 days, but my hair is the same as it was when I walked out of the salon on 10/19, its still brunette, with no highlights except in the front. It took me until today, 12/3 to find the courage to say something about the situation. Lavish salon will charge with you steep unreasonable, unjustifiable prices, without any explanation or preparation of price point. I was blind sided by the price of $348. I cannot afford this price point for my hair, and I am still in need of getting my hair corrected, and will need to pay another salon to make this right. I feel taken advantage of. Save yourself the $ and time, don't go to this salon. Service was on 10/19/23 - after photos from a month later 11/19/23 & today 12/3/23.

William Kern does my hair and it always turns out great! He takes his time to cut my hair to get…read moreit to effortlessly fall so that I don't have to spend too much time styling in the morning. He has a lot of experience working here and even in New York City, and is great at customizing the look you want for both cut and color! I've gotten so many compliments on my highlights, and I love how nicely they frame my face. Highly recommend to all friends to book him up before he gets too busy!

I have been going to GiVan's forever. I see Brian and he is so good and knows my hair. He knows…read morewhen I am under stress or ill right away when he looks at my hair. The staff and owner are very nice as well. Full service salon too, hair, nails, skin and massage.

I visit here for my regular waxing and eyebrows threading... I visit beauty service provider named…read moreNanhitha.. she does a good job... she's pretty fast and efficient... i recommended her to my friends as well... she does threading, waxing and facial services...

I don't even know where to start. Firstly, go to Leanne because she is the best. Firstly, she fit…read moreme in extremely last notice before I had to take holiday photos with family. I told her exactly what I wanted (which included getting rid of my part - something I've asked multiple stylists to do, but Leanne was the first to actually do it and do it well, she did!) I truly came out with a perfect haircut and it also helps that talking to Leanne is like talking to someone you've known your whole life. The salon also had a wonderful atmosphere. It was chic but not snobby, and cool without being overtly hipster. Also who doesn't want to lie down while having their hair washed? I almost fell asleep I was so relaxed. Would I go again? Hell yes. Would I go somewhere else? Likely not. 5/5. Could not recommend higher

I was skeptical about Bespoke. It's a luxury salon, primarily handling trendy women, in…read moreupper-crust downtown Edina. I'm a short, old man with a few strands of hair on my head and a scraggly beard who last glimpsed trendy 15 years ago. However, my stylist, Leanne, was down-to-earth, accepting, and understood exactly what I wanted. She dyed my hairs a perfect, natural color, which looked nothing like shoe polish. My haircut made my few strands look fuller. After Leanne trimmed my beard, I looked in the mirror and saw a man ten years younger than I am. I had a spring in my step and felt great. Leanne's technique was as good as any hair stylist I've seen in NYC, Sydney, Tokyo, or Seattle. Prices at Bespoke were very fair. With free parking down the block, Bespoke is a perfect hair salon for anyone in the Twin Cities. If Leanne is available, grab the appointment.