I truly can't think of anything that could have gone better. This is a school and if you have never been to a beauty school please know that services can take longer than a traditional salon and it can be a hectic busy environment. That being said I know these things and the longer time for service is just more "me" time. This was my first visit to this specific location and I went in for a root touch up. DANIELLAAG was friendly and did a great job. Asking for help if needed and taking guidance when given. I felt comfortable in her chair. Added bonus is the valet service they provide. Very friendly and had my car waiting as I walked out which was top notch service in my opinion. I had a tip already out but now wish I would have tipped them more. Will definitely return when back in the area. Can't beat the prices for salon quality service!! read more

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Overall I understand the students here are still learning, but based on my experience they had no idea what they were doing. They repeatedly told me they had not been trained in most things yet. I got a color and cut here. The color was not good, I got a simple black but they didn't dye the bottom of my head so the top is black and the bottom is dark brown. I asked them to put dye there and they said they didn't need to, which was incorrect. They also got some color on my ear which I had to wash off myself. Example of them not being trained enough: The stylist initially tried cutting 4 inches off my hair when I asked for a 1/2 inch trim. She also kept teasing my hair and then trying to comb it out, then making comments about how tangly it is. But teasing hair is what makes it tangled! When she tried brushing it out my hair broke due to the force. I literally had to tell her to stop or else I would leave. She hadn't even started cutting, but a lot of my hair was on the ground from it being broken off by her brushing. On a side note...their receptionist was also very difficult to work with. She said my handwriting was too small and made me write down my info 3 times. I am not sure what the issue is but she had a lot of difficulties reading even when I wrote in large caps. I had to call another receptionist over. The second receptionist apologized telling me the other receptionist lost her glasses and that's why she had trouble reading it. That's fine! But had the original receptionist said that, instead of blaming me for it, we could've handled it better. read more

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If I could provide a rating less than one star I would. I am currently enrolled at Parisian, and I would have to say it is the most toxic, unprofessional environment I have ever experienced. The teachers and administrators are cruel and truly do not care about anything other than the money in their pockets. I am sick to my stomach each day when I have to walk through those doors. They get away with so much BS because they are the only school in the North Jersey area. I can guarantee if I called the state board with half of these complaints they would be under an intense investigation. I am begging you, do NOT attend this school. read more

I've been using guest services for not too long, my first experience wasn't too bad. The girl was very friendly and talkative and made me feel comfortable. For seniors it's surprising but not a lot of them know how to cut non generic hairstyles. Everytime I leave the chair I have Dora bangs not anywhere near what I asked for. It also doesn't help that the last time I went the person I had didn't speak English and messed up my bangs, took over 2 hours, and cut off way too much hair. I also had to pay a "long hair" fee (which I said before I didn't even want my hair cut so short) and my hair was literally slightly over shoulder length when I walked in. I think I would return here maybe for nice blowouts but the hair cutting experience hasn't been too great for me personally. read more

To Mr. C and student Karina. I have been receiving services at Parisian for about 4 years. I always schedule with Mr. C---appreciate his guidance and understanding of what I request to be done. Each time generally quite satisfied, but this time Karina not only did a terrific job but she was very personable and was easily engaged in meaningful conversation the entire time. she also wanted to challenge herself to apply foils to "short" hair, which usually does not get approval, but Mr. C' confidence in her--he told her to try and the outcome was fabulous!!!!!! She needed some guidance for the haircut and I appreciated that she knew her strengths and limitations and asked another senior student for help. when I go in a few weeks for a haircut I will request Karina and I'm confident she will do a great job!! read more

I requested highlights, a root touch up and haircut. Ella did an amazing job on my hair. The instructors are top notch and ensure that the student is skilled and able to perform the service professionally. Tara worked next to Stella and also did a great job coloring a beautiful shade of red for her client's hair. I really enjoyed the service as my hair looked amazing when Ella was finished. I recommend Parisian guest services very highly. I've been going here for years and have always been satisfied with the quality of service. read more

Don't waste your time. I traveled there an hour for highlights. I was asked if I used boxed color and when I affirmed yes they said they would have to do a strand test. Then then proclaimed that I was not a good candidate as it would pull the color orange. I have used box color for years and have had many hightlights done over the years. I have never had an issue. They then proceeded to Charge me for one processs color, I walked out of there looking worse than when I walked in. They was charged $42.50 to boot. read more

This was my 4th trip to Parisian and I was very pleased with my color and highlights outcome, again. Student Shanelle, took great care in the process itself as well giving me a very satisfied haircut, all under the direction of Master Designer Mr. C!!!! I would ask for Shanelle again, but she is graduating. The best of luck to you! Thank you very much!!!! read more

My favorite place to get my hair colored. No more mess at home and best part... $20.00. Also check out their skin care department! read more

I still have no heard back from this school, what so ever. They are a complete scam and lead you to believe they care..... THEY DONT. Don't take classes here, don't get your service done here.... you better off anywhere else. The staff is beyond RUDE and unprofessional on all levels. read more

I just had a pedicure at Parisian beauty Academy. It was a little bit of a wait but it was worth it. I had Raquel Baptista do my pedicure and she was fantastic. She was careful around my ankle that was bothering me and was so patient and clean and did everything a very clean and careful way. read more

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Do you want a thorough review on color services, especially blondes ? keep on reading. I have been giving this spot a chance for over a year now with multiple visits to get an accurate and fair opinion, the following is that. I'll talk about the good, usually the students are nice and try to have pleasant conversation. The place is pretty clean and parking is easy, that's all. The general attitude of the place is too playful in the side of unprofessional and there seems to be little care about enforcing a professional atmosphere. The front desk women are unpleasant and inefficient whether it be the lack of welcoming smiles or how long it takes to process your charges. As for the services, I have always gone with clear directions and pictures of what I'm looking for. I completely understand and am aware that there is no way to guarantee a specific color or predict outcomes but there is no consistency or seeming understanding and follow through of what you ask for. To keep an already long account brief, I'll speak to the past two experiences. The first was to lighten my hair, as I have been doing for a year now, by doing a balayage to bring up the lightener and brighten the already lighter hair while keeping a cool but bright blonde. The lightener was not brought up in a nice fading manner which depicts a balayage and I had my "face frame" pieces look botched and orange. Ok fine I went home hoped for time and purple shampoo to help. Today I returned to further lighten my hair and bring up the lightener. This occasion it was not busy and the instructor was able to be very hands on, something I was excited and grateful for because I thought it would mean things would for sure you end up to standards. Cutting to the end I still had brass on my hair, no lighter pieces, and worst was the styling. I asked that only if there was extreme comfort with blow drying hair sleek to do it, I was assured it'd be great. It wasn't even close to okay, my hair was saturated in heavy product and my hair is typically thin to the touch and un voluminous, this time it was frizzy, greasy, thick and gross. I couldn't wait to leave and truly not return. I think there's a lot of well meaning but not enough focus and attention in truly achieving results. I guess you get what you pay for. But there even seems to be a consistent lack of organization; keep in mind I'm not complaining about how long it takes or the students because they're learning. But some of the basic business, customer service and hospitality acumen is clearly lacking. Honestly, save up and go elsewhere, and do your research. read more

Un responsive I called to get information about an educators licensed got redirected to a voicemail. Left a message with all my info , address, 2 phone numbers & a high interest in getting things done. Also contacted via social media which obviously someone works on everyday no response. Sad because I got the same deal when I tried giving my business to be a student there. Which I ended up going somewhere else because I got the same deal. SMH I teach barbering already so I'm pretty much trying to give these ppl my money I just want to get state certified people wake up and do your job please . To the owners My name is TJ and I am the owner of a Paul Mitchell focus barbershop in bogota, NJ If I could be contacted directly that would be great Info@mrfreshcut.com read more

I understand that this is a school but the pedicure took 2 hours and I had to skip the manicure due to lack of time. The old polish wasn't completely removed and the new polish was not a neat application. The polish wasn't new and that might have been part of the problem. This particular student needed more supervision and should NOT have been doing this service. read more

Of all the students I got stuck with (Alejandra)...she definetly bit off more than she can chew. I ask for long layers and got a choppy uneven disaster. Not only did she mess this up the cut, the root touch up was worse, I had it done twice before leaving there. Then here comes the blow dry, I asked for pin straight hair and the student tried to convince me that it wasn't a good idea that I will see the layers more. Well when I got home she wasn't kidding. I have great lighting and noticed that the back of my head has layers of all sizes and lengths, with more hair missing on one side than the other. I can't even tie my hair up in a pony tail. I've always visited beauty schools for basic layer haircuts and root touch ups but I guess I wound up with the student that was not up to speed. What's more disturbing is that all the other customers there left fabulous except me. UGGGGHHHH !!!!!!!!! read more

Always a pleasant experience on the skincare side. I've gotten facials, micro and back treatments. Last time I was there I got micro and asked the receptionist if I can get my roots dyed after and she said they will let me know if there is time after my skincare treatment. They fit me right in I did not have to wait. Best part was it was $20! The color was perfect. The blowout was decent/good. For $20 I'm not complaining! read more

I want to start by saying I don't really like getting my hair done usually and I went as a necessary evil. I was kinda dreading it, but that changed once I got situated in the chair. I went in for color for some faded out overgrown uneven DIY dye job and they fixed me up right. The color service was excellent I couldn't be more happy with how it came out but also the engagement and attentiveness of the stylist(s) was way above what I was expecting compared to past experience getting work done at other schools. Great vibes. I felt comfortable and the time flew by which is rare for me bc usually I'm restless to get it over with. The talented colorist that was in charge of my service was Gabby, but some friends helped out and I'm sorry I didn't get their names to shout them out too because they were all genuinely lovely. The valet was a sweetheart too. Thanks to everyone who helped and worked on my hair, much love I hope to be back soon. read more

I visited the salon, which is nice, clean and organized, with the intention of getting a drastic change... and boy am I lucky to have gotten the stylist I did? Claudia is amazing! And, based on my experience, has a great future as a hair professional. She is friendly, attentive, and although she is still a student, very knowledgeable. I wish I could say the same about the instructors. I became very familiar with Fernando because Cesar was "too busy" attending to other students and getting a haircut himself. Due to his lack of instructions, my hair challenge turned into a two day project. Thankfully Fernando assisted and directed Claudia in order to meet my expectations. He was beyond great. Thanks to Claudia and Fernando my experience was a positive one. Will definitely come back and recommend Claudia. I would rate Cesar 2 1/2 stars. read more

I have experienced this school as a potential student and as a client. As a client, I had a wonderful manicure where the tools were properly sterilized. As a potential student, I thought the school was making me go through hoops just to get started. If you are special needs and do not have your IEP information on you, BEWARE. They will make you through hoops. I had to sit through a class for a whole week during the summer. I was trying to change careers, and the school couldn't even tell me if my unemployment(from a previous full time job) would pay for the classes or anything until I finished this week. Without giving me any information on whether any part of unemployment would pay for anything, I had to sit through a week of classes where majority of students were eating cake for celebrations. read more

Daughter attended this school and loved it!!!!! Now she's working in a high-end salon in NYC. A little on the expensive side but well worth the money if this is what you want to do. read more

I wish I could give zero stars but yelp is more generous than I am. Horrible school. For starters, the kit supplied (for over $2,000) leaves plenty to be desired. Secondly, the enforcement of regulations is not only inconsistent, but unforgiving. If you have an off day and miss a beat you are most likely out of luck. Inconsistency seems to be their motto here as what you learn never stays true between classes. Get ready to learn something in the beginning that will be invalidated later on. Finally, their method of tracking your hours is archaic and recipe for headache and frustration. Not worth the $20,000. Bring your hard earned money elsewhere. read more

I really like this place. I first purchased a groupon deal for hair and nail services. The nail services: um, no. Their pedicure (at least when I went) was me soaking my feet in one of those at-home foot spa tubs (wasn't turned on), then painting my nails. The manicure was a bit more decent but I'd rather go to a salon, pay the 8-10 bucks and get a great job done. For hair: so far, yay! Although they do take a long time, they're students. Doing somebody's hair is a big responsibility, so I'm glad that they took their time, asked teachers what to do and did a good job (instead of hurrying through it and doing something that I wouldn't like in the end). I've gotten my hair cut, colored, and trimmed, and they always went conservative and I had to goad them into chopping more and more hair off. Which I absolutely appreciate. I also came for an updo and brought in a picture. Although it wasn't as close to the picture as I would have liked, she still did a great job and the updo stayed perfectly intact for three days! (It was a party week!) I think for some services they do charge you more to get a more experienced student versus a newer one, but the prices are still cheaper than salon services and I would definitely come back for haircuts, trims and updos. read more

I suppose it does depend on who you have working on your hair. My sister and I went (after a coworker had said she had a positive experience there) but were unhappy with the results. Unfortunately the student I had didn't speak any English so we were unable to communicate without the instructor present. Luckily I only needed some buzz clipping done and it was easy enough to tell her that. My sister didn't fair as well as I did and asked for long choppy pieces. Instead the front of her hair was left long (virtually uncut) and the back of her hair was cut abnormally short and then styled in a way for the student to attempt to hide what they had done. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone, unless you're willing to take a huge risk that is. read more

Here's the deal with this place. It's a teaching school, the prices are pretty cheap, and some of the students really know what they are doing because they have been learning for a long time. The haircuts are 10/10, you get a wash, cut and blow dry for under $20- including a $5 charge for longer hair. They definitely take a long time to get the job done- so make sure you are in no rush or have no prior obligations because there is really no telling how long you will spend here. I only got a mani/pedi here once and it was years ago so I don't know if it has changed, but it was an extremely unpleasant experience. Much like getting a mani pedi by your little sister at home- but I don't know if it has improved by now. One service I would definitely advise against getting done here is any sort of color bar service. For starters, the pricing system is ridiculous. They start at a base price for the service you want, most around the $50 range, (which only includes 1 bowl of the product you need- ex: color/bleach/toner) and each additional bowl is an extra $10. Normally, a base price should include enough materials to cover the average service requested, but here it never does. Even the amount of product they bring in the bowls varies- so your price will hike up, and fast. I'll give you an example of my situation- I have dark black hair so the girl used 5 bowls of bleach on my hair. She used a lower strength bleach which wasn't lifting quick enough, so she had to add on yet another bowl of stronger power bleach. She should have known what strength to use on hair of such a deep color, instead of making me pay for the mistake. Then I was charged for an extra bowl of color- the whole system doesn't make sense because it is not enough for even a basic color process so it just seems like an elaborate process to make extra money. I was there for 7+ hours total (we stayed past closing- the teacher had even left so my student was without any guidance), and I think my beautician was in a rush so she took the color off early and it hadn't stained properly. I had also requested a haircut, but the time management was so poor that we didn't get to that. My final bill was insane- much higher than I had expected, basically salon price and I didn't get near salon results, or even results worth what I paid. I called back and the manager was completely unhelpful- there was nothing I could do. So I went back the next week and requested a color correction. I turned up at the salon where I was informed there was no hot water, so I was sent back home. Granted, I did have a morning appointment but I wasn't the first appointment and they should have called me BEFORE reaching for my appointment to let me know I had to cancel my appointment. On top of that, the receptionist was extremely rude and had a terrible attitude- not sure how that works when you are the first person the clients meet. So I retuned a *third* time, and I had a different student and a more experienced teacher overseeing, so I was happier with the second correction. I still had to pay for the second correction despite all the problems we had with the first service. I would have liked to had all the services done properly the first time I went (cut, bleach/color) especially considering I spent my entire day at the salon. I was upset at the price they charged for the unforgivable results, on top of which I didn't even receive the haircut I requested. Don't expect the management to be helpful at all. Most of the teachers are very nice, getting a good student is all a game of luck. I don't recommend getting any color treatment done here, ever. But as far as haircuts and blowouts go, this place is great. read more

I was there yesterday getting a wash and set and a deep conditioning treatment by a nice lady name Kim she was beyond words professional and knowledgeable about her work more than anything she had passion and love I want to thank you Parisian for giving me the opportunity to have an amazing experience my hair looks great feels great couldn't ask for a better hairstylist will definitely book with her again highly recommend Kim Godding I want to say thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for such a great work read more

Best place you can have your hair and skin services done. Great teachers, great students.

One of the finest beauty schools in country in my opinion, run by as fine a group of people as possible. I highly recommended it.

I went to this school in 1979 , my Dad when to this school 1956, I went back in 2009 for my teaching degree and taught here until 2011. I had a great experience and hire from this school on a regular . I highly recommend for all your scholarly and employee hiring needs. Yep I really liked my years of Parisian beauty Academy you know the comp family gosh they go way back and I don't think my dad was the first graduating class I think they've been since this like 1950 and if I remember he was really cutting-edge on all kinds of new equipment and supplies like the solis hot comb which turn into the Solis iron and the Solano blowdryers and all that so really GREAT place with a rich history in hairstyling. read more

Great place! Students are staff and fun and professional. Students are okay asking for help. Instructors are great educators, so that all students can do all textures of hair and will jump right in so you look and feel great! I paid $15 for a wash, blow dry and flat iron...super awesome! Don't forget you get valet parking at no charge. This place is clean, fun, inexpensive and you don't walk away feeling like you get what you paid for at the end. You'll probably have to tweak it at the end but just let the instructors know. They are super friendly!!! read more

Let me just get started by saying that this school is a great way to get your hair done at a cheap price! The products used are high quality and the prices are a great value. However, do not get your hair cut here. I got my hair cut here twice by different people. It is not "even" AT ALL! One section of my hair is one length and the other section is a different length. Also, my hair is curly...this being said, I asked to have my hair cut just below my shoulder CURLY! My hair is now on my shoulder straight! I have a bob length when curly. They do an excellent job styling/color/etc, but their cutting needs some help. I would not recommend trusting them to cut your hair. My mom has had the same experience getting her hair cut. read more

Wanted dark blue hair got light blue. But, loved the service and they really did their best!! I'll be back to get darker ;-)

I'm a student at Parisian, I did my first updo for a girls prom and she loves it!

I went in yesterday to have my hair. When the stylist called my name and right away introduced herself.. I went from a light brown to a reverse dark ombré. I was so amazed how my hair came out looking. if you ever want to have beautiful magnificent hair. i'd definitely would recommend Taylor. She's fantastic and I can not wait to book my appointment with her again. read more

I have annoying hair that I don't really take care of like I should so when I get my hair done I'm always a little weary. My friend referred Walmi and I have to say she is amazing!! She dyed my a hair a beautiful medium brown and did a cute cut and style. She was so thorough, friendly, and paid attention to just me even when she had another customer come in. She did an excellent job!! If you go ask for Walmi!!! read more

this is my warning to any person's thinking that this would be a cheaper alternative to an actual professional salon, basically $100.00 = wrong color, no cut, no blow dry...tell me... what did i pay for? mental anguish it seems. I have had 4 interactions with this salon, all negative and unprofessional. If you are a latina or someone with curly hair you will not be satisfied with a simple blowout which to me are the fundamentals of hair 101. I went in for a color at 6 pm and left at closing time (10pm, 4 hours later) with my hair still wet and half dried, also without the color i went in for. $100.00 later i was told i could come back within 7 days to get the color i came in for. oh did i mention 3 people were working on me. management was more concerned with leaving on time than doing a good job on a paying customer. the young lady i had was sweet but i kept telling her the color isn't taking, this isn't working. i gave her several opportunities to consult with the headmaster to possibly have me come back and or come up with a game plan. My scalp was scabby a few days later due to the bleach which i told her i needed to wash off right away because my head was burning. there were many other situations but i will focus on this one. so here's the topper i called to schedule my "correction" appt., made the appt. something told me to call the day of just to make sure, since this location is an hour away from me. i called and was told my appt had not been made, so i asked that they call me to make a follow up appt. half an hour later i received a call from the location to tell me that i did indeed have an appt that evening and if i could still come in. at this point i am taking this as a bad omen and i decided to save myself the eventual angst by cancelling my appointment, forgoing my "correction" and vowing never to return again. MY ADVICE- PAY A PROFESSIONAL- also their manager ceasar is kind of a condescending dickhead and someone else at the front desk proceeded to tell me ...oh but you know this is a school though right? yes i do, that means they should know how to at least BLOW DRY!! read more

This is the worst school! All they care about tis the money. Won't let my daughter graduate because we owe $800.00 , and they won't let us make payments. A teacher was go because swhe was horrible and the girls didn't learn anything. So they should be reimbursed for time wasted!!!!!!!! I would never give this school a good review, and would never recommend anyone to go here. it's not worth it!!! read more

Hardly any one speaks English. Girls at front desk have no idea how to schedule or run the front end of this type of business. Moreover, when asked about various services, they can't even tell the customer what the services are. The Wash Out service is an additional $5 SIMPLY to use different shampoo. BIG RIP OFF. The girl who blew out my hair took over an hour to do a straight forward, shoulder length blow out and was not finished when I had to leave because I had another appt. My hair can usually be blown out in abt 20 minutes. Additionally, they charged me $5 extra bc they consider hair below your shoulders "long". One of the things I really didn't like is that the operators stuff was all over the floor. Bags and bags of brushes and scissors and products sitting on the floor. Not only is in visually very unappealing but a tripping hazard. MANY MANY MANY of the operators on the floor are not qualified to be there yet. A few may be good, but the vast majority of what I saw were too inexperienced, even as students, to be on the floor performing services even at a discounted rate. NO ONE is in charge and the girls in the front are definitely not qualified to schedule, speak educatedly about the services and products and do not appear nor present themselves professionally. Beware if you go there and do NOT be afraid to speak up if something doesn't seem right. read more

I read a lot of iffy reviews about this place and I even experienced a bad bleach service back in 2016 when I was 16. A woman here did my hair and bleached it and it turned out horrible so bad that I actually re-dyed it black the next day. I decided to go back there two days ago to give it another shot. This time I just asked for a wash and blow. At first I had someone a bit older beginning, then a really young girl 20 said she would do it. I forgot her name unfortunately. I'm not gonna lie at first I was really nervous because I usually don't have good experience with girls so young knowing how to do hair properly so I wanted to stop her, but I gave it a chance. I'm so glad I did because she did such an amazing job. She gives the best hair washes and makes sure your comfortable and is very delicate with blow drying. Usually I see people blow dry hair straight down but she blows dries hair to make it look like you had rollers in your hair which gives it a nice curl. My hair came out exactly how I wanted it and looked so good. Honestly so upset I forgot her name, to be so young she's going to go far with her hair skills. She just needs to be sure of her skills. She seemed not too confident in her own abilities and she really should know how good she is. Great job to her! read more

the facials, paraffin treatments, and microdermabrasion at the skin center are a great deal...I would say the same about the nail area too but it's disgusting and no one seems to know what they are doing there. read more

The students and staff are always professional and attentive. I have never had my hair done on a regular basis, but after visiting a month ago I have returned and plan to continue going. read more