I had high hopes for this place because I assumed only higher-level students would be cutting and styling hair... I was wrong. I made an appointment for a cut and color at 5:15pm, and was told after being interviewed on details that there would only be time for one, and was recommended color. Within the first hour, I spent around 40 minutes sitting in the chair without any assistance, but had told my hairstylist that I had nowhere to be so they could take their time.
When they (finally) came back, i was told a lightener was needed. When it was being applied, I was very clear with my hairstylist and the student who came over to help that I wanted only the last 6 inches or so of my hair dyed, and was reassured by the teacher there that all blonde would be covered. The application of the lightener, with two people, took over an hour. I could not see what was happening, but after it had set (~20 minutes) and they came back (~15 minutes later) and was washed out, I saw that the blonde extended up my entire head, and now looks like badly-done highlights. For the washing, I was not asked about products at all, and I believe they used a product I was allergic to (I'm not sure, they didn't tell me what they used after either) because even a day later my scalp is itchy and dry.
Post-washing, it took two students 5-10 minutes just to brush my hair, and were pulling enough that I offered to do it myself. I then reminded (for probably the 4th time) my hairstylist that I wanted my bangs touched up (not pictured), so the assistant student started on my bangs while my hairstylist blow dried. I would include a picture, but I honestly can't make myself look at how they turned out. I stated that I wanted them to cascade downward, with the highest parts at the corner of my eye and the lowest just below my ear. They are now uniformly cut, straight across, at my cheekbones. It looks blocky, and is too short to fix easily.
As the assistant finished my bangs, my hairdresser started on the dye. At this point, it was 9pm, and somehow the same process that took over an hour earlier was now 20-30 minutes. A bit of lightener was applied to my bangs to sit, and after the dye was applied to my hair I was left alone for about 10 minutes past when it needed to be removed. When my hairdresser returned, they wiped off the lightener with a towel without washing or rewetting my hair, and applied color. It was 9:30 at this point, and I did not see my hairdresser again.
Just before the school closed, a teacher told me she would take care of me around 10, to give the dye time to sit. At 10:15, after the school had closed, she came back and washed me out (again not asking about or informing me of what products she was using) and as it was nearing 10:30, did not blow dry my hair or style it. I was also informed, only then, that I would need to come back in 3 weeks to get the dye refreshed because it was not permanent, which I had requested.
Overall, 2 stars because the students and teachers were professional and nice, and the store is kept very clean. Would not recommend.
Timestamps:
5:15- scheduled appointment start
5:45- appointment start
6:00- interview of what I wanted
6:30- beginning of lightener application
7:45/8:00- lightener application done
8:30- wash
8:40- brush hair
8:50- start blow dry and bangs cut
9:00- start of dye application, lightener put on bangs
9:30- dye application done
9:40- lightener removed from bangs, dye applied
10:15- wash
10:30- leave read more