I've come here for several services, so I'll leave categories so people can scan right to what they're interested in. HAIR I've had my hair cut, colored, and styled here. I'm not good at remembering to take photos, but I have one here where you can see the beautiful color/depth (and this was just normal highlights, no bayelage or anything like that). The half-up do was exactly what I wanted, and despite the loose, swirly style, it was SOLID and lasted through wind, sweat (the kind in a hot commercial kitchen, we're not messing around here) for 12 hours. I actually wrapped my hair in a silk scarf and slept in it so I could have the style one more day, and it totally worked. Probably would have lasted 3 days if I'd cared to. I've never had to wait more than 10 minutes here, and even with complicated procedures I've always gotten out on time. They don't double book which is awesome because I hate paying to have my schedule disrespected! MAKEUP Honestly, I won't go anywhere else for makeup. I've gone to 3 other places in town because Moxie was booked on the date I needed service, and I always felt like I looked like a teenager who tried to look like a grown up. You can see for yourself in the picture, the makeup job at Moxie is subtle and oh so effective. Elegant, with a sensibility for my skin tone and natural lighting. As with the hair, the makeup stood up to hours of sweat. Was sad to have to take it off because it is the best I've ever looked EXTENSIONS I've had hair extensions and eyelash extensions done here. I am NOT an ideal candidate for either of these processes because I'm hard on my body (working out, recreational sports, physically demanding work life, little time spent on self maintenance other than hygiene). I've had eyelash extensions off and on for 10 years now, pretty regularly for ~2 years back in NYC and these lashes ROCK by comparison. In the pictures you see, I've spent a week running hard, training for a half marathon, swimming in lake water, showering in untreated cabin water, and possibly occasionally smearing a bit of anti wrinkle eye cream too close to my lashes. And yet, they remain (and don't itch or scratch). Hair extensions were awesome and they're very fast at re-installing them (or whatever you would call it) but they're just too high maintenance for my lifestyle. (And pricy! They were initially a birthday gift, so it was a fun experiment!) read more

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Not sure why folks are not open on Saturdays, but the hours listed on yelp are incorrect. It is hard to choose a new stylist if they don't offer hours outside of the school day. read more

I walked in off of the street today and was able to get in right away for a pedicure. Unfortunately, I didn't catch the young ladies name (I'm currently unable to speak), but she was great, very thorough. Competitively priced. I'll definitely go back. Very clean environment and attentive staff! read more

Had a wonderful shellac manicure from Rebekah! I was packing through town and picked a salon nearby and I'm glad I did! She took her time and checked in with me throughout to make sure I was happy with the results. My side cuticles didn't get trimmed, but everything she did was perfection. The salon is cozy and everyone was very welcoming and polite. Update: My shellac sadly chipped & peeled off only 4 days later. Not super long lasting! read more

I would definitely not recommend this salon to anyone. Not only are the employees unprofessional (mainly the red head receptionist Chloe) and the stylists are not very talented, but I have tried two different stylist of the maybe 6 they have there, and every time I have ever gotten a cut they have given me results I would expect from a 5 year old with a pair of safety scissors. I have curly hair as a man and they clearly don't know what to do with it. Lauren just doesn't know how to fade for the life of her, and Megan doesn't know what "not too short" is. I walked out of there looking like when my mom use to take me to get my hair cut as a 9 year old boy. read more

Personally this is more of a review on the people there as a whole compared to the stylist who was doing my hair. The owner and receptionist are awful to say the least. You know a salon is going down hill when they can't even teach their employees how to keep things professional I will never go back to salon moxie after the little red headed bitch receptionist wanted to stir up drama and then post it to her social media as if anyone gives a fuck what she really has to say. She also continued to spread lies to the whole salon about something she thought she knew which she was dead wrong about. She posted it to her social media AFTER I tried clearing it up with her. It's a shame bc they did a decent job on my hair the past 7 or 8 months but I mean most salons can do a good job on blondes, and in my opinion who would want to continue to go to a salon where their employees don't know respect or professional boundaries. Either way fuck that salon and the owner, she was completely unhelpful with the situation and told me that she would only deal with it if it pertained to my hair after her receptionist got the information she thought she was correct on after me being there and her looking up me and my boyfriend in their computer as we both got our hair done in the same salon. In my opinion the owner literally did nothing to help the situation when I brought it to her attention. Not to mention personally I think she has the most dead freaking hair I have ever seen in my life, and her extensions really are not covering up her hair that's so short and broken she has parts that are sticking straight up from her head. Honestly I don't think thats really good advertisement to your customers considering the first thing I asked my stylist when he said she was the owner was if he was the one doing her hair and he said god no I would like to include that the stylist who had been doing my hair was not the problem and he did a really good job and I definitely think he deserves a better salon then that one with all of his experience. read more

After over a year of fun with box hair dye and at-home haircuts my hair was so unbelievably damaged. I felt really unattractive! Lauren did a deep conditioning treatment with me, a gorgeous haircut and reccomended a fantastic hair oil. My hair has been transformed! (Also the salon is taking COVID precautions very seriously and I felt 100% safe during my appointment) read more

Spent about 2.5 hrs here to get hair and make up done for my brothers wedding bc I didn't want to stress about doing it myself. Lol well ended up having to anyway. Hair stylist was awful. Barely said two words to me. Showed here a picture of what I wanted - literally easy af and ended up having to do it myself anyway so pretty mad I paid for her to do a half ass job. Just easy beachy waves and a braid and a twist under the braid. We talked about making the curls tighter so they'd fall throughout the day. Okay great. Well curls didn't even last thru the appt with her and she sprayed so much hairspray on them they hard and crunchy. So not a good look. She seemed annoyed with me when I asked to switch the heavier side - bc she didn't have me facing a mirror the entire time I didn't notice until she had curled it (no braid in it this yet so easy fix. Yet somehow she's annoyed. Idk why she wouldn't ask that first like every other stylist on the planet.) whatever. At this point i just wanted to get out of this woman's chair she made me so uncomfortable and just wasn't pleasant. I couldn't really even see what she did when she showed me bc my hair is so dark and she was like "it looks good come sit over in this chair and they'll be with you to do your make up" okayyy. So keep in mind curls pretty flat at this point too, just a gross crunchy mess. So get make up done and this girl was insanely pleasant. She was so nice and my eyes looked great. My foundation tho was a hot mess. And ended up having to wipe the entirety off after leaving. Was going to try and blend it out but decided against it bc it was just going to keep getting patchy. You could literally see patches of my skin underneath so it looked like I applied it only in certain places. So anyway was dealing with a wedding crisis towards the end of my appt and said whatever (this is my bad) and paid and hurried out bc of said wedding crisis. Get out to my car and realize my hair is completely flat. There are no curls. So I go back in and am like can we fix this? (Like this was too expensive not to??) this hair stylist comes back out looking annoyed as hell. Sits me down in her chair. Says absolutely nothing again. Puts like 4 curls in and is like all set. I literally left trying not to cry bc at least for my make up I liked my eyes. Overall a stressful experience on a day I. We're no stress and ended up having to redo absolutely everything I spent money on here anyway. Would not recommend at all. read more

This was a few months back and I kept forgetting to review it but I now finally have time. I won't mention who did my hair because I feel like this was maybe a one off for them and also it would just be mean but I still want to share my experience and give a warning to others that fantasy/unnatural hair colors might not be this establishments specialty. It really felt like I was at a friends house doing my hair but my friend was trying to figure it out at the same time. I really wished that the research had been done prior to my appointment, considering I sent photos of what my hair looked like and what I wanted and the person that did my hair hadn't even seen the photos until the day OF(I had reddish brownish hair, and I wanted a nice even toned purple and I know it was going to be difficult which is why I wanted to give them time to prepare). I was willing to pay what I needed to pay to get that end result I had sent a photo of. I ended up wasting nearly $300 dollars on uneven and spotty hair color that really did look like I did it myself same thing with the haircut(not what I asked for but this was practically unfixable and just something I had to deal with). After I let them know I was unhappy with it, they did offer a free touch up, but the touch up only darkened it and removed most of the color that HAD been there. I'm sure they tried, but I paid a lot of money for someone who didn't really know what they were doing, at least when it came to this particular color request. I ended up just having my boyfriend bleach my hair and coloring it for me and the result was 10x better which is why I probably won't ever go to a salon in TC again. I just don't think Traverse City in general understands fantasy colors from my experience with it so, I give up! At home hair care it is! read more

I went for what I thought was a 45 minute pedicure. What a huge disappointment. For $45 I received a 20 minute pedicure which included nothing but a nail shaping and a polish. No lotions , removal of dry skin, massage. I suggest if this is an express pedicure as it was called then do not say it is for 45 minutes. I will not be back. read more

Salon Moxie is phenomenal! I am writing this review for my bridal updo in particular, but this salon has impressed me on so many levels that I refuse to go anywhere else for my hair and nail services now. Salon Moxie was professional, knowledgeable, timely, and accommodating on my every request and far exceeded my expectations; the ladies of Salon Moxie are truly masters of their craft. Arriving at the salon for my trial updo was a lovely experience. The salon itself has a homey/modern vibe with a great central location near downtown Traverse City. I was greeted with a smile from the receptionist and offered a hot cup of coffee or cucumber-infused water as I sat down (nice touch)! My stylist was wonderful; she was right on time and helped me to relax as I settled in. As a full-disclosure, I can't imagine I was an easy client. I truly wanted to be, but I simply didn't know exactly what I wanted. My stylist was friendly and extremely knowledgeable, but most importantly, she listened. Her updo solution to what I was trying to describe was exactly as I hoped, and she demonstrated great skill and experience along the way. By the time I left, I was absolutely sure I had made the right salon choice for my wedding. The day of the ceremony went seamlessly. Salon Moxie arrived on-site (early even!) and finished my bridal updo and make-up, as well as the bridesmaids' in the time they said they would. The bridal team from the salon were wonderful to work with and were somehow able to perform their job smoothly and efficiently around the chaos of that morning. My hair and make-up couldn't have been more perfect, and I adored my French pedicure that I received earlier in the week. Thank you Amanda and Heather! Last but not least... the PRODUCTS! Seriously, they are amazing. Salon Moxie offers natural, organic and vegan options in nearly everything they carry. The cosmetics they used on me were all organic and derived from flower petals - so cool! The make-up didn't cake, wasn't greasy, and best of all, it made every photo of my face look almost photo-shopped. Amazing stuff. The hair products were equally as fabulous. My ceremony took place on a beautiful day, right off of the water, but it was WINDY. My gorgeous ringlets stayed intact all day long, and more importantly, they were still soft to the touch (I hate crispy hairspray hair)! I was so impressed by their shampoo, conditioner, and hairspray, that they are all I use at home now. I would definitely recommend Salon Moxie...I would give them 10 stars if I could! read more

Great people but not a good cut for curly hair!! The hairdresser used a razor blade type scissor on my hair and it killed my curls. I didn't realize what she was doing but I know you never use that on curls. Wish she had known too. Here's to frizzy hair for a while.... read more

I'm new to TC and was looking for a salon to get a balayage done - Lauren is wonderful, friendly and really knows her stuff! Had a great experience and my hair is so wonderful. Would recommend Lauren and Salon Moxie to anyone looking for a great hair experience. read more

I used Amanda and her amazing team at Salon Moxie for my wedding this previous Saturday. They came to our hotel, and not only were they patient, professional, friendly, and super fun, they did an absolutely amazing job. My whole wedding party looked gorgeous and I have never felt (or looked!) more beautiful in my whole life. If you need a salon to do your hair and makeup in Traverse City for any special events, call Salon Moxie!! :) read more

This salon does not stand by their slogan, my daughter had damaged her hair and went to them seeking guidance. They guaranteed that they would be able to get her hair fixed to the best of their ability. Her hair was nothing like what she had expected or been told and the salon owner just gave excuse after excuse instead of giving a solution or setting up a maintenance program. It was over $250, I understand her hair needed help but to promote "No compromise" Best experience ever".. Please fulfill that slogan without excuses read more

I have gone to Salon Moxie since their opening and have always been so pleased and satisfied with my hair stylist and the overall service I encountered there. My stylist always listens to me and offers me suggestions based upon her professional skills and talents in the field. I have found that the salon stylists are well versed in doing great color, cuts, and the latest styling techniques. The salon itself is so warm and inviting with its cozy charm that I have not found in any other salon in this area. I highly recommend Salon Moxie to anyone who wants to get a great haircut, color, and also have a relaxing experience. Please check it out for yourself. read more

I normally go to another salon in TC, but my hair was driving me nuts and I had some time to burn. They fit me in at the last second. I saw Kelley, she was great. I have very thin hair, she did exactly what I asked with a few recommendations of her own. My hair turned out super cute and is easy for me to do on my own. Very clean business, both employees I encountered were very nice. read more

This was my first time at this salon, I needed a color and hair cut. She didn't listen to me at all. I wanted to lighten my blonde color and she darkened it! She also cut my hair the way she thought it looked good not the way I asked her to cut it! Never go here again! read more

Further damaged my already damaged hair that was supposedly "going to feel better than it did before" according to the stylist. Not only was my hair more damaged than when I came in but it was the complete opposite of what I wanted. My hair is a streaky mess, the ombré isn't gradient what so ever, it is the most splotchy, uneven and overall very poorly executed highlight/lowlight I have ever seen to be completely honest. If I could give 0 stars I would, and to make it worse they couldn't do anything about. Just said sorry and brushed me off. If you want your hair color to turn out nicely go somewhere that has stylist that actually know what they're doing, not here. read more

first time getting my hair done in 2 years and i had my hair completely dried out and ruined. would not recommend