I'm going to begin my review by doing something I rarely if ever have done... by defending the honor of a true professional and wonderful lady. I was shocked and appalled when I read many of the reviews posted here about Wavelengths Hair studio and later in my review I will address these concerns in greater detail but first my experience at this salon I recently decided to make the change and go with fusion extensions instead of having to clip in my extensions every time I needed long hair, which turns out to be a lot with the work that I do. So I began to research my options both online and by phone; believe me I spent much time gathering info and comparing salons but Joice stood out immediately as she was one of the only ones who would quote prices on the phone and the only one who provided a variety of options, catering towards quality but affordability. I called back many times with a barrage of questions which she answered politely and efficiently with a keen understanding of the care and consideration something like this takes. I eventually decided to go with one of the options she presented me with, which was to go buy my own hair (which would work out cheaper) and she would apply it. She quoted me a very affordable price and was accommodating schedule-wise so I set my appointment. The salon itself is located on a little side street called Irwin with surprisingly ample parking as there is street parking and underground public parking just up the street. Small but tidy and quaint this is a full service hair salon with the specialty in Hair Extensions. As soon as I walked in I recognized not only the voice but the generally warm and friendly vibe I got from speaking with Joice on the phone. I came in with a bang, almost knocking over a mirror and chair in my clumsiness but she was her bubbly and accommodating self and made me feel right at home. She explained to me the process and some info about care, maintenance ect.. but as she proceeded she noticed I had bought pre-bonded keratin packs, which she informed me wouldn't be the ideal option so she went with a shank method that was MUCH more expensive but because she quoted me a certain price on the phone she actually honored that. I was SHOCKED! Not only that but she really knew her craft and how to work the best she could with the materials provided. Throughout it all she was conscious of price and quality even making the move to space out my extensions because I had only bought 100g though she made it look full and natural. My hairstylist even went out of her way to compliment the job and I have trusted her opinion for a while now as she has saved my hair many a time from silly dye jobs and wacky cement hair styles. Joice even gave me a clip in highlight cause I was asking about pink highlights, really the generosity was incredible! The whole procedure was no more then 2hrs in total, prob not even that and it was a pleasure to sit and chat with such a kindred spirit like Joice so the time passes by even quicker. After it was done I couldn't get over the feeling of the hair it was amazing! So light and natural looking... blended perfectly and was literally invisible even with my hair up . The salon itself also offers a fantastic incentive for referral too, any guest you refer gives you 15% off your next visit now I have never heard of that before. She also gave me a very reasonable deal to remove them when it comes time and if I do choose to get them redone it will DEFINITELY be here!! Now I have never done this before but feel compelled to call out the two resoundingly negative reviews I have read here because I feel Yelp is a place for people to find TRUTHFUL, HELPFUL and HONEST reviews not petty, childish attacks at a business and persons reputation. These businesses are run by human beings that deserve the respect of decency and making personal attacks publicly and using yelp to slander or berate someone is not what this site is intended for. We as reviewers have an obligation to not only be truthful and respectful but be mindful of the consequences of our words as these are peoples livelihoods we are affecting after all. So if your going to leave such a negative review/rating be sure to give ample reason and try to remain objective. read more

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I wish I could give a higher rating. I have been seeing Joyce for almost 10 years now. She is the only hairdresser I have ever remained loyal to. She is the only one in the city who knows how to make a weave stay for months in Caucasian hair. She is giving and cares about her clients. She always checks up on me to make sure I'm happy and she has never ever disappointed. I have sent countless people to Wavelength Hair Studio over the years and they all rave about their hair! Anyone who gives this salon a bad rating clearly has an axe to grind- or they are on drugs (hey, it's Yonge Street.) Joyce is the best at her craft in the city. I've never met anyone who comes close to comparison. read more

Wavelength Hair Studio - Amazing hair by Joyce Jones - Hair Extensions Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

WARNING - If I could give a negative rating I would. This woman does not know what she is doing when it comes to tape-in extensions. After removing my extensions she was too lazy to remove the old tape and put the new tape on the old tape, then proceeded to use a hot iron melting the tape into my hair. The subsequent removal took almost 2 hours to complete with massive amounts of hair being ripped from my scalp. After 2 hours there was an incredible amount of adhesive still stuck in my hair whilst she proceeded to explain to me that this was typical for tape in extensions, which it is not. I spoke with manufacturer about their products and tape has a cold bonding adhesive and is NOT to be applied with heat as this will melt the adhesive into the hair and cause the damage I have described above. It was incredibly painful and has caused serious damage to my hair that will take years to grow back if at all. PS hair colour has nothing to do with this. read more

One word Luv: Joyce has been doing my hair for 10 years and always amazing, from dying to trimming to weave to fusion everyone always compliments me on how wonderful I look. One month after my first extension appointment I met a man at a restaurant who said he luved my pony tail...we've been married for 7 years now thank u Joyce read more

Wavelength Hair Studio - Hair Extensions Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

After spending years trying to find a reliable and experienced hairdresser who was a pro at applying extensions, I finally found Joyce. Her talents, of course, are not limited to just extensions, she is an amazing stylist and colourist. She goes above and beyond and spends more time and care than anyone else I've encountered in this industry. I am more than happy to recommend her and her skills. If you are looking for someone to give you honest advice and prices I wouldn't look any further. My hair is the best it's ever been and I can't thank her enough! read more

WARNING - The owner threatened to sue me again today (Feb 2018) since the last threat (mid-2017)... I logged in after a long lull, planning on deleting mean girl reviews I wrote during my teenage years but srsly?? Be careful if you're a walk-in, don't you dare voice any concerns to Joyce, her first response will be "You just see who gets the last laugh when I take you to court for libel!" Just told her to stop perennially threaten me with court orders over this review (I really was considering taking this down if she changes her mind)...but nope. She insists she'll take me to court. - - - - - (2010 experience) Ever want to get royally shafted?!? 3 cut & up'do's, in a 3-hour appointment slot (set up 2 weeks ahead of time). 7 hours later: - my friend's highlights turned GREEN: they blamed it on the fact that she didn't tell the stylist she sometimes dye her hair with drug store hair dyes. - I didn't get my haircut because they spent the whole afternoon trying to fix my friend's hair (and FAILED). We were late for the event because it took up 7 HOURS. We sat there from 2p.m. to 8:45p.m.. We came out with a handful of company logo-emblazoned cosmetic mirrors, ball-point pens and lip balms as souveniers. Luckily my boyfriend got his haircut first (1:45p.m.) and he wasn't expecting anything other than a crew cut. And I am glad our up-do's were creative ones; it was up, thick and fierce, and has some structure to it. Looked like we were the only clients that entire day. There's no way they're convincing any of us to fork out $950 for Cinderella Hair Extensions. We were nice clients, they were nice people but obviously the stylists need to go back to barber college. read more

I went to Joyce for weave hair extensions. She is really good at it. She was recommended to me by Cosmetic World - 623 Yonge St. My hair didn't pull and felt completely natural. I got tons of compliments. She also put great highlights in it. Joyce seems to be quite experienced with extensions and more importantly is creative. Also, I took hand-woven hair and she knew all about how to work with it (different from machine-weft). She is nice and listened to what I wanted. Just work with her and you will get a good result. Also I found her salon to be very comfortable unlike the typical rushed, hectic and sales-like atmosphere of other salons. Make sure you do your own research on where to buy your hair to get the best-looking and quality hair - Joyce will have suggestions as well, and from what I understand she will start to carry her own supply. She seems to really know what good quality hair is, but as to where to buy it you must do ur own research ! Note: She does it differently than other typical hair weaving places - her website says she specializes in Caucasian hair for weaving and that would seem to be true. I gave 4 stars because "Yay! I'm a fan." I will reserve a 5 "This is as good as it gets" for when I have been there enough to really know that. I am really happy with what I got. read more

This is a customer service review. Firstly, I don't care how good you are at hair - if you're stuck up and rude, i won't have a good experience. I wasted a lot of time because of this situation & yes, I read the reviews before hand and just assumed they were being over dramatic or what not, because she seemed really nice at first! I booked with "Joyce", and I hate to say that this has been the absolute WORST experience I have ever had with a stylist. And I'm a platinum blonde, so I have seen ALOT. I'm very picky with my hair, as one should be. I contacted Joyce for weave hair extensions, and she kindly let me know that she could order them for me and I could pay upon session. So far so good, and I was exited to meet her. A day and a half prior to our appointment, she sent me a picture of the hair. For starters, she only ended up ordering 2, instead of the 3 bundles that we spoke about, which would have been fine , had she let me know. I only found this out once the hair arrived. Ok, whatever. I didn't make a big deal about it, only that I'd like to see a better picture of it because the picture sent to me made the hair look super thin and I wanted to make sure that with one bundle missing, there would be enough hair. When I asked Joyce denied to send me another photo, she goes you know what, hung up on in the middle of our conversation. She got super defensive as well. I was at loss for words but I just wanted to fix my hair, I texted her with numerous apologies if I in anyway offended her. This cancelation was too last minute for me. When I asked her why she canceled our appointment she told me " you know what I can't hear you on the phone and tried very hard to get the hair and there's no point of me taking a better picture of hair" - she cancels our appointment because she can't hear me on the phone properly and because she doesn't want to take a better picture. I never even asked her to untie it, just to send a closer look and expressed it to her too! She wouldn't even let me buy the hair back from her after complaining how hard it was for her to get it. read more

Been going here several times and have to say she is one of the best hair-dressers. She is very attentive, helpful, pleasant and treats her customers with respect. A true professional! have reccomended her to others! read more

I really hate saying this , but she messed up my hair tragically. My mother and I have both visited her. To my mother she was very rude, dismissive and charged far to much for a simple haircut. I had a weave put in by her and it was horrible! It was falling out very quickly, the quality of the hair was quite poor, and when it came to reinstalling she was a mess! I am sorry, but she is not the smartest lady, nor someone whom I would recommend. read more

BEWARE!! I discovered this place two months ago when I was walking by .. I checked the reviews and there weren't really any so I took a risk and tried getting a sew in weave Let me tell you Not only is it over market prices but the lady working there was really mean :( It seemed like she wanted me out of there quickly and take my money When I went home I realized what a poor job has been done and the quality of hair she sold me was very low grade for a very high price I had to learn the hard way Just a heads up for anyone who wants to spend there hard earned money read more

I had been going to wavelength hair studio for many years. The first time I went for Cinderella hair extensions, it looked very nice and Joyce took her time. She assured Me that it was a "keratine bond" all natural vegetable protein. She said the removal wouldnt damage my hair. This is completely untrue!! The removal was brutal... Ripping out my once beautiful hair. Once you get suckered in to get Extensions once... The ruin your hair just so you have to go back and spend 1000 dollars every 2-3 months. As the years progressed..... It would get worse. The complete lack of concern, as well as patience in regards to removing and applying extensions. If ever I had a complaint, she would insist that it was my doing, it was how I took care of my hair. What a load of trash!!!! The First sign should have been.... Why the hell am I getting extensions from someone who wears a wig????? Maybe that was an indication of the damage these Extension actually cause. All I'm saying is that is was a typical story of trying very hard to get you in, and once you are hooked on them because your hair is destroyed..... You have to go back for more. You should have seen how she just ripped my hair out because she was trying to rush the whole removal process. Pathetic, Mickey mouse hair salon. Never go there. You will regret it!! read more

i got a good hair cut there. she was nice, professional and cut my hair the way i asked her to. going back.

I have been going to Joyce at Wavelength Studios for over 20 years and have never had a problem and have never heard of anyone else having the problem described in the other review. I know that Joyce has many long time clients who obviously love the work she does or would not be coming back year after year. I'm sorry to hear that someone had a bad experience with one of the stylists but it in no way reflects on the really good people who work there. I have also known Peter for many years, and he is one of the best stylists I've known. read more