Van Michael Salon
Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone: (404) 874-6604
02/27/2008 Posted by spiffsteph
My boyfriend arranged for me to have my haircut with a "top stylist" here about a month ago for my birthday. I have beautiful, long, layered hair... Well, I had that. I went in for a new STYLE and was specific that I didn't want too much length to be lost unless absolutely necessary. I told him I'd be OK with 1-2 inches, but that's all. He said, "Oh, we're not even going to take off that much!" He proceeded to spin me around and show me exactly how much he was going to cut off - Fine, it wasn't much at all! So far, so good - nice people, nice atmosphere. When he showed me the final product, I almost had a nervous breakdown, but I kept it together as to not upset my boyfriend who just paid a total of $100 for my hair (cut and tip only). The stylist cut almost 5 inches off and gave me these horribly choppy side bangs that still, to this day, I can't get fricken styled right. When we got home, I cried for hours, I couldn't even look in the mirror. I wanted a new style, not a whack job, and most of all, he showed me what he was going to cut off, and this was WAY WAY more. Even worse, I wanted a new style, and what he did was take AWAY the style - I have a drab and boring cut now. I thought maybe it'd take a while to get used to, but still, a month later, I avoid looking in the mirror because of how depressing my hair looks. He cut it too short and completely sapped the life out of it. On the flip side, the salon was very nice, the people were friendly ,and the environment was nice, I suppose you just have to be choosy about the stylist you get.
Pros: Nice place, nice people
Cons: Inconsistent quality among stylists, over priced
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