I hate to give this place only 2 stars since my experience started out very positively and everyone was really nice, but in the end it's the haircut that matters to me, and that was a huge disappointment.
This was my first appointment at the Studio, and I'd read on their website that Cristina is an expert in cutting curly hair. Mine's wavy, but I've had a hard time finding someone who knows how to cut hair with texture so it looks good without being straightened all the time. Cristina is really friendly and immediately made me feel comfortable. I'd brought some pictures with me, and we looked at them together and talked about length, texture, etc. It seemed like we were on the same page.
About 20 minutes later, when she started cutting the sides, I realized just how much of my hair was gone. Instead of a medium-length multi layered cut, I basically ended up with a chin length bob - not at all suited to my round face or wavy, frizz-prone hair, and certainly not like the picture I'd brought. In all fairness, I do want to point out that the haircut itself is not bad - it's just very, very different from what I'd hoped for and what I thought I was getting.
As I said, Cristina is really nice, and I probably should have said something at the time. However, I was honestly a bit stunned by how short it was - I didn't know what to say. I've never had that type of miscommunication with a stylist before. Not to mention that any potential fixes would likely involve cutting more hair, which was kind of the problem in the first place.
Since this was my first appointment, I can't say a whole lot about the Studio in general, other than that everyone I interacted with was very pleasant. I'm happy to see that other reviewers had a more positive experience, and I'm sure if the stylist and I had communicated better I'd be giving it a higher rating. But at this point, I'm just going to invest in some cute clips and hope it grows quickly...and keep looking for a new stylist!
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