Backstage Hair Salon

Guess I should have known better to stick to a place that specifically deals with only makeup application. Recently got a makeup application… And I thought if it’s going to cost me $ 80 or more it’s got to be worth it! Well… Not so much. So very disappointing, my fault I should have said something while I was there. Not sure why I didn’t. My major issue was the fact that there were limited products for the application… There was no foundation that matched my skin tone and thus a mix of two extreme color were blended and applied… It was probably two shades lighter than my complexion. I could barley see the colors applied to my eyes. Usually my makeup session lasts about 45 mins to an hour… I was in and out in under 20 mins… That alone said it all.
I ended up coming home and washing it all off… :(. Maybe it was just a bad experience for me. However, I won’t be going back.

I recently came in and requested for ombré and baylage with blonde. I was told by the stylist who was perhaps in her early 40’s, fringe bangs with shoulder length brown hair that it was not realistic because my hair was too dark. She then proceeded to convince me to do something different, even though I had told her I was willing to take the risk. She then realized that my hair lifted very well with the blonde, however it was quite evident that the reason why she was trying to convince to not do ombré/​baylage was because SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL SHE WAS DOING. She over charged me 226 $ for half a head of highlights. She did not do ombré/​baylage, and for the work she did, I could have gone else where and payed half the price for the mediocre job she did. The place was completely empty, I suppose because this place is over priced and the stylists are inexperienced. The ironic thing about this is that I requested for a «senior» stylists, assuming that with seniority comes great knowledge and experience… DEFINITELY not the case. I do not recommend this location to get your hair done, especially coloured.

I got my hair colored here yesterday and I am so impressed with how amazing it looks! Tanya did such an incredible job on my high-​lights, it really exceeded my expectations. Until now the only choices for a decent hair salon in Oakville were the places on Lakeshore, which are overpriced, no free parking, and tons of attitude. Backstage Hair Salon was a great find, I just saw it when I was going to the nail salon a few doors down.
The price for the hi-​lites and blowdry was $ 175, an incredible value. It was basically a corrective color treatment because my hair was so messed up to begin with. Tanya lightened without using bleach, she was really attentive to what I needed done. I had NO breakage after the blowdry — the robe they gave me was black, and I was looking for any telltale blonde hair shedding as she dried it, but nope, not a single broken hair on my head.
This salon has never been busy, probably because its so new. It’s easy to get an appointment and there is a friendly atmosphere. I’m just really suprised and happy with how amazing my hair looks, and after 5 years in Oakville I finally found a hairdresser who does a great job without charging a fortune. Thank you Backstage Hair Salon, see you soon.