Salon Sedona

I’ve now been Melissa’s client at Salon Sedona for 3 years and I’m still very happy with her and the salon.
Earlier this year they updated the décor and it’s so very cute inside!
My only issue was that the shampoo sinks/​chairs always hurt my neck, but when I finally told Melissa about this problem she solved it by putting an extra towel between my neck/​head and the bowl. It’s been awesome ever since.
I have never had anyone but Melissa do my hair, so I’m only speaking to what she’s done for me, but I’m happy.
Oh, and I did get that Brazilian blowout right before my wedding and it was AMAZING. I have kinky, yet straight, hair that never wants to lie properly. I felt like I spent for-​freaking-​ever blowing it dry only to not be pleased with the results until after I’d gotten the blowout. My hair was so super soft, it was a breeze to blow dry in the morning and I absolutely loved everything about it (except the price!). In a way I wish I’d never done it because then I wouldn’t know what I am missing!

The salon was a bit smaller than I expected but it was decorated stylish. My hair dresser was Brittney. I used a groupon to get a haircut, conditioning, blow dry, and style with single-​process color. I had a extra $ 40 charge because I had long hair and it would take a lot of developer to the color I wanted. I understand the extra $ 40 but my hair did not turn the brown color that I wanted. It was light brown at the top and everywhere else looked black or dark brown. At the salon, I thought it was just the light, but after I got home it looked very strange.
However, some pro’s about Brittney is that she was extremely knowledgable about hair. She explained everything that was going to happen to my hair in detail, but I wish she simplified it for me a little. Her shampooing skills were amazing. I felt super relaxed. That was my favorite part of my hair experience. Brittney also spent a lot of time styling and blowdrying my hair. Every time i asked her to trim something she did it. My hair cut looked really nice afterwards but I asked her to do a v-​layered. She told me she did a slight layered V but it was actually a U. I wished I asked her to make more of a V. My hair color was definitely not worth it. Overall, I had an okay experience. Not the best but not bad just a-​ok.

Considering my hair dresser moved and I was in search of a replacement I decided to accept my friends referral!!! Couldn’t have been happier with the service! Brittany did a great job on my highlights and cut!!! She did exactly what I asked!!! All the staff was friendly and inviting. Brittany was very knowledgeable, quick and GREAT! Can’t wait for my next appt!!!

I had heard good things about Salon Sedona so when I saw a LivingSocial deal to pay ($ 29 for $ 80 to spend on salon services) I thought I’d try it. I was able to book a haircut and blowout appt for early evening which I loved because my schedule is crazy. Olga was very nice but seemed in hurry to get out which shook my confidence a bit. She reassured me of how good she was and asked me to trust her and went to work. The haircut was okay. She gave me the cut I wanted although a bit more extreme than I would have liked. But I figured that communication would improve and at that point I’d be willing to book with her again.
However, when it came time to style my hair she simply did not want to take the time. I am blessed with luxurious thick hair (between med and long) which takes some time to dry to make it look its best. Olga was taking all sorts of shortcuts and when I asked her about it she said she couldn’t invest that much time for a Living Social deal. She simply was not willing to take the time to style it properly and even charged me $ 15 above what the deal outlined.
Olga would be fine as a men’s stylist but I would not recommend Olga as a woman stylist. I think Olga is a competent hair cutter but that’s only half of the job. I felt that she wanted to do the bare minimum and she was not going to take direction from me. I would not go to her again.

I found a deal on amazon local for this place so I decided to give the salon a try since the reviews are good and also because the last hair salon deal that I bought from amazon local was a total hit!
I showed up for my 1pm appointment today and was seated on time. Allie was my stylist. She seemed nice but is not very personable. While getting my hair shampooed I noticed a lady sitting under the hair dryer with a beverage by her side. Not once was I offered a beverage. The shampoo process took awhile because something was wrong with the sink. I was seated back in the chair at 1:15pm and my cut was done at 1:40pm. This struck me as kinda odd. Never have I ever had a haircut go by that quick! Either Allie was a pro or my hair was a hot mess. It was the latter.
My last haircut took almost 2 hours, which seems like a long time but I was extremely happy with the end results (check out my review for Revival Salon). When Allie finished, she asked me if everything looked ok. She didnt even give me a mirror to check out the back, I had to ask her for it. Since my hair is dark and I was wearing a black top, I couldn’t see how uneven my cut was until I got home tonight! It’s a choppy, uneven hot mess! I still have some credit left from my amazon deal but after today’s experience, I don’t even want to go back!
**3/​7/​12**
Spoke with the owner of the salon today and she’s having me come back to have my hair fixed. I will update my review after that.