Manning Academy of Cosmetology – Salon & Spa

just got my hair done there yesterday. got two colors of highlights through out. the girl who did my hair did great. the only thing that worried me was the girl learning to mix color messed up and didnt tell anyone until after a few people had dye in thier hair. i got freaked out thinking she ruined my hair but my stylist was able to fix it. thankfully it was just she didnt add enough stuff to make it take onto my hair so they just had to add more. my hair still turned out great despite it all.

I will never go back here!!! I am fully aware that it is a school and they are learning, I only went here because I have a couple friends that go here and everything always turns out perfect, however I got a student who was not so good, I went in with pictures of how I wanted my hair she assured me that she could do it, and that she had all of her floor time in which is 1600 hours, I believed her… through out my appointment she was saying things like. I hope your hair grows back fast, when you come back make sure to request me I’d love to play with your hair again. she was scissor happy and hacked all my hair! Very disappointed, I will never go back! I got what I paid for!!! 8.50 is what they charged me. That night I left and went straight to the mall and had a real professional fix it, the gal who fixed it was like, I’m so sorry I don’t even know what she was trying to do! My advice go somewhere and pay full price, don’t try and cut corners looking for a better deal.

I came in last minute to get a cut and Yolanda did a great job! She did exactly what I wanted and took her time! The instructor Christina was also very helpful and helped with cutting my bangs which came out perfect!

Zandra was absolutely amazing. she cornrowed my hair and obviously no matter who you go to its gonna be a little rough but she was actually super nice and smooth and its didnt hurt as bad as i thought. she also barley charged me anything so thats awesome too. highly recommend her :) plus everyone there was super nice.

Bad experience! Let me explain I understand that everybody is a student, but there are instructors that should be instructing the students. The students did not consultant an instructor. My daughter had her hair done. It was horrible, the receptionist offered for her to go back in and redo it. She went back the next day and came out with silver/​blue hair as well as orange, like cheddar cheese/​pumpkin orange highlights. I called and spoke with someone who insisted that they do not do refunds even though we had to go to a different salon to get hair correction done. I asked to speak to the owner Jeff and Jeff was busy, so the lady explained it would take about a 5 time treatment to fix her hair. Very unprofessional, and the lady (instructor) said she had other things to attend to. I’m shocked that her time is more valuable than our time and they believe that coming in 5 more times to fix what a student had done is sufficient… I just wanted my daughters money back.

I was there in late Feb 2014 and had a GREAT experience. Amy runs a very good school. The student, Emily, did a fabulous job of makeup (I had a very important date later that day and I wanted to make a good impression (I did)). I highly recommend this beauty school and I know I am going to be a regular customer.

I came in the day before homecoming looking for someone to do extensions. I did not have an appointment but they still took me in imediently and the extensions looked great! I came in the next day and they did my hair and makeup right before the dance. They did the most amazing job ever! I never felt so pretty! They were all very nice and did a great job. Ill be going here from now on for everything.

This was my first and last experience with this place. Not only were they more expensive than my regular hair cut that I get with my experienced barber, but also it was horrible. The front desk woman was grumpy and standoffish. The girl that cut my hair was so uncertain, shaky, and horrible with hair cuts. She is 1.5 months from graduation and supposedly an advanced student. I wonder what kind if education they get that their close-​to-​graduation students turn out to be this bad. My side burns were unequal, and she didn’t even try to cut the hair on my neck, that’s part of a usual hair cut. I didn’t even want to have her do anything else for correction as I feared she would make it even worse.
Bad bad place, and a very negative experience. Don’t go here.

I cried when I left. Yes, you read that right. I do understand that going to a school is taking a chance, but I have gone to other schools and have had good service because the instructors are always around. I went the day before Valentine’s day and my hair was butchered by a student. I wouldn’t have minded some mistakes made, but the fact that a teacher never came around was what upset me. I even tried to tell the student that maybe she should try this or that, but she insisted she knew what she was doing. When she went away, I had to secretly get one of the girls to get a teacher because she refused to get a teacher. The damage was done. My hair was fried and my bangs… well, I had no bangs. The hair was cut so short that it only would stick out. I was quite embarrassing.
Why then, did I give it 2 stars? First of all, great location. 2^nd, they did allow me to come back and not have to pay. This time they put me with a «good student» and because of my experience, the teacher was coming around often. My bangs… or what should be bangs, are still growing, but at least my hair looks somewhat normal again.

Went in to get my hair cut and eyebrows waxed. I was able to be seen within a half hour of calling and the students were great! I was there approximately 2 hours total for both services and felt very pampered.
The school is broken into three sections. One for hair, one for nails and one for spa services.
My first stop was the salon to get my hair cut. The student who did my hair was great! Very personable, easy going humor, listened to me and gave me a great wash and hair cut. Her instructor only gave minor hints to her and she dried and flat ironed my hair for no extra cost! The people that I saw leaving all had nice looking cuts and the mood was upbeat there.
My second stop was to the spa to get my brows waxed a few doors down. There were 2 new students who watched the instructor. I was brought to a private section with a curtain, nice relaxing music was playing softly in the background. I was even given a soft blanket to cover up with in case I became cold. The instructor took her time, explained everything very thoroughly, gave plenty of time for them to ask questions and to observe everything she was doing. Nothing felt rushed, I felt very welcomed and appreciated.
I know prices change, but I oly paid 8.50 for the wash and hair cut and 7.00 for the eyebrow waxing. I’ve paid more than double that for just a hair cut!
The only down side is that the seats and booths are older and the place could use a few coats of paint and minor updating… It’s almost not worth mentioning considering what great service I had but it might be a factor to someone else. It is the only reason I didn’t give them 5 stars.