Edited:
Based on the positive reviews, I went to see Abe about a month ago and thought he was a very nice guy.
My hair is naturally curly and very long. I said I still wanted to keep it long but maybe a few layers.
He held up the ends and suggested about an inch-to an inch and a half. He showed me exactly how much he planned to cut off and I agreed. So then he straightened it, cut it very quickly and I look and he has cut at least 4 inches off. I was in shock….the next day, when I washed my hair, when it was back to my natural curls, I burst into tears because it was so short. I didn’t feel like myself at all.
From shampoo to exiting the salon, it had been 40 minutes. Perhaps, this is standard but compared to my previous experiences, it felt rushed.
I am definitely sad. It will take well over a year to grow it to the length we had agreed upon. One of the main reasons I had chosen Abe was the very reviews and pictures of long haircuts which I told him about when I had arrived.
(The only reason I didn’t go back to my long time stylist is because he moved locations downtown and parking is challenging)
I don’t know what happened but, as an experienced senior stylist, Abe must have realized that he cut off far more than he had said he was going to.
The two sides aren’t completely even.
I’m sure that Abe does a fantastic job for many of his clients but I wasn’t one of them.
What was the point of the consultation portion if he was going to cut it significantly shorter than he had showed me and what I felt comfortable and happy with?
The management’s response was simply to wish I had reached out to them directly. That is a fair statement, but this wasn’t the case of “it’s a bad haircut or a bad colour job.”
They can’t give me extensions. I mean I suppose they could but I don’t want them.
I was also disappointed that Hair Mix made note of the time of day (at 3 AM) when I had written my original review. I don’t really understand why that has anything to do with what I wrote? What Hair Mix doesn’t understand is that I live with a chronic spine condition that keeps me awake many nights because of pain.
I just wanted to clarify since that seem to be something they were upset about .
At the end of the day, reviews give us information and if this review can help somebody else truly clarify how much is going to be cut off within an inch leeway, no big deal but it was significantly more.
I just encourage people to make sure they’re on the same page. I think it’s valid that Abe has given a lot of his customers fantastic cuts.
This was just my own personal experience.
1 year ago