Fusion Salon-Aveda — Attraction in Jacksonville

The haircut was good, but the hairstylist's attitude left a bad taste in my mouth. I have extremely thick hair, and I've let it grow long since the pandemic. I've tried to manage it with a high undercut, but now that the weather is warm again, I've had enough. I scheduled the cut and put in the notes that I was going from long to a short pixie cut. I thought that would give enough notice that I could just get my hair cut in peace. Not so. When I arrived the person who was supposed to cut my hair was changed for another person...who immediately questioned my decision and tried to get me to change my mind. I explained that it had been cut in a pixie before and that I mountain bike and that long hair was a major hassle and I was tired of it. She continued to push against it until I asked her straight out of she didn't want to cut it and I was happy to go elsewhere. She finally did shampoo, cut and style it, but didn't seem to like doing it much. When she finished it felt like she was pretty much pushing me out the door. I love my new haircut, it makes me feel badass and I get tons of compliments on it, but I won't be back to this salon.

Edit: My issue was not with the stylist being changed; I didn't care about it other than how you approached the discussion. When I mentioned that I had previously had my hair in a pixie cut that should have been the end of the discussion on dissuading me from cutting my hair short. If the issue with the cut would have been that the style wasn't a good fit for my face shape, or the type/texture of hair, that I would have understood and appreciated not your stylist preference or that 'most people want extensions not...

My experience 2nd time here: Took a little convincing to cut my hair shoulder length. She thinned out my hair even though I first asked for layers but was told that it would be better thinned out. So I said ok do it. I should have been a bit more adamant about the layers since I wanted a different look on the back when I curl my hair in the way I do. But it doesn’t look bad so can’t complain it looks terrible lol it’s a good cut either way. On the other hand I did end up with a couple small sections not fully bleached as pictured but when I curl it the way I want it doesn’t show. So easy cover up. I went back to get my hair redone in the first place because I had spot like this that I wanted fixed. Don’t know if it was from the previous dye job or from a face wash I had that can alter color so be careful about acne face products. Sucks that I still came out with a couple spots not colored with the amount of money I paid for it. I’m not a very harsh person but just want them (or anyone) to be a bit more cautious because not everyone is like me when it comes to personality. So overall I’m pretty happy with the end result and everyone else likes it too. Next time I go in I will probably go back to my original hair color so will definitely enjoy rocking this...

Some recommendations for this Salon: Be clear and upfront about your pricing, not allow ex-boyfriends of my stylist to touch/blow dry my hair, have some measure of professionalism and courtesy, set clear expectations and then DELIVER on what I asked for. I don't know about the other stylists, but I would not recommend Megan who ruined an experience that I had talked myself into, saved up, and gotten excited for.

My hair is not cut evenly (I asked for a blunt cut), I did not feel safe, and my blood sugar dropped too low (I'm diabetic) for me to adequately respond to my surroundings and the audacity of my hair stylist.

Megan seemed too focused on her phone and her personal life to care about me, or my hair. There was none of the niceties that most women expect in a salon trip and I left with water from the washing bowl all down my arm and back.

My hair is thin to moderate at MOST and it should not have taken 4 hours for a color that didn't even hold, and a haircut that my stylist tried to hide by curling my hair it was so uneven. Definitely NOT worth the $220 I paid her, as her ex-boyfriend helped her to rush me out of the salon.

NOT HAPPY. DO NOT...