ONE Hair Salon San Diego — Local services in Chula Vista

The owner gave me a refund but I still feel obligated to share with you. I was genuinely disappointed in my whole experience here but I hope it was just a one off thing.

To start the robe they give you is more like a spa robe and doesn’t even keep the hair off of you. More importantly, I came here specifically for someone to help me with my Irish curls/ 2b hair and he acted like he could when we talked on the phone before the appointment.

Immediately when we started it was obvious he wasn’t familiar with my hair type. He brushed out my curls/ waves without any detangler, being a lot rougher than I am bc I do my best to prevent breakage since my hair is so fine.

Then he only gave me the most basic a trim and didn’t listen at all to the layers and shape I wanted to add for volume and to help my curls be healthier/ have more shape.

After he washed my hair he completely brushed it back/ flat (this won’t work for my hair type at all). I tried to give him guidance on how to get the curl clusters to form (you have to do it really wet, upside down, with lots of water and conditioner to help the curls form. Then squish the water out gently and don’t ruin the curls as they dry) but he wouldn’t listen at all..

After washing them, he literally brushed all my curls out (back and down not even up/ away from my scalp for volume or doing it using a curl clumping brush.. there was just no attempt to help the curls form) then he put in product and used the diffuser on the highest setting to the point where it was burning my scalp..

I kept trying to tell him my curls won’t form this way bc he had brushed them out already but he insisted.. then when he decided he was done frying my hair with the high heat he tried to send me home with flat, frizzy, super crunchy, damp hair!! I was obviously unhappy and was just honest telling him I can get my curls to look a lot healthier so I’d just restyle it as soon as I get home..

He then was like ‘fine we’ll do it your way’ but then after washing my hair for me he left me to completely style it myself.. even as I was letting him know how to be gentle with my hair and help the curls.. he walked away while I was doing my own hair and just left me there while he did something else.. so I got sent home with wet, limp hair

thankful for the trim I just feel like I could’ve done this myself at home.. He was a nice enough guy but it was just not what I was hoping for in a...

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