I hired this salon for my wedding hair and makeup in Sept. '07. I got married 1 1/2 hours away from where I live so I had to find a new salon for all of our beauty needs, not a small task! Lucky for me, Donna's was just perfect! In fact, I can't believe there are not other reviews of this salon here. Let me say first that I come from the NYC area where salons are typically overpriced, pretentious and eager to get you in and out. This salon was the complete opposite, what a breath of fresh air! As the bride, Donna herself worked on my hair, she was easy to talk to and my hair looked gorgeous! I went for a hair trial 2 weeks prior where we discussed what I wanted, I brought her photos, etc. She gave me exactly the do that I wanted. Same goes for the makeup. Roque is the resident makeup artist and he's very charismatic and really listens to what you want. I too brought him a photo and he gave me a wonderful wedding look, natural, glowing and perfect. I would highly recommend this salon to anyone- my experience was with Donna and Roque, but my mother, my aunt, my sister-in-law and the groom's mother also walked out of the salon looking fabulous and everyone loved their looks. Their makeup was all done by Roque but their hairdos were from other staffers, all very good. The prices are very affordable, in my opinion too. The atmosphere is friendly, not pretentious. It was obvious on both of my visits that they deal with a lot of regular customers, everyone seemed to be on a first-name basis that walked through that door. And despite my being a 'newbie' to the salon, customers were chatting me up about the wedding & very friendly too.
Pros: Friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere, they use top quality products like Paul Mitchell for example
Cons: Not a slick and polished atmosphere (if that's what you want?), more ""cozy"" than ""edgy""
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