Hair Ways Vip Salon

Went in for a quick iron. No wash or blow dry. Just 10 Minutes with a flat iron. Charged $ 54.25. REALLY! Thats just greedy!

I like to withhold my reviews before going to a salon a couple of times. I find that sometimes you get great service the first few times and then they bomb completely. This salon was sort of average the first few times and bombed the third.
I decided to go to this place back in the fall, as I was looking for a new stylist. A girl from work goes to this place and said it was pretty good, so I figured I’ve give it a try. I went in with some different pictures and asked if I should go lighter with some highlights, or darker. The girl said darker, for no real apparent reason and dyed my hair dark brown. Not a hard job and it was fine.
Second time I went back I wanted some highlights. A had a different girl this time and she gave me partial highlights and then a wash, which made the highlights barely noticeable. Then, because of the wash, it cost around $ 150! I thought again, it was fine.
Third time, I wanted something a little more noticeable. I said I specifically wanted my highlights to stand out more this time. I wanted to avoid paying extra, for hardly any change. I brought in pictures and the same girl as last time got to work.
When she was finshed I was not impressed with the results. There were very noticeable roots all around my head. Especially if you pulled my hair back from my ears, there were dark strips where the roots were and the highlights began. It was not natural. I complained about the roots, so she proceeded to take big sections of hair and bleach them completely, then rubbed the bleach off with a damp towel. It barely looked different when she had finished, but the store was basically past closed and it was clear she had no idea how to fix this mess anyway.
I had to go and purchase one of those root touch-​ups from Shoppers Drug Mart and fix my roots myself. After that, they were alright. Once again it was very expensive.
My friend has been going with me the last few times and I think she has liked her hair, but I won’t be going back. I would have to ask specifically for a new stylist and I just don’t want the awkwardness and frankly, I just don’t trust anyone there anymore anyway. Once again, the search is on!

Every time I walk out of Hair Ways, I feel like a million bucks! I have been making the trek from Toronto (Beaches area) up to Markham and have never been disappointed with a cut or colour. It is certainly worth the drive.
Besides the long drive, the only other negative comment I have is the wait, which I suppose is expected. I just have to make sure I have a solid ½ day free when I am getting my hair cut and coloured.