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I was visiting from out of town and needed a haircut after convincing from my family. After locating this salon on Unilocal,I was more than impressed. The service was the best I have received ever at a salon. Lou Anne was more than accommodating and patient. I was avoiding cutting my hair due to my receding hairline and contemplated shaving instead. She listened to what I needed and tailored the haircut to work with my concerns and make my comfortable with the hair loss. I would highly recommend the salon and Lou Anne!

The best hair coloring experience! Very knowledgeable (Stacie) was caring, creative and went the extra mile to correct a mess I created. The shop is inviting, her staff are pleasant and her prices are extremely fair.

So this was my second time, the first experience was good. But this time was so amazing. Nina my NEW stylist did a fantastic job and I am so excited about my new hair cut. Definitely will be coming back to her!

This place is fantastic! My stylist, Amelia, really knew how to handle my hair and make it the right shape and style for my face. I also got a complimentary hand massage while my color was processing. It was all in all a great service! I left feeling like a new person and my blowout was amazing! Definitely suggest going to this salon!

What a HORRIBLE experience. Went for a cut/​color (Hair to my waist). # 1, she cut A LOT off. I was very specific that I wanted only a trim. Not freaking over this as it will grow back. Then I asked for chunky bright highlights. I received barely noticeable blended low lights. It was a pretty color, not at all what I had asked for for $ 240 + tip.
I called back asking for a do-​over. BIGGEST MISTAKE of my life. She added bleach and more bleach (instead of saying, I’ll still honor your re-​do at no charge but we should wait and give your hair a rest). Eventually she looked under the foil and in a panicked voice she said «I think this is as far as we go», I said okay and ran to the wash basin. She could barely comb me out with the severe damage of my hair. As she blew dry I could see the chunks falling out. She demurely asked me «when will you wash your hair next». (it was a Thursday, before a HUGE holiday weekend) and I said whenever you suggest. She said Monday, your hair is very fragile.
I now am officially looking like a moron, I tipped her «again» and look like I did my hair myself in my bathroom with a big bottle of cheap bleach. I WILL NEVER go back to this salon EVER and will tell everyone I know. Auburn is a small town. She should have admitted her error and tried to rectify. By the way, my hair was all 1 length, now I have so much breakage, it appears I have bangs. :(

I live in Japan, and now when I fly back I make sure a visit with Haika is on my itinerary (I probably spelled her name wrong). She is the cute stylist with the European accent… she is amazing! I can’t speak for any other stylists there, but trust me, I have had my hair cut around the world and in my opinion, she is as good as it gets!

I really want to give them a good review, but can’t. I was a client at Artistic for 3 years, and had found my PERFECT hair stylist. When I called for my next appt (Spring, 2008), I found out my hair stylist left. Unfortunately, she left Artistic for bigger and better things, and I was left hair-​stylist-​less. I would have appreciated a call as I had been going there for years. Life goes on, and I trusted the receptionist to find me a good stylist to replace the one I lost. Well, she set me up with an appt, telling me that she was «squeezing» me in. That should have been the first clue. I showed up, and as always, there was seating, magazines to keep me occupied, and the place was clean. I was introduced to my new stylist and off we went. She spent the majority of the time on me, but also had a woman under the dryer that she checked on. That kinda irked me. I told her that I wanted to keep my hair long enough so I could put it back in a pony tail if I wanted. Not rocket science, right?! Ha, read on…
She also mentioned how busy she was (I need to relax Ms. Stylist, not hear about your problems!). I told her what the receptionist told me, that she «squeezed» me in, and my stylist was visibly annoyed. Was there too much estogen flying around in that place? There seemed to be a little quarrel going on there, but what do I know?!
After a half hour, she said she was done. I only had a cut, but my hair cuts usually take 45 minutes. I pulled my hair back, as if I was going to put it in a pony tail, and some parts weren’t long enough to be pulled back. :-o She said, «Most of your hair can be pulled back.» WTF?! Ok, my hair can grow back. No worries. Hakuna matata. Anyway, I put my tip on the counter, paid at the front ($ 45-​ish, plus or minus $ 5), and left. I got home and noticed a really long clump of hair that never got cut! So I took out my scissors and cut it myself. Ugh. I wanted to go back and get a refund and my tip back. I never went back and I never will.
One thing about the reviews on hair stylists is that, for me, it’s the stylist that matters, not so much the establishment.

I started going here a few years ago after getting my hair cut for $ 20 at other places that charge you to blow dry and give you a so-​so cut…
My haircuts generally cost $ 35 at this salon, and i have loved every cut I have gotten!
I even had my hair done here for my wedding, it was expensive $ 300– but it included a pre-​do to make sure i got what i wanted!
Very friendly stylists, listen to you and give you the cut and style you want!

I went to this salon hoping for a great summer crop but left with a style that mirrored that of my hairdresser. I asked her twice to cut it shorter. I found her to be grumpy/​unfriendly (bad day?) and the salon only had a fan blowing on a 100 degree day.
However, my three stars are for the fantastic updo I had about 4 years ago at this salon. Also, my cut is not a disaster. It simply wasn’t what I asked for.
My advice– go for standard cuts or color, but don’t expect anything cutting edge from this little salon.