Fusion Salon and Day Spa

Huge disappointment! I got my hair done here last January by Cecelia and I showed her a picture of what I wanted, which was a plum colored highlight and what I received was fire engine red in my hair. Not only did I get bright red hair but my previous highlights which were a copper color weren’t all covered. So I got bright red and existing copper highlights. Totally not what I asked for. I did call and came back in for it to be corrected but they couldn’t get all the red out due to how bright stylist had made it. From two days worth of processing of color on my hair, the end result was my hair being chemically fried and in terrible shape. I had heard so many good things about Fusion and all I can say is I was completely disappointed.

I was a bridesmaid in a wedding this weekend and was expecting to come out of this salon looking great, what I got was bad hair and worst makeup. The bride booked the 5 of us for hair and makeup. When we arrived the receptionist told us our appt was actually 45 later, this was a huge problem for our timeline as each part of the day was planned out especially making sure we had enough time for pictures. Granted the bride might have gotten the time wrong BC planning a wedding is stressful and mistakes happen. I’d be grateful if this was the only problem.
The bride and I were the first to have our hair and makeup done. The other bridesmaid stylist were average. The brides stylist was great, flawless makeup and great hair.
My stylist Celcilia was NOT. I sat down in her chair and showed her a detailed picture of both hair and makeup trying to be as clear as possible. She did not even bother to brush out my hair before beginning the styling process, just took out a curling iron and started curling random pieces. I kept telling her I wanted a very loose side braid, my hair pulled to the side and pinned with big curls framing one side of my face. What I got was a side ponytail braid with a rubber band and another chunk of hair on the side curled and pinned behind my ear. When I got home my husband even said «what happened to your hair? I thought u went to the salon?»
It looked so awful I unpinned and unbraided the whole thing and redid it myself. I could barely re-​curl the hair BC the stylist had put some clay product in my hair that left it greasy and heavy.
BUT that does not even compare to the makeup job!
I again showed Cecilia a picture of exact eye makeup I wanted, but what she did looked nothing like it. I wanted shimmer eye shadow with a light smoky eye… she gave me matte purple eye shadow with a barely visible eye liner. I brought eye lashes and glue from home to have her apply. Clearly it was her first time doing this BC it took her forever and she used so much glue that u could see the globs, placed them on unevenly, and only in the middle of my eye lid. So the inside corners and the outside corners had my natural shorter eye lashes and the middle had super long lashes. It looked ridiculous. In addition she did not put on any mascara, no bronzer, no powder, no blush NOTHING. Then for lipstick she could not even apply lipstick straight, she left me with uneven lines and chunks of lipstick stuck to my lips. Again I went home and added my own mascara, own eye shadow, more eyeliner to cover the glue chunks on top and re-​did my lips.
AND I was the first one to be started on and the last one to be finished BC my stylist was so slow. All the other bridesmaids had young hip stylist with much more style and technique.
The worst problem is the salon has no problem charging top dollar for crap service.
I paid $ 60 for eye shadow, eye liner and chunky lipstick. That’s not a full face of makeup!
Plus automatic $ 12 mandatory gratuity.
I paid $ 20 for her to apply MY lashes with MY glue I brought from home. Unevenly applied with chunks of glue on my eye lid. What a ripoff!
I paid $ 85 for hair that I had to completely take apart and redo myself after sitting in a stylist chair for 2.5 hrs.
Plus $ 17 mandatory gratuity.
$ 194 for what exactly? If I wasn’t running late for the wedding I would have asked for a new stylist to do it from scratch. Lucky for them we ran out of time BC they had wasted so much of it.
Brides and bridal party beware this place is a waste of money with inexperienced stylists!!!

Always a pleasant experience when going to Fusion. Courtney has been highlighting and cutting my hair for years. Atmosphere is inviting and staff is always professional. I highly recommend a visit to Fusion if you are in Avalon!

I went to Fusion recently with a group of girlfriends. The salon itself is nice & modern, but it all stops there. Our group was there on time & we waited well over a half hour. There would have been no problem if the staff would have mentioned that all appointments were running 30 – 90 minutes behind. All the staff kept doing was trying to pump us with mimosas. It really took up an entire afternoon for very poor spa treatments. Most of us had massages, which though the massage therapists were nice, there was no real pressure or attention to detail. Then the nails were a mess, truly my worst manicure ever. The girl doing my nails was clearly not a nail technician. She cut me while cutting my nails, then filed the nails in all different shapes. No real cuticle care was done. When the Nail polish was done, there were no dryers & no where to sit & dry… big waste of $ 25 for a spa manicure. With better trained staff, this could be a nice day spa.

Went with a group of girls and we were treated so rudely by the red head at the front desk, I was shocked. We were treated like a big inconvenience the entire time we were there. Would not return.
Very un-​accommodating to parties/​groups.

We went to Fusion for a Bachelorette party today and had 14 girls getting various services, spent a good amount of money and the front desk lady (red hair) was incredibly rude and abrasive. When we asked about any changes to services, she acted like we were putting her out and then the girls actually doing the services were so nice and so flexible. If it weren’t for the lady at the front desk, the experience would have been much more pleasant. She acted the same way on the way out when we were paying, extremely abrupt and unaccommodating. Would be skeptical going here if you’re looking for polite service.
Note: Everyone else was great! The front desk lady was just a total mood killer for the whole party. We were all in disbelief at the way we were treated.

My sister booked day-​of-​wedding hair and makeup for herself, my mom and me. She had also booked a trial for me, but I later cancelled it because I just couldn’t justify the extra cost of doing the standard natural/​elegant bridal looks that I wanted, I don’t have a lot of hair (so complicated updo was not required) and I’m just easy-​going about makeup and hair. Knowing this salon specializes in bridal, I expected them to be able to professionally execute a standard bridal look (I brought picture examples) without a trial.
Courtney Riebel did my hair and makeup and she was wonderful. She listened to everything I requested, made small adjustments as necessary, and most importantly, made me look and feel like a million bucks for my wedding day with a look for both that lasted through a long and humid summer day.
One star docked for quality for part of my sister’s updo falling apart as soon as we got home.
The only (really) annoying thing was at the end when the receptionist charged an extra $ 20 for lashes we didn’t buy and pushed a product credit instead of correcting her mistake and charging the right amount (she tried to claim it would be too difficult to re-​ring. After spending about $ 550 for services and tips, this was an unprofessional way to be thanked for our business and sent on our way. They later sent her a check, but I docked a star for flexibility.
With Courtney, you are definitely in solid hands for getting your hair and makeup done for your special day at Fusion in Avalon.

The staff at Fusion Salon is wonderfully accommodating, and talented! Jess, a stylist, is not only a tremendously good person, she is also a superb stylist! She exceeds my expectations every time I get a cut or a highlight. I followed Jess to Fusion Salon, and so should you!

I’ve had wonderful experiences at Fusion Salon. Their staff is great, especially their stylists Jessica Humphreys and Crystal.
After moving to the Cape May County area, I was on the search to find a stylist who understood and could tame my curly hair. Jessica has been amazing. Not only is she a great stylist who can work wonders, she is an amazing colorist who can give you the touch up or all over color that you’ve been wanting. She’s done up dos, talked me down from making a questionable style choice and even gave my daughter her first haircut. Simply the best!
Thanks Jess, for all your amazing work! I’ll be making another appointment soon ;)

LOVE LOVE LOVE this salon, they’re very professional and make you feel welcome and comfortable at every visit. I have been going to Jessica Humphreys for well over 10 years now. I would not trust anyone else with my hair. I have crazy curls and she manages to get the color and the cut perfect every time and somehow works her magic to make it poker straight when needed. Always very accommodating to my hectic schedule. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Terrible. Both my friend and I have gone here and walked out with uneven haircuts. Not only are they incapable of following pictures, they left me with split ends and long pieces sticking out. One side of my haircut was an inch longer than the other. They did refund my money, but gave me somewhat of a hard time because I refused to come back in and let them fix what they had done. I had to go to a different salon the next day to get the haircut I wanted – it was that badly cut.

Moving to the shore, I had to find a new salon. I loved my previous hair stylist– cut and color were the best so I was very concerned. I searched online looking for a Redken specialist. I came across Fusion Salon and decided to give it a try. The receptionist and owner were very friendly and greeted me warmly. Crystal, who colored and cut my hair, was a pro– confident, friendly and knowledgeable. I left with a wonderful cut, beautiful color and a big smile. I already have my next appointment scheduled and can’t wait to go back.