Gadzooks Salon

Mary Bowser does my hair and she is wonderful! She takes the time to listen and she knows how to cut and color. I get compliments all the time as a result. And she’s fun and knowledgeable too so I always feel more stylish and happier when I leave. Yes, it’s expensive, but it’s a splurge I’m willing to make because she helps me look my best. I book several months in advance so that I can stick with her, but I’ve had great results with Gina too. I’ve also seen Mary cut the hair of children, young women, and men, and everyone goes away satisfied. There’s never a problem with parking, and the salon is right near both Talbots and Panera. What’s not to like???

I had Adrienne do my hair, foil highlights and it has always turns out super good. Originally I wanted to go blonde, but I went along with foils instead due to price and maintenance of having my hair dyed. Adrienne is very gentle with my hair which tangles easily so i was very pleased with her and she also introduced me to hair painting which looks amazing. The price was decent, around 90 dollars for a whole head of highlights and I have very long hair!
I only had one issue, which is when I switched stylists. I scheduled with Gina because Adrienne wasn’t available and this new stylist did nothing for my hair. I got highlights retouched and I came out looking the same as I came in. I emailed the owner Tony, and he was very prompt and respectful and I was able to get my hair redone with Adrienne for no cost, so I really appreciated how he handled the situation.

I liked my stylist, and had no problem with the prices, until one fateful Thursday afternoon. She had been doing my color and cutting my hair for about 6 months, and I left work early to get a cut so my hair would look nice for a wedding that I was going to be in that Saturday.
I showed up for my appointment, and the people at the desk told me that my stylist was not there, they thought she was no longer with them, and that another stylist was going to cut my hair. I was basically stuck at that point. I had taken time off of work and was crunched for time, had gotten lots of good cuts there, and my boss had, too, so I figured I might as well go ahead and let her cut my hair, rather than have my hair be a shaggy mess for the wedding. Long story short, the stylist butchered my hair, cut it in choppy, uneven layers that looked horrible. The front looked okay, but she really didn’t even show me the back. The next day, when I washed it and realized what was going on back there, I called the salon and asked if I could come back and get someone to look at it and possibly tweak it, they argued back with me and told me I was happy with it when I left the previous evening. I was not even asking for my money back, a free haircut or anything, I just wanted it to be fixed! So off I went to another high-​end salon in a panic. They fixed it.
If you are the kind of person who likes to find a stylist and stick with them, have a relationship, this is not your place. Something bad goes on there that makes their stylists leave constantly.
They do sell good hair products, though.

I’ve gone to this salon on several occasions but have gotten bored with my stylist who is terrified to suggest or try anything new. It may be time to put her out to pasture! She is happy to try to trap you into her pyramid scheme side business though! I guess she isn’t getting paid enough as a crappy stylist! The fact that this place is over priced would not bother me if they were capable of doing decent hair. I have since moved on to a quality stylist and am ecstatic with the results.

I’ve been coming here for a little over a year. I’m really on the fence if I want to keep coming back. I like my stylist but I’m not sure I’m getting a very good value here anymore.
The pros: amazing foil highlights, styles are modern and cut VERY well, facility is clean and modern.
The cons: the cost seems to be ever-​escalating here. I went in for a quick trim (literally only had ½ inch taken off the back, and cleaned up some minor split ends) which took less than 15 minutes. I have short hair. I was charged 40 bucks. Considering they list «trims» and «bang shaping» at a lower price, I have no idea what this was all about. I got a wash as well and figured that was the reason behind the $ 40. Oh well, live and learn. Cut looks good, but not sure it was worth that.
I’ll come back here for specialty coloring and highlighting service should I wish to do that in the future. Hands down, it’s worth the money. But for regular trims, sorry, I’m not shelling out $ 50 with tip for my short, simple haircut.
As an aside, you need to have cash or check ready for tip. You CANNOT add it to the receipt similar to tips in a restaurant.