Educe Salon

There may be some amazing stylists at this salon and maybe I just got the short end of the stick with Dawn. I scheduled a keratin treatment that online says 250, you do a consultation prior to them doing anything where we talked about what the keratin treatment would do to my hair and then got started. In the middle of applying the keratin to my hair she quietly says «ooh we may need to use another jar of keratin which is $ 100 for more product» at no point during the consultation did she mention that you pay per amount of product. I have medium length hair that’s super fine, after seeing my face she comes back with half a jar and says «I think I can just use half and charge you $ 50»… the reason I was getting a keratin was to get rid of a bad perm, she spent the ENTIRE appointment talking about how she loves doing perms. I come in a few days later for a trim which is $ 55 (reasonable) and book an appointment for my daughter to get a perm with her. She leaves me waiting in the chair for 20 min… I finally walk up to the front and say forget the trim I don’t have time to wait. When we are talking about the perm and pricing she says it will be $ 200 cause «I just don’t really do them and to make it worth it I need to charge you $ 200 ya know for the time…» The last time we had this done for my daughter at a salon it was $ 80 she then says I can do it for $ 150 while the manger says yea I don’t know anyone who gets a perm. WHO CARES IF IM PAYING YOU?! And why would you spend an entire appointment talking about perms if it’s not «worth it». This salon has the worst customer experience, new stylist, and horrible organization. I books originally BECAUSE of the Unilocal reviews. This salon was going to collect 1500 from me for extensions, kerTin, a perm and cuts. Not to mention all the repeat business that I will be taking elsewhere. I saw some amazing work going on by some of the stylists mentioned in previous reviews but this has left such a bad taste in my mouth I don’t want to step foot in any Phillip salon.

Best hair services I’ve ever received, A little pricey though.

I Love the energy of this salon. You can see that all the stylist are a team and they help one another. I really enjoyed my experience I will definitely return for a great cut! Thanks Alicia Rosado for my awesome transformation.

I’m a picky-​blonde with long hair my entire life that was part of my identity but I was never quite THAT happy with my stylists. Especially since moving to Florida from California… until I went to Educe and had the pleasure of having my hair done by Miranda. That woman has magic in her hands. She listens to what you want, is always pushing herself to learn and be better and is seriously talented. A true mix of art and science. I even let her chop 14.5″ off my hair this year and I love it. My husband says no matter where we live he will fly me to get my hair done by Miranda because she is the best. Super happy with her and highly recommend :)

Maybe there was a problem with communication but I didn’t get what I wanted. I went back a week later because I was unhappy with the color and walked out after 3 hours and paying more. In total I pod over $ 200 to keep my hair the same color. The staff is so friendly and helpful and I loved the space. I still don’t know if I’ll go back but make sure you have a clear idea of what you want. There were definitely people that walked out ecstatic about their new looks.

Love this place, as I stated in my previous review. I’m loyal to my one and only, Kat Chase who continues to knock it out of the park. Extremely friendly, sweet and talented she’s a balayage master and knows just what to do each time. I love when stylists listen to their clients and she nails it each time.
The atmosphere is always great vibes, good tea, coffee or wine… hey it’s noon somewhere right?
Either way, I feel like a new woman with a completely different attitude each time I leave. It’s like an alter ego is activated from all the hair dye. Maybe its the fumes… or the wine. Nah, pretty sure it’s just cause once you leave Educe you feel like a million bucks. and dare I say, hot?

I don’t have the right words to describe this salon and my fav artist Kat Chase! She is by far the Best color artist and cut I have ever seen ! I’m SO happy I found her via Instagram when I was looking for the best of the best after years of doing nothing to my hair due to repeated mistakes by less experienced professionals (low and high end salons … It’s okay, we all need to learn) She definitely has learned and continues to do so … She has the experience and the knowledge… And the most important quality: The eye!!! Oh … So important ! Which is able to see where direction to take you so you can never go back to boring hair ever again ! I just got my vivid colors set in a balayage style … A lub textured Cut by extremely talented (and super nice dude !) and salon owner Master artist Phillip Rosado :) I can’t be happier ! All I have gotten are compliments and it has been just a few hours grocery shopping at traders Joe’s lol … I already made my two next appointments Bc there’s no way I can ever go anywhere else. No wonder people travel from all over the world to come see them :) Super nice and sweet staff and everyone is knowledgable. I Lov3 Kat! Love my hair and everyone at Educe ! Check her work on social media and also the whole team and fall in love with hair again !

I had the pleasure getting my hair cut by Tara Weeks. She is very professional and has great knowledge of expertise in coloring and cutting. Before she cut my hair, she explained to me how and why she is going to cut it and asked for approval. The whole salon environment is friendly, cheek, and relaxing. I even got wine while i waited and during the service. I highly recommend this place. Everyone in there are super friendly.

I just moved to Orlando and I was shopping around for a GOOD hairstylist and I found Mark, he did FANTASTIC on my color and cut. Look no further. Crazy talented, thank you Mark see you on my next visit ;)

I love this salon. It’s so chic and modern and the staff is so friendly and helpful. Phillip, the owner, is such a great individual and he has built an amazing establishment. I’ve learned that the staff at Educe is constantly learning new tricks and techniques in order to better serve their clients and give them the best hair possible! Every time I walk in, whoever is at the front desks greets me and offers me a beverage. This place really cares about their clients and wants to make sure all clients are comfortable and happy.
As far as specific hairstylists, I’ve only seen Mark Rodriguez. He is SPECTACULAR and has been deemed my new, permanent hairstylist. I’m very nitpick-​y about who touches my hair and who cuts my hair. I went into Educe for the first time with virgin hair, wanting subtle, natural-​looking balayage highlights. Mark was available, so I booked my appointment with him. I asked the gentleman who answered the phone if Mark had an online portfolio that I could look at before booking my appointment. He gave me Mark’s Instagram page (@yourwayhair) and I was sold! Mark listened patiently while I explained to him what I wanted. I showed him several different balayage pictures that I found on Pinterest with ideas and he gave me insightful advice about which would be the healthier option and which one I would be most comfortable with since I had never dyed my hair and was reluctant to make a huge change. Mark also gave me an amazing hair cut. He used a technique I had never seen before which made me a little frightened, but to be honest, it ended up being the best haircut of my life– he cut my hair with a razor blade! Mark is also very friendly and sociable. There was no awkward small talk like you experience with some hairstylists. It was as if Mark and I had been friends for years lol. He has good people skills. I’ve, since then, been to Educe a second time for a trim and more highlights. My second appointment was as fantastic as the first. And I have my third appointment already scheduled with Mark.
I’m sure all of the staff at Educe are wonderful, but I can only tell you of my experience with Mark. If you want someone with great skill and experience, who is willing to give you honest advice, I HIGHLY HIGGHHHLYYYYY recommend Mark, 100%!

Since my old stylist moved, I have been salon hopping through downtown and the Mills50 area, along with dying my hair myself a time or two. The last time I dyed it myself, a train wreck occurred with my roots completely a different color, bands of additional colors… Just really bad. I was able to score a last minute appointment with Lizzy who also is a pro at color correction. She evaluated my hair and developed a plan to correct the color with my input. I just finished session 2 which included a balayage of red highlights to develop a more natural ombré while adding dimension to my naturally dark hair. I have definitely found my new stylist!
Lizzy is truly an artist who focuses on perfecting her craft when working on a client. She is a bit quieter then some stylists, but has a hysterical dry sense of humor that I enjoy.
Thank you to Lizzy and Educe for my amazing hair… The compliments have already started!

Came here today to get my frizzy, poofy, home-​cut hair fixed. I’m so glad Unilocal pointed me to Educe and Lizzy had an opening for today! She not only fixed my weird bangs, she used her magic and skillz to make my hair super smooth and gorgeous. I’m feeling fabulous!
As for the salon itself, it’s very clean and well decorated. All the staff are attentive, professional, and friendly. The only down side is that I live in California and can’t come by Educe all the time to get my hair cut!

I went to Educe on a whim the day before my birthday. It was a Saturday and I gave up trying to book online because it’s confusing. I called and left a message hoping for a miracle and John called me back to say he was able to get me an appointment for 4:00. Around 3:45 he called to say my stylist was running behind and asked me to come in at 4:15 because he didn’t want me ‘having to wait around’. I thought it was very courteous that they called to let me know. I got confused when I arrived because the receptionist desk is set far back from the door but then I figured it out haha.
Lizzy was my stylist and she was great! Turns out she opted to stay late to do my hair when everyone else said they wanted to go home. It was nice that she was willing to do that. She came off as sort of aloof at first but I learned later that this is just her personality. She asked what I wanted and I never really know so I gave her a vague idea and let her run with it. I loved the cut she gave me, at least so far with the blowout she did. I anticipate it will look great once I wash and style it myself. She didn’t make me feel bad about having used box color to do my roots the last few months and even gave me a suggestion of how to protect my hair if I have to keep using it. I thought it was great she didn’t try to shame me or try to sell me conditioning treatments or something. She even complimented my color lol!
Overall I was pleased with the service, cut, style, and price. I’ll be making an appointment next time for sure.

I was really happy with my hair style at Educe salon. I reserved an appointment online the same day I wanted the cut. On my way there, I got a phone call saying that the stylist I requested was busy but they then hooked me up with another stylist who did a fantastic job. The layout is your typical chic salon and you can get free champagne while getting your hair cut, evidently this is popular for the housewives of Orlando. My cut cost $ 30 which isn’t a bad price from what I’ve seen for salons like this. They also have a deal on Unilocal,which I forgot to redeem when I was there. I guess I’ll have to go back again!

Best experience! I saw Kat Chase’s work via Unilocal and decided to make an appointment. She was booked out for a couple of months BUT IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT!!! I had tried to get my hair done several times over the last couple of years with the balayage /​ombré look, but it never came out the way I wanted, I showed Kat a couple of pictures of what I wanted and it came out PERFECT. My change in color was very drastic I basically went from black hair to blonde in one sitting. I have been coloring my hair for years and I have never had my hair look this healthy after coloring it, it usually looks fried any other time I have gotten it lightened. You can really tell she knows exactly what she is doing and is extremely knowledgable about her craft and the products she is using. She is hands down the best, I cannot recommend her enough.

Stopped in here yesterday for a haircut. Being new to the area I read Unilocal reviews and tried to find a place that wouldn’t have me walking to my truck shielded by a baseball cap afterwards.
I was impressed. I got my haircut by Lizzy and she did a great job. I’m very picky with my hair as I must be in some sort of 30’s crisis as I’ve always had a high-​and-​tight, then I tried growing it out but I looked like a bad rendition of an 80’s movie and a mullet with parting bangs (yuck) and then I got it short again. By the time I stopped in here yesterday, my sideburns were back to a spinoff of Saturday Night Fever and and the top of my sides were starting to puff out like an easter bunny tail. So, I showed Lizzy a picture of what I was hoping to get back to and away she went with the clippers.
I was very satisfied. The hair looked great, I left there without GPS’ing a hat store, and I’ll definitely go back. The price was $ 40 which is a tad high, but you also pay for what you get.

Pretty great experience here! I needed a haircut the other day and checked Unilocal for places near my job. Educe had a Unilocal deal and an opening later that afternoon so I chose them.
I guess everyone operates as an individual stylist and it is commission based, so while I was getting an eyebrow wax and a haircut, I had to pay separately so each stylist could collect their money, which is a little bit of a hassle, but no big deal.
The wax was $ 20 and I honestly felt like the woman didn’t do anything to clean up my brows. While she was waxing, it felt like she was hardly putting any wax on my skin and when she pulled the strips off, it didn’t hurt at all. I figured she was just using some new material that minimized pain, but when I saw my eyebrows after, they hardly looked any different and I was plucking tons of stray hairs in the coming days. She didn’t brush, tweeze, or trim them at all when she was done waxing, either, which I’ve always had people do as my eyebrows can get pretty unruly. Not worth the $ 20 when I can got to any nail salon and have my brows waxed better for about $ 6.
The man who cut my hair, on the other hand, was great! I believe his name was Daniel and he was new to the salon. He was really friendly and thorough – I think he cut/​styled my hair for close to an hour and a half. While I had some idea of what I wanted to do, he was able to assess the state of my hair and make some really informed suggestions on what cut would best suit me. I’m terrible with that sort of stuff, so his suggestions were much appreciated. He was friendly and conversational, but also really professional and knowledgeable. He gave me a great cut that gave my hair plenty of body and volume that it didn’t have before, and he was able to recommend a product that has kept my hair grease-​free and allowed me to go a day or two without shampooing, which is something no stylist has EVER been able to keep me from doing as my hair usually gets way too oily to allow me to go between washes. After discussing my styling habits and the way my hair reacts to products, he even suggested that I go with the trial size of the product because they were so pricey and he didn’t want me to waste my money in case it didn’t work. For that reason alone I will be back.
They weren’t exactly sure how to redeem my Unilocal deal so cashing out took some time, but all in all, really great experience and staff.

Absolutely love Suzanne! I’ve been with her for almost 5 years if not more. Seeing Suzanne is really like seeing a friend, it makes getting my hair done that much more enjoyable! She also gives the best shampoo/​scalp massage! Ahhhh my favorite time of the visit!!! I wish I could put her in my pocket and bring her home so I could have her do my hair everyday. She keeps me up to date and fashionable with new treatments and styles. I’ve even had Suzanne style my hair for my wedding 3 years ago! She truly has the most laid back attitude and exudes positive vibes! Can’t wait to go back to have her work her magic doing some balayage high lights! I would definitely recommend coming into see her!

I had my first visit with Kat Chase over the weekend, and it was a great experience!
While it’s been years since I’ve been to an actual salon (I was doing my hair myself for a while) this is one of the better ones I’ve been to over all. The salon it’s self is set-​up nicely with a clean modern feel to it, and they have pretty much any kind of drink you can think of including beer and wine, which was a nice bonus.
Kat is awesome! She texted me the day before to go over what I had in mind and such, so she would be prepare for the next day. We talked pretty much the whole time about all kinds of subjects, which was nice verses the gossip and usual lack of common interests I’ve had with past hairstylists. She broke down what products she used while washing and such and what they did, which I liked, since I like to get educated on things I should be doing for my hair and overall wellbeing. I gave loose direction on color and cut and got an amazing result. I absolutely love my hair! I feel like me again!

Kinda done with the generic hair places… Found a niche of Hot Hair Experts.
I have been looking for a Hair Salon in Orlando that I could trust, upscale and unique all in one!
The owners are very stylish and yet down to Earth. They have a few stylists so I am going to try each one out as they all have an edge about then and I feel that bond you get when someone is touching your head is personal time and you have to make sure it is perfect.
Overall Great Service!
A hidden gem in Mills 50 Orlando — just a short jaunt from Downtown Orlando’s hustle and bustle. Close to a few really funky independent shops. Hangout for a while.