Studio 1030

I had just moved to Provo and didn’t know where to go to get my hair done, so I went to Studio 1030, since it was conveniently on campus. I was so impressed with my stylist Sadie, she is so talented and kind, and she made my hair look exactly how I wanted. I have very thick, curly hair, and it takes a while to do highlights on my hair, but she was happy and nice the whole time, and never made me feel bad about my thick hair taking too long, like stylists have done in the past. I will definitely be returning to Studio 1030!

TERRIBLE! My wife went there and the girl had apparently worked there for three years, but she couldn’t cut my wife’s hair, with the simplest instructions you could ever give a hair stylist. She gave the «stylist» a picture of the hair style she wanted done on her. In the middle of the hair cut, the girl asked my wife if she liked it so far, and my wife noted that the front wasn’t what she asked for and wanted it fixed. The girl told her she would fix it and she could «totally» do so. She butchered it though. She probably learn to cut hair before working a hair salon.

I went once for an emergency manicure and shellac and all their shellacs were weird, they didn’t stick to my nails: I ended up leaving with just a manicure. They were very nice and friendly about it and didn’t want the tip, so I’ve decided to give it another shot. However, the last two times I called, they either didn’t answer the phone or had no availability for the same day. Unfortunately I often can get a manicure on very little notice, and they have such a great location on campus, perfect for students and employers… maybe they should consider hiring more people to cover the demand.

I started going to Studio 1030 when my friend started working there. I only see my friend, and if it wasn’t for her working there, I wouldn’t go. Sure the prices are great, but I always feel like they are so rushed. It seems kind of like a «fast food» salon. Let’s get as many people in as quickly as we can. I was scheduled for an 80 minute appointment, my stylist was told by the receptionist that her next appointment was waiting for her. My stylist asked what time she was supposed to be done with my appointment and they told her at an hour. After that point, I felt like my stylist was rushed, and I sure hoped nothing went wrong that we would have to spend more time fixing, because the receptionist was breathing down her back to get to her next appointment. I scheduled my appointment for 80 minutes and they wanted her to be done in 60. I have a problem with that. My stylist chose to do something that would take a little longer, and felt that was best for what I wanted. I trust her completely, but hate that they booked her so full that she couldn’t do what she wanted to do on me. I think if you’re going in for a quick haircut and wanting the bare minimum for a great price, this is your place. If you’re looking for the full salon experience where the stylists take time to make sure everything is perfect, go somewhere else. If/​when my stylist leaves Studio 1030, I will never be returning again.

I have been here for most of my haircuts while at school at BYU. I can only comment on the men’s cuts and I really don’t know how they do with women.
I’ve had some good experiences and some haircuts that were kind of mediocre. I think the biggest thing to realize is that there are a lot of people working there and some of the girls are more talented than others. I wish I could give the names of the girls that are the best but I just haven’t really made the effort to figure out which one is the best. I’ve had a couple of good cuts from a girl named Aimee who works at the first station on the left. If you find a girl that you like just keep requesting her and you should get a consistently good cut.
All in all its a good place to try out especially if you are a student because it’s super convenient to go to the wilk. The vacuum they use to suck the loose hair off your neck is nice so that it doesn’t get itchy if you can’t go home and shower immediately.
Appointments are a must if you want to go during a busy time. The easiest way is to just call them and avoid using their website where you have to make an account or some nonsense like that.

The salon takes the place of an older and smaller barbershop. It is a full service salon but I have only been here for men’s haircuts.
I strongly recommend making an appointment as it is often booked out. I usually wait 5 min but have waited 15 after my allotted time frame. Some of the services may not set apart enough time for full services.
I have been happy with different stylists. My issue is I often do not decide on a haircut until a few days prior, so. I end up having to make an appointment with whoever is available, a week or two away is more ideal if you want a particular stylist.
I like the vacuum on the head to suck up loose hair at the end. They have a repeat customer card which kicks in on the 6^th haircut. Also, their is usually some hair style discount of the month here, sometimes $ 2 off a mans haircut.
Advice from a friend. Men’s haircut = $ 12. A stylist friend said the stylists really rely in tips not on hourly wage, so tipping here is extra important. Some barbershops pay stylists at least a minim wage. It’s a Utah thing, I believe. In short, $ 3 – 4 tip is recommended, if not more!

BYU has opened a newly revamped hair salon inside their student center and it makes the cut!
Usually I would be skeptical to try out such a place, especially with the name Paul Mitchell attached to it, but considering that this was a *professional* salon and not a student academy I figured that there was a better chance of them not screwing up my hair — and I was right! Or perhaps lucky???
In any case, I was pleasantly surprised by my experience. The place is new, clean, and kinda fun. The staff are nice and my hair stylist, Caroline Quinn, was a cool girl. She’s young (19, I think) but she knows what she’s doing! I got partial highlights on the bottom half of my hair so as to blend more evenly with my top half and low-​and-​behold she did a good job. If you’ve read my other hair salon posts, I’m very picky on who touches my hair because I had a horrible bleach job at a beauty school 2 years ago and it scarred me. So I was being very daring allowing Caroline to highlight my tresses but she passed the test! My hair looked good and FELT good… No damage! I gave her a nice $ 10 tip and told I’d come back. Which I will, though I’m curious now to try some of the other girls out… If you haven’t tried this place I’d recommend giving it a go!
They have very reasonable student-​discounted prices which is the main allure. $ 20 for a haircut (women) and $ 45 for partial highlights… Not bad! I could save $ 20 – 30 going to Aveda academy (which I’m curious to try out) buuuut I’m also risking ruining my hair again. I think I will stick to the sure thing and make another appointment with Studio 1030!