Ray Mar Day Spa

I went in asking for a trim just a trim but nope she gave me a wash, cut and blow and I thought okay well I asked for a trim and you give me all this then I should not be paying for the whole thing… nope ended up paying more than I wanted! very sneaky lady… doesn’t go far in business… good luck getting me back in there!

On Saturday morning I went in for the first time. Maria pretty much gave me a consultation and I told her my concerns about my hair and what I was looking for.
She pretty much gave me an entirely new look and I loved it. She gave great advice and really was assertive in letting me know that what I was describing might not be the best way to go and she was right.
I part my hair different now, the color makes my skin look brighter and my eyes bluer, if I’d gone somewhere else I may not have gotten the same advice.
Also I appreciate Maria introducing me to the other stylist and other regular!
Definitely going back

Maria is the owner, and I called her early on a weekday morning. I was lucky because she happened to have an opening for me. Unfortunately the place was dirty and disgusting and the haircut sucked. I had what was similar to a mullet for like six months. Then she tried to pay me to write a good review on Unilocal in the form of a discount. Her daughter came in while I was getting a haircut and she spent more time talking to her (and looking at her… nothing scarier than a hair dresser not looking at your hair as they continue to CUT it)…this place sucks.

I also bought the same Trubate deal and will admit that the highlights was a little messy with the drips, however the haircut was spectacular which is why i gave it 4 stars. She kept the cut true to my style, but made the style softer. After getting the haircut from Maria, every day was a good hair day for me. Because I’ve been trying a lot of different salons with these coupon deals, my hair style keeps getting tweaked. After this cut, my husband said, «this is the best haircut you’ve ever gotten.» So I went back for another cut and still love it.

I bought a Trubate deal here for $ 49 for a hair cut with either partial highlights or all over color, and when I first came across it, I was amazed I stumbled upon such a good deal. And as the old saying goes, «what you pay is what you get» (or something like that).
I decided to purchase it despite my skepticism considering all I wanted was a trim, and a touch-​up on my roots. Not too difficult, right? I’m Asian, and I have dark hair, and I’ve been dying my hair ashy-​brown-​blonde for the past year. What I thought would have been a fairly simple task for someone who regards herself as an experienced, up-​to-​date hairdresser became a mess. I sat there in the chair half the time not able to pay attention to my magazine just fretting about how my hair was going to turn out.
As much as she is nice (she loves to talk… she is the epitome of the cliché hairdresser that women come to gossip and chat with while waiting for their hair color to process), I do believe she lacks professionalism. First off, I hadn’t noticed until later, but she used Reynolds foil wrap to do the highlights. I’ve watched enough Tabatha’s Salon Takeover to know that Reynolds’ aluminum foil is not the appropriate conductor for hair color processes. Second, the way she applied the hair color was so sloppy and freehandedly and it got all over the place. It’s no wonder my hair came out the way it did. Throughout my time there, she kept reassuring me that it will turn out fine. So I trusted her. Mistake.
My hair came out WAY too light, and I had made it a point that I wanted my roots to blend in with my current hair before I even sat down in the chair. She practically turned my hair into a brassy orangeish blonde. I start freaking out at how it looks as though someone dumped a case full of Tang powder onto my head. I express my discontent and she kindly tries to fix it by applying more toner to «tone» it down, but at that point, I knew she was just wasting product.
Overall, my hair didn’t come out as anticipated – it came out brassy, too light, and I just wasn’t happy with the results. The «highlights”/streaks she put in my head was uneven and she kept reiterating that streaks should be much lighter (I’m not from Jersey here). She clearly felt my frustration and she offered to fix it if I didn’t «grow to like» it within 2 weeks free of charge. Psh. She already knew I wasn’t ever stepping foot in that salon again.
The hair cut was okay which is merits the 2 stars. It’s not that hard to chop 2 inches off while keeping the existent style.
Cliffnotes and lesson learned: Your hair is one of your most valuable assets, treat it well and spoil it by spending the extra money to make sure it looks good!