Gia Marina

99% of the time my hair looks like crap. I can’t «do» my hair. Like, at all.
You think I’m kidding, but if you look at any regular photo of me I’ve got cowlicks everywhere or it has frizzed into a fire hazard. That is why I like being a pin up because they do your hair and makeup FOR you.
Anyways, I was on the host committee for a big fundraiser for the Humane Society I had been working on all year and was definitely not going with my regular «do.» So I called Gia Marina for one of their blow outs and I am SO GLAD I DID.
Not only did my hair look badass, but it looked like hair from the 1950s (I think I asked for the bombshell?) and I got compliments all night long.
I can’t remember the exact price but it was very reasonable and I can’t wait to go back. I do believe this will be my new home away from home because I hate doing my hair and would love to look fabulous at least once a week.

I’m not sure if I’m in love with this place or not. When I lived in Colorado I had my eyebrows done at Anastasia and I absolutely loved the work they did. The Anastasia salon had a process that included: out brows, waxing/​tweezing, filling in the brows, highlighting and using a clear gel to keep the brows in place. The end product was amazing brows. I would leave feeling the same way you feel when you get an amazing haircut. When I moved to Memphis I was getting my brows threaded and they had gotten super thin and looked horrible. It was clear I needed to let them grow in and start over. I know they didn’t have much to work with when I arrived but they have all the tools needed to give you fantastic brows. When I left Gia Marina I was told it was going to take some time to grow my brows back in but they were getting better. I will admit they did look better but they didn’t look perfect and for $ 25 I wanted eyebrow perfection. I’ll try this place again but I’m not sure if I’ll become a regular.
If I were the owner I would:
1. Have on-​line booking
2. Tell the young blond gal at the front desk not to talk negatively about people or other businesses in front of clients.
3. Ask those who come in groups to stay in the waiting area and not stand around the dividers.
4. Do the full brow start to finish not just tweezing.