Paul Mitchell The School Normal

I was contemplating a haircut and drove by this place and walked in to make an appointment for the next day. Made an appointment for all over color, cut, mani, and pedi for the next day beginning at 11am. Easy.
Arrived on time and met my stylist and did the color. It took 3 extra applications and each application was an extra $ 8. No issue.
Then the cut. I showed her pics of what I wanted a general look of and told her I didn’t my ends to look bluntly cut. We ended up cutting about 4 – 5 inches (more than I wanted) and the ends are straight across– extremely blunt! My hair looks bottom heavy. I had her try to thin it out twice. Bless her heart she was so nice and trying really hard, but the cut was not what I wanted. After several attempts to fix it, I just said whatever it looks fine just to get out of the chair. Hair took over 3.5 hrs. Color was fine, wish she showed me what I was getting prior to application though. And I got medium length I asked for.
Then the pedi. Just not detailed and not very good. I would’ve been glad to pay an extra $ 5 – 10 for mani/​pedi at a real nail salon. Only upside is that you get to keep your OPI nail polish you choose. As for the mani, never got to it since we spent 11−4pm on hair and pedi.
So, I am now spending my time looking for a new experienced stylist on Unilocal to fix my hair today. She was nice but I personally would not return to a student here.

I have been going here for quite awhile. This time has made me never want to return.
I arrived a couple minutes early. Some other person with a name similar to mine took my spot! Bottom line their check in system stinks!
Then I had a very nice stylist but her leader did not do proper explanation or checking!
I was there three hours and had to leave. Not even a style and dry. I asked for a discount. They said not possible. I would rather be somewhere else and get a twenty minute cut then ever go back to this place. Not worth wasting half of your life on a hair cut! Stay away!

TERRIBLE. So I usually cut my own hair, but I wanted a specific shape that is difficult to make it even on my own. I came in for a haircut and told the girl I wanted 2 inches trimmed off into a v-​shape. Before she started, she had to discuss with her teacher about what I wanted and the teacher told her to give me a «round one-​length», which is clearly a completely different style than what I explained!!! She ended up giving me a haircut that made me look like a little girl and that is exactly what I did NOT want. She trimmed off about 5 – 6 inches of my hair when I asked for only 2, and I know they always cut more than you ask but that is a HUGE difference. It was uneven by about 1 – 2 inches and very blunt. She also gave me a «style» — which I did not ask for, btw, and was charged for it – by attempting to straighten my hair. But she didn’t even put any effort into it and missed a lot of the wavy strands in the front. At the beginning of my appointment, I had asked her how long she’s been cutting hair, she said a few months so I trusted her, but with the way my hair turned out, you’d think I was her first client. My hair looked WAY better coming into the salon than coming out. Yes, I know these are students, but I find it ridiculous that I can cut my own hair without having ANY experience, better than a hairstylist who’s been cutting hair for months now. What makes me even more mad is that the instructor told her to do something I did not ask for! Regardless of the cheap prices, this was not worth it at all!

$ 10 haircut
After stopping by a dozen salons — that were booked up solid — found this place.
My hair was cut by a student that had been cutting hair for at least 6 months. She consulted with her mentor on her plan of attack. Then washed my hair, cut it, re-​consulted, tweaked it a bit, and *poof* it was done.
No complaints — at least they know what they are doing. I’d go back here before I go to a super/​first/​sports/​gentlemans/​-​cuts salon again.

I went here for a hair cut, not my first here. I always walk out happier than I expect to. I never have high expectations when I go here because it is a teaching school. It could be a hit or miss. But I always walk out more than happy because they exceed my expectations. This last time, a manager finished cutting my hair b/​c the stylist hadn’t learned a particular technique needed to do the type of hair cut I wanted. But I was SOOOO glad she did because the cut turned out fabulously!