Evan Todd Salon & Day Spa

I have been getting my hair cut here for five years by Cari. My hair is very thick, very curly and difficult to work with. Cari has cut and styled it in so many ways over the last five years: everything including a pixie cut, asymmetrical bob, shoulder length with bangs and more. Now that I’ve moved out of state, it’s hard to find someone that compares! The service here is great, overall every visit is a relaxing and wonderful experience.

All my previous hair cuts I’ve received here have been good, but never great. I usually only come in when I can’t wait to see my regular stylist back home. My most recent visit with stylist Brittany left my naturally curly hair in a worse triangle shape than I came in with. She was 25 minutes late to my appointment and applied a straightening product to my hair and then asked me if I wanted it blown straight… I didn’t. I left feeling disappointed about my new hair cut, and my stylist seemed like she couldn’t get rid of me fast enough. Overall, the quality is just not worth the high prices and I’m glad I won’t have to return here after I graduate.
I will say that I’ve had wonderful hair cuts at other Aveda salons from stylists who are very knowledgable about how to cut curly hair, but here it’s like rolling the dice on what you’re going to get.

I’ve been a customer at Evan Todd for four years. When they first opened, I absolutely adored the place. I have gotten facials, massages, body treatments and hair cuts.
In the last year, their dedication to quality has completely faded away.
The massage services were overly rough and often left me sore; I decided to seek another massage location after the massage therapist that I was seeing for the third time in six months asked me if I had ever had a massage before.
What made me start the search for a new salon, though was my most recent haircut.
I hadn’t been in for almost a year due to a busy schedule. My hair stylist was actually upset at me that I hadn’t been in and talked about it the entire visit. When I tried to change the subject, she changed it back. She clearly felt personally slighted that I hadn’t come in for so long and it showed in the haircut I received. The right side of my hair was longer than the left, the back was longer than the front and there was a small section just behind my left ear that was longer than all the rest. I also had to cut my own bangs when I got home because they were lopsided.
For such a great expense, I will take my money elsewhere

This place is hit or miss so I am giving it 3 stars. I have been here many times and the quality of the experience completely depends on who you get. When my regular hair stylist began working here, I received a good haircut and good overall experience. However, since she left, I have found the other employees to be mediocre at best. Sometimes I would get a decent cut, other times my lawn mower could have done a better job. It is nice that you get hot towel treatment and a short massage but you do pay more for these benefits. However, they do make you enjoy yourself while you’re there. I always enjoyed the scalp massage that they give. It felt great. The spa-​like experience always made me feel good, up until I got home, looked in the mirror, and saw that my haircut was crap. Instead of opening these salons, the owner should have just invented a lawn mower that gave massages. I know this sounds harsh and I am not here to say that all the stylist suck, but there have been several that should have been employed at Master Cuts, giving $ 5 hair cuts. If you have the discretionary funds to spend on a more expensive hair cut and would like a spa-​like experience while you’re there, give this place a shot. It’s not a bad place but hope that the stylist you get does a better job than a few of the ones I have had.

Good place. Great atmosphere. A little expensive for the quality.

Best haircuts and massages in town. Other places can’t come close on atmosphere — it feels like you’re actually in an upscale salon in a real city.

I went to Evan Todd for eyelash extensions. I made my decision to get the extensions based on the information I found on their website. The information on their website was WRONG. The website stated that the cost of the extensions was $ 175.00, and that fills needed to be done every 4 weeks and that the cost of the fills was 40.00. I didn’t think 40.00 a month was unreasonable so I made an appointment. It was not until I showed up for my appointment that I was told I would need to have the fills done every 2 – 2 ½ weeks for the 40.00 price. Once a month would actually be 125.00. Now, after checking with salons in Indianapolis and not finding anyone who does lashes for less than 300.00, I’m not complaining about the price, I just believe their website is very misleading and I would never have decided to have my lashes done if I knew the upkeep would cost 80.00 per month instead of 40.00. It is just not an amount of money that *I* wanted to pay.
Now, that being said, I did go ahead and have my lashes done the one time because of an event I had coming up. Lacey did my lashes and they looked superb!!! Even looking up very close there is no way to distinguish that they are not real. I was VERY happy with them and if anyone is looking to have their lashes done, and know all the costs ahead of time, I highly recommend her.

Janet IS AWESOME!!! Great job with razoring and super cool cut. LIstens to what the client wants and does a great job executing. She is super nice and really skilled. Would definitely recommend if you want a cool, unique hair cut!

I called and asked for a stylist experienced in cutting curly hair and I got someone I believe just had an opening available. I asked for short layers, one or two inches off. What I got was a nightmare, when my hair dried I had 4 — 6 inches of difference between layers. My friends told me my hair was styled to look like a mushroom. I went back in to get it fixed and I don’t feel like she was genuinely interested in getting it right. She told me that my hair needed more blending and I gave her another 30 minutes but it still looked terrible. I left, too embarrassed to talk to management and went to another salon a few weeks later and was told to straighten my hair for awhile, that the Evan Todd stylist wrecked my hair for the next six months.
I went in to purchase makeup and asked the front desk rep who the stylist was. She told me the name and I mentioned that I had a horrible experience. She apologized, rather vapidly and disinterested, something like «whoops, sorry about that.»
Not going back unless I need products.

This is my first ever review for anything but I thought I’d give my opinion because I am missing Evan Todd SOOO much since moving. Let me start off by saying how picky I am with my hair. I have tried dozens of salons throughout the years and Evan Todd is my number one choice.
I recently just moved to San Diego, CA. I thought I would have NO problem finding a salon here since most things usually are better in California than Indiana lol. Not the case. I have been to 3 high end Aveda salons since I have moved out here and I am DYING to visit back home just so I can go to Evan Todd for my hair and facials.
THE SALON:
Lily is amazing! Not only does she give the BEST blow outs in the world she is great with cuts, color, consultation and conversation. I don’t know how ANYONE could have a negative thing to say about her.
I love the ambiance of the salon as well. It looks very chic and up-​to-​date. Only thing I wish they offered was a glass of wine while you are getting pampered.
Sarah for facials is amazing too! She focuses on whatever your problem areas are and will customize facials for each person. Her massages while getting your facials is to die for. I’ve gotten 4 facials while I’ve been here and I’m so disappointed. I want Sarah back! She even gave me a sample of the mask she used on my face to take home and months later I could still use it.
I love that they aren’t product pushers here either. All of the salons I have been to in the past have pretty much begged me to purchase what they used on me during my appointment. I’m all about buying good hair and skin products but after I’m already spending a good amount of money on services, I don’t want to feel pressured to buy anything else. Just a nice recommendation would be nice and that’s what they do well here.
Thanks Evan Todd for making me so disappointed in California salons lol. I will be booking an appointment for Thanksgiving when I return home for the holidays!

I came here to get my makeup done for a wedding. We ran into some scheduling problems because my sister was told that our appointments were one time, and when they called to confirm the day before she was given different times. However, since her wedding was the next day, there were some problems rearranging the appointments so we could be done before the wedding.
When I arrived for my appointment, I waited over 25 minutes after my scheduled time. I had to ask the receptionist when I would be seen, and then she informed me that our makeup artists assistant had called off. Oops! I wish I would have been told that when I checked in so I knew to prepare for a delay. However, I understand that sometimes people call off and emergencies come up. They did a good job of having other people help prep me before I got my makeup applied.
Natalie was my (and the bride’s) makeup artist. The bride looked gorgeous, and Natalie took the time to help her figure out what would help her look her best. They applied false lashes and used airbrush makeup. I loved the false lashes ($ 20 extra), but thought the airbrush makeup looked too cakey and came actually cracked after a few hours. Just go with regular foundation.
All in all, I loved having my makeup done here. Bring a picture of what you want, because I didn’t and I ended up looking different than what I had pictured. I’m not very good at explaining what I want so it would have made my life easier!
All in all: The service could have been better (tell me if my stylist is running behind), but they did a great job with our wedding makeup. No need to do airbrush makeup as it was cakey, settled in fine lines and cracked off after a few hours.

I’ve been back to Evan Todd for a few services since my last review. I still am underwhelmed by the haircuts I received, but I did like the color. The stylist I saw put a lot of effort into getting some complex highlights just right.
I’ve also been for a therapeutic massage – which was a huuuuge mistake. The massage therapist understood the deep tissue part of the massage, but there was no care taken to follow «massage protocol,» I suppose. So there wasn’t anything therapeutic about the massage – she just pushed down on my muscles with a lot of pressure, went over some painful spots just as roughly as other spots (despite me reacting negatively), and pulled on my skin quite a bit. I never experienced this at Chrstina & Company East, and I haven’t gone back to Evan Todd for a massage.
The one thing I like going to Evan Todd for is waxing. The technicians (is that the right term?) are always on time, professional, and efficient. They do a good job – I’m pretty picky about waxing results and I haven’t been disappointed yet in the (waxing) work at Evan Todd.

Stay clear of this place!!! Staff is rude, mgmt is a joke!
The place is not set up properly, and is cheap! When getting a massage your not even in your own room like a regular salon, instead you have a thin curtain between you and a complete stranger. I actually had to listen to the person next door snoring~ yuck. Everything is over priced. Really the place is a joke.

I tried Lilly and she was nice and all but had a very rough hand. Hair wash, which is usually a relaxing time for me, was outright painful. My hair color turned out just fine and reception was friendly so they get a couple stars for that.

I was in Lafayette for the weekend and can’t say enough good things about my experience here (I have only gone once, but I’d heard good things from my sister and some friends back at Purdue beforehand.) You get a LOT for the price; obviously, the shampoo and cut, but they do a neck/​hand massage included, plus coffee! (I’m a sucker for free stuff, and they really pamper you!)
My stylist, Leandra, was totally fantastic. I was wanting to go for a really short cut and have had some pretty terrible jobs in the past (doing very short hair on women is easy to mess up, in my experience), but she was great about listening to and working with what I wanted and I LOVE the outcome. Plus, she was really friendly and fun to talk to. So yeah: Leandra=awesome with shorter cuts, if that’s what you want (and awesome in general!) I’ll definitely be trying to fit another visit in before my sister graduates– I wish I’d known about this salon when I was actually here for school myself!

Wasn’t crazy about my pedicure, but the massage, facial, and haircut were all great.

A few years back when I was sixteen and looking for a new look I tried Evan Todd, and was talked into getting a asymmetrical bob. I have been overly sensitive about salons, hairstylists, and my length of hair ever since. However, this rating is from my most recent experience. From word of mouth I heard great reviews about a particular hairstylist, so I booked a much needed appointment. The stylist was friendly, professional, and executed my ideas perfectly. Unlike my experience with the previous stylist, I didn’t feel pushed to buy the Aveda products (even though the make-​up touch she gave me looked phenomenal). The extra money you pay for an Evan Todd cut is more than worth it if you can find the right stylist for you.

I visited Evan Todd for highlights while at Purdue over a weekend. It’s a very nice salon (comparable to a nice salon in a major city) with a few extra perks, like a foot soak while your color processes. I did feel mislead when I received a $ 16 additional charge on my bill for «shampoo and style.» When I asked, the receptionist explained that neither the shampoo or style were included in the $ 80 foil highlight charge. She also mentioned that you have to pay for it regardless. I kindly suggested that they give customers a heads up on this required charge… or just add it to their overall highlight price.
Other than that, the services were very good and the salon is a nice environment. It’s a little pricey for a non-​metro area, but overall I was satisfied.

I just got a Elemental Nature Facial from Sarah and I am feeling relaxed and glowing. I took the 60 minutes facial and every minute, I felt pampered. I love the essential oils they use which smells so good. My fiancé noticed the glowing well scrubbed skin and complimented how great my skin looks!
About a month ago, I got my hair highlighted by Danielle. She’s very professional and efficient. The highlights were done for my engagement photoshoot and the colors turned out beautiful in the pictures.
I am very satisfied with the quality of service provided by Evan Todd and I will definitely recommend this place to friends.

They are the best in town!