Avantgarde Salon Niceville

"Aliya was great! She paid attention to what style I was trying to achieve and gave me advice on how to care for it too."

"Aliya took the time to listen to what I wanted, and made recommendations based on the amount of effort I was willing to invest on a daily basis. She gave me a beautiful, low-maintenance cut and I will be back for sure!"

"My daughter was charged $720 for a cut and color at avant-garde in Destin!! When I called to complain, the manager was extremely rude!!! I will never return to these salons!!!"

"I really wanted to like this salon as I was at an Aveda salon prior to moving to the area. However, after more than one disappointment, I gave up. About an hour before my first appt, I got a call letting me know my stylist was behind by 30-45 minutes. I adjusted and got there when she was opening up. They didn’t tell me until I was in the chair that the salon would be closing. I asked for a cut and partial balayage- the entire thing was rushed including using high heat to process. I left with an uneven cut and what turned out to be full balayage that was splotchy. The heat approach to the bleach completely damaged my hair. I called the manager the next day and she did try to make it right by getting me in with a different stylist. That stylist said it would take multiple appointments over months to completely fix it without further damaging my hair (after I spent $200+ to the first stylist) She did her best so I booked with her for a follow up. The day of that follow up, I got a call saying my stylist was behind 10-15 minutes. I had an appt after this so I showed up on time just to be sure I was there when she was free. 25 minutes went by and the stylist was still cutting the previous persons hair! I had run out of time to give without being late to my next appt so I told them I would just skip it. The woman at the desk said it shouldn’t take a full hour so I would still be out at the same time as I had wanted to be. First- there’s no way. Second- I was not about to have another rushed job done. There was no apology, no offer to re-book, no call from the stylist apologizing. As a patron, if I showed up 30+ minutes late, I would likely be forced to reschedule (for good reason). Clearly this location needs further training on scheduling and respecting the time of their clients. Save your time and money."

"I always have a good experience here and Aliya was fantastic! She took her time and checked with me every step of the way to make sure I was happy! I have very thick hair and was very indecisive, but she did not rush me and made me feel comfortable! I love my new haircut, thank you Aliya!"