Von Kekel Aveda Lifestyle Salon Spa 4209 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27609

"Swanti gave me a haircut today, the first one I've had with her, and she did an amazing job. She took her time and made sure my haircut was perfect, and she really outdid herself. She is a fantastic artist with a tremendous amount of talent. Run, don't walk to her!"

"I’ve been meaning to write this review for over a month so let’s first start with my review in short… Absolutely horrible experience and I don’t recommend anyone to go here. I had seen Anna. An “experienced stylist” in which I had payed $125.00 to see and was told she was the best fit for my waist long, curly hair… I had asked for a trim, emphasizing no more than an inch, and needless to say I walked out with more than 4inches off. This had to have been the worst hair cut of my life. The stylist not only kept reminding me about how she was missing her lunch to service me, how “eveything would be ok” and to “trust her” after she grabbed my dry, curly hair, that had up in a bun for the entire day, and decided it would be a good idea to bluntly cut it all off and threw it away in the trash. I wish I was joking when I say that. My heart was racing but what can you do when you’re stuck with botched hair that cannot be reversed? So I did what most would do and sit through the rest of the service hoping it would get better but only got worst. She then guided me to the sinks in which she aggressively rubbed my head with oil and barely shampooed me. I got up soaking wet with water dripping all over me and was told to meet her at her chair. I hate to mention the fact that it reached like weed but I think it’s important to say that when paying for an “amazing” stylist and her service. I will sum my review up with the stylist and say I left with unmanageable hair that was super uneven at the bottoms as well as the layers she had made… I didn’t even get to ask for a bang trim because I was so mortified… (this was even after being straightened even though I wear my hair curly 90% of the time). It was also terrible to smell my hair frying without any heat protectant applied… Now.. the front desk. I was not offered a discount, a refund, or anything. Instead was told they can offer me products at a discount rate… so pretty much telling me I’m more than welcomed to come back and spend more money there but I had no chance I was going to get my money back or even part of it. It is also important to mention I was a first time client who should have received a 20% off coupon upon booking but when I had asked for at least that back I was told no because I didn’t present it at the time of my service. This was after I had waited on hold for 45minutes to come up with no resolution and a basically “that’s to bad” ending… What a joke this place is. Save your time and money. Also never heard from the “owners” even though I was told they would reach out. I have had my hair in a bun since."

"Melissa gave me a fabulous style! She took her time and every hair was cut perfectly. The salon is clean, the staff is friendly and professional. I highly recommend Melissa!"

"I cannot recommend coming here enough! My hair stylist was Deanna & she was amazing. She did such a good job on my hair & it came out exactly how the picture I showed her looked. Nora helped on some parts & she was amazing as well. Definitely will be coming back here for them 2!"