AV Beauty Bar 1408 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

"I had a great experience with AV Beauty Bar. The owner, Ari, did my make up for our engagement photo shoot. Then Janelle and Shelbie did my hair and make-up for the wedding. All three are talented artists who listened to what I did (and did not) want. During the appointments they regularly checked in with me on my thoughts of how my look was progressing. They would make recommendations, but never pushed anything if I said no. It truly felt like a partnership. Each day I got the perfect look. On the wedding day, my mom and aunt also got their hair/make up done and loved the results. I would highly recommend their services."

"I've been rough on my hair the last few years with color and I'm very attached to my length. Charlie was so respectful of keeping my length but being honest about what needed to go. He took his time perfecting my layers while keeping my hair feeling as full as possible. My color came out exactly as I was hoping, I couldn't be more happy with my hair."

"Charlie is so awesome. He listens to exactly what you want and talks you through the whole process. Highly recommend him for blonde highlights and long cuts. Also an amazing stylist if you just want your hair curled or blown out!"

"I came to this salon with high hopes and left 4 hours later feeling ripped off. I came into the salon with light blonde hair, naturally dirty blonde roots, and a tiny bit of a pink tint in my hair and asked for a natural dirty blonde color. Before the color process, I talked to him about using a filler to put some pigment in my hair because I knew that dark dye would stick to pigment versus sticking to lightened hair with no pigment. So my hair gets dyed and Charlie said it looked muddy and that he wasn’t pleased with the results. He suggested that we go red with my hair to add some more pigment in to fix it and I agreed. He did a beautiful red color on me but I was still disappointed that we couldn’t go dirty blonde like I asked for. When it was time to checkout, he charged me for both of the colors. In the end, I paid $282 including tip (20%) for what was essentially just one color. He said that we could’ve just done the red in the first place. I should not have to pay to fix my own stylists’ mistake. I also wasted 4 hours of my day trying to get my hair fixed. He has been my stylist on and off for years and is familiar with my hair. My hair is relatively healthy and soft as I have only bleached it twice this whole year. He claims that my compromised hair caused the dye to look muddy. It’s very disappointing and frustrating. I hope this salon can try to accommodate their guests more because the staff/environment was very nice and I would have loved to come back."

"AV beauty bar is a very welcoming environment and has a calming atmosphere. I have been going to Kaylee as my stylist since moving back to the Cincinnati area. I have fragile fine hair and she has managed to keep it blonde and healthy at the same time. Kaylee is a sweetheart and makes you feel very comfortable in her chair. She is also very honest and realistic with hair expectations. You will never leave disappointed."