Haircutters in the Park - Aveda Lifestyle Salon

"I finally found a talented, sweet hairdresser. Jasmine is an absolute treasure. She is beautiful inside and out and an amazing haircutter and colorist. She is worth every penny! ♥️ MM"

"Excellent facial with Kayla (again). She is gentle, professional, and skilled. She makes realistic recommendations for my skincare regime. A relaxing and positive experience. My next appointment is booked."

"Brought my 11 year old in because she wanted to try out bangs. Kayla was amazing! Very thorough when making sure she understood what my daughter wanted. She was very helpful recommending techniques and products for my daughter’s curly hair. She has a peaceful energy about her and she was so easy to talk to. The haircut came out SO cute and she told me this is one of the first times she’s ever left a haircut totally in love with what the stylist did. Thank you Kayla!!"

"I wish I had read the reviews before going to this salon where I had a TERRIBLE experience. I thought with the Aveda name I could trust them to have experienced stylists . I made the appointment for cut, color and highlights and told the appointment was at 12. I was told I had to pay a higher price for Brittany since “she was an advanced stylist”. I arrived right on time to be told my appointment was at 1230. I had the hair consult with Brittany and she had to have another stylist come over and tell her what to do and mix her color for her. She had me sign a form agreeing to the price which I couldn’t read because it was in Spanish. She then left me for 15 minutes to go help a different customer. The color and cut took 4 HOURS!! I didn’t get a style and the blowout was terrible. The cut was very uneven so she started over again and kept cutting it shorter which ended up shorter than I wanted. It was still uneven and she had to get another stylist to fix it and help her blow dry. She didn’t remember basic things like removing the wet towel for the haircut and blow dry, pushing the chair up higher etc which the other stylist had to tell her. She couldn’t figure out how to part my hair in the middle or straight and had to do it 5 times. I had to end up parting my hair for her. She kept brushing my ear over and over and hurting me. She also brushed my neck and forehead hard and scraped out with the bristles and dug hard into my head with the comb and poked my head with the clips. My haircut was improved a little by the other stylist but is still uneven and I’ll have to pay for a new haircut. I felt tricked into signing this form to pay a certain amount when I was lied to about her level of skill and how ver charged for her lack of basic skill. I’ve had much better haircuts at beauty schools and should expect a certain level of skill when promised it and other a higher price. I should be able to expect a better experience at an Aveda salon."

"I had made an appointment to touch up my balayage. I had also decided on cutting my hair shorter, which took off most of the existing coloring. I showed the stylist the color I was going for and asked if it was done using balayage or block coloring because there was dimension in color. Instead of balayage, she suggest an ombré and insisted it would get the same dimensional result as the photo. I have dark brown hair and the goal was a light brown. After 6 hours in the chair she did a blow dry and sent me off. I noticed in the shop it looked yellow, but I thought it might look different in the sun. I got down the block before deciding I look like I am trying to channel my inner Pikachu. I’ve never had a messed up color and I did not know what the options were to fix it. I called the front desk and the gal was super nice when I expressed my disliking for the color and didn’t know what to do. She asked if I wanted to speak to my stylist and the stylist and I decided it could be fixed with a toner. Upon returning I learned she was a new stylist. And I get it. This is how you learn. But sending me away looking like the next Pokémon is not okay. With the help of another stylist she was able to get it closer to a brown color. She was not flustered (despite me crying) and super kind and apologized. I live in a different state and visit AZ often, and I know there’s not much I can do now. But upon further examination of the ombré technique, it is very blocky. I can only part my hair down the center even though we discussed I part my hair off center to deep part. I cannot do a cute half up half down situation. I enjoy getting my hair done in Arizona because they are more up to date with trends than in South Dakota, but at this point I feel I could have gotten a better coloring here in SD."