I had a facial with Candice at Studio Luxe and LOVED it. I'm new to Portland and was looking for a hairstylist, so I asked Candice for a recommendation. She highly recommended a stylist named Devon, who had a few minutes available after I was finished with my facial appointment, and who talked to me about my hair and what I wanted done with it.
To make a long story short, I've now been to see Devon twice in the past week --- and I'm frustrated and angry by the current color and condition of my hair! My hair is longish, mid way down my back, and I have babied it for the past 3 years to keep it healthy. It had lightened over the summer and the color didn't have depth anymore. I asked for a ""Caramel"" color, which we discussed at length and agreed that this would be a mixture of light brown and red. Instead, I came away with _hideous_ white blonde chunks of color all over the crown of my head. We're not talking highlights, here: Devon clearly doesn't have a clue what she's doing with color. The bleach that she used did so much damage that I now have break-away hair all around my face!!! I used to wear my hair pulled back and it looked really sleek because it was long enough to go into a pony tail. Now my hair looks tired and frazzled because there's so many spikey ends sticking out everywhere!
Today I went back so that Devon could ""correct"" the color. She had said to me that there was just a miscommunication and that she (now) knew what I was looking for. I again asked for a caramel color, explained I didn't want to be blonde, and that I was looking for a light brown with red highlights. My hair is a very flat dark brown all over with a bizarre copper tinge to it. It's awful, and I suspect that within a few weeks it's going to be really brassy looking!
Since the damage that has been done can't be repaired, and I don't want to further damage my hair by having it colored AGAIN, I guess I'm stuck with it! The cut was adequate, the color is awful, and the services are THE MOST EXPENSIVE I've ever been charged!
I wouldn't recommend Devon at Studio Luxe to my least favorite person. . . .
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