The Bumble & Bumble Model Project located in the Meat Packing District has the WORST Customer Service!!! I left work (59th Street & 3rd) and took the E train down time for a 11:30am Color Class.

When I arrived at the BBU building I took the elevator up to the Model Project floor. I rushed over to the counter, only to be ignored. Then when the girl (clearly a beauty school drop out turned beauty school receptionist) finally acknowledged me with an attitude, I tell her I am here for a Color Class. She says it started already, so I look at my Iphone and show her the fact that it was only 11:31am. She then said I guess I will reschedule you. I told her, I am 1 minute late, she then proceeds to tell me that the class has already started. Anyway, after that I turned away and walked out.

I have sent an email to tell them how upset I am. I mean honestly, I traveled for 40 minutes on the train to be turned away for being 1 minute late. RIDICULOUS!!! Then I realized that lots of people have had bad experiences there too!

Check out these comments!!!

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Check out this article in the NY Times…

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/fashion/09SKIN2.html

I am SO over Bumble and Bumble!!! Tell us your BBU story…

As an assistant to Keith Campbell these students (recruited from Aveda, Empire Beauty, Robert Fiance and Hair Design Institute) will gain, the credentials, skills and contacts needed to jump-start their career to the next level…the top level!

Watch and see who will be the first to get CUT!!!

A Natural Beauty Oasis located at 715 Lexington at 58th Street, NYC called Phyto Universe is the place to go for intensive, all-natural scalp and hair health. Hair Treatments for dry hair, scalp conditions, thinning hair, damaged hair and over-processed hair are offered in a small rainforest in the middle of NYC.

With 9,000 live tropical plants in a space over 3,000 square feet, it’s worth a tour at the very least.

Check it out and let us know how your hair, scalp and soul feel afterwards…

Upper East side, NYC Blow is the place to go…(cheesy I know). They do a 30 minute blow dry, for the time conscious working girl that is Victoria Secret, sexy. Buy one for the Mother in your life

I am gonna buy one for myself too! Check out http://www.blowny.com/ and find one near you or the one you love. It’s not cheap, but your worth it, right?

Happy Mother’s Day to all and to all a good Blow Dry!!!

“HAIRraising is bringing the salon industry together to help Children’s Hospital Boston. Will you join me and go to all lengths for kids?” – John Frieda, HAIRraising founder

Check out the website http://www.hairraising4chb.org/ for more information!

Check out the website for the full menu Rodolfo Valentin Salon and Spa offers. You will be happy you did… As a New Yorker I felt like I discovered yet another reason to love New York. Thank you Rodolfo!

Now go visit the salon…tell them SocialButterflySalon sent you!

Bb.U Model Project

Revolver Salon
124 Crosby St., nr. Houston St.
212-219-9626
A blowout at this rock & roll themed salon starts with a wash with Warren Tricomi shampoo and conditioner, followed by a five-minute scalp massage. Blowouts run $30 to $35, and walk-ins. LOVE!!!

Soon Beauty Lab
54 W. 22nd St., nr. Sixth Ave.
212-243-0245
Soon’s offers $35 blowouts in a trendy, social setting. Stylists pair a round brush and liberal doses of Mop products for sleek, full-bodied results. Fills up fast during the after-five rush hour, you can usually book a same-day appointment if you call in the early afternoon.

Platinum Salon
134 W. 23rd St., nr. Sixth Ave.
212-243-1010
This Chelsea space offers a $10 blowout for first-time walk-ins before 6 p.m. Services here are priced at three levels—Silver, Gold, and Platinum—according to the stylist’s years of experience: ($29; $39; $49).

Hairstylists want you to understand their jobs and how to get the most out of your time in their chair.

1. I’m a beautician, not a magician. I can give you a super model’s haircut, but I can’t give you her face.

2. Come at least five minutes early. If you’re running late, please call and let the salon know! Basic r-e-s-p-e-c-t. This is a REAL business!

3. Don’t ask me to “squeeze” you in when I’m already booked. I’d be taking away from other clients. Would you like to be treated that way???

4. Your body and hair change as your hormones do. If your hair is dry, listless, or brittle, or if it’s not holding your color or style the way it used to, see a doctor. Unless your hair is over-processed, you could be pregnant or menopausal (YIKES!).

5. A trim is not “just” a trim. It requires my expertise, skill, knowledge, and time. Would you say to your plastic surgeon, “It’s just a face lift,”?

6. That dollar bill into the shampoo person’s hands isn’t doesn’t buy anything and quite frankly is ridiculous… You should tip her at least $3.

7. If you want to buy a bottle of color and do your own hair to save a buck, you can’t complain when your hair looks like crap… Especially to me!

8. Some clients will say, “Cut my hair just like you did last time.” That always  makes me laugh. The last time I saw you was six to eight weeks ago, REALLY?! I have hundreds of clients. Am I supposed to remember exactly how I did your hair the last time? If you want a carbon copy of a cut and style you loved, take a picture and show me.

9. Why do you think a child’s haircut should cost so much less than yours? Kids don’t sit still. Kids kick and scream AND the prices are not negotiable.

10. We see women at their worst. Their hair is wet, they have foils on their hair, they have no makeup on. There’s nothing for them to hide behind. So they tell us everything and that’s OK as long as they don’t want the same from me

His lace front wigs are carefully handmade for flexibility in style and design.  AND when I say they are handmade, I mean literally – strand by strand, one hair at a time – love it!

Never say… “I wish I had her hair”…BUY IT!!!