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2710 Old Lebanon Rd, Nashville, TN | Map it  

37214 36.169824 -86.668314

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Wilburn J

Member since Apr, 2012 View Profile
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Joined 1 month ago
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April 18, 2012

Best Men's Haircut. Had another great hair cut and Manicure from Eric Gray at TSPA. He does an awesome job!! So, guys if you want a good haircut go see this guy. And for the ladies he does wonderful haircuts for you as well. I will continue going to Eric and recommending him. So, don't be shy go see Eric for your haircut, manicure, pedicure, etc...

And as always the staff at TSPA was wonderful and very friendly.

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SammieKay

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March 29, 2012

Alysse is Amazing!!. Alysse and the professional Educators at this school have made me feel right at ease! I have gotten two awesome haircuts, an all over color, highlights, paraffin dip and manicure from here all within the last month and all done by Alysse! That in itself should speak volumes for my confidence in Alysse's knowledge and abilities! I will definitely be retutning! =)

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Tylerxo2

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Joined 4 months ago
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January 22, 2012

The salon Professional academy. Totally in love with these guys! i got my hair cut, including my bangs and they did a spectacular job! all the people there are sweethearts and really want you to be in love with your hair when you leave.

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MLB1985

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Joined 4 months ago
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January 12, 2012

GREAT service at The Salon Professional Academy. I had a super wonderful experience yesterday at The Salon Professional Academy! Emily highlighted my hair and did a FANTASTIC job!

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cosmopolitansophisticate

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Joined 4 months ago
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January 08, 2012

The good...and the bad. I came in with my hair in long layers, bra-strap length a la Jennifer Aniston and cut by a great girl at TSPA back in September. It was great, but I was looking to go shorter. Came in, went to front desk, and it took a few minutes for one of the receptionists to come and ask me about my appointment. Then, my stylist came forward and was quite enthused and very sweet. Based on the service I'd received in the past, I wasn't too anxious and followed him back.

He sat me down and ask me what I wanted. I told him that I was looking for something collarbone/shoulder length, with long, softly blended layers. I even showed him what length I wanted everything. He nodded, called his instructor over, and drew a couple diagrams. He began by chopping to the length I wanted, which was wonderful. But from there on, he started doing something strange.

First, he started picking up sections and cutting them much shorter than I expected, about nose-length. I figured that this was part of his layering strategy and left him alone - and it was hard to tell what the overall length was, because he pinned each section up after working with it. But midway through, I asked him how short the shortest layers would be, knowing that even with layers, there shouldn't be many that were too short. He pulled out a strand that, when sitting against my head, fell to about the middle of my ear. But, he reassured me, it would be blended in smoothly and I had no cause to worry.

But no matter how I tried, I couldn't get the fact that my "longest" layers were unfortunately thin and wispy, and that the majority of my layers were those short, choppy pieces. As he was preparing to cut another layer, I asked to see how the layers were turning out already. When I looked, I thought I would literally burst into tears. Instead of long, sleek shoulder length layers, I had poofy, thick chunky layers around my head and a long, thin tail that reached my "collarbone". It was a mullet, but worse.

I asked if he could leave the layers he hadn't cut longer, and he called his instructor over. She, thankfully, saw the devastation that was my hair, immediately knew that it was not what I had in mind and attempted to direct him to fix his mistakes. In the end, I got him to take the mullet into a chin-length bob, but at that point, there were too many of the short chunky layers for the bob to properly reach the intended length. Thankfully, his instructor saved the day by thinning out some of my top layers, fashioning the style into something that looked semi-wearable, hugged me and thanked me for my patience, and gave me her TSPA card in case I wanted to come back to get it fixed (which I eventually came back to do). My stylist ushered me out with a smile, but I think he was upset, too. In either case, I feel like his teacher handled the situation much more professionally - apologizing to the client, fixing the faults - than he.

I'm a girl who wants her hair to be as convenient as possible and I've had a bob by the Salon Professional Academy before, but this is literally the most time-consuming cut I've ever received. It takes me nearly 30 minutes to style each day - not including the time that it takes to blowdry and set the strands in place.

The experience at TSPA is hit and miss, and I've had multiple shares of hits. I'll definitely give it another chance, but hopefully, this was one miss that won't be repeated again.

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peridotgirl

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Joined 7 months ago
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October 05, 2011

Brittany Brown is awesome!!!. I went yesterday for a mani/pedi which was very inexpensive and got great service! Brittany Brown was very cheerful and did an amazing job. She made me feel very comfortable and my nails look great. There are two Brittany B's and I haven't tried the other Brittany, but I was really impressed with this girl. I will be going back to her for my hair next time. At this sort of beauty school, you have to be prepared to spend extra time, but it's worth it!

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Feb9659

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Joined 9 months ago
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August 04, 2011

Wonderfully Surprised!!!!. Today was my first visit to this salon and it won't be my last. With some intimidation and curiosity I picked up the phone and gave them a call. Precious Kate answered the phone and patiently listened to my past wow's and present expectations. With no reservations she said she'd love to help me. She listened to all my needs: color, highlights and a cut and delivered on all. The yellow blonde NOW gone; the cut, color and highlights were beautiful...very natural. It seemed the instructors made themselves very available to the students. I'm sad to say that today was Kate's last day but she gave me a recommendation. Good Luck Kate and Thank You for reviving my attitude about Beauty School"s. KATE, YOU WILL DO WELL WHEREVER YOU GO because you are a good listener and a great stylist! Thank's for all the hair tips too.

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july3085

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Joined 11 months ago
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June 28, 2011

Best place EVER!! INCREDIBLE prices! can't beat em!. I really enjoyed getting facial waxing, nails, and a haircut here. I was looking for mani/pedi deals online and calling around town to compare prices and was disappointed when I couldn't find an affordable place-- UNTIL i saw a link to The Salon Professional Academy- hours of searching paid off because I am thrilled that I found TSPA the prices are incredible no where in town compares! THey have so many great special offers, discounts, and coupons it's like hitting a salon jackpot! I immediately made appointes for my mom and I to get our nails, waxing and hair done. I was incredibly impressed with the great job they did on the nails, waxing and haircut! The staff was friendly and nice. We didn't have to wait at all! We really enjoyed our experience and it's definitely our new and TOP place to go for cheap and great salon services! I told my friend all about how great TSPA is and she and I (and my mom) all made appointments to go tonight! can't wat!

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rderbyq

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Joined 11 months ago
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June 28, 2011

Excellent. My daughter treated me to a ladies night out and we had a fabulous time. The staff was pleasant and friendly. My nails looked great and at a great price.

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irishon

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Joined 11 months ago
5.0
June 21, 2011

Great place to pamper your hair. This is a great place to get a haircut, color, highlights! While the stylists are students, and so might take a bit longer than usual, the teachers -- especially Chase Thomas! -- are great and watch over the students' work carefully. The prices are quite reasonable. Really nice place! I recommend it highly!

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