Wow! If I could give zero stars, I would. I'm new to Cleveland and am very selective about where I have my hair done. I saw all the hype on social media about the hair groupie (Chaz) and decided to book since she was recommended to me.
Now her prices are high, $175 for a traditional sew-in. But being the skeptic I am, I chose to book on one of her special days and opted to pay $130 since I wasn't sure of her quality just yet. My appointment was at 3pm but I arrived at 2:40. My first clue should have been that a client who'd arrived before me (her 2:00pm) told Chaz that she didn't have time to get serviced because she had to be at work by 4:00. So I'm waiting, trying to give the benefit of the doubt, and I'm not asked to sit in the chair until 3:30 because clients are backed up. My hair isn't even touched until 3:50.
I have natural hair and decided to wash and blowout my hair at home for time sake. Skipping that part of the service should have saved me some time, but no. I was still there until 7:15. Though my experience at The Hair Groupie Studio was time consuming, I still enjoyed the friendliness of the staff and timeliness is not the reason for my 1 star review. My concern came about when I realized that I was not left enough leave out to achieve my desired style. I also don't think Chaz is very experienced with curly weave...I looked like Diana Ross when I left, and no the curl pattern wasn't too small. I had shown her a picture of my desired style and looked nothing like it when I left.
My BIGGEST concern was the quality of foundation and stitching for my sew in. My braids looked ridiculous with gaps and tracks were loose with hanging thread after ONLY 5 DAYS! (I'll post pictures too). There were sizable gaps between my tracks also.
Because I'm the admissions director for a prominent local beauty school, I am constantly surrounded by hairdressers. It was at work that I was notified by 3 instructors of everything that was wrong with my hair. They were so appalled that they immediately redid my entire sew-in including the braids and leave-out because "they couldn't let me leave looking like that."
Afterwards, I contacted Chaz and was unable to reach her by phone so I left a voicemail detailing my displeasure and that I'd like a refund. I received a missed call from Chaz the following morning. I called her back several times until I noticed my calls going straight voicemail. Would she have shown better customer service, I may have had a different opinion but now I'm left with a bitter taste in my mouth. If you do go see Chaz, don't say I didn't warn you. On a positive note, Ocky did an awesome job threading my eyebrows!