Cactus Salon Day Spa in East Islip, NY

Cactus salon is one of the best. The whole staff is friendly. My very favorite is David. David has been my hair stylist for many years. He is an artist and knows his clients likes and dislikes. He never disappoints. Personally, David is a person who would do anything for his clients.. he's always smiling and happy and you can tell he loves his job. I will continue to keep David as my hair stylist until he decides to retire and that's won't be for Avery long time.

The worst haircut I ever had. They didn't even fade properly and cut my hair way too short. Also the sideburns were crookedly cut.

2 bad hair cuts and a bad color and Debbie who I've known for years tells me I;m crazy. That's the way they talk to long term clients. Ignorant.

My son wanted to spend some time with dad today at the office so I had an hour to kill. I decided to go to this salon to get a blow out since I was going on a date night with my husband later on. I have platinum blonde hair on top and dark brown hair on the bottom (like Dua Lipa's old hair style). I paid a lot of money to get my hair like that before hand from my stylist. I asked for a purple shampoo/conditioner toner just to freshen up my color along with my blowout. Well I had no idea what was being put on my hair until I got to the chair and my hair looked brown. I was so upset. The woman said no no it's because your hair is wet. I was super upset because my hair was now medium ash blonde on the top. I couldn't believe going to a salon to pamper myself with a blow out could have had these results. I was so upset I called my colorist. She let me come right away and she used a clarifying shampoo and washed my hair like ten times in between putting me under the heat to try to get this (glaze?) out of my hair. It's still not out and she said it will take a while if me washing it every day. So upsetting. I never asked for a glaze. I never asked for my hair to be a different shade or color. This woman put a level 9 glaze on my level 10 platinum blonde hair and after that did a purple toner. My hair looked gray and purple. It was horrifying. I gave two stars instead of one because everyone else at this place was wonderful. The people at the front were super kind and took me as a walk in. They were lovely. The situation was so awkward because I felt really upset but the woman who did my hair was very defensive even putting down my original color as "orange" which it wasn't. Lesson learned. If I need a blow out and purple shampoo/conditioner - don't go just anywhere where people don't know me or my hair. The woman thought she was doing me a favor but she ruined my two week old foil hi-lift highlight. So upset! **Edit** After going to my colorist a second time - we believe she actually put hair dye in my hair - NOT glaze (I only asked for purple shampoo and conditioner). My roots lightened- and my colorist said the only way that would have happened is if she actually put hair dye in my hair. I am so incredibly upset. My hair is so dry from trying to get the color out that I'm going to have to get it cut.

I had a great experience at Cactus Salon in Islip. Lenora was my colorist and stylist and she did a fantastic job. She took so much time with me to get my colors right and my hair looks beautiful. Highly recommend!