Mod Squad Salon in Saline, MI

Clean, cute, well-kept place to get a haircut. I would recommend. Huge step up from Great Clips/Super Cuts/etc but not super high end where you might end up with a hefty price. This place falls right in the middle. It's cute. Right in downtown Saline. There's street parking (I always get a spot right out front) and also a parking lot in back. They have a small Keurig station inside and comfy chairs to sit in while you wait. I love the exposed brick on the inside. I've been bringing my curly haired daughter here since she was about 10, after Zoe & Joey closed. She has seen a couple different stylists, but has decided that she likes Angela the best. She does a great job with curls and is very gentle. They also offer lower-priced child cuts for 12 & under. However, this is definitely not a kid salon! I would not recommend for any child who is not able to sit still on their own. More recently, my hubby has even started getting his haircut here! He sees Candy, and has been a few times now. He has told me that he likes that she notes what she did to his hair in the computer so when he goes back she knows exactly what to do/what he likes. So.... The reason this place gets 4 stars instead of 5.... Avoid ModSquad at all costs if you are looking to get your nails done. For a pedicure, they are sorely lacking.... No massage chair to sit in. Basically a small barely heated tub for your feet. As far as finger nails, I wanted to get an acrylic fill but they don't do that here. My mani/pedi experience here was terrible. And for a mani/pedi, I was seriously here for about 4 hours. The poor girl truly had no idea what she was doing. Also very small polish selection to choose from. I would not advise anyone to ever go here for nails. They simply aren't equipped and should just stick with the hair aspect and not nails. Lastly, their website is easy to use and you can book online. My family will continue to get hair services at ModSquad for the foreseeable future!

Botched Balayage: This took place a couple of months ago and I came across the photos again and remembered that I forgot to make my review. This was my first visit to the salon and I requested a balayage with caramel and blonde accents, as show in the inspiration photo attached below. I brought this photo in with me printed out and showed the stylist. She said it was no problem to get me to that exact look since I had come in with virgin hair, so lifting it and adding the color and highlights would be very easy to achieve this look. I confirmed that I'm happy to do whatever it takes to achieve the look including darkening my roots to allow the highlights to pop, and reiterated that I just wanted to look as close to the photo as possible. Near the end of the appointment the stylist was saying how great it looked and was very pleased with the way it turned out, and once I got home I was shocked to find what my hair look like I out of the salon lighting. You can see from the photos below house streaky my hair was. The very blonde stripe on the one side of my head was a huge concern (it didn't match anywhere else on my head) and I was shocked that the stylist allowed me to leave the salon looking like this. In the other photo shows a comparison on the left to right side of my hair with it pulled up. On one side there was virtually no color and on the other side I look like a skunk with stripes along the top of my head. With my hair down it looked nothing like the inspiration photo that I had requested. I immediately took these photos and emailed the salon requesting a retouch. I did not hear anything back for a full business day so I decided to call the salon and follow up. I'm not sure if I spoke with the salon manager or whoever happened to be at the reception desk at the time but the person seemed annoyed that I was asking for a follow up on when I can come back to have my hair fixed. The girl on the phone pulled up the email I sent to look at the photos and asked me "what exactly it is that you think is wrong with your hair?" ...It's not a matter of what I "think" is wrong with my hair -- it's blatantly obvious that my hair was a wreck. She put me on hold to ask the stylist to see the pics and she came back on the phone and said that "[the stylist] said you didn't want to go darker on the roots so it was impossible to achieve the desired look without going darker". I said that was untrue I confirmed multiple times that I was willing to do whatever to achieve the look shown in the inspiration photo. Multiple times! The stylist knew that I said I was fine darkening and bleaching, whatever was necessary for the look, and she confirmed prior to starting my hair she could easily achieve this look in the inspo photo for me. The receptionist/manager then said that my stylist will follow up with me via text on when I can return for it to be fixed, and I returned the following day. I still was not very happy with the retouch as I had very little to no dimension in the back. She did however, fix the streak on the one side, added more highlights to even out the disproportioned look, and add some darkness to my roots to achieve a look closer to the inspiration photo. Overall my experience at the salon was very disappointing. I came in with virgin hair which should not have been hard to achieve the look that I was going for especially with the stylist confirming she could do it for me, and I do not feel the email that got no reply or call back to follow up was very professional on the salons's end based on the tone of voice, lack of empathy and what was said on the phone, and manner that my complaint was handled as if it was an inconvenience to them. The stylist tried to make it right and I appreciate that but overall I would not recommend this salon for a balayage.

First time there. Just walked in and was able to get a spot very quickly, although I do recommend making an appointment. Had my brows waxed. Everyone was very professional and friendly. She did an excellent job.

I was only in Saline because my mom was in hospice care there for longer than expected. I was living in her hospice room. I really needed a haircut, so I took a chance and wandered into Mod Squad expecting the worst. I mean, I had no knowledge of this place whatsoever. Still, I figured that ANY haircut would be better than no haircut. I ended up having a stylist named Kayla work on my hair. She is so so talented! I usually get my hair cut from a pro in LA who sometimes works on celebrities. She charges $100 (before tip), and I gladly pay it because she's really good and personable and, afterward, I'm good to go for about 2 1/2 months. Kayla is just as good. When they told me my cut was $25 I thought they were kidding me. Thank you, Kayla, for giving me a $100 haircut at 1/4th the price. You're the best!

Had a great gel manicure by Alissa (sp.?) - lots of attention to detail, and she checked in about my preferences (length, shape, etc.). Booking the appointment was super-easy, color choice was good, the atmosphere was chill, cleanliness was good, and I definitely felt as if I got my money's worth. I'll definitely be back!