Aspire Salon & Spa Inc

I have gone to Aspire Salon for 4 years and I really liked my stylist, Jamie. However, over time, the cuts and colors from my stylist, Jamie, have under delivered. My last experience included highlights that looked the same as my natural color, and side bangs that were cut straight across. Jamie I had been my stylist for years, but honestly, I feel like she stopped listening. My last three haircuts with her were disappointing. It hurts me to write this review, because I really like her as a person… but when I went to a new stylist at Salon Surreal, she was able to give me the hairstyle that I was asking for. Jamie — please listen to your clients a little better!

I recently went in for a hair cut and color by Kait, she was amazing. She made sure I got exactly what I wanted.
Let’s first talk about my cut. I have a TON of hair, she cut the length perfectly and thinned it just how I wanted.
Next I wanted just a very subtle balyage, she was able to give me exactly that. My hair just looks slightly sun kissed. I couldn’t be happier.
I highly recommend Kait!

Tiffany has been doing my hair for years and I get tons of complements! Her color is perfect!!!

Elise at Fresh Start Esthetics (in Aspire Salon) is amazing! I’ve seen her 3 times now and my skin is so grateful. I had two microneedling treatments and today, the Fresh Start signature facial. The microneedling has definitely helped with my acne scarring. I have pitted acne scars all along my cheeks from my teenage years. On one cheek, you can’t even see the scars anymore. The other cheek will catch up after a few more sessions I’m sure. But they have significantly diminished!
But the facial today– WOW. It was so relaxing and my skin looks gorgeous, calm, and hydrated leaving the spa. Not to mention I actually had a microneedling appointment, but Elise worked with me on my request for a facial instead. Love that girl and love my results!

Got a referral for this salon from my sister while in town for the holidays. Although I was not able to get in with Kait who was recommended, I was able to book an appt. with Jamie who was typically booked up as well. I can see why, based on my new cut! She spent alot of time discussing what I wanted and becoming familiar with my hair texture before starting. Jamie was very detailed and thorough and styled it perfectly. Very talented stylist.
Nice salon and good customer service. I will go back again on future visits to town!

Definitely recommend Kait. She listens and follows through with what you want. Great personality very friendly. Salon is nice full service

What a find! This salon is such a beautiful place with really kind women. I’ve been seeing Marina for blow outs and extension lifts and I feel beautiful every time I leave. She really listens to what I want and does a really great job. I can tell that she loves her job and cares about her clients experience. AND… This salon is open on Mondays! After trying other blow out bars with bad experiences I thought I would try a regular salon, I am so glad I found this place. A+
This is my new spot

Love this salon! Goldy has been doing my hair for years! I always get compliments on my color!

Today was my first trip to Aspire and I left there feeling fresh and glamorous!
My interaction with the front desk member was friendly and warm. I had scheduled a cut and color with Tiffany, the store manager and part-​time stylist. She was great!
Here are the highlights: D …
1/​Tiffany was incredibly skilled with color. She is an expert on the Wells line, having been trained on this line and having served as a stylist next to a Wells rep for years. I needed my bronzey-​blond highlights to disappear and I wanted to give my locks a color boost in line with the Fall season. She suggested an all-​over chestnut, with caramel highlights and low light. She didn’t miss a beat when I asked for two shades of highlights. She suggested the all over color and it turned out gorgeous!
2/​She was easy to talk to. There wasn’t forced awkward conversation and she was ok if we weren’t talking at all. Very comfortable.
3/​The haircut was just what I wanted. She helped give my hair movement and lots of style. I asked for «polished but not boring» and she delivered. Very classy!
4/​Clean and bright salon. Need I say more?

Liz did a phenomenal job on my hair. My hair was a beautiful shade of red 6 weeks ago, but the Arizona sun made it a harsh orange. Liz took on the challenge of making my hair look perfect. Now I am sporting chocolate brown hair with beautiful blonde highlights.
I love it and will definitely be going back. My hair looks amazing.

Marina at Aspire Salon, High Street, gave me a great cut & highlight. She listened to my request, discussed my options, and I got exactly what I requested. I highly recommend her.

I walk by this business on a daily basis during the work week. I have not had a decent haircut experience since I moved to Phoenix and was interested in finding a place that was convenient and had a good reputation. Outside the salon there are pricing booklets. The women’s hairstyle price is $ 55 (for a regular stylist) and the men’s is $ 28 (again for a regular stylist). I was discouraged by this price difference since I am a woman that maintains a short hairstyle (similar to a men’s cut), but I decided to inquire with the receptionist regarding what was considered a «men’s» versus «women’s» haircut since I was sure that this was a price difference based on length and style alone (not gender). I was told bluntly that it was based on gender alone which was followed up by the comment that women’s cuts are more difficult than men’s. My only take away from this interaction is that Aspire Salon & Spa Inc has clientele that consists only of long, flowing-​lock women and short, buzz-​cut men. I recommend that this salon rethink it policies to keep pace with the ever-​changing world where women have short hair and men have long hair. Until then, I will take my business to a salon that understands these distinctions and prices accordingly.

Went to aspire salon for the first time last weekend. Did not request anyone, as it was my first time, and was scheduled with Jamie. I have thick hair and wanted a summer fresh, shoulder length cut. Which meant 4 inches off (eek).
I showed Jamie a few pictures and she rocked it! Love the cut and she showed me a couple new ways to style it. She listened to my wants and blew me away! Definitely sticking with her as my new stylist.

I see Julie. Hands down, the best stylist I’ve ever had! I get soooo many compliments on my hair! NO JOKE!!! Color? No problem. Style? No problem. She’s the whole package bitches!!!

Chelsee is fabulous! I couldn’t brag more about how great my highlights and extensions look after seeing her!

I love this salon, and more importantly love my stylist Julie! Everyone at the salon is so friendly and helpful. The location is great, but let’s be honest if you don’t walk out with a great haircut and/​or color none of that matters. Julie is very talented, she listens to what you want, but also knows what will and what won’t work with you hair, texture, volume, etc. The longer I have known and have been going to Julie, the less I direct, and the more I ask her advise. We make the decisions together on how to change it up from season to season and keep my look fresh. I followed Julie to the Aspire salon and in all the years she has cut and colored my hair, I don’t ever recall not loving my hair when I left.
This here is the slippery slope for me folks, I tell you how good Julie is, she books up even faster than she does now, well guess what, I’ll risk it. I’m also smart enough to book my next appointment before I finish up with my sassy new do.

I think that Ms. Julie is the best stylist in all of Scottsdale. She treats all her clients like family and brings out their very best. Make an appointment and you’ll be impressed…

Love Julie! Has been my stylist for several years ad does a fantastic job!!!

Denise. I am really surprised at your experience with the salon. Goldie and the rest of her staff have been nothing but pleasant, professional and accommodating to me and the people that I have referred!
As for Jayme. I’ve been going to her since she moved to Arizona from Chicago! in March and she is an amazingly talented hairstylist with 25+ years experience! She is friendly, professional and has done a FABULOUS job with my color, cut and extensions!
I would definitely recommend Aspire Salon and Spa!

I was a client here 4 years. I feel pretty sad/​a bit guilty for this review, as I liked my stylist so very much… sweetest person ever (will not use her name). However, over time — my cuts were hurried and sloppy. My hair was lifeless and had no shape. I blamed menopausal hair. I finally did something outrageous. While I was in Orange County, I went back to my former stylist — in SoCal. Suddenly, my hair looked thick and bouncy… the cut fell into shape without having to force it and over-​style. And I was getting compliments daily — both from people I knew and strangers who wanted to know who did my hair. So, I waited 3 months before I went back in to Aspire and had to confess that my former stylist had done my hair. I asked that she «follow the lines» of the cut and just trim/​shape it. I pointed out what I liked about it… letting the bangs grow out, for example. Well, it took her less than 20 minutes to destroy that cut… even my bangs «returned.» I paid, I tipped. I calmly went home to work on it for about a week — just get used to it — give it a chance. I got more and more frustrated. It was limp, had no definition and had to be forced into any style. (My hair styles easily if properly cut).. I didn’t have the energy to be angry. I was just tired of this. I called Goldy and told her Im not one of those clients that freaks out over a bad cut, but I needed to ask her to refer me to someone in the shop «who is a really talented, experienced cutter.» Stylists excel at different things. Goldy made glowing remarks about Jamie, and I made an appt. Halfway through the cut, Jamie informed me she had only been at the salon for 3 weeks and is from Chicago! Now, Goldy had been on vacation for 2 of those weeks. How could she possibly refer her work in this instance? Jamie did more random texturizing and I could see the layers getting shorter, thinner… with the top layer looking thick and round. (She blamed it on the previous cut). I had to ask her to stop using the thinning scissors. When she attempted to style, she used 5 products in an attempt to get some sort of shape. My hair felt gummy to the point I had to wash it that night. I did not over– react. I paid for the cut and tipped her, I emailed Goldy regarding the problem and she offered to refund my money. At that point, i was just another «problem client» to her. She missed the issue. As a professional in business, I felt she betrayed her clients’ needs. I did ask her «what were you thinking when you referred a brand new stylist you had not observed for a period of time?» She did not reply to my email at all.
To make matters worse: Let me add that emotional «spite» has no place in business. My sister had moved here a year ago and having tried my stylist was also displeased. However, she saw an Aspire client whose hair she liked very much and made an appointment with that person’s stylist. When Goldy realized who my sister was… my sister received a call canceling HER appt! I will add that at no time was I rude, raise my voice, swear, or discuss my issues in public in front of clients or other stylists. I handled it privately and would not accept a refund because the stylists offered me their time and services as best they could.
I will say my hair has been cut twice since this incident… by my former stylist, who, btw, was never hateful or critical of any other stylist. He did point out that texturizing is a precise, time-​consuming method. I notice he snips at the hair carefully when texturizing. He doesn’t whack at it with the full blade of the scissors in random motions… leaving long, thin feathery tails. As I said — my Aspire cut was done in 20 minutes… I watched the time. My cut in Newport Beach? 1 hour, 20 minutes. And it looks fabulous.