Aveda Institute - Orlando - Winter Park, Florida

Lincoln Alayo

EXCELENTE de primera calidad, buenos productos y sobre todo muy buenos profesionales y buenos alumnos, muy recomendable

Ranfred Morantes Martínez

Excelente lugar. Los estudiantes y el equipo están comprometidos con la excelencia.

A.girl.womanjulia

Buen trato,buen personal,muy amables y nos dejaron hermosas

Taryn Bergstrom

I don’t believe I’ll be coming back to the Aveda Institute. Even for the killer price, it wasn’t worth the money I paid.

I want to emphasize that my student stylist was great! While there were some things that will come with time and are understandable when you sign up to work with a student (it felt like the shampoo wasn’t fully washed out of my hair which led to brushing and blowing out being extremely painful- that, or the shampoo/conditioner were horrible quality, but whatever it was, it made my hair super hard to brush and that led to a very painful experience) for the most part, I thought she did great. The placement of her foils were impeccable, she got way closer to my scalp than the non-student stylist has in the past, and she was nice and personable.

The part that I felt was pretty unforgivable and why I’d hesitate to go back was the lack of oversight/involvement from the instructor. He was nice and personable when he introduced himself to me at the start, but for the most part, my stylist was left to her own devices for the 6 or so hours I was there. He showed up two or three times for a minute or two to give a vague stamp of approval before moving along. Anytime my stylist had a question for him, he’d brush her off with a “well, what do you think?” I totally get pushing your students to think for themselves, but when you’re working with something like bleach, if a student isn’t feeling confident, there should be more actual instructing and confirming.

As it stands, I’m unhappy with how my hair turned out, and I don’t understand why the instructor didn’t catch it or lend more expertise. While the foil placements were great, the bleach didn’t fully do what it needed to do- while my roots are blonder, they are still very clearly a different, darker color than the rest of my hair. I’m not sure if it needed to be a different volume, or stay on longer, or something else- but this is the kind of stuff students need to learn, and teachers need to teach. It there is no one to teach the student, all they can do is experiment until they figure it out. And that really sucks for the people being experimented on.

I want to emphasize that from my perspective, this was not the fault of my stylist- she was great, she clearly takes a lot of pride in what she’s doing, and she wants to learn. She asked questions when she wasn’t sure. She is there to learn. No one was teaching her. When the instructor quickly checked how I was processing, he was there all of 30 seconds and said “that looks great”. At the end of my service, he checked the work, and he raved- but clearly he must have seen that my hair was two different colors? There was a point when my student stylist gestured at my hair after he had raved and said something like “Is this good?” And he re-emphasized that yes, it was.

I don’t understand why he didn’t say “hmm, that doesn’t match the way we wanted and here’s why. Here’s what, if anything, we can do.” Was it maybe because I had been taking up a chair for 6 hours and he didn’t want to potentially have to figure out how to squeeze a correction in? I honestly have no idea. But it wasn’t great. And makes me have very little trust for the Aveda Institute. Again, not the students- the instructors, and the overall institute.

Deja Tribue

I recently visited the Aveda Institute for a clean-up of my pixie cut and was a bit nervous going in, not knowing what to expect from a student still in training. I’m very particular about my hair, and it can be challenging to get just right. Natalie, however, exceeded my expectations! She was incredibly careful, diligent, and made sure to check in with me throughout the process, asking for my input and ensuring I was comfortable with each step.

What impressed me most was her initiative to ask for assistance from a fellow student who specializes in barbering and was familiar with the style of pixie cut I was aiming for on my relaxed hair. She also had great direction from her instructor, who was sweet, attentive, and provided helpful guidance. Their teamwork and client service were top-notch!

As an aesthetics student myself, I know how nerve-wracking it can be to work on clients, and Natalie handled everything with patience and professionalism. I’m thrilled with the result and will definitely be back. Highly recommend!

k musallo

I had my hair done in many salons but the experience I had at this school and with a wonderful student name Genesis was over the top. Genesis went above and beyond to make sure my hair was the way I wanted (highlights, Low Lights en color). She was patient, friendly and knew what to do. I felt comfortable knowing that I was in good hands.I will return for sure! Thanks Aveda and Genesis for my great experience! Karina

Stephen Wolf

I've been here more than a few times for a barber cut on Tues or Thurs. They usually do an adequate job and I know it takes about twice as long as a standard salon. But it's free. I was there yesterday and had the best cut I've had in quite a long time by Shane. His attention to detail and great technique got me compliments from people who don't usually notice that I got a haircut.
I notice that most of the people who have bad reviews are complaining about procedure and staffing. I do need to be aware because they will try to sell me stuff, but all I have to do is say "no thanks"and there is no discussion. If you behave like an adult, you will be happy.

Ms. Giselle

First time going to Aveda! I came here for wash, cut and dry. Hadn’t cut my hair in 2yrs due to being so afraid letting people touch my hair as I’ve had bad experiences in my past!
I went to a specific student Her name is Ormarys she was amazing step by step told me what was being done I wanted very little cut of length as I hate short hair on me but she did recommend a little bit but of course decision was on me and she would do as I requested which is awesome already, but I went ahead and cut 4inches my initial was two. I trusted her wholeheartedly. I did face frame and straight cut in the back and when I tell you when I saw my final result I was soooooo ecstatic I mean it! She was super professional offered me water and was just super pleasant and definitely talented for her being a student! Did not mess up at all! True perfection and no complaints in my part at all! I will definitely come back to her and her future endeavors wherever she goes I’ll definitely stick to her! Oh and her scalp massage 10/10!!!

Highly recommend her!
The staff was great super sweet and pleasant as well clean environment and all around the best experience I’ve had thus far at a salon!