Salon 718 Jax - Jacksonville, Florida

Petite Jacque

Angela has been my stylist several years now and I am amazed at her work. I have natural hair and get silk presses monthly now. Each press lasts me until my next visit about 4 weeks. It has been my go to protective style and has made my life much easier. Highly recommend if you want manageable and healthy natural hair.

Camille S

If you are looking for someone to grow your hair to its best condition, come to Angella. She is the best stylist I’ve had in a long time. She prioritizes hair health in here! She does very even application relaxer. In less than a year, my hair has grown more than 4 inches. This is the most hair retention I’ve experienced. I always let her trim my hair when she says it’s time. She wants your hair to GROW, so she only takes off what she needs to. You have to work in tandem with your stylist. If they say you need to get a protein treatment, GET ONE. Need a trim? Get one. If you want to do better care of your hair in between appointments with her, ask her what products she recommends. If she doesn’t think it’s time for color, don’t get one. If you want to see your hair density increase, your length retain….seriously, come see her. She is a trust worthy and awesome beautician.

Jasmine Williams

This review is specific to the braid extension service offered by Victoria. I had an appointment scheduled for 9:00 am; she arrived at the salon at 9:57 am. In addition to her being late, the other stylist called her multiple times to figure out her estimated arrival time. Instead of calling back, she texted the stylist and told her I needed to have hair for my service, which was not listed under the small knotless braid section of the website (which is now listed because of my service I assume.) I managed to go to a hair store that opened at 9:30 am, and it was a 20-minute ride back and forth, and I still made it to the salon before she arrived. When she arrived, she did not explain her delay or offer compensation. In addition to her being late, the service states that for the style, it would take 6 hours; it, however, took 8 hours and 45 minutes for her to complete the style. The stylist was rough combing through my hair and was yanking and pulling through knots she created trying to part my hair. The parts were very clean. The braids could have been better quality despite the service taking this long. Many of the starts of the braids need to be more balanced and smooth. None of the braids are braided to the end of their length, which doesn't make sense with how long the service took. The stylist needed to improve with starting off the braids because she struggled to feed in the extensions, and many needed to be neater. For the price paid ($260), the length of time to complete the style, the quality of the style, and the fact that the stylist was late, I am dissappointed in the overall service and would not reccomend coming to this stylist for braid extensions.

Kiana Cleveland

Since the posting of this review Angela has reached out to make things right. I added a star. You can still read the original review below:

There was a mix up with scheduling that caused me to no longer be able to be seen by Angela but by a newer stylist who appeared to be in training. The treatments and shampoo were fine but the tools she used for the silk press exposed my hair to a lot of heat and did not end up styling well. Instead of helping correct the styling Angela stated that my hair appeared to be breaking. The appointment took up my Saturday and the style did not last beyond the 48th hour. I recently moved back to Jacksonville and was on the hunt for a new salon. Even thought Angela and Raquel have done great work on my sisters and my mom, I will not be able to support going forward. This past Saturday was a waste of my time and money. Oh also I paid for a trim in the silk press package and did not receive one. But I am grateful as my hair may have ended up in worse shape. I will be leaving another review for a different salon in a few weeks and we will see if my hair was truly damaged.

I have included two photos below one with the original style I paid for (my face is blurred out due to tears) and one where I restyled the hair for church the next day.

I redid my edges and used CHI silk infusion and foam rollers to correct the curls.

If you are hoping to give the salon a try I will say it is kept clean and Angela may talk a bit of smack but does great work. Just verify your appointment and pray it’s not rescheduled with a newer stylist.

Sonia Springer

We all hunt for that perfect hair stylist that can deal with all types of textured hair. Angela at Salon Thairapy, has given me the best hair experience ever. I used to relax my curly hair all the time, till one hair stylist chemically burned my scalp. So, I had given up trust in stylist for 3-5 years.

Then I did research on Japanese Permanent hair straightening. This raved about making your hair straight and silky. It removes all the frizz and works on all types of textured hair. After looking at all the reviews and YouTube I decided to let Angela do it for me. I am so happy that I did because she knew how to apply this properly and how long to leave it in.

Just look at my pictures of before and after. I wish you could feel how soft and strong my hair is. Come try her for anything of her services and I know you will not regret it.

Allison Groomes

BUYER BEWARE. TL;DR version: Make sure that you see and understand every product and the amount of heat applied. Otherwise there is a chance that your hair will be irreversibly altered.
Full version: I made a same day first time client appointment that morning but when I arrived I was informed by Angela that the stylist I booked with wasn’t there. It was a last minute appointment and I just wanted a blow out and a trim so I went with it. Big mistake. After a shampoo I was told I was receiving a detox treatment and then hydration. This is consistent with what the site said so I thought nothing of it. Angela finished with a blow dry, flat iron and less than a hair cut but maybe more than a trim (which again, was fine - I knew my ends were rough). The amount of time they said the service would take matched the website exactly and my hair was done. Great. Fast forward to two weeks later (which was unusual in and of itself because I normally can’t keep my hair straight for more than a week even using heat tools, but excluding my edges the blowout hung into there) - I wet my hair and it doesn’t curl. Surely shampoo will remove whatever sealed my hair from Florida humidity and the dry shampoo I’d used. It did not. I condition and get the softest wave. Hoping that I missed something, I reached out to Angela to ask if there was specific recommended maintenance and what products she used. I even asked if I need to make an appointment to return to discuss and, since I do work out a bit and she emphasized that the sweat can wreak havoc on your hair, what the “detox” product was. I don’t know about you, but I found it very concerning that she would, and still has not shared what was put into my hair but it was definitely something chemical. If you want a keratin or Japanese straightener go for it. I did not, which I shared with Angela (as well how I had to grow my hair out several years ago because of a bad keratin treatment). Before and after pics of my hair wet for reference

Martha Monaco

I’ve been to Angella twice for Japanese hair straightening & both times the results were fantastic. I’ve been having Japanese straightening done for over 20 years & can confidently say Angella knows what she’s doing. The natural texture of my hair is very coarse & kinky This is the only treatment that works on my texture. This is a permanent straightener & requires touch up to the new growth/roots. I’ve learned that it’s important to work with a skilled stylist who knows not only the correct application & techniques but also knows how the client’s hair responds to the processing to avoid any issues. This treatment is far less damaging than other straighteners & doesn’t contain formaldehyde! The results are perfectly straight, soft, smooth, shiny, healthy hair. Not only do I highly recommend Angella, I drive 90 minutes each way to see her twice a year!

Ronnie A Sebro

Great experience! I will keep coming back. My hair and I get pampered. Got a silk press and styling at the end. It lasts so long! Shampooing was on point and so relaxing, I was almost asleep. Salon is clean with updated equipment and a relaxing vibe. Love it every time.