Regency Beauty Institute

IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK! So disappointed! I have been to beauty schools before and have actually gotten pretty decent haircuts so I thought why not try out Regency Beauty Institute in Mesquite? The waiting area and salon all seem to be fine. After sitting at the station, the student and I consulted on what I wanted. My hair was longer than my shoulders, about to my mid-to-upper back. I explained that I knew I needed to clean up the ends of my hair (like a couple inches) but I wanted to keep as much length as possible. I told her I wanted long layers, which in my opinion is a pretty basic cut that is pretty common. The instructor came over and went over our consultation. The instructor asked where I wanted my shortest layer. I said a little longer than chin length. I was pleased to see that the instructor noticed that my hair has a natural wave and she told the student to cut the shortest layer shoulder length because when it dried, it would be about where I wanted it. The student did a good job shampooing my hair and then she began to cut my hair. I watched in the mirror, but I wasn't analyzing every cut. The atmosphere was ok. There were a few moments where I felt it was a little unprofessional, such as students chatting with each other instead of focusing on their clients and yawning and such. After the cut, she asked if I would like it blow-dried and flat-ironed. I said yes. After she flat-ironed it, I noticed that I had a very chunky chin-length layer all around my head (that wasn't even cut evenly and then about a 4 inch drop to the end of my hair (somewhat resembling carol brady from the brady bunch). I didn't really know what to think. She grabbed my paper to take it to her instructor and while she was gone, I was thinking in my head what to say to the instructor when she came to check it. I had decided that my biggest issue with it was that it needed to be blended more as there was such a chunky layer and a drastic drop. To my horror, the student brought back that slip of paper and informed me I was good to go. I was shocked as I realized that the instructor was NOT going to come and see how the cut even went. In disbelief, I walked to the reception desk wondering when someone would mention my haircut. Not one person asked me about my haircut or batted an eye at the uneven layer. I could see the student that had cut my hair and she proceeded to lay her chest and head on the desk and the instructor began rubbing her back. As I was leaving, the student had laid down on the floor by the restroom and another student was popping her back. I was going back and forth on what I should say and I was in shock and disbelief. At that point, I decided you get what you pay for ($9) and it was my poor judgement that had gotten me to a school and I would not make that mistake again. I was able to get an appointment at a salon to fix my mess of a haircut. She ended up having to cut off quite a bit of hair. My longest layer is now shoulder length and my hair is not at all what I had originally wanted, but I really didn't have a choice. She had to cut quite a bit to blend especially because that chin-length layer was so chunky. I will have to let it grow out a couple of years at least to get it back to where I can even think of doing the haircut that I wanted. She was nice and only charged me $25 (her usual is $40) When I looked into Regency Beauty Institute, I really didn't see any negative reviews other than the haircut took longer because they were students. If I would have seen a review that had said the instructors don't even check the final haircut or ask you if you like it, I would have NEVER come here. So, please do yourself a favor!!! Do not come here! It's not worth it!