Having my wedding at the Portsea Hotel I decided to book my hair with Meesha as it's conveniently located next door. I went in a few weeks before the wedding to have my trial. I was expecting to be met by Meesha, the owner and main hairdresser. However, I ended up being styled by an apprentice. My hair is quite easy to curl with the right technique as I can do it myself easy enough with curlers or a wand. However, this young girl had no guidance as Meesha wasn't even there, and the other hairdresser was more interested in talking about her boyfriend and looking in the mirror at herself.
They made me wait a really long time to start working on my hair and noone else was in the salon!!!
Once they'd put my hair up in rollers they put a very low heat over it to set. Once it was let out they told me they wouldn't put product in it as it was only a trial. Needless to say, the second I walked out the curls dropped and were totally gone within 5 minutes. Even without hairspray, my hair usually last longer than this.
I was really disheartened and had already paid my $60 deposit. I was angry as I felt a trial should be done by a professional, especially for a wedding, and as I'd paid extra for the trial itself I'm sure they could have used some hairspray so I could gauge how long it would last in reality.
I ended up ringing and telling Meesha I was dissapointed. She offered to do another trial but by this stage I didn't have a lot of time, so I had to cancel and forfeit my deposit, despite the fact that it was their lack of professionalism that caused me to find another hairdresser (who didn't give me a trial and curled my hair with a wand, which lasted until the following day). I wouldn't recommend this salon, at least, not for a wedding.

Approximate cost: $60+