I went to see Deana way back in November, but after reading some of the comments about the length of time of her appointments I wanted to finally share my experience. I had planned on writing a review for months, but it slipped my mind until now. When I went to see Deana I brought in about 10 pictures of celebrities who I look nothing alike. I went in feeling kind of embarrassed because I've brought photos in to other stylists before and had them laugh at my expectations. Deana was the exact opposite! She was able to go through the photos and explain to me which ones she felt would work better than others, and why, and then together we decided which one to go off of. I decided to go ombre with balyage highlights and she did an AMAZING job! She used 2 different levels of lightener and 3 or 4 shades of brown so there are no harsh lines at all and it both gradually and noticeably gets lighter going down the strands, which is exactly what I wanted.  So yes, it took a long time, about 4 hours, but I am still getting tons of compliments on my hair! It's almost unfortunate that she did such a great job, because it's April and I still haven't been back because as my hair grows out it looks even better. She also gave me an amazing cut, she took awhile doing it and I was a little nervous that she may have been cutting too much since, but she cut off exactly what we had decided and was just being thorough. In addition, she educated me more about how to bring my hair back to a healthier state, and after following what she said (which was very simple) my hair looks phenomenal, even if I just let it air dry, which it never did before I saw her. I would HIGHLY recommend taking the time to go see Deana, the countless 5 star reviews say it all!