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    Avant Garde Studio

    4.1 (56 reviews)
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    This was the color I wanted
    Cathleen M.

    I was looking on yelp for a stylist since my original one left out of state. I came across this salon and saw all the good reviews on Erica Massey. I felt confident walking into the salon asking for a hair color and a hair cut of short layers with a "V" shape. Sadly Erica cut more hair then I wanted her to and left me with no layers and still charged me 50$ for a cut leaving it bulky and ignored my request for layers. 50$ for a trim on length. I was hopeful in her coloring my dark brown hair to a blonde on the ends of my hair. The sides of my head came out very nice but the back felt rushed and barley lighten up. I was charged 200$ for a disappointing job. And to fix it is150$. I was really disappointed on my outcome. Sorry but I would rate 0 stars If I could. I nearly was speechless in the end, and walked to my car almost in tears.

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    Jenny M.

    I'm definitely a fan of Avant Garde. The space is beautiful, really open and airy. Prices are pretty high, but are about average for the exorbitant costs of haircuts in Davis. I had a cut and color done, and got exactly what I asked for... and they succeeded in blowing my hair straight, which no one has succeeded at before! The stylist asked if I wanted it blown out, and I dared her to try. 10 minutes later I was eating my words. The receptionist needs a lesson in professionalism, but that doesn't change how happy I was with my hair. I'll be back here again for sure.

    I made sure to schedule an appointment with Erica a couple days before this photo shoot, & she delivered perfect color!
    Anna Q.

    I've been seeing Erica for a couple years & she always gets it right. Understands what I'm after, quick, friendly, clean, & always sends me out the door looking WAY better than when I walked in. (Long layers & beachy highlights with a balyage/ombré vibe)

    Johnny is fantastic! I had my doubts, but he got my hair straight! The only professional I know in Davis that does Ethnic hair!

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    I had been really hesitant at first to come back since my favourite stylist Giselle had moved from this salon.

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    I came in for a Yuko Japanese Hair Straightening Treatment. I've never had a chemical treatment…read moredone before, however, Sandra worked well with my very thick, curly, and frizzy hair. I have a 2C/3B hair type. It's very thick because I have a lot of hair, and I was so shocked to see the results! My hair was so sleek and straight. It was soft to the touch, and I'm so happy that I went through with the treatment! I highly recommend looking into the treatment for those who are interested and have been considering it! I loved Picasso hair salon, and the vibe was very chill and latin lol (which was very fun to be around and reminded me of home!!). Love, love, love my experience here, and will definitely be back!

    First of all parking is not easy, I already knew that as I'd been here once before so just keep…read morethat in mind. There's also some construction going on just fyi. (11/11/25) Would usually update photos to the finished product once I'm don't but sadly won't be doing that in the future. unfortunately I had a terrible experience on my second time here. I booked a 12 pm appointment for a balayage and cut. I used the Vagaro app something that I've used at many other places. I show up to my appointment and wait. I'm checked in on twice and was told I'd be seen soon. Well I wasn't. In reality I was waiting over 40 minutes and by the time I would have been seen it'd be almost an hour past my scheduled appointment. Really if the reverse situation happened and I was that late not only would they have already cancelled my appointment they would have charged me a fee. What's icing on the cake is another customer had a 12:30 appointment and came in much after me and was seen before me :/. I'm glad it worked out for him. But honestly the customer service was terrible for me. I felt so frustrated and sad on what was supposed to be a fun self care me time. I don't need an excuse and a reason for your mistake. Own up to it. If you do care about your customer then do something about it. Don't just smile and give some excuse that it's okay and it's not that late. I would have preferred to be called or texted. If you're running late let your customer know. Don't lie and force them to sit and wait with not knowing when they'll be seen. Perhaps you should have asked me if a 1 pm appointment would have been okay. But instead they did not do that. They told me it would be soon when in reality it was much much later. They had no regard for my feelings or time. I also have found that in order to try to catch up on time to make for another appointment (whoever would have been after me) there's always a risk that they might rush you. And that is not something I want to ever risk for my hair and color. My time is valuable too and that was disregarded and disrespected. Unfortunately I won't be coming back. Customer service is everything in the business I choose to support.

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    Visited multiple times, I went again on 4/1/26,…read more I came in at 3:00pm to get a haircut with Lizbeth and I always leave satisfied! Before coming here, I never trusted barbers due to multiple bad haircuts but wow, Lizbeth changed my whole life and perspective on that by always being extremely attentive and diligent to my hair. Since I visit every couple months, I find it sweet that Lizbeth always remembers small details about me (like my cat, my attempts to cook, etc.) and it's nice to have such lively conversations that makes the appointment feel like a breeze. The salon is quite cozy, every time I've visited everyone seems comfortable and content as the barbers and owner are really friendly and kind! I highly recommend this salon if you're looking for a great cut/trim for layered hair and a good, friendly conversation with your barber! :D Shoutout to Lizbeth for helping me trust hair salons again with my head. She's awesome.

    As soon as I found this salon on Yelp I knew I had to stop in for the name alone! Also I was in…read moredesperate need of a haircut and wanted fuller hair! My $45 Layered haircut(no wash or blow dry) was done by Freshta. I waited awhile despite apt, cut was alright, looks amazing curled! This is an Edward Scissorhands themed hair salon located in Downtown Davis! My hubby and I love the 1990 film and enjoyed seeing their fun decor! Nice Staff and it's family owned! SYOY! :-) *Song Credit: Bewitched by SoulProdMusic Site: https://pixabay.com/music/-bewitched-121509/

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