If you need someone to do an amazing job with your nails, request Jenny! I've been getting my nails done by her for the past three visits, and she does a spectacular job with my nails. I always get acrylics or a refill done, and I am there for only 30-40 minutes (depending on what I want done that day) compared to other places I've been to where I'm sitting forever! She's very gentle with my hands, super friendly, and is flawless and immaculate in making sure my nails are as natural as possible. I can't express how talented she is in what she does. She makes sure the coat is even, the shape and length are all the same, and that my nails aren't clumpy. If you're looking for someone who does a good pedicure, Holly is the person. Jenny also does waxing. She's quick and the price is reasonable too! 10/10 would recommend. All in all, the space is rather small since it's shared amongst hair stylists yet up-to-par with COVID guidelines. They are by appointment only to make sure people don't have to wait and can get serviced ASAP while maintaining room capacity and social distancing. Give this place a try and these wonderful ladies a chance to make your day! You won't be disappointed. read more

Avati Salon - Ombré nails done by Jenny. - Hair Salons Near Me - San Diego, California

I have been coloring my hair for as long as I can remember, and I recently moved to San Diego. If you've been dying your hair for as long as I have, you know how difficult it can be to find a new stylist, but I got really lucky with Natasha! She has colored my hair twice now, and both times, knocked it out of the park! She came up with a new twist on my fashion red hair that I absolutely LOVE! She is not only talented, but really easy to talk to and makes you feel like you've known her forever. The salon itself is vibrant and friendly, you'll love this place! read more

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I see Tasha to have my hair colored. She is the best! She listens to my requests, is friendly and professional! Will be a regular for a long time. read more

NOTIFICATION TO OUR CLIENTS: PROVISIONS TAKEN FOR REOPENING We want everyone to know that all the technicians have returned to work, and as always, we take steps to insure the safety and health of our clients: - Avati Salon is a uniquely designed salon that is compartmentalized in such a way that it easily allows for social distancing between hair, nail, facial and massage technicians and their clients. - The salon has been cleaned and sanitized and ready for reopening. - Retail products have been organized on the shelves as to no allow touching by clients unless they purchase. - Snacks, drinks, magazines and other reading material will no longer be available and there will no longer be a waiting area inside for clients. - Sign will be posted reminding technicians and clients not to touch face, eyes, ears or mouth. - We always follow the sanitation guidelines set down by the California State Licensing Board. - Sterilization methods will be performed by each technician after they have finished with each client. - We had previously installed two ceiling exhaust fans, one that is 400 (CFPM) Cubic Feet Per Minute and one 700 CFPM which means that approximately every 11 minutes the entire cubic feet of air in the salon will be replenished. - We have installed numerous air purifiers strategically placed around the salon. - We have added multiple Non-Contact Instant Body Infrared Thermometers to be used as each technician or client enters the facility to determine if they possibly have a temperature. - Everyone working here wears a mask and we have purchased masks to be given to clients that do not have a mask and will have them put one on before entering. - We have installed sneeze guards at each nail station to safely separate clients from technicians. - We are installing clear vinyl curtains between each nail station and between both pedicure chairs. - We will continue to do business in this manner until we have been assured by the government that the COVID-19 threat has been addressed significantly. We look forward to once again seeing you at Avati Salon and getting appointments and business back to where it once was. read more

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I had a kimono engagement photo session planned, and I had no idea who to go to for my hair or to dress me in my kimono. My friend got married a few years back, and she had gotten her hair, makeup and kimono dressage done by Kiyoko. I emailed Kiyoko and she promptly gave me a call back. We set up my appointment. Kiyoko did an amazing job on my kimono updo. She styled my hair to flatter my facial features, and the updo was looked lovely. She is a sweet woman who takes prides in her work. I highly recommend her for any special occasion updo. I know that professional kimono dressings are not common, but if you need one, she is the woman to see :) read more

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Avati employs independent stylists, so appointments are made with individuals rather than the front desk. I had my appointment with Samantha. I came here on a recommendation from a friend, whose hair was well cut and highlighted, and looked beautiful! Appointments are easy to make; I called in, left a message, and Samantha (an independent stylist at Avati) called me back to make my appointment. She made sure to ask me what I wanted so she could fit me into her schedule, and I had an appointment within the week! The salon is clean and well-kept. Pop music plays in the background, and there are plenty of magazines to read if you're early for your appointment. A haircut costs $40+. It includes a wash, cut, and blowdry. I had long hair and wanted a change to a short haircut, right above the shoulders. I brought in some example photos, which Samantha analyzed. She asked some important preemptive questions about layering and length. Since I dance sometimes, I wanted it long enough to tie into a ponytail - which she took into account - and reassured me that my hair would remain long enough for a ponytail She also picked up on my nervousness, since this was my first big change, and was very considerate of that: She asked if I wanted some side bangs like the photo, but recommended that I should just come back next time if I wanted them, since I was so nervous already. She showed me what they would look like, and was helpful throughout the process whenever I had questions. Her calm demeanor definitely eased my anxiety. I ended up with a beautiful cut that I love! Samantha is a very talented and helpful stylist, and made me feel comfortable throughout the entire process! I recommend Avati Salon for anyone wanting a new style or color! read more

Holly and Jenny are amazing manicurists! They care about the work they are doing and are honestly so meticulous and professional. They offer so many nail colors and always the latest trending colors which I love. I've been going to them for 9 years! All the hair stylists at Avati Salon are all so passionate about what they do. I sent my aunt to have her hair washed and blow dried and she was thrilled to have a new place to go where she can make an appt and have friendly service, in a very clean place, with free parking! read more

I love coming here! It's only my second time getting my hair dyed and cut by Nicole Bruck. She's super responsive, gives me ideas since I never know what to do and rates are reasonable! I finally found my hair spot. Bonus...she even helped me fix a bad experience I had at the restaurant next door! Lol she's not only a good hairdresser but her personality is like she's been your friend forever. read more

Bre is a delight! Came to donate my hair to Locks of Love. The best ever hair salon experience. Loved the shampoo they used to wash my hair. The seat to sit in while they wash your hair is so comfy. Nice vibe.Clean store. For your next touch up, highlight or style. Be good to yourself and make an appointment to see Bre! read more

I'll follow Bre to whatever salon she goes to, but I'm really glad she's at this one...super nice, super comfortable and completely renovated. I love coming here. It's in a quiet shopping center with plenty of parking, everyone is super friendly and works like a family and of course they have Bre who has been doing my hair perfectly for years. They also have a facialist and a masseuse! read more

We moved to San Diego from Orange County two years ago and I had the same stylist for over 10 years so I commuted every 6 months to OC for my hair. I finally decided to try this salon that is less than two miles from our home and I am so happy I did! Nicole was very accommodating and responsive, and even though I had no idea what I wanted to do with my hair she asked me some questions and we settled on something I'd like. It came out wonderful! She really took her time and I could tell she cared. I don't normally chat during haircuts/color but we had a lot to talk about and she was so personable. I will definitely be going back to her in a few months for a fresh cut!!! read more

I love Avati salon. I have been seeing Colleen for a few years now. She has taken me from very broken short hair, to much more depth in color and length. My hair is much healthier. She is the best stylist and always listens. She constantly is taking courses to better her skills. I have gotten so many compliments on my hair since I have been going to her. I recently moved to orange county and I still drive back to see her! The salon is very nice. Plenty of places to park. Everyone in the salon is friendlly. The product selection is very good. I highly recommend Colleen!! read more

I was thrilled to be referred to Denise after losing my hair stylist of 20 years. Denise does a fantastic job with my color (blonde high-lights) and cut/style at a very reasonable price. She assures 100% satisfaction and is very detail oriented. As owner of Avati, Denise has a watchful eye to all of the various work areas: nails, hair, facials, massages insuring each area is as clean as hers is. The salon has a warm, inviting atmosphere with ample parking, a coffee kiosk, and a restaurant in the center. And, they accept credit cards as well. With its convenient location to Costco, it is easy to have one's hair done-and follow-up with shopping. All of the stylists are professional and welcoming! There is "No Weirdness" at Avati Salon! Try Denise or one of the many stylists there, I am sure you will not be disappointed. read more

I moved to San Diego 10 years ago and Samantha gave me my first hair cut. I followed her from UTC, to Mission Valley, to Regents Rd and at some point I wandered away. When looking for a new salon to go to that was near where I usually travel and won't break the bank I did a Yelp search and came up with Avati Salon. This is where I unknowingly found Samantha again. My haircut came out great. She listened to my likes and dislikes and gave me a great cut. The salon is nice, clean and unpretentious. No skylight in the center of the salon with bamboo growing, no water falls with exotic plants and no endless glass shelves filled with product that they are pushing. Just pleasant surroundings, nice people and wonderful service. My days of salon hopping are over! read more

Denise has done my hair for years, but last Saturday, on my wedding day, she out did herself. My wedding hair style held up through the service, a classic car convertible ride and the whole reception. I got so many compliments on the hair and make up by Kiyoko. I had never had my makeup professionally done before and I was a bit nervous, but I loved it. These two wonderful ladies added so much to my special day. I added a couple photos to the Avati photo page. read more

Avati Salon - Denise has been doing my hair for so many years that I don't even remember how long. My wedding day style was perfect. - Hair Salons Near Me - San Diego, California

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Mona did a great job. I've never had a hair cut and high light like that. All my coworkers , friends and family members told me that my hair cut and highlight are awesome. Mona providded me with an outstanding customer service . Thank you Mona for your service read more

Unpretentious, yet deserving to be pretentious! Meticulously clean; recycling emphasized. Very comfortable environment. Owner Denise is a multi-talented woman and is also well-traveled. Between Denise and her husband (a general contractor), this is a very sweet little spot! Samantha is a very talented stylist and colorist. I am unbelieveably lucky to have found her after my colorist retired after 25 years. read more

I often forget about yelp reviews unless I had an amazing experience or a horrible experience. Avati has an amazing massage therapist. Robyn's healing hands are just that, healing. Although I am sure she can give you a relaxing massage, I needed more. As a hairstylist I have serious back issues along with arm and leg. I have had numbness in my thigh for two years now, along with a severe burning over my knee. Did the PT thing with no improvement. I knew I needed to find a massage therapist who is an expert at a therapeutic massage to correct the nerve impingement. I saw Robyn twice so far and received immediate results. Still need to continue in order to fully correct the problem, but I finally found someone that gives me results. No more burning. She knows exactly what she is doing. Thank you Robyn. read more

dang it...i've beaten around the bush a lot and have gotten lots of pm's about who does my hair. i've never yelped about sam when she was arriba salon because i liked being able to make appointments and not have to fight to get one. but that makes me a selfish yelper...so here you go yelpers! fab-o and fun!!! samantha keeps me blonderific and saved my previous blonderexic hair. i will drive and follow her wherever she is - she is that good and i've gone through 6 different colorists from encinitas to northpark. one different colorist broke off my hair and caused a reverse mullet that i had to grow out for a year. sam was with me on that journey and made each stage of my hair growing out to look fashionable and camera ready. yeah for sam! check out my story on youtube: http://youtu.be/qz_bP9uNVwc read more

Received a Groupon as a birthday gift to this salon, but was very disappointed to learn I could only use it with one stylist who only works from 10:30-3:00, Wednesday - Friday. I tried to work with the stylist, but she could not accommodate. Very disappointed money is now going to waste and I couldn't even try the salon out. read more

Bre is an amazingly talented hair stylist; she is great with color and can do pretty much anything you ask her to do (I like to bring pictures and she just takes one look at them and gets moving on the new style). She does excellent blonde color and great short cuts; give her a try!! read more

Thank you Yelp for FINALLY finding me a hair salon that I love! Coleen is awesome. I've been wanting the Emma Watson/Anne Hathaway pixie cut for months and every time I went to a salon, they made it to long and not hip/funky enough. Coleen was so excited to do the cut, she did it perfectly and worked diligently to get it right (I have a lot of hair for short hair). She did an amazing job and I love it!! She's also a great person. So fun to talk to and its not an awkward silence while she's working. The salon is small, but they're expanding. It is very nice though and you can tell the staff all enjoy working together. She used some great products on my hair and my usually dry hair is so silky the day after. I love this place. I LOVE that I finally found some where and someone who is perfect to be my stylist! Oh and the prices are great too :) read more

Sam is the only person I will let cut my hair ever!! I even got my sister hooked on Sam. Denise, the owner is amazing as well. Nicest person you will ever meet and is an amazing stylist! I love everyone at Avati Salon! read more

I went online this past Sunday and requested a first-time appointment. It is now Wednesday, and I have heard nothing. Very disappointing.

I will echo everything everyone has said about Samantha. Total professional, winning personality, makes going to the salon fun! I don't let anyone else touch my hair! read more

Avati Salon - perm, perfect technique and execution by Sam - Hair Salons Near Me - San Diego, California

Colleen did an amazing job on my hair and she was an absolute pleasure to talk to! She was so enthusiastic and helpful and even managed to fix my at-home dye job even though I was only there for a hair cut! She now has a new permanent client! This salon is cozy and friendly and the staff all seemed like absolute dolls! Can't recommend them enough! read more

They lined up my cultisac perfectly. I'm not sure how it worked but they put Nutella in my hair for an hour and I've gotten at least 2 phone numbers since then and that was over 2 years ago! Highly recommended. read more

First time there and would go back again. Samantha gave me the hook up and did a fantastic job coloring and cutting my hair!! Go see her so she can work her magic like she did on me. read more

I am really digging Avati salon. One of my coworkers recommended it to me so I decided to try them out. They have all the typical salon services, nails, hair, facials. I decided to do my son's hair first by Colleen and she did a great job so I made myself an apt. I love my cut and style that Denise did. Everyone there was really nice and they made me feel at home. Rates were also good. I definitely recommend this place. read more

Colleen is fantastic! The price for a shampoo, cut and style is just right and I really love the salon. This is a new salon for my neighborhood so iIve only been to her twice, but I am very satisfied and will be back. Can't wait to see what she can do when I chop my hair off after my wedding! read more

I have been having my hair done by Denise for years and trust no one else with my hair now. I was thrilled to find that she recently opened a salon more central to most locations. This location is very clean and trendy. Not to mention, that all of the products they carry in the salon are amazing and have literally transformed my hair from dull and dry to shiny and full. I recently left San Diego to move to Phoenix and I still wait to have my hair done at Avati by Denise whenever I come back home to San Deigo. read more

Sam has been doing my hair for years and I highly recommend her. I get cut and color. The salon has been remodeled and it looks wonderful. Plenty of parking available. Every stylist in there is super friendly and I enjoy going there. I am always happy with my hair when I leave. read more

Called and left a message about getting a hair cut. They called back and set up a time for me later that day. Got me in gave me a good haircut and it did not cost much at all. Thats all i ask so... read more

I am fairly new to the salon way of life, but I must say, salon Avati is fantastic. I was thinking about doing a purple dip on my hair and after browsing several other salons made an appointment for a consult. Bre was very sweet and very honest about the temporary quality of the vibrant dyes. It was so refreshing. I did think about it for quite a while before I made my appointment, but I am so happy with how it came out! Bre was very nice, and she made it easy to trust her work. Thank you! I would absolutely recommend her to a friend. read more

I have been seeing Bre at Avati for a couple of years now and absolutely love my hair every time I walk out the door. This last time I got the Keratin treatment (aka the Brazilian Blowout) and I LOVE it. My hair is very thick and wavy and now all I have to do is blow dry and it is nice and straight. I normally have to straighten it for a while after blow drying so you can imagine how much time I have cut out of getting ready. My hair looks and feels so healthy and I've gotten multiple compliments which always leads me to passing out Bre's card. Thanks Bre! read more

I recommend Colleen for short pixie cuts! For the first time in my life, I'm a regular at a salon. Normally I never go to salons because they charge a lot for haircuts I don't like even think are that good. And if I'm not going to like it anyway, why not just go to supercuts, right? But Colleen is really awesome. She knows her business and she is a really good listener and will learn exactly how you like your hair. She does such a good job! For the first time in my life, I'm a regular at a salon. She's so worth it. My hair is short, punky, cute and I always get compliments. Yay Colleen!! read more

I have very thick, wavy hair that can be an absolute bear to deal with. Samantha did an awesome job and gave me a cute, short haircut that was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much Samantha! I'll be returning for sure :) read more

Been going to Sam for my haircut for 4 years and she's great and have always walked out happy with my hair. It's so nice to be able to schedule you're appointment via text rather than calling in. The new salon is great, nice and clean and i can't wait for their expansion when it'll be even nicer. Definitely recommended. read more

I have been going to Samantha for a few years. She was at Arriba Street Salon in La Jolla Colony, but moved to Avati Salon off of Moreno by Costco. I have curly hair, but iron it out most of the time. She cuts my hair so that I can wear it either way and it looks good. Last week I had a keratin treatment done by her and it is awesome! My hair looks better than it has ever looked. Her prices are good and the service is better. HairbySamantha_SD@yahoo.com read more

I live just a few blocks up the street and was so pleased to discover how nice this salon is! Over the past few years I've been going with my fiance to cost cutters and other similar salons, but have never took the time to find a hair dresser that I really loved. After having driven by this place for a year now, I decided to check it out and got a haircut a few weeks ago. My hair dresser as Colleen. She did a really amazing job! I have really thin hair that looks weird if it's not layered properly, and she nailed it! I will definitely go back. read more