It was terrific finding him. After my hairdresser of 44 years passed away I was at a loss of what to do. He got the cut right and the color perfect. I am so happy with the result. I will be going back to him. read more

If I could negative stars I would. Came in for a TRIM (stressing trim), and this is what he did (see attached photo). Furthermore, I got no response from Richard (owner) when I asked if he could offer us professional assistance, advice or a connection to remedy this mistake. Extremely disappointing, unprofessional and downright traumatizing. read more

Glass Hair Design - Disappointing, traumatizing experience (see post). - Hair Salons Near Me - Venice, California

I'm sorry I have to make sure that Richard's Yelp reviews are accurate. The woman below who had the crunchy hair could not have been at Glass Hair Design. Richard does not do braids or weaves. He works with the hair you got on your head, even if you're bald! The salon is located in Venice, not Santa Monica. Richard is the master of blowouts, relaxers and color!! read more

I only go to Richard! I don't trust anyone to cut my hair but him. After tell him the first how I wanted my hair to look, I've never said anything again. I sit in the chair, and he performs his magic!! Thanks Richard!!!!!-Tom read more

Glass Hair is AMAZING. In addition to the fabulous decor and location, Richard, the owner and main stylist, is a miracle worker. If you can grow it, he can cut it, dye it, braid it, extend it, twist it... the list goes on and on, but in the end, there's nothing that Richard can't do. What's more, he has an extensive supply of haircare products as well as his own product line, which is designed to compliment his already stellar work. So, if you're looking for a new place to get your hair done, or just ready for a fabulous change, try out Richard, you won't be disappointed. - Cameron read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ENJOYABLE, GOOD VIBES, TRUE ART Sit back with a glass of wine and let the hip soul music flow as the hair falls. It took me a long time to find someone who can really cut hair. Someone who "gets it." Richard Glass is the type of stylist that you can just say "i want it shorter, make me sexy." I am a straight guy who knows that a little style goes a long way. This guy has my full recommendation. Not only has he given me the best haircut of my life, but continues to perform the same time after time. He is constantly on top of his game. As a matter of fact, I go to school at UCSD and will wait for a haircut until I come home to visit my folks in LA. by the way, the Amy chick who gave Richard bad reviews is a fraud. She has only 3 reviews, one of which is a review of another salon that she says she is a "long time lover" and "loyal patron of". The funny part is, she wrote the review for Rudy's before she wrote the Glass review. If she such a loyal patron, what the hell was she doing at Glass's salon?? Exactly. I only write this because Richard Glass is not only talented, but a complete gentleman. As for Amy, such rubbish needs to be removed from yelp. read more

Richard is a magician and one of the nicest people I've met since moving to Los Angeles. He's been cutting hair for 27 years and he can truly design a haircut based on what works best for your face and life. If you visit his shop, I'm sure you'll enjoy his stories ranging from working with celebrities to watching Venice grow up. Do yourself a favor and give Richard a shot - you'll not only be better looking when you leave his chair but might also pick up a few tips on life, too. read more

Richard is amazing! Definitely a place to visit if you're a local or visiting the area in need of a salon.

I've just moved to Atlanta from Los Angeles and miss Richard terribly! If you have money to spend on your hair, Richard Glass is the person to see. It was about $350 (cut, highlights, base, and style) plus a month for me. But that did include a good tip, which was very well-deserved. He is first and foremost, fantastic at what he does. He turned my hair from blah to beautiful. I got compliments continually (3x a week at least) about not only the color but the cut for the three years that I went to Richard. I never thought a cut was so important until Richard. How I miss the blonde locks Richard gave me. I've already tried two colorists in Atlanta, and they don't compare. He's also funny as hell! Tip: As with any other hair stylist, you must be specific and pictures always help. read more

It cost me $100 to get the worst cut I have ever had. I have had a better cut for $15 at Supercuts! I wear my hair short and went in for a TRIM, it looks like it was cut with garden shears and is uneven and one side is shorter than the other. He did everything I told him not to do. He ignored me when I walked in and carried on doing someones hair. I got no apology for keeping me waiting 30 minutes. He said he has been doing hair for 20 years, I think a visit to a beauty school to learn the latest way of cutting would be useful to him. read more

WEAVE WEARERS BEWARE!!! RIP OFF!!!! I had a TERRIBLE experience with AMBER. Worst weave ever. She knows nothing about color and ruined my edges by staining them jet black even though my hair is medium brownish red. The weave was bulky with way too many tracks in the wrong places. Then she was totally unavailable when I wanted to tweak it. She is aways offsite, and will not help you if you have a need to touch up. Once she gets her money ($525!!!), she is done with you. The owner is not friendly at all to people who are not his clients. read more

I get compliments up until the day that I see him with a couple months in between, you can't beat that! Great hair all the time, thanks Mr. Glass!!!!! read more

Amber has doing my daughters braids and straightening for the last 5 years. She is always professional, kind and extremely talented. She does many celebs and I can see why. We are lucky to have access to her...and her rates are reasonable. read more

I have been going to Glass Hair Design for years. Richard is by far the best in the business. I am an average girl with a way above average amount of naturally curly hair. Richard is the only person who can cut, color and tame my mane. I have tried several other stylists and he really is the best!! On top of being the best at any hair type or length, he is a fantastic make-up artist that will have you on the edge of your seat in laughter while you are in his chair. read more

Mr Glass is a real professional. He does his job extremely well and has a great personality. Best haircut I got in LA since coming here a year ago. read more

I was watching R&B Divas and saw that Faith Evans had teamed up with Mr. Glass who was over the top in personality which I love I decided to order the product called "Air Gel" which they claimed "to tame your edges down like no other could"! I must say the ordering process was very easy to do through his website, processed through PayPal and the product was delivered within 3 days. I received the product via the mail in a extra padded package and opened it up like a kid at Christmas lol. Inside the package was a mesh type backpack inside of that was my product, his a business flyer and a personalized handwritten card from him addressed to me thanking me. This was such a beautiful touch I'm really big on good customer service. The product smells so good you can smell it through the jar it comes in. The smells reminds me of baby powder. It's not greasy or shiny when applied and doesn't flake or turn white I tested both dry and damp hair as the product states and it works, laid my edges down. The product disappears. I am all natural but am a brazilian virgin hair weave wearer long hair don't care fool ok!..lol my edges tamed are necessary to complete the look. I would definitely recommend this product and will purchase again! read more

I don't know what I would do if I didnt't have Glass Hair in my life!!! Richard is the best hair sylist/artist ever. I've been coming to him for a few years and I won't go anywhere else. My hair is healthy and I get compliments on a daily basis on my hair cuts (I have short hair). Richard has the uncanny ability to know what looks fabulous on his cilents. He is a consummate professional...super duper talented who takes pride in his craft and work product. I trust him with any cut, color or style he creates for me. His salon is cozy and cool too! ;) BTW, I agree with Fifi L.on making sure that Richard's reviews are accurate!! read more

I have to agree with a lot of what the above reviewer stated. Not only is this place fairly expensive, but they specialize in the 1996 Jennifer Aniston look. Now, this look happens to look good on me, so I looked nice when I left the salon, but I had wanted a much shorter, more edgy cut (more rocker, less friends). I even brought in photos. I also had color done, which did look alright, but it was so subtle that I could have gotten the same look with a judiciously used bottle of SUN IN (about 10 bucks at Target.) Before he started, I warned Richard that I wanted a cut that would remove some volume from my hair because I have the typical wavy, frizzy, fros-when-dried locks. He did not take this into account and my hair pretty much looked like crap after 1 wash. In short, he gave me a hair cut that only looks good with tons of product and about an hour of styling. I'm glad the above poster felt the same way about this place, because I felt like somehow I had misled Richard into screwing up my hair, but I guess this happens to everyone. By the way, cut + color will run you about $300 here. I recommend taking your money else where. read more

Richard is awesome. Totally personable, funny, and of course he gives an amazing hair cut. I'm a guy who doesn't like getting my hair cut -- mostly because I'm picky... So I usually just settle for something easy like a buzzcut. But after growing my hair out for a few years, I went to Richard, and he gave me an amazing cut. I figure anyone who's done Oprah's hair is good enough for me :-) I'd highly recommend Richard and everyone at Glass hair. Great environment too! read more

If getting what you ask for is what you like, I would recommend going elsewhere. Self proclaimed "king of makeover" made me over to exactly what I asked not to be. I asked for an up to date, funky look, instead I got Rachel from friends circa 1996. Not only that, but in the consultation chair, I was told over and over again what a mess my hair was to begin with and that the last person to do my hair ruined it. I was not alone. A friend of mine came along. She had an amazing hair style that she received in Japan, and Richard and the other stylist, Chris, told her how awful it was, over and over. I don't know if the salon's strategy to get you to spend more money is to make you feel broken, and thus you need them to fix you, but it certainly didn't make want me to spend any money or extra time there. When Richard was done chopping off my hair into a Jennifer Aniston wig, he asked if I would like it blown dry, which of course meant he was going to charge extra for that. Now, if this salon was priced decently, or a la carte style I would have gone for it but, these are star prices with no star treatment. When a haircut costs over $100, you expect that the stylist would want to check over his/her work and then go in for the final touch-ups. Not in this case. Again, Glass Hair Design would like you to feel as though you are not worthy of being in the chair. My friend, not realizing why Chris would ask if she wanted her hair blown dry, said "uh, ya, I want to see what you did" and was then charged $50 for it. Needless to say, no tip was left by her. I've been to many salons, and I believe I know a thing or two about a good cut, and folks this is not a good cut. I will be wearing my hair pinned back until it is salvageable. Then, another salon and another review. Hopefully next time I won't leave with cold hair and a hot head. read more

Well. I've waited a month to write this review, and debated whether or not I should. Ultimately, my experience the last time there was so bad, I had to write. I went to Richard, my second time there, for some color, adding some red, an ombre type style with some highlights. I took very clear photos so he saw exactly what i wanted. After the 2 hours of process, the only thing that showed was some brown color, which you couldn't see unless you were out in the sun. (He took me outside with a mirror to see it. Shouldn't I be able to see my color indoors and out, day or night? Remember, I went for red. So now, he's trying over, this time bleaching my hair where I wanted the color. My hair is jet black, shouldn't this have been done from the beginning? What do I know, I wasn't the professional I left it up to him. So, he remixed color and put that in. Now my hair was an orange brown. All wrong, nothing like the photos I presented, and he cut my hair too short when I specifically said to leave the length and work on the layers only (and he repeated this to me before cutting). I literally left the salon in tears four hours later. This was supposed to be a feel good treat to myself after some traumatic recent life events, and I left in tears. He did offer another appointment to correct, but after being there 5 hours, and haven given him 2 attempts to get it right - there was no more trust and I couldn't go back. This was my experience. I ended up going elsewhere for a complete color correction and ultimately (in one attempt) got the look I wanted. read more

I spent 2 years with my hair in braids just to grow it out. I found the only black hair dresser in my area and I really looked forward to a great stylist. I had a photo of a much shorter hair cut of what I wanted. The first thing I heard was a crunch, as 6 inches of my hair fell to the floor all I could do at that point was to wait until it was over holding back the tears. The callousness that I was treated with from that point on came from Him being bothered by that fact that I'm sitting in the chair crying. I was so unhappy that i said I have to put the braids back. He put the braids in ... (which I did not pay for) I am a older woman and after years my hair has never grown back. I can't go through another 2 years of braids so I just wear my hair natural. I hate it. Maybe if you are a celebrity or you know some one that is a celebrity you might get more consideration. I was just a local gal that walked in. But I have lived in Santa Monica since I was 4years old and every chance I get I tell everyone about the experience that I had at the GLASS HAIR DESIGN. read more

I love Ricard. I have been going to him for a year after moving to LA from the east coast. He does great work and listens to your needs. But he is also a wonderful person, the salon is friendly and laid back, he never double books and is always ready at the appointment time and he is very accommodating even meeting me for 6:30am appointments due to my busy schedule. I love Richard and would recommend him to anyone!! read more

I love coming to Glass Hair Design in Venice Beach. The salon is located in a great location by the beach; fresh air, relaxing and peaceful. I look forward to coming to my appointments. The owner, Richard Glass, is an amazing stylist. My hair has never looked or felt better . Glass Hair Design uses the best hair care products, cuts are amazing and the service is impeccable. I have been coming to Glass Hair Design for approximately 2 years now and my hair is the healthiest it's ever been and growing! I don't know what I would do without Richard Glass! read more

THANK GOD a friend insisted on me seeing Richard. I had been to several high-end celebrity stylists over the years and thought the last stylist I saw was great....but then I met Richard and he blew my mind. I have never had a haircut of this magnitude before.... The and the best thing of all is that his haircuts lasts SO long. I have no idea how the hell he manages to do that...but he does. Trust and believe people. Richard is hair king...period. read more