Colored my hair for the first time in a long time at Nabi Salon with Su, and I was so happy with…read morehow it turned out! I did balayage without bleaching since I only wanted some subtle, warm, natural looking highlights. Su did such a great job; she was both detailed and efficient, while also chatting with all her customers. It's so impressive the operation that these ladies run, and it's fun to be at their studio! This is my new favorite salon, highly recommend!

Situation: Color Correction *see photos*…read more Background: Bad balayage at another at Stilo Salon, by the owner no less, and turned out nowhere near the inspiration photos I brought in. I was hoping for beige highlights and got bright blonde. I asked for a refund and was only offered a "fix it at no cost". I declined. Intervention: Reached out to Vance who did my hair in the past. Don't ask me why I just didn't come back. Vance was able to see me pretty quick and did an AMAZING job!! He gave me beige highlights and darkened the base which I just love. I'm tanned skin so the blonde highlights was not flattering. Evaluation: I am forever grateful for Vance. He is very skilled at his craft. The result was exactly what I was hoping for from the very beginning when I stepped into the other salon. Note to self....i will never see any other stylist. I highly recommend Vance if you're looking for a highly skilled professional that will make you leave his chair feeling confident and amazing about your hair!!!

If you have curly hair, go to Gloria Suvaco! She's a curly hair specialist (although she cuts all…read moretypes of hair) and has been a hairstylist for 30 years. She really knows how to cut curly hair in a way that is flattering and easy to care for. I used to see another curly hair specialist in Burlingame who is talented but unfortunately very unkind. Gloria is the opposite! She's sweet and personable. Highly recommend.

Over the last 6 to 8 months I've become a client of Daniel House. Let me tell you - he is a master…read morecolorist! Not only is he professional and available on Sundays (huge plus in my book) you walk out of there feeling like you've been well cared for, your hair looks amazing and he's reasonable for the art that he accomplishes in hair design. I'm afraid to recommend him because I selfishly want to make sure he still has appointment times for me! But I cannot be selfish. And YOU will not be disappointed.

After 17 years of living in Burlingame and experimenting with countless stylists across the Bay…read moreArea, I finally found 'the one' in Derek DeAngelis at Onyx Salon. For years, I jumped from salon to salon never quite finding the right fit, but Derek is in a league of his own. What sets him apart is his process: he truly listens to what you want, but then takes the time to consult with you on how that vision translates to your specific hair type, face shape, and daily routine. He is a true professional who always delivers exactly what I'm looking for, and my hair has never looked better. Even though I've moved away from Burlingame, I still make the trek back just to see him. He is a total pleasure to be around and I cannot recommend him highly enough!

Karina did an AMAZING job on my hair!!!! I've been getting highlights for a couple of years and…read morewanted to go back to my natural color. It's exactly what I asked for and i feel the most confident ive ever felt leaving the salon. She is also so personable and fun to talk to and I really enjoyed the experience overall. Highly recommend!!!

I got a haircut by Mandy (@onpointbym on Instagram) and she was amazing! The Salon is also very big…read moreand clean, comfortable and the staff are all very friendly. Mandy especially was great and I love how my butterfly cut came out!

Got my hair done by Mandy today & she was just the sweetest! Her IG is "onpointbym" and you can…read morebook through her link. Probably the best curtain bangs I have ever gotten. She works well with long Asian hair which I feel like many stylists struggle with. I told her I wanted just a trim and nothing more than 2 inches off my hair and she actually stuck to it! She does a dry cut first then shampoos your hair which I appreciated. Her prices are also really good considering the salon is in downtown Burlingame. Just check out my before & after. My hair feels so much more healthy!

I had been struggling to find someone who could achieve the balayage look I wanted, so I was so…read morehappy to find Rhea! She knew exactly what I was looking for and delivered beautiful results. She is incredibly experienced, super sweet, and her haircuts are amazing too. I always leave feeling confident and loving my hair. Definitely recommend Rhea for hair color and cuts!

This is a review for Shelby Capote at Le Reve Salon. I've followed Shelby around the peninsula!…read moreHer skill at balayage is amazing, and she's the only one who has ever been able to find the right balance of color and tone to give me a natural, but refined look. Beyond that, she's just a super person and very pleasant to spend a few hours with. I am so grateful that I found her - thanks to her, I now wear my hair down for the first time in decades. Her cuts are top-notch as well. Le Reve Salon is very charming and homey. It is clean, warm, and unpretentious. Always nice to have some snacks and coffee available to clients who are there for a while! Come to Le Reve, book with Shelby. She's awesome.

I've been living in the Bay Area for two years, and I am so happy and grateful to have finally…read morefound the best hair salon. I truly feel that I entrusted my hair to very skilled, professional, and trustworthy hands. I cannot even describe how happy and satisfied I am with the results. I genuinely and highly recommend this salon to everyone. A special thank you to Alper for doing my hair, to Veysel, the owner, and to the entire team. They are all incredibly friendly, kind, energetic, and welcoming people. This is truly a salon that I would recommend to anyone. It's a place where everyone can leave happy with the results. I can confidently stand behind that. I have shared photos of my hair before and after, and the transformation speaks for itself. Alper and Veysel, thank you so much. Alper, I especially want to thank you for your hard work, talent, and attention to detail. I am absolutely thrilled with my hair. Everyone has been complimenting it and asking me where I had it done. I'm so glad I found you, and I'm so happy I chose your salon for my hair. Thank you all for your wonderful service. I truly appreciate everything you have done for me!

I wanted to share my experience mainly so other parents are aware of the pricing before booking. I…read morebrought my 11-year-old daughter in for a haircut and was honestly shocked by how expensive the final cost was. Her haircut was $80, and because her hair is curly, I was charged an additional $65 just for the blow-dry, bringing her total to $145 for a child's haircut and blow-dry. My own haircut and blowout were $100, so I was especially surprised that my daughter's service ended up costing $45 more than mine. I understand that curly hair may require additional time, but I feel that a $65 additional charge should have been clearly communicated beforehand, especially when it brings an 11-year-old's haircut to nearly $150. The salon explained the pricing to me afterward, but I really wish the full cost had been explained before the service was performed. Parents should definitely ask for the complete price, including the blow-dry, before agreeing to the service so there are no surprises at checkout. Unfortunately, because of the pricing and lack of upfront communication about the additional charge, I cannot see myself returning to this salon.

Been going to Happy Hair Salon for about a year now and always book with Deanna!…read more When chatting with her about what I'm unhappy about my hair (feels like it falls flat, esp toward the back of my head), she explained how she could cut it so I get more volume. Also showed me some tips on how to style my hair. Wash and cut for long hair usually takes around 45 min, leave happy every time with much healthier looking hair. Deanna is super sweet and knowledgeable. Going to keep booking with her for a long time.

Alan did an amazing job on my haircut, he was very patient with my cut, highly recommended.read more

Jenn has been my stylist go to since early 2000's. Wherever she went, I go; I do not trust anyone…read moreelse with my hair but her. Even when I moved to the east bay and she in the peninsula, I still book and travel to her. She's colored, layered, trimmed, styled, updos, you name it. Show her a photo of what you're going for or let her be creative and she comes up with a do that matches your hair texture or needs. Street parking, nice location.

I've known Jenn, Steven and Jose for many years now. I personally see Steven and am always…read moreincredibly happy with my color and cut service. All in the salon are incredibly talented and kind, and I don't trust anyone else to touch my hair. I get constant compliments on my color, and it's due to Steven's talent and expertise.

I found this salon through their Instagram ads and decided to give them a try. Booking was fairly…read moreeasy. All I had to do was DM them, and they responded within an hour to confirm my appointment. I got my hair done by Leo. I arrived early to check in and was seated right at my appointment time. They also have lockers to keep your items safe while they work on your hair, which was pretty cool. I brought a few inspiration photos for a haircut and balayage but I really wanted his expertise. I'd been growing my hair for a long time and wanted someone with a lot of experience working on it. My goals were a low maintenance style and a color that wasn't too warm. Leo made sure to confirm everything was okay before proceeding. He spent around 7 hours on my hair and was meticulous throughout, no shortcuts! During that time, the staff kindly offered me water and snacks. If you appreciate a passionate stylist, I'd recommend asking for Leo. I loved how my transformation turned out. It came out the perfect ash milk tea, and it genuinely felt like he was proud of his work and the final result. I was also so happy that he kept the length of my hair. In the past, I've had stylists cut more than I wanted, which left me unhappy. He also took the time to style my hair afterward and gave me recommendations on how to maintain it at home. I'll definitely be back for a touch up in the future!

Please do not go to this salon…read more The reviewer who mentioned being treated differently and looked down upon due to not speaking Mandarin was 100% accurate. I experienced the same treatment. I was so hopeful this would be my new go-to salon for cuts & dyes, as Leo's IG was exactly what I was looking for. I booked a hair cut with Leo, "Master" Stylist, for $88 last week, confirmed by their scheduler over Messenger, for a 7:30pm time slot (usually their closing time, but the scheduler assured me it was fine and preferred by Leo). When I walked in, Leo warmly said, "bye bye" to the previous customer, who l heard speaking Mandarin with him. I walked up to greet him, introduced myself, and asked if he was Leo. He looked so bothered and disgusted(??), which completely threw me off. He said yes and pointed for me to sit in the seat, barely greeting me. I said I wanted a trim, and he acknowledged that. Then I said I only wanted 1-2 inches off my long hair, as I wanted to keep my length. I asked for a couple of long layers for my main hair, and more layering for the bangs, citing a really subtle wolf cut or butterfly cut. I showed him photo examples for bangs & layers, he pointed out some were short compared to my hair length, and I confirmed they indeed were too short for me and that these photos were mainly for the layer examples and that I wanted longer. We were the only ones in the salon at this point. He tried to start cutting my hair without a hair wash by putting on the cape (a bit tightly at first), and I asked, "Are you going to wash my hair?" Then, he seemed aggravated and visibly upset by that question and said that my hair is so long that I'd have to pay extra to have a wash included with a cut. He took out his calculator and showed me it would be a bit over $100. I told him the scheduler confirmed it was a flat $88 for a hair cut with him, even when I stated I had long hair and asked about it. I offered to show him the messages, but then he huffed and said, "Fine, OK, $88." He was clearly agitated, roughly took off the cape, and threw it on the nearby chair. It was concerning that he seemed so pissed off... I felt so incredibly uncomfortable due to this behavior, and I contemplated leaving, but wanted to avoid any more negative reactions. So I just hoped for the best and went to the hair wash station. The water he used was a little too hot, and he did not ask once if the temperature was okay, like other salons do. The entire wash was very rushed and rough, and he literally wrung my hair out like a wet towel!! I was shocked. Wringing wet hair causes damage, and no stylist has ever done that to my hair. Stylists normally bunch it in their hands and squeeze the water out gently to protect the hair from breakage. The shampoo and conditioner he used smelled awful, like a cleaning solution with musk. It was really so terrible that I had to wash out when I got home, and 5 shampoos that night didn't fully remove it. Back at the salon chair, he put the cape back on (again, a bit too tightly at first), and used a small, loud hair dryer on maximum heat to dry my hair. He did not put any hair protectant or oil to protect my hair like salons normally do. He clearly was rushing as quickly as possible, yanking at my thin, tangly hair. The heat was too hot for my scalp and it hurt a bit after. During the blow dry, my Asian boyfriend (he's Chinese, not that it's obvious or should even matter??) walked in after parking the car. I waved to him, Leo asked if he's with me, and I said yes. Suddenly, Leo's mood and tone changed when he spoke with me. He talked more in a friendly, gentle "customer service" voice (as used w/ the previous customer). I was shocked at the sudden switch. I wondered why he didn't think I should be treated this way from the beginning? Leo very hastily dry cut my hair and only cut a tiny bit off (maybe less than or up to 1 inch) of the very center back section of hair, then essentially thinned random parts at an angle without trimming in full. So he did not first trim all my hair before going to thin out edges and a bit of slide cutting only. He measured some of the layers to match, which was good, but then he left so much of my hair not cut at all, and I only noticed after getting home. He didn't show me the final back view with mirror like literally all other past stylists have done. He also did not 1) first pull out all my bangs or 2) trim across first. He only made small sideway and slide cuts to thin the edges for some. I found completely missed strands when I got home, and it did not look good. I had to cut those bangs myself, it looked embarrassing to leave them. The almost-45-min service was not worth $88, let alone w/ the rounded-up 15% tip I left, but I wanted to avoid issues and be out of there. The only positive is my hair is still long; however, this felt like a "master" scam rather than a "master" cut. :'( I'm so sad.

I've been going to Monica for balayage/ cut for over a year and absolutely love my hair every time…read moreI visit! She used to work at a nearby spot in Burlingame but recently moved here :) Monica is really nice and professional. In my very first visit with her, she made sure to explain the entire balayage process to me so that I knew what to expect. I always show her a few photos of what I have in mind and she would make sure to create my dream hair. I have gone from dark black hair to ashy brown/blonde through my visits with her! I have naturally dark hair so it's always my fear that my hair will turn out brassy, but Monica always manages to make my hair ashy and pretty, and also provides tips on how to keep my hair healthy. When it comes to cut, Monica is super patient as well and has always helped me trim my thick hair. I've visited stylists before that would complain that I had lots of hair but Monica always made my visit really pleasant :D Still not convinced?? Look at my before and after pics haha

I have been going to Nicole Lilies Salon for the past few years and I am so satisfied with the way…read moremy hair looks each time that I have my hair done. Nicole is great and is always so accommodating when I need to change my appointment around. The salon is clean and has a good vibe.