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Melanie Brown Salon

5.0 (40 reviews)
PriceyHair Salons
Open • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

By appointment only

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Applying hair extensions

Color only

Cut and color

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layers that are subtle but move!
Laila W.

This review is long overdue but Melanie is such an artist with hair! I have long dark hair past my waist and am very picky about hairstylists and love my hair long. Melanie listened to what I wanted, studied my hair and also gave excellent recommendation! It's so important to find people who are experts in their craft and Melanie is an expert! My hair looks healthier, the color compliments my skin so much and it moves beautifully. She's also very sweet and detailed!

My new hair color
Tamara S.

I found Melanie on yelp while searching for hair color specialist, I checked out the reviews and saw some pictures for her work. I was convinced she will be able to understand what color/technique she needs to do to achieve the color I have in mind! My hair was damaged and burned from the highlights so I went first for consultation to show her my hair and to advice me what is the best we should do to avoid damaging it more! The consultation meeting was very informative so on my appointment day she knew exactly what she needs to do. Thank you Melanie for your time, wonderful work and result and for really pampering your clients

1st photo is the damaged hair to the many styles I have done with her.
Christiana R.

Melanie has been my fairy godmother ever since my "Hair nightmare" NOV 2018 I tried a new hairstylist that OVER bleached my hair. The smell of bleach was so strong within 10 mins, chunks of my hair was falling off. I lost the strength, texture and confidence, my hair was ruined. Luckily I met Melanie and told her my story. As tragic as it was she said " I would have to see and feel your hair first, no promises". Her statement was all I needed that it can get better. Melanie's approach was comforting and honest. So with patience and proper education, 9 months later my hair is growing and getting stronger. She educates how to take care of your hair, what products are best, where to get them and overall feel beautiful. Her line BELARAE is a gem. Her shampoo and conditioner revive my hair after every wash. She even has eyelashes that are amazing as well. 10/10 across the boards. If you are looking for someone who is very professional, empathetic and educates you in each session. I would give her a call!

Thank you Miss Melanie Brown
Norika S.

She is one of the best Hair dresser in town. She cut and highlighted my hair 2 years ago and the result is so amazing.. I highly recommend Melanie Brown to all

C S.

Melanie Brown is amazing! She's very compassionate about her work and you can tell by the way she works on your hair. I am very picky when it comes to my hair stylist and when I found out that she's now in CA, I flew all the way from NY just to see her. My family and I have been going to her ever since she started in the south of Manila. She breathes life into anyone's dull and dry hair plus she's generous with hair treatments and tips! I love how she can sculpt your hair into amazing results. Just like how a maestro can conduct an orchestra, Melanie can whip up anyone's hair and breathe life into it. I've recommended her to all my closest friends. Some of my friends from NY will also be going to her soon. Love you, Melanie!

Melanie the hair expert!

HAIR EXPERT!!!I normally don't write a review for hair right away, but this time it is a must to know who Melanie is. I have no idea why she does not have more reviews. I had NBR extensions from a previous stylist that kept on matting. I even had to replace a weft after 8 weeks. Melanie used high quality human hair extensions with precise hand tie technique. She is so knowledgeable and absolutely amazing in her craft. She response to text messages right away. I will definitely come back for my hair care.

10/6/18
Tamara M.

Melanie Brown (Suite 4) is my Hair stylist at JC Salons and she is amazing! I have been coming to her for the past 2 years to get the BELARAE Hair Botox Treatment. I loved my naturally curly hair but appreciate the easier maintenance of my daily hair routine. Melanie is very skilled, gentle and great to talk to. She is a true expert on working with my hair. I noticed my hair was very damaged and medium length when I started going to her. Now it is much healthier and longer. Her booth is great and relaxing environment with calming music space. While I live in Sacramento I look forward to spending my self-care days with her.

My first layered hair cut from Melanie.
Cowdeeyaa M.

I found Melanie by searching through Yelp looking for a hair stylist that can cut hair. I looked through a lot of photos before I decided to go with Melanie. I have A LOT of hair, probably three people's worth. All my life, I hated all the hair cuts I got because no one knew how to layer my hair to actually look nice but instead looked frizzy or poofy. I experimented with so many hair stylist that I eventually started to cut my own hair for 2 years (I actually gave myself pretty nice layers, just took forever and my arms got tired)! Anyways, so I contacted Melanie and set up an appointment to get my hair cut. On the day of, I showed her pictures of the work she's done in the past that I liked. To be honest, during the hair cut, I was a little worried that it wasn't going well because she was dry cutting my hair. Other stylist layer hair wet, but Melanie has a different technique to do layers. Whatever she's doing, she's doing an amazing job! She gave me the best hair cut in my life and it wasn't frizzy and didn't get poofy. It even looked nice after I washed and styled it myself. Also, I came in with a 5 month old ombre, she was able to shape my hair to improve the look of my ombre. Mayor skills! I thought the haircut was going to be about $35 because of the cost sheet at the salon, but it was actually a lot more than I was used to paying. But when I got home, my husband loved my hair, I loved my hair, my friends loved my hair and even thought I re-ombred it. In the end, that extra cost was worth it because I have a haircut I actually love. I recommended Melanie to my SIL and she loves her cut and color she received from Melanie... Which pursued me to get my hair colored too. Melanie took her time, making sure to do her best to not further damage my blond ends from a previous salon. I never had my whole head colored/highlighted, so when I first saw myself, I was speechless because I looked different to myself since my hair was lighter (with ombre, I still had my natural black base) but thought she did a nice job. When I got home, my hubby and SIL said it looked orangey, so I mention it to Melanie through text, and she had no problem correcting it the next day. I received many compliments from strangers telling me my hair is beautiful! Even my MIL said my hair is beautiful! Last time I had my hair done, she said it looked like a horse tail! So for her to say it's beautiful says a lot! Now, 4 weeks later, I'm bugging Melanie again because I want to chop my blonde ends off (again, damaged from previous salon) because it's been getting so dry and crickly that I couldn't even run my fingers through it, let alone straighten it. She explained to me it's normal since it's been bleached, and told me I have to blow dry my hair all the way dry (i was air drying the ends) so that it'll smooth out. But I decided I just wanted to cut if off so my hair will grow out healthier and I wouldn't alway have to worry about my ends. First, Melanie did a keratin treatment, then she cut, blow dried, and cut some more. She really took her time to layer my hair so that it'll look smooth and not poofy. Previous stylists always used those thinning scissors that I hate because it always snags my hair and makes it frizzy and poofy. Instead, Melanie cut my hair in sections and manually thinned/texturized my hair. I can say for the first time, I actually love my short hair! It might not be short short, but I consider this short on me since I almost alway had long hair. Melanie did a beautiful job on me! She even explained to me how to blow dry my hair better because I have wavy hair only in the bottom back of my hair. As we were wrapping things up, Melanie didn't even charge me for all the time she took to do my hair, not even a tip! She said next time! Talk about great customer service! I think I'm forever loyal to Melanie now! I went home, and my neighbor asked me where I got it cut, and she'll soon be going to Melanie for layers! Thank you Melanie! Love my hair!

Shiny and beautiful

I was referred to Melanie by a friend. Melanie did not disappoint, she did a wonderful job with my hair color and my cut as well. My hair was so smooth and soft after it was all done.In addition, Melanie gave me a lot of tips about what shampoo and other hair products to use that would help with my frizzy hair. She was also very honest in what I really need and what I did not. I asked about the straightening treatment, which she did not feel was necessary for me. I really appreciate her honestly. She's a true professional .

brown to blonde bombshell
Hannah T.

Melanie is amazing! I had an idea of what I wanted & she made it even better than I ever even expected! I had never dyed my hair before so I was quite nervous on the outcome. she managed to make it everything that I wanted & more. I felt completely comfortable with her doing my hair. all the time & effort she puts in making her clients hair perfect, you can tell that she truly loves what she does. she's very sweet, kind & caring. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who wants their hair to be complete perfection!

Smoothening treatment (brazilian blowout)
Pearl C.

Melanie is the best Hairstylist in the Bay Area. You can tell she loves what she does with how she takes time and care perfecting my cut and treatment. I highly recommend her to people like me who value quality work and professionalism.

I felt so glamorous with my new hair cut from Melanie. My husband said it was the "Sexy mom hair cut" lol

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Ask the Community - Melanie Brown Salon

I have dark black hair and I want to dye it with black roots and ombré into grey/silver ends. Is this doable in one session?

Hi, No, it's going to take 2-3 sessions. For black hair the first session is going to take about 8 hours, text or call me if you have anymore questions.

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Review Highlights - Melanie Brown Salon

“I did not previously know about Melanie's "hair botox" treatment and it was so interesting to hear about her journey and passion for her craft.”

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