GLORY is the best! She's the sweetest most patient stylist and takes her time with you to make sure…read moreyou are in LOVE with the results. 10/10 will recommend GLORY to everyone I know.

This was my first time at Limon Salon and Glory was the sweetest stylist! Came in to get a haircut…read morewithout showing any inspiration photo and she absolutely killed it. She will take her time to understand your vision and make sure you're satisfied throughout the whole process. She's also very knowledgeable about hair product recommendations based on your hair type. So glad I found such a talented hairstylist!

Fantastic experience as always! Friendly staff, great vibe, and fun atmosphere. Summer is talented…read moreand takes time to make me feel gorgeous!

Shae did a lovely job on my hair. We did a tone & cut and the color was everything I wanted & more…read more I sent some inspo pics and she delivered. Also got a lovely head massage during my shampoo which was gravely appreciated. 100% recommend Shae! She went above & beyond! I'm so happy with my hair.

Avital's Beauty Lounge was where I got my hair done for my wedding. The ladies there are super…read morefriendly and lovely. Mojy was my hair expert and she did a fantastic job. Avital Beauty Lounge is located in downtown Walnut Creek. I was unfortunately late for both my trial hair appointment and the wedding day appointment, BUT they were very accommodating and reassured me that they would still take care of me. I even asked if they have a makeup artist in case mine flaked to which they would be more than happy to assist with also. Thankfully I didn't need the backup makeup artist, but it was nice to have that option. Thank you Mojy for taking the time to help me with my hair for the wedding. It truly fit with my wedding dress.

Avital is my favorite splurge and when I got a new job. I knew I needed a fresh cut before I…read morestarted. What I love about this salon, everyone there is awesome and as someone who has anxiety about so many things, here I can relax and trust I'm in good hands. I always try to visit more and I always will! Thanks y'all!

This was my first time at Salon Avalon and I booked Jee for a hair cut/style. I'm 3 months…read morepostpartum and dealing with shedding. I just showed Jee a picture of the short bob I wanted. She cut off around 6-8 inches of length and did an amazing job. She gave me some tips for styling and hair/scalp health. I will keep coming back here and specifically for Jee. She's personable and easy to chat with while she does her magic. The salon is nicely arranged. The owner came by to offer coffee and tea. He also gave me a free, travel sized hair masque when I checked out. The price was very affordable, much more than I'm used to from past stylists or salons. I don't often write reviews, but I do when the service and skills are warranted. Thanks Jee and Salon Avalon! My family loves my new style, including my baby boy who keep looking at my hair lol.

I had really long hair down to my hips, I went in for a trim and some short layers since my hair…read morewas really think, I made it clear I wanted to keep as much length as possible but just get rid of some dead ends and I wanted the bottom thinned out. I also had bangs that were slightly uneven so I asked her to fix that. The lady who cut my hair asked if I wanted I blow out, I told her no, I wanted to walk out with wet hair to see how it would dry naturally since that's what I do regularly. She was apprehensive but I was firm that drying naturally was what I wanted and that I didn't want to the appointment to take longer due to drying. She cut a good 8 inches off, the left and right sides were different lengths, the layers were super choppy, random, and uneven. The ends were not thinned out how I wanted and she didn't touch my bangs. At the end she said "I know you didn't want a blow out but I'm going to do it anyway" literally. She curled the ends and when I left I noticed the ends were uneven. I don't know if she curled them thinking I wouldn't notice but it was hard to miss. I was really sad to lose that much of my length since it took me so long to grow out and I wasn't expecting to get it cut, only a trim which by the way was $90 (partly because the cut was an hour and drying was another whole hour so I had to pay for 2 hours even though I didn't want the blow out) but I went back in because it was too bad to wear in public and this was less than a week before Christmas. I went back in, I told her my hair was really choppy, she said "well you asked for layers" I told her "but this isn't layers this is random pieces of different length, there are longer pieces on top of shorter pieces. She got really defensive and said I kept "moving my head." No I didn't and even if that had been true blaming the customer is just a really bad way to run a business when I'm just asking it to get fixed. I told her I wanted my bangs fixed as well and because they were uneven, she said "you came in like that" I told her "I know but I wanted you to fix them" during this argument the manager came in and had me sit down, he told me they could fix it and had another girl start working on my layers, he said that he would take care of the bangs. The Second Lady working on my hair in my opinion was really rude, she pointed out some grey hairs and I said "I know I have more of them in other places" she said "how old are you?" I told her 25 and she made a face that seemed extremely judgmental. I also notice while she was cutting my hair, she held the scissors and comb in the same hand and while combing my hair I saw her accidentally cut pieces an inch away from my scalp and I felt the scissors tug as I saw her wave LONG pieces of hair away multiple times. She also kept commenting on how thick and tangly my hair was which felt insulting. As I was in there the second time, TWO other customers came in separately saying they were coming back because they had issues with how their hair had been done, the manager didn't respond with "ok let's fix it" even when I noticed the customer wasn't trying to argue they were willing to pay more they just wanted more done, but the manager was very defensive about explaining "this is how it's done" blah blah blah when in my opinion it would have been better to say "what you asked for is ____ this is what we did but if you want more than that would be ____ it will cost more to get you want you want but we can definitely do that if that's what you want". By the time I was done I had been in there for over 2 hours just with the second time I went. I didn't have any layers when I left they basically just cut my length to the shortest piece the first girl left me with which made my ends sprawl out since I had really thick hair and my hair was about boob length now, my bangs had more heft but I didn't like the way they framed my face, to be honest I just wanted to get out of there, I had clearly made a huge mistake going back. When you go to a hair stylist, make sure you go to a place where you know they will LISTEN to what you want, not do some random stuff or get defensive when you asked for something different. I didn't take a picture of my hair after the second appointment, the length wasn't badly cut it just wasn't what I asked for, not thinned or layered at all, and like 13 inches shorter than what I wanted, I've had it cut since then by a hair stylist who LISTENS to what you ask for.

Brittany is my new stylist, and she is ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!! Brittany did my color and cut, and I…read morecan honestly say that this is the BEST cut and color I have EVER had!!! I had a lot of breakage and my color was a mess. I wasn't too confident on what my options were, but Brittany completely turned everything around, and I am SO-SO-SO GRATEFUL and ELATED to have found her!!! I HIGHLY recommend Brittany and this WONDERFUL salon!!!

UPDATE: The owner's reply is insane and I'm happy to provide you screenshots of precisely when I…read morecalled your salon to express my confusion over your salon being closed. I was there how else would I know what everything looked like and that it was closed. Your accusations are false and truly outside the realm of normal behavior. If you send me another cold threat as you did last night as stated below I'm contacting authorities. I am a professional with a busy life I don't have time to make up extravagant lies to get out of a hair appointment for god sakes. You appear to possibly have some issues that take you out of your right mind / professionalism based on your reply and other reviews that speak to you and your staff's difficult personalities. I just had the worst most unprofessional experience at this salon. I had an appointment scheduled for today (11/24) at 10:30. I showed up at 10:20 and waited outside on the bench as the salon was closed (no one told me it was only open by appointment on Mondays). I waited until 10:30 on the bench outside after trying to open the door but the salon was dark and locked. I pulled up the salon's website on Google only to discover it was closed on Mondays. I called the salon and left a voicemail about what I assumed was an online booking error, since their Google profile in fact states they are closed on Mondays and the salon was closed and locked, and then I left after 10:30. I later got a text from Brittany the stylist asking where I was. Very confused, I explained to her what happened. She gave me an attitude and told me I needed to come back for the appointment, that she was late due to an accident on the freeway so that's why no one was here to open the salon/let me in for my appointment, and due to their cancellation policy, I had to come back down to the salon for my appointment. I told her that Google stated they were closed on Monday, the salon was dark and locked, and no one answered or called me back after I left appointment, so again, I assumed it was an online booking error and I left. She got very argumentative with me (instead of apologizing and clarifying), insisted she was stuck in traffic and that's why she wasn't here to let me in, and insisted again that I needed to come back for her or I would be charged due to their cancellation policy. She also kept arguing with me that "no I was here," at 10:30, before later changing her story and telling me she was stuck in traffic. She was not here. I sat on the bench outside, everything was dark, the door was locked, and again, no one answered the phone or called me back after leaving a voice message. I told her I wasn't engaging in such an unprofessional conversation and she raised her voice and told me I was being unprofessional, at which point I disconnected the call. I am shocked at the way I was left hanging in front of a closed salon for my scheduled appointment, then contacted LATER and told I NEEDED TO COME BACK or face cancellation fees when it was the salon and Brittany's fault that no one was there for my scheduled appointment and no one answered when I left a voicemail, leaving me to assume there was an online booking error and the salon was actually closed. How was I supposed to know/assume any of that?? I am even more shocked by Brittany's horribly rude and unprofessional argumentative demands that I better turn around and come back LATE for my appointment or I would be charged, when the entire reason I left was because SHE was late, the salon was CLOSED, no one answered the phone or returned my voicemail, and no one communicated to me that they were in fact open today but my stylist was late and on her way. I worked in the salon industry as an esthetician and makeup artist for years and never have I encountered such an unprofessional interaction. Never. Then I got this threatening text just now from Brittany/Rare Byrd.

Jason is the best hair stylist! My daughters and I have been going to him for years. He's…read moreincredibly professional, always knows exactly what we need, and consistently delivers amazing results. Whenever anyone asks for a recommendation, I always send them his way--highly recommend!

The stylist I saw has since left this salon…read more Originally I emailed Sixteen Eighty Eight through Yelp with my formula and they confirmed they were able to do it, which was great news since I've had trouble finding someone who can follow my formula in Walnut Creek. They matched me with a stylist and I came in on a particularly cold rainy day. The first issue I noted was that they didn't use heat to process, which my formula calls for. Although I've had other salons use wet heat to treat, using no heat was unusual. Beyond that, I noted the stylist would make comments where the tone sounded friendly, but the words like, "your hair is so long, do you ever cut it," were a bit rude. By the end of the visit it was clear she didn't particularly like me, but my hair looked fine under the lighting, so I tipped well and left. What followed has literally never happened to me in the four years I've gotten full root coverage. The color leeched out of my hair - as in, within a few days, all coverage was gone. I don't know what she used, but after a week it didn't look like I'd gotten my hair done at all - my best guess is that because she didn't use heat, it didn't process correctly. I just don't know. I've sat on this review trying to decide how I feel about it, but I definitely always now confirm my formula has to be processed with heat and I've gone back to my old salon in Berkeley even though it's a bit of a drive.

Beautiful salon space with bright, cozy lighting…read more Easy location - right off the freeway , with easy street parking , NO meters!! Staff is friendly and welcoming. Got a haircut from Linh, who is great! I asked for long layers and she cut them with this technique, and I was immediately like, "oh yes this is going to be a gooood haircut." Will be back!

Jasmin has been my colorist for years and years. She took the time to really understand my natural…read morecolor. Her technique weaves colors around your natural hair so as it grows out it still look great. I could go 10 to 12 weeks. I always asked why can't I just do all over color. She would tell me you won't be happy. You will see the grow out right away. Well she let me do it. It's been 4 weeks and I feel like I needed to freshen up a week ago. Well next time I see her, we will come up with a plan to transition back to low maintenance. Over time I am even thinking of transitioning to no color just to see.

Kristen is my absolute favorite stylist I've ever worked with! My hair is naturally curly and fine…read more I wanted to lighten my hair, and Kristen did an amazing job getting my super dark brown hair lighter over sessions while working to keep my fragile hair as strong as possible. I decided the light hair wasn't for me and she helped me go back to my natural dark hair. She does amazing work and is a super fun person. She is honest and makes sure I don't do anything crazy to my hair (like not cutting it too short ;) whew!). I love working with Kristen. If you have the chance to have her as your stylist consider yourself very lucky! (Sidenote: Her head massages during the shampoo are next level). I look forward to every visit. She's the best! The salon is so cozy, clean, and a lovely atmosphere. People are so kind and everything operates efficiently. Always super easy scheduling appointments and the text reminder a day or two before my appointment are so helpful too. I'm a type A person with super high standards. I'd choose this salon again and again. Thank you Kristen!

Kristen is the best!!! She is always willing to work with me to figure out what I want and what…read morewill work best for my hair. She consistently goes above and beyond for her clients, and makes every appointment something to look forward to! 10000/10 recommend her to anyone!

I left 3 voicemails for this salon, indicating I wanted to book an appt. No reply. So eventually I…read moregave up and called Hair by Ann, got an immediate reply, saw her today and was very pleased with the results. I also called Third Reflection and got a response in 2 days. I'm patient, but zero call backs for me is a huge red flag. I'm posting this as much as anything to get a message to Ash Salon's management to please do better. I wasted my time waiting for a call back.

I saw Laurel for the first time here at Ash. I've been long overdue for a trim, moved to a new…read morearea, and decided to finally go with ash. Laurel was amazing, she really listens to what you are trying to achieve. I wanted a bit more styling to my hair as well and she exceeded my expectations! Super happy with the result.

This was my second visit here. This time with Billy. I showed him a picture of the haircut I…read morewanted, and he not only delivered but also suggested styles that would suit my face shape. I absolutely love the result! Before, my hair was long, flat, and dull with no volume. Now, it looks full and beautifully styled. Billy is very kind, attentive, and meticulous with every detail of the cut. Highly recommend!

I got Japanese hair straightening with Billy and couldn't be happier! He was professional, patient,…read moreand detailed, and the results are amazing--my hair is smooth, shiny, and healthy. It's been over a month and it still feels like the first day--sleek, easy to manage, and I keep getting compliments. Billy truly cares about his work, and I highly recommend him!