I had an appointment for a cut and balayage yesterday with Yuri. I'm very pleased with the results! She took the reference photos I liked and made it work for my complexion and face structure. The salon itself it very cool - super aesthetic, good vibes, nice staff. They also have a great instagram page, which is how I found them. I would compare them to the internet hair gurus like Ahn Co Tran (of Ramirez Salon) and Sal Salcedo (of Nova Arts Salon). Very vibey. I will say, be prepared for a pretty steep bill. I expected it to be high because obviously they have a great internet presence and do great work, but I was still surprised by the final cost. Of course, I tipped on top of that because Yuri really did a great job. So the final bill was... staggering. However, I truly believe hair is one of the things you shouldn't cheap out on, especially if you're getting it coloured as well, like I did. A good balayage takes time and skill, and if you find a salon with prices that seem to good to be true, you probably won't be happy with the results (there are exceptions of course). I do wish they had some sort of promo or incentive for new customers. I see a lot of other salons offering either some % off or a free cut with a hair colour appointment for new customers. It would have been nice to see some summer promotion or something. Overall, if you can afford it, this is a great salon with a lot of talented hair dressers and colour specialists. You won't leave disappointed. read more

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My hairdresser is at La Meche in LA but I was in Vancouver and looking for a last-minute blow out on a Friday. All I could find was this salon, so I booked Ana K. Prieto. Ana was unfriendly, uncommunicative and did not make eye contact. She looked me up and down, head to toe judgementally. I ventured toward small chat to break the ice but she seemed beyond over it. When an aspiring Vancouver actress whom Ana recognized walked in to the salon, it was clear that Ana was not an introvert as she immediately changed her demeanour to chatty with the actress... all the while, ignoring me: the client in her chair. Ana was shallow; snobby and rude but let's talk about her her actual service. Ana gave me the worst blow dry of my entire life. I showed her pictures of my basic, voluminous blowdries of the past. She half rolled her eyes and looked away, annoyed that a pedestrian like me would dare suggest how she wants her hair done. Bizarre approach to customer service but, ok, maybe she'll surprise me and crush it?? When I asked her where she learned to do hair she mentioned a local makeup school telling me that make up is her actual passion. Uhh, again, you're supposedly doing my hair but admitting you're not great at it? Just to try and break the ice and appeal to HER interests for conversation, I said, "do you do makeup on the side?" and she snapped back, "I can't do your makeup. I do editorial." Lollll. Girl, I was not asking you to do my makeup. My hair is jaw-length and has natural wave and volume to it. Essentially, my hair takes very easily to a blowout! Oddly, Ana used zero tension on the brush, and haphazardly waved the blow dryer at the ends making the hair more frizzy than when I came in. I showed her a picture again of a decent blowout and she said nothing. $55 later, I left the salon with limp, fuzzy hair. The roots were completely damp. Yes, damp. My friends stared at me strangely when I told them I had just come out from getting my hair did. :( I'm embarrassed that I left a big tip. I did so because I didn't want to reciprocate her snobbiness with cheap character. read more

This place specializes in that perfect beachy blonde that's painted so seamlessly you can go months between appointments and even as it grows out it always looks like you've just had your hair freshly touched up. I've been going to see Chris the cofounder for my lived in blonde for years. He is a magician. With the recent pandemic and losing my job I decided to give his apprentice Ana a try. Well let me tell you Ana exceeded all of my expectations! I'm in love. She gave me the most beautiful ashy vanilla blonde, she really listened and understood what I was looking for and she took her time and always kept me informed with what she was doing (different toners, strength of bleach, olaplex and more toner, root shadow etc etc) even the trim was special. Thanks so much Ana, can't wait to see you again :) read more

Beautiful space, excellent product line (they use Oribe), exceptionally talented colourists. I have seen Yuri, Rebecca, Chris and Ana and they are ALL exceptional! My most recent colour was from Chris and I cannot possibly rave enough about his talent. He is FUN, fabulously talented and deeply caring about the outcome and the client. I'm so glad I was introduced to these people and this place. I won't trust anyone else with my colour! read more

Vanilla Loft - Hair Salons Near Me - North Vancouver, British Columbia

I have been seeing Yuri at Vanilla Loft for over a year now, and I wouldn't ever go to anyone else. When I first visited Vanilla Loft, I was in a desperate hair situation (bleached out, badly balayaged, breaking hair) and she turned my awful hair situation into hair goals. We've played with going brighter for a while, getting extensions, and now doing a complete hair change - and everything she does is amazing. The whole staff at Vanilla Loft is welcoming and friendly, I love the decor and minimalist feel, and they carry my favourite hair line (oribe)! Definitely recommend read more

I love coming to Vanilla Loft! I've had the pleasure of having co-founder Chris do my hair for 7 years. I moved to Van Island 5 years ago and I still make the trip over 4x a year. He is truly worth it as he is so talented with blonde hair and just overall a wonderful soul. I am so happy he finally got opened his own studio as I knew he would only hire the best and kindest people to work with him - it's so true, their team is a dream read more

Need not ask for their service unless you fulfil their customer preference. After hunting around for a salon I thought could begin blending my grey in with my natural colour, I made an appointment with their top colour tech YURI, explained my age and explained my desires. My 27yr old came with me for company. YURI came out and warmly welcomed my daughter as me. Honest mistake. The salon is full of millennials. She examined my hair, cut a strand for a colour test, told me it would cost in the hundreds and would transition over 2 years. Fine, fine, I said. I certainly can afford it and was looking forward to it. We spoke at length about how colour is applied, how colour is lifted, how blending is achieved, how grey is allowed to grow thru...etc. They asked me to sign an indemnity agreement in case of any harm coming to me or to my hair. Fair enough. I signed and left eagerly waiting for the results of my strand test. The next thing I knew I got a rejection email. Verbatim: Hi Veronica, We hope that this email finds you well and that you are enjoying your afternoon. We wanted to kindly reach out to you to touch base on your complimentary consultation with Yuri earlier today. Based on your desired look and after examining the results of the strand test, we do not feel sufficiently confident that we will be able to meet your ideal expectations. The integrity and overall health of your hair is of the utmost importance to us at Vanilla Loft. We want you to leave our studio feeling satisfied and content, meaning we want to be as transparent as possible in regards to our capabilities when it comes to achieving desired results. Then the email went on to suggest another salon where there is an expert in covering grey and wishing me a wonderful day. Well then. Obviously, they missed the convo about me not wanting to colour the grey! Now, everybody who knows me knows I write a blog, keep a Youtube channel and can see that I have pretty nice healthy good hair; even if I keep it a little on the long side. I don't understand their rejection unless I wasn't the sort of age/type/style they wanted to bother with. (Or perhaps that I travel and am out of the country for months at a time, so possibly wouldn't be spending all that money there!) a subsequent email has gone unanswered, so I have no idea what my strand test results were, what the rejection was based on, or why they came to this conclusion. Thinking of all the hundreds of lovely, friendly salons around, this is not a place I would wish to revisit. read more

I've been coming here for almost a year now I think and I am so thankful to have such a professional hair salon on the north shore such as this! Rebecca is my stylist and she's incredible. I love her sweet demeanour and is always so friendly. I've referred many friends here and they all love it and it's now their go to salon. read more

I've had my hair styled by Chris for years, he does an incredible job and I've always loved the colour. The new salon is gorgeous! Highly recommend! read more