A style that still falls right in week six
№ 01Hair care rooted in National City
A National City salon built around a real conversation first — cuts, color, and textured hair care from stylists who ask what your hair actually needs to do.
Opening times
- Mon 9 AM – 2 PM
- Tue–Sat 9 AM – 6 PM
- Sun Closed
- Reviewers describe the shop as clean and welcoming
- Textured and natural hair experience, including locs and braids
- Clients return asking for the same stylist by name
- Consultation happens before any color or cut begins
The real thing
Photos from Hair Ballers New & Improved’s Google Business Profile
№ 03 · Services
What we do
Cut & style
01A cut and style built around your actual hair texture and routine, not a photo torn from a magazine.
Color & highlights
02Full color or highlights mixed and placed to work with your natural base, checked against it before you leave the chair.
Balayage
03Hand-painted color for a soft, sun-grown look that grows out without a hard line at the root.
Blowouts & natural styling
04A finished blowout or styled look for textured and natural hair, including braiding and twist work.
Keratin & smoothing
05A smoothing treatment to cut down frizz and blow-dry time, applied and rinsed on a schedule that protects the hair.
Special-occasion styling
06Updos and event styling built to survive photos, dancing, and a full day before it needs a touch-up.
Not sure what to ask for? Call — we’ll talk it through.
Call to bookTalk first, cut second
Every appointment opens with a conversation about your hair before a single tool comes out.
Built for the regrowth
Cuts and color are planned to still look intentional as they grow out, not just on day one.
Your style, remembered
Stylists keep track of what worked for you last visit so you don't have to re-explain it.
A working room, not a showroom
Hair Ballers New & Improved sits in a National City strip mall, under a pressed-tin ceiling panel, with the kind of vinyl chairs that have seen a lot of good work. It's a lived-in shop, not a staged one. Clients come in for a cut and stay because the stylist remembers what they asked for last time — a Google reviewer described the shop as clean and the staff as polite, with jazz on in the waiting area. Whether you're growing something out or starting fresh, the conversation happens before anything touches your hair.
“I REALLY love my 2 feed-in braids!!! 😁 I had an excellent experience! The shop was clean, the staff was polite and I enjoyed the jazz station playing in the waiting area.”
“I loved Ericka.😍I went got a natural re-wisted. She did amazing work!! The shop was wonderful .. Professional and warm loving people in the shop!! I'll be back, and I recommend them all day!!”
“Amir is an angel. Just moving to a new city, I was lost when it came to finding a loctitian. After a few scams, Amir offered to help me- with an unprecedented kindness.”
National City, Chula Vista, Bonita and nearby
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good to know
- Can you work with natural and textured hair, including braids or locs?
- Yes — clients come in specifically for braiding, twist work, and natural hair styling, and reviewers have written about their loctitian and retwist experiences here. Bring what you usually do with your hair into the conversation and go from there.
- How do I make sure my color comes out the way I picture it?
- The consultation before any formula is mixed is where that gets settled — your stylist talks through the look, your current base color, and what's realistic in one visit versus a few, so there's no surprise in the mirror.
- Do I need an appointment or can I walk in?
- Call ahead and the front desk can tell you what the day looks like. Booking ahead is the more reliable way to get the stylist and time you want.
- Opening times
- Mon 9–2 · Tue–Sat 9–6