Color that looks the way you pictured it
№ 01Hair by Tracee Lorenzana, La Mesa
A La Mesa chair for cuts, color, and styling built around what you asked for and how you actually wear your hair after you leave.
Opening times
- Mon–Fri 9 AM – 5 PM
- Sat–Sun Closed
- One stylist, one chair, your history on file
- Color consultations before formulas are mixed
- Serving La Mesa and nearby communities
№ 03 · Services
What we do
Haircuts
01A cut built from a real conversation about your hair's texture and your routine, not just a photo you brought in.
Color & highlights
02Full color or highlights formulated to match what you brought in, from subtle dimension to a full change.
Balayage
03Hand-painted color for a graduated, sun-touched look that grows out softly instead of leaving a hard line.
Blowouts
04A finished, smooth blowout for an event, a photo, or just a day you want your hair to behave.
Keratin & smoothing treatments
05A smoothing treatment that cuts down on frizz and styling time for hair that fights humidity or heat styling.
Special-occasion styling
06Updos and styled looks for weddings, formals, and events, built to hold through photos and a long day.
Not sure what to ask for? Call — we’ll talk it through.
Call to bookTalk before we cut
Every appointment opens with a conversation about your hair and your routine before any tool is picked up.
Shaped for regrowth
Cuts are built around how your hair actually grows, so they still hold their shape weeks later.
You see it before you leave
Color and styling results are shown and checked with you before you leave the chair.
One stylist, one conversation before the scissors move
Tracee Lorenzana works out of La Mesa, and every appointment starts the same way: talking through what you want before anything gets cut or lightened. That matters most with color, where a photo and a conversation have to translate into the right formula the first time. Cuts are shaped to how your hair actually falls and grows, not just how it looks under salon lighting. The goal is a result you can recreate at home and a stylist who remembers your last visit when you sit back down.
How a first visit runs
(619) 315-6005Book it your way
Call or message — say whether it's a cut, color or both, so the right amount of time gets set aside.
Start with a consultation
A few minutes to talk it through before anything starts. Photos of the look you want help more than words.
Nothing is a surprise
Length, tone and finish are checked with you as it goes, not revealed at the end.
Leave knowing how to keep it
Ask how to style it at home and when to come back. That's part of the visit, not an extra.
Before your first visit
Four things worth knowing — whatever salon you choose
True anywhere, this salon included. A good first visit starts with a conversation.
A consultation costs nothing
Any good stylist starts with questions. If the work starts before the questions do, that's your answer.
Bring the photo
A picture of the look you want beats any description of it. Save two or three — and one you don't want.
Color needs a patch test
Skin reacts. A test a day or two ahead is the standard for new color, not the exception.
Book the person, not just the salon
Consistency is the whole game. When you find a stylist whose work you like, ask for them by name next time.
Based in La Mesa, serving Mount Helix and Spring Valley
Find us in La Mesa, CA. Ask about a time.
good to know
- How do I know what color to ask for?
- Bring photos of what you like and we'll talk through whether it fits your current color, your hair's condition, and how much maintenance you want. The formula gets built around that conversation, not guessed at from a picture alone.
- Will a big color change damage my hair?
- Color is formulated based on your hair's current condition and history, and the approach is adjusted if a full change would ask too much of it in one visit. That's part of what the consultation is for before anything is mixed.
- How do I book an appointment?
- Reach out to get on the schedule, and bring any photos or specifics about what you want so the appointment can be planned around it ahead of time rather than figured out in the chair.
- Opening times
- Mon–Fri 9–5