Hair that still works on the third day
Cut, color and finish · Pacific Beach · San Diego
A four-chair studio three blocks from the water. We cut dry, match color in daylight, and send you home able to do it again yourself.
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1745 Garnet Avenue · San Diego, CA 92109
- Consultation before anything is mixed
- Cut dry, so you see the shape you leave with
- Color matched in daylight, not under bulbs
- You leave knowing how to do it yourself
Services
What we do
Cut & finish
Cut dry so the shape you approve in the chair is the shape you take home, then finished the way you would do it on a normal morning.
Color & gloss
Single process, root touch-ups and clear or tinted gloss, matched and checked in daylight at the front window.
Balayage & highlights
Hand-painted and foiled lightening placed for how your hair moves, with a grow-out that does not need rescuing in six weeks.
Curly & textured hair
Cut curl by curl, dry and unstretched, with a routine written down for you before you leave.
Blowouts & styling
Smooth, soft or set for an evening, plus the shortcuts to get most of the way there yourself.
Conditioning treatments
Bond repair and deep conditioning for hair that spends its weekends in salt water and sun.
Not sure what to ask for? Call — we’ll talk it through.
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We cut for the way you actually wear it
Marisol has been behind a chair in Pacific Beach long enough to know what salt air and a standing surf habit do to a blowout. So the consultation here is a real one: how you dry it, how long you are willing to spend on it, and whether you are ever going to pick up a round brush again. Then we cut dry, because that is the only way to see how the shape falls on your head rather than on wet hair that behaves for nobody. Color is mixed and checked by the front window in daylight, not under bulbs, and you leave with the product list and the two minutes of instruction that make it repeatable at home.
Marisol, owner
How a first visit runs
(858) 555-0163Book 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.
Chairs booked from all along the coast
Pacific BeachMission BeachBird RockLa JollaClairemontBay ParkOcean BeachPoint Loma
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- 1745 Garnet Avenue · San Diego, CA 92109