Eclipse Hair Salon is nothing short of iconic. I came in with hair that's been through years of coloring, and I've had to get extensions because of it. Gary took his time to asses my hair, made sure to not mistreat my hair due to how mistreated it's been, used coloring that wouldn't damage it more, and cleaned my hair/extensions so my hair wouldn't continue with breakage. I am leaving with the BEST hair color I've ever had (I've been coloring my hair for years, so yes, this is a big deal to say for me) and more importantly - for the first time ever - I'm leaving with hair that feels healthier than ever before. My hair is naturally black and Gary got it to blend into the most perfect blonde color, without damaging it at all. He is magic! If anyone else says different, they are wrong! Thank you Gary. read more

I came here because the hairdresser said he had a last minute appointment available, so I decided to take it. Unfortunately, the experience was very disappointing. The haircut itself felt extremely rushed. He was very rough and sloppy while cutting my hair, and the entire haircut took about 20 minutes. I have long hair, and I have never had a proper haircut done that quickly in my life. It felt careless and unprofessional. When I called ahead, I was clearly told the price would be $85 without shampoo or blow dry. When I arrived, he put conditioner in my hair anyway, leaving it completely soaking wet. He then cut my hair, added layers, and within about 20 minutes said, "It looks good, it's good." I couldn't even tell how it looked because my hair was drenched. When it was time to pay, he tried to charge me $95, even though he quoted me $85 on the phone. When I questioned it, he suddenly said "okay" and charged me $85 instead, which was confusing and uncomfortable. To make matters worse, it was raining outside and I was sent out with my hair completely soaking wet. I honestly feel like I wasted my money. Overall, this was a very bad experience rushed service, rough handling, inconsistent pricing, and poor professionalism. I definitely do not recommend this place. read more

Had the best experience here with Gary! He was so kind, professional and extremely communicative. He was open to messaging beforehand and thoroughly helped me understand what was achievable based on inspiration photos. He went above and beyond! I absolutely love the outcome and was better than I could've imagined. My hair had so much orange/red in it before and in one session was able to take it to a beautiful and cool blonde. Again, just SO happy! Will definitely be coming back to see Gary and couldn't recommend more. read more

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For color, Gary is the best. Amazing work ethic, kind personality, and takes his work seriously. Beautiful well kept salon -- but Gary could work out of anywhere and I would still pick him. read more

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My niece's usual hair stylist moved out of the city, so we needed to find a new one who had experience with Kertain hair straightening. I found Eclipse via Yelp, and the reviews pointed me to Gary, so I booked a Keratin treatment and hair cut for my niece. Gary was very kind and seemed knowledgeable, so we both felt at ease. The cut was great, and my niece was then given post care instructions after the Keratin treatment. She's had this done several times in the past with her last stylist, and her hair stayed straight for at least 3 months, so she knew what needed to be done in order for the treatment to last. Unfortunately, it's only been about 3 WEEKS since Gary's appointment and my niece's hair is already starting to curl. She had done everything that Gary told her to do, post treatment, but it made no difference. I messaged Gary about what was happening, and he called back stating that treatments would usually start to curl after about a month. I was surprised by what he said and told him that I didn't agree, and that we had better outcomes with other, more reputable stylists in the past. His response was that they had probably used harsher chemicals, which surprised me even more considering the fact that I knew it wasn't true because her past stylist was a former student of a prominent stylist in SF. After telling Gary this, he paused and then offered to redo the treatment free of charge, but that would only cause damage to her hair since this was just done less than a month ago. I told him that it wouldn't be necessary because I didn't want him handling her hair moving forward, and then hung up. Now, we've just got to allow time to pass and get another treatment done, but I definitely won't come here. I gave an additional star because, at least, the cut was done well. But, let this be a warning to anyone considering a Keratin treatment: per Gary, your hair will start to curl in about a month after treatment. If this is his idea of quality Keratin treatments for his price, you may want to go elsewhere and pay a bit more for straightening that'll last at least 3 months, which is how long Keratin hair straightening should last. read more

Gary has done it again! I first found Gary when I wanted to go pastel two years ago. Now, I went to him for an orange/yellow color melt after being pregnant and postpartum from the last session. Gary, of course, did an amazing job again in my hair. read more

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Gary is the perfect balance of stylist and counselor. His color skills are kick-ass, including with problem hair, and he knows how to walk you through options, too. read more

I hate to give a bad review but this is a salon that I would never come back to again. Wrong. Color. Came here to get my hair dyed for the first time ever and I stumbled upon this salon after seeing it on TikTok. Prior to my appt, I messaged Gary explaining that I have black/dark brown hair. I wanted to keep it natural (emphasis on natural) and go for something lighter.. Over text, I sent him a ss that I saved with a lady getting a beige/brown color.The texts covering the screen listed: "-Neutral - Natural- Beige- Ashy Brunette" I also showed it to him again in person. Gary dyed me Blonde. I clearly said natural in message and in person." best colorist in SF" but messed up the color choice. Black to blonde is not natural. Even if you argue that maybe he was looking at the hairdresser in the inspo pic, my results still looked nothing like either. EDIT: I did go back to Gary to give him a second chance to fix my hair back to dark. told him i still really disliked the blonde after i stuck with it for at least two months. Yeah he ended up giving me an Ashy gray. Better than blonde i thought. 3 weeks later my hair was back to blonde again. Did me wrong twice, very disappointed read more

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I had a phone call with the owner who I told I wanted my hair platinum blond. I asked him can he achieve this hair color in one session. He said "of course I can do that no problem. But it will be an all day process" I agreed on scheduling an appointment and the price. (Keep in mind I we had no clue going from black to platinum blond the safest way is to do it in steps not all in one day. Which now I know now from other hair salons which is too late) I used all the correct products and directions he gave with being sensitive with the chemicals etc. I complained and he continued to tell me he's done same day bleaching many times and never had a problem. If that's true I guess this is why he didn't suggest more than one appointment? I don't know. But everyone I've talked to professional and non professional nobody was surprised and all said you never go from black to blond on one day. Always with at least 3-4 visits Anyway he was very helpful and polite when shown my hair falling out and asked for a solution. And we came to a half refund agreement that I walked away still not satisfied with. I'm literally considering going military style haircut which I never in my life thought I'd do. But I have no choice. Hair that is broken at the top with patches on the side and long blond hair is just terrible to look at in the morning. I can't even wear hats to work so my hair looks exactly like this for 8hrs all day everyday. Sucks All in all I will say I was satisfied with the result of the haircut! Yes! I'm just disappointed that he didn't know better to not do this all in one day and didn't inform me to make multiple appointments. At least a WARNING... "hey if you do this all in a day you will have some breakage or a lot of hair will fall out. Just a warning. But it can also be just fine and look great" there was no warning. Everything was discussed as if everything will be just fine. After my first visit he told me to come back for a touch up in 2-3 months and here I am. I'm not detouring people from this salon. I'm informing to make sure you do your own research and ask questions regardless how easy a stylist makes a hair coloring or cut sound. read more

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I went in for a root touch up, toner and hair cut and really liked the service. He was quick but efficient with his work. When I had gone to enquire I was particular about the product I wanted for my hair colour and he had the right products to use on my hair. Would definitely recommend ! Also the pricing is very reasonable read more

Gary spent so much care and time into my hair. I hadn't gotten a balayage in over five years and I'm really picky but he gave me such a beautiful color that elevated my natural hair color. It also didn't damage my hair as much as I was expecting my hair still feels healthy and strong. Thanks Gary! read more

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Gary is a hair WIZARD My coworker recommended Gary & I'm so grateful he was able to squeeze me in for an appointment. Super responsive & great customer service! I came in with super brassy hair & Gary created a custom tone for me. The best part is that my hair is still super healthy. I also loved his attention to detail for the haircut. Gary's dad was also a hair stylist so he has a ton of knowledge. Highly recommend!! read more

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Loved my hair and thank you so much to Gary! He turned my dark, wavy and thick hair to beautiful Ashy Blonde highlights. He did it w/ love and care. It was worth my time and money. Will definitely be back again to see Gary! read more

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I walked into Eclipse Salon with virgin, healthy, wavy hair. After six hours, I walked out with an uneven cut, over-processed and hair so damaged I could not get a brush through it without it tangling, and a bleached blonde color that was not at all what I had asked for. I wanted a layered cut and to add some dark pink and blonde while using my original color as a base. I have included what my hair looked like before and the reference picture I showed Gary. I knew something was wrong the moment he took the bleach foils out. He left them in too long and terribly over-processed by hair. However, instead of owning up to his mistake and doing his best to rectify it, for the next few hours and later on the phone, Gary put on a manipulative charade that I was at fault. Here is a list of the excuses Gary gave me. 1. My hair is very tangled (my hair was not tangled until HE over-processed it) 2. I have thick hair (it's literally his job to understand different hair types, and my hair is not that thick) 3. I don't blow dry my hair enough (should not have affected the result) 4. I had too much product in my hair (I had one product in my hair and that should not have mattered) 5. I just needed to wash my hair a few times and then it would look better (this is ridiculous) 6. He was going to cut off all the damage (he caused the damage and he gave me a blunt, uneven cut). After reading all the yelp reviews that said people went back multiple times to Gary and got even worse results, I decided to ask for my money back. Same as what other reviewers said, I was only allowed $250 back. Gary tried to guilt me on the phone, giving excuses and saying he spent a lot of time on my hair. He said his time is valuable but so is mine: I spent 6 hours in that salon while he worked on multiple clients at the same time as me, and I got the worst hair I've ever had. When I went to my new stylist, she thought that I had gotten my hair dyed months ago, because there was barely any color. She agreed that the mistake was with the bleach, and said any stylist would have known when they took out those foils. I've been deep conditioning it every other day for two weeks now, and it's still not back to the healthy quality it was before. The fact that Gary messed up my hair upsets me, but what makes me furious enough to write a review is how he treated me after his mistake. I've never written a review for a hairdresser before, but people need to know the risk when going to this salon. How I was treated was not okay, and I don't want anyone to have to go through that. read more

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Gary is amazing - I got the exact cool ash I was looking for, not too light, not too dark in just one sitting without any damage to my hair. Gary puts immense care into helping you get the exact style and coloring you want and is constantly optimizing and perfecting his craft. From start to finish, my appt took 4 hours 45 min -- fast and efficient. I came in with virgin black hair + bleached tips from a couple years ago and came out with a cool ash bayalage. Previous sessions at other salons took way longer for less great results. If there's any hair stylist out there who can get your hair to match that photo you're looking at it's prob Gary. He also gave me great lob haircut and was so pleasant to chat with throughout the appt. + my friends/bf love my hair so it has passed the ultimate test. read more

Eclipse Salon - Ash bayalage - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

the WORST experience I've ever had at a hair salon in my life. When I first came in to see Gary my hair was a strawberry blonde/orange colour. I was wanting to dye it a chocolate brown. I showed him a picture of my own hair when it used to be brown and informed him multiple times that this was the colour I'd like my hair to be again. He assured me he would be able to get me to that colour within 3 hours. First issue: he was working on multiple clients at the same time and didn't take the time to properly assess my hair and it's needs. He put colour remover in a bowl and had his apprentice apply it to my hair for him. I was then left in the chair for FOUR HOURS and was hardly checked in with. Second issue: when the hair colour was being applied.. they were putting it on to my wet hair. I have previously been to hairdressing school and I know when you apply a colour to wet hair it is a toner. So I was very confused and felt alarmed as this wasn't what I wanted or was paying for. Never before in my life has a colour been applied onto my hair while it was wet. I asked the apprentice who was apply my 'colour' if it was a colour or a toner to which he replied and said "umm I actually don't know". The fact the person who was working on my hair didn't actually know what they were doing or what they were applying to my hair... is appalling. Complete lack of communication...extremely unprofessional. after they washed out my 'colour' my hair looked AWFUL. You could still visibly see my regrowth, it was patchy and it was STILL strawberry/orange in colour. My hair looked the exact same, if anything he just made it more dull and less vibrant but it definitely was not brown. Third issue: The apprentice said to me after he gave me an average blow dry "omg you look so much younger" ... i was literally holding back tears because I hated it so much and couldn't understand how he thought this looked good. Gary then said "it looks much better now!" It felt like they kept complimenting me to cover up the awful job they did. I felt so upset but had already spent 6 hours in his hair salon and didn't have the time to ask him to put another colour on. I went home and cried. I was mostly upset due to the amount of money I spent. I texted him before and after pictures so he could see it looked the exact same. He agreed to fix it. When I went in the second time to get it fixed I showed him the exact same photo as I did the first time I was in but he insisted that I never showed him a reference photo. WHICH I DID.. I also texted him my reference photo when I first booked my appointment. He tried to gaslight me into feeling guilty for his mistakes. After telling him for the third time that all I wanted was BROWN hair.. I left his salon with BLACK hair. It is very difficult to remove black hair colour and I couldn't believe a 'colour specialist' would do this to my hair. I could have done a black box dye myself and saved myself the money, time and upset. To avoid him ruining my hair any further I just decided to keep the black hair and avoid further conflict with such a difficult man. It's been over a month since my experience with Gary but I wanted to write a review so others don't get scammed! He wasted my time, my money and didn't give me the results that I paid a lot of money for. I urge anyone considering this salon to avoid it at all costs!!!! I will attach an image of my hair a few days after my first appointment with Gary. You can visibly see that my hair was still orange and you can still see my regrowth! I asked for brown hair, what a joke! I cannot believe I spent 6 hours in a salon to get this result! So awful. I wish I could give zero stars! read more

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I went to see Gary in November for my first time. This month I went back. The results were even better than the last time. Gary is an expert colorist who is also extremely knowledgeable about cuts as well. I appreciate the work he does. And look forward to building a relationship with him in the future. read more

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Gary has done my hair for the past five years and he's been there to ensure I look my best for every milestone from my wedding to job interviews to family photos to holiday parties. There's no one else who can get dark, black Asian hair lightened the way he can. Not only is he good at what he does, he's also figured out how to do it quickly! We've gone from 10 hour days in the chair to just under 5 hours *with* all new color, hair cut, keratin treatment, and styling. The products he offers are also great and actually work to keeps your hair healthy and maintain your color. He's also really personable and friendly, takes the time to remember important details about you and your life. It's always a treat to go visit Eclipse Salon and cannot recommend enough! read more

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I went to see Gary for highlights wow Finally after hundreds of dollars on my hair someone who listens and because of their skill are able to give you what you want Jennifer and Angel the assistants are sweet and attentive just like Gary Highly recommend Gary you will be so happy you did read more

I started coming to Gary in 2012 when my niece had given herself a botched home color/cut job. Gary was so friendly, and fixed it beautifully - she and I remained customers for years and my husband started coming, too. During Covid, we moved to the East Bay. After a couple of years of home and skipped haircuts, it was time for a professional! Gary immediately popped her mind and we booked our New Year's cut. Definitely worth the drive to the city. Gary made time to give me highlights as well, and we are both thrilled with the results. Went in looking for professional and stylish, to start the year off strong! We will continue to come here as long as Gary remains in business. read more

Eclipse Salon - Thanks for the great cut/color! - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is the best hair dye job that I have ever recieved!! The staff is very nice and you can tell they are very professional. I noticed that they always say thank you to one another and treat eachother with respect, which is a great characteristic to have in employees. You can just tell that my stylist, Sohea, is a down to earth woman who genuinely cares about your hair :) The appointment was easy to grab; I messaged on yelp and she asked specific questions regarding my hair that helped her know exactly what products to use on it. I requested a rose gold/ pink balayage and it came out perfect!!! I even got a little layered trim and it was an amazing haircut as well! The total for everything was around $450, which is a reasonable price for the professionalism that I recieved. Regarding parking, I would recommend having someone drop you off and pick you up because that area is 2 hr/ meter my dye job took around 6 hours. Overall, a great experience and Sohea made my hair perfect! read more

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I just wanted to reach out again, to say how happy my wife is Eclipse salon has done it again, she needed a color correction, after going to another salon she was really dissatisfied, and I reminded her what a great job Gary and eclipse salon had done in the past, they did a fantastic job I wish I could get more than five stars I highly recommend!! She was ecstatic over the results, happy wife happy life. read more

I love my hair! Gary is amazing hairstylist in SF He did bleach and tone in first session Add keratin treatment after 2 weeks later I feel so much better with smooth hair with blonde!! Love his work and my hair read more

Eclipse Salon - Bleach and tone with Hair Straightening - Keratin Treatment - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

Gary is a genius with hair!! I am so thankful I found him. My hair stylist of 20 years retired due to Covid. How to you find another Hair Stylist that can understand the best way to cut and highlight that you have never met before? I was nervous for anyone else to work on my hair after working with the same person for 20 yrs. I didn't need to worry, because Gary Young knew exactly what to do. He carefully discussed my hair with me, and listened when I shared what I was going for. He looked over my hair and it came out perfectly!! I have a very full head of hair and it can take hours to highlight. Gary knocked it out confidently and thoughtfully in less than 2 hours. Amazing. I'm so excited to return again tomorrow to get the same wonderful treatment and styling. The compliments were many and sincere - I was asked by several people where I got it done. Thank you, Gary. read more

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If you are looking for ash/cool toned hair, DO NOT go here. :( If you just want warm brown hair, feel free to go here. Gary is a nice guy but not very good at doing ash brown hair. My friend liked Gary and recommended me to come here so I made an appointment. First red flag was that he was painting my hair AND 3-4 other girls at the same time, so he was painting my hair SUPER fast and carelessly in a rush. I thought it was a bit weird that he was working on so many people... but I feel guilty easily, so I thought "ok, he's gotta make that dough$$$ somehow". I think one of his stylists John quit recently so he was understaffed, but he should have then said there aren't enough colorists available, rather than overbooking and giving people bad results. My current hair girl (Tina Park at Duet Salon) works on ME and ONLY me during our whole 1 hour coloring slot and it feels SO nice and relaxing after this experience)! To preface this, I came in with VERY red hair (see my photos) because my brown salon dye hadn't been redone for almost a year and turned red! I told Gary I wanted dark brown ash and I stressed how I REALLY wanted ASH/COOL hair and NOT warm/brown reds. He said "we can definitely do that in one session. We have very high standards here. I am confident we'll get you where you want to be. I think you'll be very happy" and I was like "YESS AWESOME - ONE SESSION? THANK YOU WOW never heard of a salon that can do it in one session!!!" (this should've been the second red flag - I've never heard a salon promise they can get you to ash brown in 1 session ESPECIALLY since I was soo red). After he painted my hair sloppily and the bleach/toner was washed out, I noticed a couple strips next to my face were bright blonde still and pointed it out - he retoned those strands and then waited a bit again before we washed it out for the final hair color. Third red flag... The lighting in the salon is pretty yellow/dim (even in the day time), so by the time I finished at ~7pm, it was already dark outside and I couldn't see my hair well! But when he finished, it didn't really look ash? But I honestly couldn't see clearly. He said it looks good and I thanked him and told him I'll check in the morning and let him know! WHAT A SURPRISE I woke up to in the morning after I paid $450... my hair was SOO blotched and streaky.... had multiple colors of my old red, then green, random blondes, etc. Not ANYWHERE close to the dark brown ash I asked for. I was immediately shocked and sent Gary pics of all the streaks and colors and he told me he would fix it so I made an appointment again (he acknowledged the issues so knew he made a mistake). Looking back, I would have asked for my money back 100% but I like to give people second chances (big mistake)! I ended up coming back TWO times after the first (3 times in total) for him to try and fix it to get to my dark ash brown hair color, and I STILL WASN'T THERE... mind you, his salon was ~25-30 mins away from my apartment in SF, so I spent a lot of time and effort going to/back from his salon 3 times (1 hour in an Uber for each visit + $25 in Ubers each time + time taking off work on Fridays). After the second time, my hair was like a RED BROWN, which wasn't at all close to ash brown (see my pic). I would never spend $500 to get warm brown hair color - my previous hair person can do that for $100. When I came the third time, he actually sent me to Kelly, because he somehow couldn't figure out how to get me to ash brown... KELLY IS SUPER NICE BTW! I think she is more talented than Gary for ash so I'd recommend her! After the third time though, Kelly got me to a cool / silver tone, but my hair had a LOT of blue streaks in it for weeks (she used a lot of blue to cancel my red to get to ash), and I felt SUPER self conscious about my blue hair because I work in a very professional environment :( but it wasn't her fault the hair was bad the first two times. I think what pissed me off the most though is that he PROMISED me my hair goal in one session and couldn't even get it after THREE sessions so he over promised and never delivered lol. It's VERY important to set expectations when providing any type of customer service and explain why you may not get to your hair goals so the customer isn't disappointed later. When I came the third time, I jokingly said "ha I hope I don't want to come a 4th time so hopefully we get it right!!" and Gary said "there can't be a 4th time, it's a lot of time and effort for us since we're working on your hair for free". That pissed me off a lot - I literally said "uh its a lot of time and effort for ME... IM the one that paid almost $500 for TERRIBLE streaky hair and had to take time off work and come via Uber THREE different times." Are you forreal?!! Anyways I just wrote a freakin novel so the TL;DR is don't come here for ash brown hair unless you want streaky AF hair. Check photos for my experience :) read more

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Finally! A salon that's pretty good that isn't in San Jose or LA. My prayers have been answered by the hair gods. Gary always uses high grade products to make sure that there is minimum damage to the hair. My hair is usually coarse and doesn't take any type of blonde deposits in well but the outcome was marvelous! I was able to obtain a super light icy silver. Would've liked it just a tad bit lighter but my hair probably wouldn't be able to handle it. If you do decided to come here, you can always message Gary and discuss what your hair goal and how much it would be to obtain it. It may seem steep at first, but trust me, it is well worth the price for the amount of wonderful products he uses throughout the session. If you are doing any type of extreme coloring, I highly recommend you make your appointment on your day off. I was sitting for 7 hours but it passed by super quick since everyone is super friendly. I highly suggest you bring yourself a snack too. Can't wait to come back and lighten my hair a little more. This place is my new go to. read more

Ok Gary you messed with the wrong person. I never expected professionalism from you, but to completely make up LIES? That's a new low even for you, Gary. I've never box dyed my hair black. Does that even make SENSE? That I'd spent thousands of dollars going blonde at your scam of a salon just to box dye my hair black? If you can't come with receipts of when my hair was ever black, then sit tf down. This seems malicious because you've previously said this in response to other negative reviews, so is it just your go-to lie? Minus points for originality, my foe. My hair is only damaged now because of what John did to it over 6 hours, and yet somehow it still looked like the blonde I came in with. It's impressive how someone can do 6 hours of work and yield no results. No matter that my voice was strained on my last visit - they say a picture is worth a thousand words. And I showed you the goddamn hair goal picture at least three times - twice in person and once over email. You ain't deaf or blind so what's the missing link here? It wasn't 5 pages of emails, but even if it were, it's not really that confusing. Why didn't you just read the ONLY email that contained my request? The other exchanges were for scheduling purposes only. As if the length of the emails makes any difference as to how clearly I communicated. You say I tried to convince you for a free appointment. You're the one who offered it to be free because you got me no where close to my hair goal after hundreds of dollars spent and hours at the salon. And if you were competent enough the first time, would there ever be a need for a follow up? If you got it right even the second time, would I have written that review? If you'd just owned up to your mistake instead of offering non-apologies, would we be in a Yelp fight rn? I can't stand when people 1. lie and 2. offer empty apologies. read more

Incredible service and beautiful results! Ashy balayage done in 3.5 hours. Thank you, will be back! read more

Eclipse Salon - Ashy balayage - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

It's been about a year and I never left a review. I was sketched because I had Gary and another man work on my hair. Very very busy men, they take on like five clients at a time with other hair dressers of course. But from what I saw, they were the managers and were guiding everyone. Long story short-- I don't know how they did it. I mean to go from mint green (blue stained hair) and pitch black from my roots, they got me to exactly where I wanted within that day. I don't know how, but they did it. I recommend them, I mean I HIGHLY do. They're hair magicians. Thank you guys for being so sweet to me that day and helping me achieve my dream!! read more

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A belated review but I had visited Gary's place in March for my first hair color. I was 24 and I was ready to make some changes to my life, and worked up the courage to dye my hair pink / rose gold. The tl:dr is that Gary was kind and patient during my appointment, but I didn't get the color I wanted and the process had severely damaged my hair. I didn't have too much knowledge of hair color but I knew bleaching black/brown Asian hair can go sideways very easily so I wanted to pick a trustworthy salon. I had heard about Gary's place via a Youtuber and I was reassured that it was a good salon after a friend recommend another stylist at the same salon and after seeing all the great reviews on Yelp. Gary was accommodating after I had been 20 minutes late to my appointment. He looked at my hair and told me that given the large volume of hair I had and having virgin hair, he can't guarantee that he can get the hair to be light enough to pick up a rose gold tone. I told Gary that I understand and he promised he would try his best. After the bleach Gary was very happy with the results and proceeded with the coloring. Here is where my concerns started appearing: although my hair looked good at the salon (of course) and Gary helped me take pictures - after I went home after one wash, my hair was just left in an orange color. When I messaged Gary about this, he said that this was normal - simply put, he said my hair just picked up more of the 'gold' in rose gold... I was confused, I thought I was clear in that I wanted more of the 'rose' or 'pink.' My hair became very tangled - especially every time after I shower, it would puff up like a huge crazy ball of hair and I had to use a lot of conditioner to comb it out. This never happened to be before - my hair was always straight and easy to comb. Eventually I went to get a haircut because it was becoming un-managable and I had to cut out most of my hair because of all the split ends and dead / damaged hair. I still have my bleached hair and I am hoping to get the color I wanted but now I am honestly pretty scared because if it damages my existing hair more, I have no more hair to cut off lol... -- I also read Madi's review (posted May 2021) and I completely understand where she is coming from. I have the same experience. Gary obviously have a lot of happy clients and wonderful reviews here so it is your choice to make the decision on if you want to visit Eclipse Salon. I thought based on the past reviews, I would have a guaranteed good experience, but I was wrong. Maybe my mistake is that Gary is not as experienced dealing with virgin hair. Anyways, lessons learned. It would be great if I can hear a kind response from Gary, but if not, onwards with my hair journey. read more

First off- it's great to see salons opening back up again. During my visit, Eclipse was following COVID-19 protocols (masks, barriers, ventilation) and I felt very safe in their salon. I came in with very long, brassy blonde hair with long roots. Gary and Sohea totally nailed the silver color I was looking for. They did a good consultation, walked me through every step of the process beforehand, and were able to get it done in one day! Which is seriously amazing considering how much work my hair needed to get to this color. Sohea gave me a great dry cut and style after this whole color transformation. Also very reasonably priced for the high level of professionalism and talent you'll find here. Will definitely be returning when I need touch ups or cuts in the future. read more

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This review is way overdue. I called the salon as soon as they opened on a Monday hoping they could squeeze me in to get my hair dyed burgundy. Gary, texted me and said he could take me in. Wheew, thank goodness he did because I would have called other salons if he didn't. It was a spontaneous decision so I knew I had to get it done that day, I got really lucky. I went from box dyed jet black hair to beautiful burgundy/red hair. The process took 6 hours and never did I feel rushed. Gary and his team took their time through every step. I was the last customer to leave and was the last one in the shop for about a solid hour but Gary still never rushed a minute. Usually, red hair is hard to maintain especially with natural brown hair like me but the red lasted solid for 4 months. The color didn't fade a single bit and the shampoo/conditioner he advised is the magic tip. I definitely got my money's worth and more. I'm so happy I chose Eclipse! read more

Eclipse Salon - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I have had such a hard time finding someone in SF to color my hair how I like, give advice on how to achieve what I want, and consider how the color will grow out. Gary is so thoughtful in all of these areas and he's so kind. He treated my post-COVID hair with such care! I could not be happier with my hair and could not recommend enough! read more

Eclipse Salon - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

Wonderful. Recommended hair care and routine too. Quick, knowledgeable, & cute haircut! Can't beat that!

I came here for a standard haircut (short bob). The owner cut my hair and kept insisting on coloring my hair. He said my (natural) hair color was too dark for my skin tone, which was extremely rude and disrespectful. Would you tell someone that their nose was too long, or their eyes were too wide apart to fit in their face? The haircut itself was okay, not terrible, but definitely not the best I've ever had. read more

I've gotten my hair bleached and dyed at Eclipse twice now, and will definitely be coming back! A month ago, I came in with virgin black hair and they told me that in order to get it to the lavender/silver color I wanted, it may take two sessions as to not fry my hair. But in one session, John took my virgin black hair and turned it to a really light blonde, and not to mention, my hair is still feeling super soft! I also really appreciated his attention to detail as he bleached my hair, I really felt like he took his time despite the long ~5-6 hour session. After the first session, I told them honestly that it wasn't quite the hair color that I wanted to achieve (although i actually really liked my hair walking out from the first session!), so they invited me back for a second session to take my hair to white so that I can achieve my lavender/silver hair color. Thank you and definitely looking forward to the second seasion! read more

Eclipse Salon - Hair Coloring - Double Process Color - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

I made an appointment super last minute, and they were really accommodating! Arrived a bit early, and they got started right away! Hadn't had a haircut since pre-covid, so it was long overdue, but being new to the city, I had no clue where to go, and frankly was pretty nervous about getting a haircut They did such a good job, washed, cut, and gave me a blowout in ~1,5 hours, which I was really happy with! My stylist took the time to listen to exactly what I wanted, and recommended some basic hair are for the future (which was much appreciated and needed) Definitely will be going back again! read more

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could get my black Asian hair to this beautiful blonde in ONE sitting with NO damage. It's almost too good to be true. After trying a few salons in the bay just to do balayage or highlights, none left my hair feeling this good and they didn't even bleach it to this light of a blonde color. Gary is truly a magician. Gary used incredibly high quality products and patience to help me achieve my dream hair! read more

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#1 choice for dyeing/bleaching hair in SF! Definitely coming back every few months as long as I'm living in SF. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. I made an appointment two weeks in advance through their website, and someone reached out to me via text to ask for pictures of my hair and hair goal. I'm VERY paranoid about dyeing my hair - I've had sooo many bad hair dye jobs in my day, and so I do a lot of research before dyeing my hair and I'm SUPER picky about hair. This place exceeded all my expectations. I have super thicc dark Asian hair and I got an ashy blonde balayage, which took 8 hours. I had Sohea as my hairstylist and she is AMAZING. She has very good judgment about current hair color trends (especially balayage) and is super careful about everything. And she's so sweet! I was very happy the entire time I was in the salon. The salon also has fast wifi, so you can bring a laptop with you to do some work while you're waiting for your bleach/dye to set in. EDIT: since a lot of people have asked me the cost - it was $450 (I also have a LOT of hair tho). You can contact them and send them pictures for a quote beforehand. read more

Eclipse Salon - Hair Salons Near Me - San Francisco, California

TDLR: Definitely recommending Eclipse to all my friends for coloring and cut! - - - I had been wanting to bleach/dye my hair for several years now, and kept putting it off. Finally got around to doing it this March. Was super easy setting up an appointment with Gary - did it all over text, he was super responsive, and also gave some good tips and answered some questions beforehand. Once I got there, he asked me to show him what I wanted to do. I have virgin black hair and I wanted a blended ashy lavender look. Gary did all the coloring and John helped with the bleach. I felt like Gary was super attentive and professional. I think what he did was 2 sets of full head highlights for lightening and then a color melt for toning and color conditioning for the lavender tone. (Gary also cut my hair a bit. I usually hate having shorter hair that goes just a bit past my shoulders, but I loved what he did! Got a bunch of compliments on it!) Sohea Hyun styled/curled it for some photos which was nice too. Loved the way it looked curled. Was about a 5 hour session for everything. Didn't wash my hair for several days after, and I loved the way it looked, but after a first wash I noticed the color looked a bit off. My friends commented that it looked less purple already. I texted Gary asking him about it, and he invited me back for a second session to get it more lavender again. He took his time and was very gracious about everything. It turned out a lot more purple than I expected but a week later, it was absolutely perfect and I'm so happy with it. Was just so happy seeing my hair goals be reality!! Things to work on - the first time I was there, no one offered any water. The second time, I think it was Kelly, who offered me some water, which was nice, bc I was there for 5 hours! Kelly was super sweet the whole time, she helped with some of the coloring I think. Some other things, John never asked how the water temperature was when washing hair. That would have been a nice touch - or even explaining that he had to wash with such cold water would have been thoughtful. But all in all, thank you for striving for perfection and making my hair look the way I wanted! I'm so happy seeing it everyday! Totally want to do it again now. Thank you Gary for your professionalism and care. He was super communicative and also very sweet and respectful and seemed to care a lot about his craft and also teaching his staff. read more

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