I got my hair done with Lily and she's amazing! She's really professional and has a lot of experience with hair, I trust her judgment and expertise. Plus the vibes at the salon are great and she's really nice :) highly recommend! read more

Lily has been coloring and cutting my hair for 3 years now and she is phenomenal! She is the only person I let touch my hair. I love how she is honest about what is possible during each session. If I choose a color that is too light, she will let me know it's not possible to get that color in one session. She will also tell me what color looks good with my skin tone. The salon is easy to find, has a good amount of parking, and has cute decor. I highly recommend! read more

Hair By Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

I recently came back to see Lily after about 5 years, and I'm so glad I did! I had gone somewhere else and ended up needing a color correction, and she worked her magic once again and took the time to fix the parts that were uneven and got my hair ashy and lift it a lot lighter like I requested. She took the time to really assess my hair, explained what was realistic, and made me feel comfortable throughout the entire process. You can tell she genuinely cares about the health of your hair and trying to prevent any breakage. The end result exceeded my expectations. My hair looks so much better & I truly appreciate her for taking the time to work on my hair lol. If you're looking for someone who is talented, knowledgeable, and can handle even difficult color corrections, I highly recommend her! read more

I've been coming to Lily to get my hair done for the past 4 years. I have a LOT of hair but Lily does a great work with it every time. I've gotten balayage in the beginning and then baby lights with tip out or root melt after that. My hair always feels taken care of and not too frazzled! Lily also has helped me with recommendations in terms of length, coloring, and which products I should use to keep my color and hair healthy. People always ask me where I get my hair done and if I just got it done, even when it's been 5 months since I saw Lily! Her work always grows out beautifully. read more

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The reason why I booked with Lily was because no one in my town of Chico ca was confident to work on my dark brown hair. I have lots of grey/white hair and no salon was positive they could help tone my hair how I envisioned. When I came across Lily's IG account I was so excited! Finally a dark hair specialist who focuses on all the beautiful grey-cool tones. And most importantly seemed to be getting all the dark hair girlies as clientele. I've seen Lily twice, the first time I was in love. I came to her with brassy nasty hair. I left the first appointment feeling so great about the process. Now that I've had my second appointment I am beyond grateful. My hair is so much closer to my dream hair. Lily is quick with her work, just trust the processing (which takes the longest) she's so nice and very confident in her artistry. She gave me aftercare instructions that were easy to follow and recommendations to products I had access to. I will forever drive 200 miles to see her. Your dream hair is just around the corner! Book with Lily today, you'll be so happy you did! read more

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I got baby lights and root melt with Lily in April and it's August and it still looks great. I came to Lily as my hair got messed up by my hairstylist. It was very streaky and I had a conference coming up at work and did not feel confident with hair like a clown. So I knew Lily would be able to fix it. Lily is not cheap but you get what you pay for. She is worth it. I let her pick the color since she's the colorist. She's great. I refer everyone to her. My friend even goes to her now and we have appointments at the same time in the Fall. We're so excited! Once I saw the results of my hair, I exhaled and instantly felt like myself again. Lily knows how to pick the color based on your style and personality. She's also a wonderful person. Go to her. You won't regret it. People fly from other states just to see her. read more

Hair By Lily - Baby lights with rootmelt - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

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If you want to see my initial review you can go to Elysian hair studio profile. Save your hair and your money and go elsewhere. Terrible experience if I could leave 0 stars I would. read more

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My hair got a major glow up thanks to Lily today! I had been following Lily for a LONG time on Instagram before finally deciding to take an appointment for baby lights and root melt. I was tired of being disappointed with previous hair appointments and figured, why not try something new. In 34 years, I have never met a stylist as skilled as she is. I am a natural blonde who previously did highlights but it was a mess - many different shades, botchy, etc. She knew exactly how to fix it - i was really impressed. She was also super sweet. I keep looking at my hair since I got home LOL. Thank you for making this mama feel good :) -Amandine read more

Hair By Lily - Ash blonde hair - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

Lily is honest, hardworking, and super talented. She will walk you through what is possible with your current hair and stress the importance of working through a process. You won't be disappointed. I usually get babylights and a rootmelt. There is no harsh line when my hair grows out and I always get compliments at work. I'll always come back to Lily. I trust her with my hair and walk out happy every time. She recently moved to a different salon and it's a super cute location with parking. read more

Lily saved my butchered hair!! I got my hair done in Tokyo which was a mistake. My hair streaks were chunky and fringe was horrendously light. I looked like I came out from the 90s with a bad hairdo. I was lucky Lily had an opening in her schedule for me so suddenly, and she fixed my hair and made it look gorgeous. I thought it was too difficult to fix but she fixed it with ease. I am forever grateful to her and Rosaline! read more

Lily is the only person I'll ever trust with my hair. I have really thick, course hair, and loads of it. I'd say my hair probably weighs a good 20 pounds, no joke. Before I found Lily, no one seemed to know how to deal with my hair. I'd leave the salon with poor color, a bad bleach job, and out $600. Then come 2021, I was recommended Lily by one of my friends who had been seeing Lily for years. From just a quick look, Lily immediately knew how to fix my hair. She takes her time with each layer, masterfully creating dimensions and depth that left me unable to stop ogling at my gorgeous locks in the mirror. That was when I knew I had found the one. For as long as Lily still operates her salon, I'll continue entrusting my hair in her skilled hands. read more

Hair By Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

I've been going to Lily for years! She is always taking care of my hair when I lift the color to get that ashy-blonde color for my babylights and she is really detailed, meticulous and experienced because in all my years of coming to see her I've never had any issues or discoloration. She actually fixed my hair when I first came to see her because the tone was getting too orange and she brought it back! Her haircuts are also amazing!!! She takes her time and treats her clients like friends and really takes care of them because she wants them to be happy with their hair. I'm always going to come to Lily's because she knows all the latest trends too :) run don't walk and book your appointment with her!!!! I'm so in love with my hair everytime I get it done with her read more

Hair By Lily - I did a root melt, babylights and haircut - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

This review is long overdue but I came to Lily to get my hair done for both my proposal in 2020 & wedding in 2021. Let me preface by saying Lily is not your typical stylist. She's very outspoken and will you give her opinion without sugarcoating anything so you puts your hair's health first, not your money. Both times, Lily was very upfront about what I could & couldn't achieve, how long I should wait until my next session since my hair was pretty damaged (6 months instead of the usual 3), and her recommendations on what color would look good in pictures for my special events. Her speciality is in root melt which is perfect for me since I come in way after my roots are grown out. She gave me beautiful dimensions which popped in my photos :) read more

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I have been going to Lily for 10 years now! She is still the greatest at color and color placement. Her balayage and babylights technique is FLAWLESS. She is amazing at giving your hair dimension with the most gorgeous hair color. It grows out super well too, easy to maintain, and my hair still looks so good as it grows out months after visiting her. Whether you want dramatic or natural, icy ashy blonde or honey milk tea color, she's your girl. Lily is experienced, one of the original balayage experts in the Bay Area, and she is a perfectionist that is always perfecting her craft. She really knows Asian hair, so you never have to worry about highlights turning out brassy or orange. I consistently get compliments for my hair color, and I don't hesitate to refer them to Lily! read more

Hair By Lily - Dimensional highlights, yet not too blonde, still dark hair. It's perfect! - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

I have been going to Lily for 3-4 years alternating between balayage and babylights. She helped me maintain my super dimensional silver hair the entire time (with lots of home care too) and got so many compliments! People literally stop me in the streets to ask me where I got my hair done. Any time I get a haircut my stylist always comments that whoever bleached my hair did an amazing job (even my most recent cut even though it's been 1.5 years since I last saw Lily!). If you think the services here are pricey- just know that you're getting the best and it's totally worth it. I tried 2 other salons before sitting with Lily that were just as expensive but with much worse results and the stylists didn't care about me or what I wanted at all. Lily has so much personality, will be honest with you about what you can achieve in that sitting, come up with a plan with you to get your dream hair and really is amazing at what she does. read more

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Been going to lily for 10 years . Try other salon before coming to her and no one can does work like her. I would highly recommend her to anyone because she care about your hair not like other salon. At least she would make sure to see can your hair handle first before doing any bleaching to your hair . Highly recommend !! read more

Hair By Lily - Babylights root melt - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

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Lily is an expert at what she does! I've been coming to her ever since I moved back to the Bay and she helped lift my hair from dark brown to ashier tones. You can tell she really knows her stuff and you can 100% trust her to recommend the best choices for you and your hair's health. I've gotten so many compliments from friends, acquaintances, and even strangers on the amazing jobs that Lily has done! I direct everyone I know to Lily and I recommend her if you're looking for a colorist in the Bay! read more

Hair By Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

Lily is great, very skilled and knowledgeable. Been coming to her for babylights with root melt since I moved back to the Bay last year. Over a few sessions she evened out the brassiness from a previous toner and the era where I tried to go from blonde to dark brown (pandemic times lol). This last session we did babylights with root melt and slight ombre and achieved a nice beige ash blonde. Couldn't choose between beige or ash blonde so we did a mix of both and it's perfectly in between! Haircuts are solid too. I only color my hair twice a year now and it stays nice for 5 months till I come back read more

This review is for Lily. She is amazing at what she does, check out her Instagram (@hairbylily408) she is so talented, her work truly speaks for itself. I've been getting my hair done by Lily for about 1.5 years now and each time I always leave satisfied! I constantly receive compliments on my hair -- even when I'm overdue for an appointment my hair still looks blended. Lily will do what is best for your hair while achieving the look you want. She's straightforward and experienced. I always enjoy my appointments with Lily, its always fun catching up with her --especially since we are both proud plant mamas (: I was lucky enough to to snag a last minute opening from being on the cancellation list. She is always booked for months & is about to start maternity leave. Totally worth the wait and $$$. read more

Hair By Lily - Cut + Color by Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

I've been seeing Lily for the past 6 years and she's still the queen!! She's taken me from virgin hair to ashy brown, to blonde and back to rich brunette. From balayage to babylights, root melts and overall bombshell hair, there is nothing she can't do. She has so much experience, especially in lifting dark Asian hair, she simply can't be beat. Her intuition and ability to sculpt, hand paint and color the hair gives amazing results no matter how high you want your hair lifted. She takes great pride in her work and I've traveled from out of state just to see her because I trust her. read more

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Lily has been a part of every special event in my life for over 10 years. From pharmacy school, to graduation, engagement, wedding, and two kids, she has taken care of my hair. Our first session was a correction. Since then, we have done pinks, purples, brunette, and blonde. My hair has stayed very healthy and luscious throughout as Lily is the best! read more

Hair By Lily - Wedding hair color - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

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Ok y'all - when I tell you I walk out of Lily's chair happy EVERY TIME - I mean it. She's THE BEST at ombré, baby lights, root melt and I trust her, her skills and her knowledge. She knows what she's doing, understands what you want and will always give it you straight. I've been coming to her since 2018 for baby lights and root melt and every time I get my hair done I always get compliments (even months later!!) read more

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Lily has been doing my hair for a while, I travel all the way from San Francisco just for her! She is super professional and fun to chat with during my lengthy styling process. The sessions can take around 5 hours for me since my hair is thick. One thing that really stands out is there is definitely less pain when she is combing through and handling my scalp as the hair needs to be tousled in order to be dyed. She's very passionate about her work and happy to explain the techniques she uses to make your hair so gorgeous. I always receive compliments from friends and strangers alike. Thank you Lily! read more

Hair By Lily - My hurr - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

I have been going to Lily to get my hair done for the past few years now. She knows what shades look good on your skin tone and she does an excellent job of root melt with babylights. I trusted her advice that a slightly neutral-warm brown shade would look best for my engagement photos rather than an ash brown. The pictures turned out great! When my hair grows out, it never looks brassy or blah, even when I was unable to get my hair done for nearly a year due to COVID-19. Her prices are steep, but I think it's worth it considering I only need to get my hair done max twice a year by her. Low maintenance hair due to her high quality! Also shout-out to Helen for always doing a great job cutting my hair! read more

Hair By Lily - Root melt and babylights by Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

Another amazing hair coloring experiment with Lily. She never makes me disappointed! read more

Hair By Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

Let's just say Lily works her magic. She definitely knows what she is doing. She is awesome and and so sweet. She makes you feel welcomed and time flies so fast at the salon. My hair feels so healthy and the blending of the color is perfect. She is a perfectionist. I highly recommend her and investing in an Amazing hair dresser. I also travel from San Francisco to just see her. Worth the drive and moneys worth. read more

Hair By Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

The last time I went blonde was in college. You know, that brassy golden blonde before ashy became a thing. A few years ago, when I was toying with being blonde again, I looked around online and found Lily. I fell in love with her work, especially with Asian hair. Ever since then, I've been following her on Instagram. I knew it would take a while to get an appointment, so I made one in October of 2017 and patiently waited. On Saturday, April 21st, I finally went to Elysian Hair Studio at 10am to get my hair done. Lily Duong (Master Colorist) - "I want it all" ($450): Wanting that whole package look? Babylights with ombré. The most amount of lift you can get in one session. Instead of doing Babylights one session and coming back for ombré. This will save you time and money. (Price determined by length and density.) Listed above is the description of the service I booked online. I don't get my hair colored that often. Maybe once a year at most, so I decided to get the whole package. Plus, my hair was my natural Asian hair with some leftover color, so I wanted to get the most lift possible. I didn't have anything particular in mind, but I showed Lily some pix and told her I trusted her. I've been following her for years and loved her work, so I knew she'd work her magic while still watching out for the health of my hair. Four hours later, I had beautiful ashy blonde hair. Most of the time I'm not completely happy when I color my hair, but I instantly loved this when I saw it. Payment was easy. Lily emailed me a few weeks prior for a $100 deposit. (I believe this secures the appointment.) She doesn't have a CC machine, so I just used Venmo. When my appointment was over, I used Venmo again to send her the balance and tip. I'm so happy I finally got my hair done by Lily. She really is a master colorist! read more

Hair By Lily - Lily Duong (Master Colorist): "I want it all" - I tried my best to take a selfie - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

There is no one better at lifting dark hair than Lily, period. What she does is nothing short of artistry - the placement of highlights and the blend she achieves is unparalleled. If you have dark hair, you're probably familiar with the experience of walking away from a hair appointment with brassy, orangey-red highlights. You may have been told by hair stylists that you just "pull warm" no matter what. Lily is the ONLY person who has ever been able to achieve perfect beigey-blonde babylights on my dark level 2 hair. The magic is really in her specific placement and the blend - the root melt she does is unreal - that's where everything comes together. Even if others might manage to use the same combination of lighteners and toners, the results won't be the same in their hands. Lily goes out of her way to make sure there are never chunky abrupt lines, her color flows together from root to tip, giving the most natural result possible even with more high-dimension looks. Whether you want the lightest silver hair, or ribbons of warm caramel, I always appreciate that Lily listens intently at the beginning consultation and has the toolset to be able to execute your vision, while also caring about the long-term integrity of your hair. It's a testament to her talent that her client roster goes back YEARS with her - and that so many clients, including myself, will travel and fly to continue seeing her once they move away. read more

Lily has been my go-to stylist ever since I found her on Instagram when I first moved up to the Bay Area. She does such a great job of balancing (1) your hair color/style end goal, (2) prioritizing your hair's health, and (3) achieving beautiful end results that grow out/fade wonderfully over time. I can go 4-5 months in between sessions with her and not feel like a total mess when I see her next. She's also super flexible and will work to accommodate your schedule if she has availabilities! 100% recommend working with her, you won't regret it! (Please excuse my random photos of my latest hair results - I usually run away right after my appointments so I don't have any nice, professional looking shots to share) read more

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I'm so glad Lily does my hair! I came to her with dry and broken hair from previous services. Lily was very gentle and got my hair to where I wanted it. (Beige blonde level 9) She id extremely knowledgeable and gave me multiple tips on how to care for my hair (What to do and what to stop doing). She also did not want me to come back until 6 months!!! (She's definitely not in it for the money). I let her know I have a lot of gray hair and like to touch up my hair often. She refused to take an appointment earlier than 5 months. Lily said that the point of a good hair appointment is so that your hair looks good growing out and that you don't have to come back often. 5 months later I come back and my hair is significantly healthier and growing out!!! My most recent lift had no breakage and I'm so thankful for that. My hair feels and looks amazing!!!! I can't wait to come back!!! Thank you for saving me time, money, and feeling/looking good Lily!!! P.s. she's also spunky and hilarious!! read more

I came to Lily for the first time last December, after booking her like almost 1.5 years in advance! My second session was 3 months after that to prep my bridal hair! Once you see her once, you're in! & followup and lighter sessions are much much easier to book! Lily knows what she's doing & will let you know if what you want is realistic. Her staff are super sweet and will help Lily out with the foils, washing, toning and color. It's nice to see that they're super close to each other! They even went on a trip to Cancun together! Lily will bleach your hair but make sure that your hair is still healthy. I came in with dry hair and came out with soft and hydrated looking hair even after like 1-2 hours of bleaching and sitting under the light! I love my hair and I constantly get compliments on how they look. My makeup artist for my wedding loved my ashy silver hair so much, she literally couldn't contain herself when she saw the outcome of my bridal hair. Lily gave me a unique non typical Asian bride hair color and it was really cool to clash the ashy color with my Chinese gowns and hair pieces. Lily is worth every penny, you're in good hands! Just trust her and I promise, you'll love the outcome! read more

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Lily is fantastic. It's my first time working with her and she really knows her stuff. She was able to gauge the right hair color to match my skin tone (as I requested), and made my hair look voluminous and beautiful. I cannot recommend her enough. Btw, please note that her new address is 265 Meridian Ste 6. She moved but was not able to update the address on Yelp or Google due to technical reasons. read more

Wow haven't ran into such a rude and arrogant person for a long time. She doesn't listen to what you want, I tried to be nice to communicate with her that I dyed my hair by myself last year during COVID so it would be 9 months when it comes to my appointment and I wanted balayage this time, she straight said no and said I needed color correction, and I asked back about the reason and got no reply but a decline email. ??? What kind of customer service is this? I felt being rejected and judged that made me super uncomfortable about this place. Is it ridiculous that you get rejected by a colorist? Run. Don't waste your money. You're in San Jose. FYI she photoshopped her IG photo too much, or She adjusted her camera HDR, my friend's got her hair done by Lily and looked completely different than the photo Lily took for her. read more

It's been 2 years since I've gotten highlights by Lily and it still looks super amazing! The highlights have not changed color and are in perfect condition. Thank you so much Lily!! read more

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Honestly I would give lily a 10/5 if I could. I've been seeing her for over a year now she fucking kills it every time. Ashy blonde, beige blonde, even pink, I always get so many compliments from strangers. I did my hair pink with her for the first time and she just knows what colors will work for you while still maintaining the integrity of your hair health. Literally last week after I did my hair with her, the TSA precheck guy stopped me to tell me "your hair is very beautiful by the way" Truly blessed to have lily as my hair queen lol read more

Hair By Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

If you are looking for your go-to, holy grail stylist, look no further. Lily is incredibly knowledgeable, intelligent, and is always refining her craft. She is a god-send and will provide you with Instagram-worthy, healthy hair. I first came to her salon six years ago moving from Minnesota to the Bay Area, after going through multiple hair appointments that were sub-par. Lily was able to take my grown out highlighted Asian hair and transform it into beautiful ashy blonde. Lily continues to work her magic every appointment I have with her. Now that I have moved back to Minnesota, I will travel to the Bay Area to get my hair done by her. She is worth it. I appreciate so much that Lily will listen to her clients and hear their concerns, while providing honest feedback, using her expertise and knowledge. I trust Lily with my 100%. She is also an amazing person, kind, and caring about her clients. I highly recommend her and her staff. read more

I have been referred to Lily by a good friend and I wished I have been going to her sooner. The moment she saw my hair she knew exactly what she needed to do to achieve the look I was hoping for. I'm Asian and it is extremely hard to achieve blonde without any hint of orange due to the high melanin in our hair. However, Lily was able to do it with first session. She's very patience and takes the time needed to obtain the look. She is always very honest and will tell you what is possible since she doesn't want to kill your hair which I appreciate since what's the point of having great hair color that looks dead. I can't recommend her enough and will always go to Lily for my hair coloring need. I can go for months before each session and my hair still looks exceptional. She's amazing! Thank you for making me feel beautiful read more

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Lily did magic on my hair! The whole process was amazing. I had my first session in August of last year and 6 months later I came back for my second session. I was surprised how my hair still looked even after 6 months. My hair grew out very nice, there was no harsh lines at all and it was not brassy. For my second session she got me to the perfect lightness that I wanted. At the previous salon I went to it would take 4-5 sessions to get me this light. The end results every time I came out of that salon all looked the same. My hair would barely get any lighter and the color would look almost like the color I came in with... It only took 2 sessions with Lily to get my hair this light. I will always go to her whenever I need my hair done. Thank you again Lily and I'll see you soon! read more

Hair By Lily - Hair Stylists Near Me - San Jose, California

Lily has been doing my hair for about 5 years now and I can't recommend her enough. She's very knowledgeable about color and for my self who wants low maintenance is able to do my hair so it lasts for months at a time. Go see Lily! read more

I found Lily by way of recommendation by more than one person, so already felt confident coming in. Plus, look at her IG account, so much beautiful blonde! I came in 3 months ago with BLACK box dye in my hair - look at where we are today! This is one "I want it all" followed by one "babylight/root melt" and I'm in love!! Lily was great at managing my expectations and I'm so happy I came to someone who knows clearly knows what they are doing - worth it! read more

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