I had a wonderful haircut with Katie today! She is very nice and does a great job! Can't wait to go back!

I have had my hair cut by Katie Anderson 3 times now, and they're the 3 best haircuts I've ever had. I give Katie a certain amount of agency because I trust her completely. She's a real professional--sociable and funny, too. I also appreciate that the salon uses all organic products so there aren't any gross carcinogenic fumes floating around. This is my salon for life! read more

Today was my first cut with Katie and I posted a picture on Facebook of my new 'do an hour ago, and the likes are off the chart! I liked that she asked me a bit about how I liked my hair, how I styled it, what I wanted, etc. -- also, she has a lot of passion for what she does, and goes to hair shows to keep up on new products and techniques. I've already made an appointment for color, because she uses an organic formula she highly recommends. Fun lady -- the time goes by fast. read more

I went to Katie a while back for a haircut from a Groupon/Livingsocial deal I purchased. I'm always afraid to try other hair stylists because in the past I've asked stylist to do something in particular with my hair and they end up just doing whatever they want it seemed like. This time, I was tired of my long straight hair, so I asked Katie to give me a layered look. She is really gifted at what she does! I got an awesome hair cut and style that I LOVE! Thanks Katie!! read more

Katie was not only an amazing stylist but she has great energy. Her shop doesn't feel pretentious. She knew exactly what I needed right when I walked in - She offered tea and put me under a hot bowl to moisturizer my curls before cutting. My cut looks even better than it did in the pictures I showed Katie. I love my hair! Totally going back here for my next cut and color. read more

I came into Hair Tech for a haircut, and was setup w Katie. She did awesome, and my hair looked so much healthier. She also mentioned how she did extensions. For Halloween/birthday, I came back to her, and I left looking like a movie star...the extensions matched my real hair EXACTLY and it couldn't look more natural. I got so many compliments...my friend asked me "how did your hair get so long? And its so healthy..." and she was shocked to find out it wasn't real. So, totally recommended Katie, she's my new hairdresser..next time, color! read more

I am so so happy with this place. A friend of mine took me here and told me to ask for Merle (who is also the owner) I asked for a specific cut that Merle gave expertly and quickly. The place is gorgeous! Thank you for everything, I will come back again and again! read more

Best pedicure ever! Josie took her time and didn't make me feel rushed. I will definitely be back

I can't believe this place exists! So happy to have my hair done with organic lighteners and the keratin straightening fixed my damaged hair! Katie is an eccentric and wonderful person, SO TALENTED. She worked so hard and so fast to get my hair back to full glory, singing the whole time to Michael Bolton. Yeah, it was pretty rad. Thank you Katie! read more

Katie is not only good at hair styling but also making me so happy. She is energetic and really passionate about what she does. It was the first time for me to go to a hair salon in west alameda and I really loved it. I will go back to get her organic hair colors and keratin treatment for sure next time! read more

Poor haircut experience with Katie, the owner & "master stylist." I find it impossible to agree with all these other reviewers who had a great experience, because I was not at all impressed. She rushed through the entire process (despite not having anyone else waiting), did the quickest and most careless, lazy cut I've ever experienced - no checking work, length, layers, or any care about detail, and did a similarly quick styling, stating that she didn't bother to use any products that would help that style stay put. Spent about 10 seconds doing a "texturizing" of some sort on only one section of my hair, but not the full head of hair. I am tempted to go elsewhere to have someone actually *look* at the cut and the layers to tidy things up and do an iota of checking. Indeed, by the time I got home, my husband asked why my hair looked like such a mess (also, it never looks messy, so it takes some real effort to get it into this state). Not a sign of a good cut & style experience. Perhaps Groupon clients get low-quality service, which is too bad because I'm still looking for a place to be a regular. Sorry, but it won't be here. read more

Katie is the only person I truly trust with my hair!! She makes my hair so silky soft, and beautiful. I want different, she gives me different and makes it look fantastic!! I highly recommend her to anybody who wants better hair!! Her organic products produce results like no other, and Katie is truly a magician in her craft!! She makes the whole experience fun and exciting!! Make an appointment today, you will not be disappointed!! read more

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Katie is wonderful. Not only is she easy to talk to and makes you laugh but, her hair experience is spot for on. Went for a keratin treatment and man it's made my life so much easier to have non frizzy healthy feeling hair. I also love my haircut. She gave me exactly what I was looking for. I have been trying to stay away from coloring for a while to give my hair a break but, she said her hair colors are all organic and won't damage your hair. Will probably go in soon for a color. Found my new hairstylist in my own hometown. Yay! read more

I can't rave enough about Merle at Hair Tech! I've been a client of hers for 11years & counting. I remember my 1st appointment. The cut and style & I received was better results that I imagined. My next appointment I ventured into a color. Merle advised me of what was best for my hair type & her recommendation was, for lack of a better word, perfect. Merle won over my complete trust as a hairdresser & trust in your hairdresser are few & far between! I highly recommend Hair Tech. So much that I have my two daughters come there. My oldest daughter had a color and cut which she was in love with. My youngest daughter loved her bob hair cut also. I just got married in July of 2009 and she did the hair for myself and my bridesmaids which turned out wonderfully. read more

Meryl, the owner of Hair Tech is a genius. She listens intently to what I want, assesses my hair's ability to do what I want and carries out my wishes perfectly. She can do fantastic corrections if needed, turn dark hair white blond, work with curly or baby fine hair. The true testament to her abilities is the fact that she is naturally a dark brunette and has shiny, silky white blond hair herself. I walk out feeling and looking like a million bucks! read more

Katie ROCKS! My hair has never looked this good or been as healthy as it is now! Organic color is the way to go! She's FUN and outgoing! I would hang out with her if given the opportunity! She even paid my parking meter because I didn't have any change! :) I have been back to her for the 3rd time because she is a KEEPER!!!!! read more

I love this place Katie is the best she is so down to earth and makes you feel so comfortable and her skills are awsome. I have found my stylist finally love love HAIR TECH ALAMEDA MS. KATIE read more

For a change I did something rare I booked am appointment not reviewing any Yelp and I met Katie the owner! Hair tech is a hidden jewel! I love Katie's energy, ideas and most important she did fabulous! I love my hair and she spent so much time. I can tell she's very passionate and I am so happy I found her! Thank you so much! read more

This was my third visit to Hair Tech and each time I've been impressed with the consistent high quality of service and results. I decided to go much shorter than normal and Katie did a great job executing my vision to match my hair type. I have a ton of thick hair and I marvel at how smooth and soft it feels when I leave. read more

A wonderful experience today for the haircut! Stylish and we danced with Katie in her salon. Highly recommend Katie! read more

Love this place! She has great energy, awesome skills and you can tell she enjoys what she does. The place has a really cool vibe and Katie has a great enthusiasm for her job. I enjoyed my time while getting my keratin done thanks to some good music and her welcoming character. Will definitely come back and recommend to my friends!!! read more

I have to start this by saying I don't write Yelp reviews and I HATE cutting my hair. I've had too many people chop off more than I want and not listen, and because of my trust issues I haven't had my hair cut in over a year. It is such a relief to find katie! She is relaxed, really listens to what you want, and just has an amazing understand of her craft. I didn't even have to tell her what I wanted- she knew exactly where I was coming from before I said it. I HIGHLY recommend her! And I will without question be back to her adorable little salon read more

I had SUCH a wonderful experience with Katie! I'm always a little nervous before walking into a new salon, but Katie made me instantly feel at ease with her laid back personality and bangin playlist. I have thick curly hair so I decided to try my first keratin treatment, I figured it would take about 2 to 3 hours with the volume of my hair. Katie expertly finished the treatment in just over an hour, and my hair looks and feels amazing! Not to mention the prices are very reasonable. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone in the area, I'll definitely be coming back for a touch up in a few months! read more

Kaitie is great, high energy and really fun. Salon is gorgeous, products are nice. Great haircut. Love my Kat Box bangs!

Katie was great. My wife and I were able to get totally new doos!! Great stuff.

I have been going to Hair Tech for probably 10+ years, well before the business moved across the street to its current location. I'm glad that I've met Merle and that I can trust her to give me the cut and color that looks great and I've been happy to recommend her work to friends. Like anyone, I've had my share of stylist horror stories in the past. (The same stylist who said that at 35 I was "too old" to wear my hair long also sent me on my big trip to France with a Harpo Marx perm!) But with Merle I come in and she checks in with me to see if I'm in a mood to change and I say no, do your thing. Which she does and I look good. Based on what I've wanted, she blends up an auburn color that looks natural instead of "brassy." I like it that she styles and blow dries my hair after the cut and color so I get to enjoy how nice it "can" look before I go back to my usual "no fuss, wash and wear" world. Merle has evening and weekend hours by appointment. She styled my hair before a photo shoot. On street parking isn't an issue. Prices are quite fair. I used to live a block away from Hair Tech but even now after living in Hayward for six yrs, I keep coming back to Merle for my hair. read more

Hey Merle, thank you so much for the amazing multiple toned highlights and the fantastic cut. It's professional but attractive with lots of movement. I am so happy and I wanted to let you know. Thanks again and I'll see you soon Cat read more

I'm a curly girl, and Katie does an amazing job with my hair everytime - she rocks the deva cut. She knows what cut/style will look good with my face and what color will look good with my skin. I am a redhead, but it has gotten darker as i've gotten older and she brightened it up with a lovely copper color. And her salon has a good vibe - chill and fun! read more

Katie is insanely talented. I feel so lucky to have found her. I've hated my hair ever since I moved to the Bay Area. It is wavy and just didn't do well in this climate. I tried so many different stylists and the result was the same ugly shapeless boring hair. I had pretty much given up. And then I found Katie! She actually cut my 2 year old daughter's hair first. I kept seeing these super hip adorable kids at the farmers market and finally asked their mom where she got their hair cut. She recommended me to Katie and the rest is history. After my first cut with Katie I started getting compliments on my hair again and it is one of those cuts that people stop you on the street to ask you where you go. My daughter also gets daily compliments on her adorable asymmetrical look. read more

Had my first haircut with Katie today - great experience and love the results. My hair is naturally wavy and I have lots of it, so I asked her to take off some length and add in some shorter layers so that my hair would naturally fall into more defined curls without the "pyramid" effect. Katie invested quite a bit of time working to get the perfect cut while chatting and occasionally singing along to her (awesome) playlist. I ended up with a great haircut, feeling relaxed and ready to take on the world. Definitely give Katie a try - she's funny, full of energy and is genuinely focused on giving the person in front of her the best cut and style possible. I'm already looking forward to next time! read more

Katie did an absolutely amazing job on my balayage! I haven't dyed my hair in a year because I was taking a break from all the damage I'd done in the past. So I was both nervous and excited to finally bring some color and life back to my blah hair. I couldn't be happier! The color is absolutely perfect and the gentle organic dye she used somehow made my hair feel softer than it was before. Katie also has an awesome, fun, and sweet vibe. Also, the interior design of this place is so cool. Love it. Absolutely recommend this place!! read more

Hair Tech is by far my favorite salon. Katie creates an incredibly fun atmosphere while making her clients feel relaxed and taken care of her. I've gotten my hair cut by her twice and they're seriously the best haircuts I've ever had. I don't think I can trust anyone else to cut my hair now. I went to Katie for highlights and they didn't turn out exactly right (only reason for 4 not 5 stars), but I called Katie the next day and she made time for me to come in that day and was so accommodating and nice. The highlights ended up being exactly what I wanted. read more

If you are looking for a horrible haircut, this is the place to go. Although when I left Katie's studio my hair looked good, upon closer examination after I got home, it was obvious the haircut was a nightmare. Katie chopped my hair to the point where the cut has no rhyme or reason. There are places where my hair was about 12 inches long and now it is about 4 inches. She took little time to cut the hair and more time hiding her atrocity of a haircut by styling and flat ironing it. I slept through most of the cut, or I would have caught that she was chopping my hair into an uneven embarrassing mess. Don't go here for a haircut. You will regret it. I can only surmise that she must have had her friends post all positive reviews. It is obvious now why she uses Groupon to advertise her business. She is a horrible stylist, with little skill. read more

Katie did a fantastic job at fixing a bad haircut i got somewhere else and was really respectful of what i wanted. She has a really positive energetic personality and is great to be around in addition to the great haircut. read more

Merle is awesome. She cuts great hair and she has great hair! Pleasant conversation, good prices, and the salon offers other services like nailcare. Location is perfect as Webster Street has parking without much trouble, plus there's a parking lot on the same side of the street two blocks away. Merle is respectful of her clients and listens to them and gives them the haircut that they want! Another great thing is that you can get an appointment fairly quick. Usually I can get in the very next day which is my preference! Merle works in the a.m. through the early eve. She has done hair for weddings and parties as well. Two thumbs up! read more

Katie (the owner of Hair Tech) is a very intuitive and talented hair stylist. I came in after having had a very bad experience last August... Basically, my hair had been ravaged by two botched dye jobs and one corrective dye job that had all occurred within a two week period - my hair was fried, obviously. And to make matters worse, I had put magenta in it in mid-September because I have just been hating the way my hair looks. So, I walked into her salon with a head of FRIED brown, blonde and magenta hair. I came to Katie needing a cut and corrective color, and really didn't know what to do until we had had a very thorough and helpful consultation together. Together, we decided to do a layered trim to get rid of all the damaged ends, and to do a keratin treatment and corrective color in some areas of my hair. She knew exactly what to do in order to make my hair healthier, the color better, and did a great job with the cut. I wanted 'sides-swept bangs', but was super nervous about it because my hair's so long. She took her time, explained everything she was planning to do before she did it, and just made me feel very comfortable and as though I was in the right hands. In the end, I got a GREAT haircut and corrective color. The hair dye she uses is organic and she's well-educated about the products that she uses. Honestly, this is one of the happiest times I've had with my hair and wouldn't be feeling this way if I hadn't found her. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! read more

Katie - the owner, is up in coming into her very own new salon. She is very experienced, a very cool chick and not to mention great at what she does, my hair feels and looks amazing!!! I went to my appointment with no real idea of what I wanted but knew I wanted my hair to be healthier and look awesome, and she made it happen!!! Awesome job! I have had my hair cut, conditioned and now a Brazilian blow out, I have long hair, cray cray frizz and lots of it and she managed amazingly through it. She is very flexible and love that it's usually been minimal traffic in the salon, always on time and very efficient, parking was a breeze both times, the place feels and looks amazing. Love it! Will be returning!! read more

I highly recommend this salon. Katie did it all for me. Cuts, keratin, extensions. She is super friendly and makes you feel like you've known her forever! She listens to exactly what you want done. I love the organic concept, nothing will damage your hair and all her products smell and feel amazing! read more

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Katie is amazing! I came to her in desperation after experiencing thinning and damaged hair for the last year. She restored my hair and gave me back my confidence. I would recommend her to anyone. She will not disappoint! read more

Katie is a very skilled, experienced, and fun stylist. I've gone to her twice. Both times, she gave me fantastic cuts and beautiful highlights. And, she's super cool! So glad I found out about Hair Tech :) read more