Lisa Thai at Pure Salon Studio is an exceptional stylist and true color expert. Her haircuts are precise, and her color work is consistently beautiful. She is professional, attentive, and incredibly talented. I always leave feeling confident and refreshed. Highly recommend. read more

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I found the best hair chemists ask for Allan !!! Did my hair so sexy so beautiful. Must see . Talented man... must see !!!!!! Thank you

**This haircut is over a year old, but the only way out was cutting it chin length and starting over. I still look like a muppet so here we are** This was truly one of the most traumatic hair experiences of my life, and I have dyed my hair box- black. I came in for haircut for curtain bangs and long layers. My hair was damaged so I understand it may not have been an easy task, but there is no rhyme or reason to what I walked out with- Right. Before. My. Wedding. Other than my god awful bridal updo, the true disappointment was the response from the salon. I called multiple times without any response so I finally went in, and was blown off again. Beyond not offering to fix what they could, they didn't even acknowledge that this was just a bad cut, which would have gone a long way. Things happen, but not caring about those things is what lost my business. read more

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Carol rescued me. My mother's nurse at Sharp had gorgeous hair, and I asked her for her hairdresser. Carol got me in! Yay! She shuffled me between four other people - I sat and sat. The small chat we had made seemed to be forgotten between other clients. I thought I was lucky to get in. She had asked me what I'd been doing. On our initial call I had mentioned that my mother had passed, and I had totally forgotten about my hair for the last three months, as she's been very sick before her death. So, she asked me what I'd been up to, anything fun? Well, I just got done telling her on the phone I'd been totally consumed with the estate. I told her no, my mother died and I was totally consumed with the estate. She asked me how my mother died, I told her I didn't want to talk about it. About that time she was getting done with the color and sent me to wait on this tiny bench seat that Dias have a back, but if you lean back you get dye on the whole wall. When she squeezed three people in, and had someone waiting on dye, she rinsed me out and then took the other woman back after rinsing her hair and finished styling it. I waited a long time, though she squeezed me in, I thought. So when she brought me back she asked the same questions and asked again how my mother does. I was really annoyed, but after my hair was perfect, I had no real quips. Though I had never ever been juggled like that. I had no reason it would happen again. I made an appointment, a real appointment next time. Just to get my roots touched up. I sat with dye in my hair, she took three other people. I was there two hours. When she took out my dye - it had been in my hair for way too long and my whole head felt like I wanted to itch my scalp off. I got little satisfaction from washing it out. You're supposed to wash red with cold water or it bleeds out fifty percent with hot water right down the water. I didn't mention this. Anyway, I pointed out how uncomfortable the chair is that I was parked in. I had come in both times with a Cain - and let get know it was painful for me to sit in a chair for too long, because I am scheduled to have my knee replaced, and the other is just as damaged. So, of course, I was there sitting as long as possible. After I told her that time how painful it was sitting in that chair. She sat in the chair herself and said she had bought it herself and it was very comfortable... She's something like 5'1 and she looked comfortable, it was made for a short person. She said you could have sat over there and pointed to the front, there were two people already in it. She said I could have sat in the sink area, but there were other salon workers there. One of the people that got dye was sitting in it. But there are something like three rinse chairs. While she was working on my hair, she got a call from a friend, nothing urgent, but she was animated so she was talking for 10 minutes and she pulled up some of my hair in the back, she was avoiding the hair dryer? She wouldn't be able to talk on the phone. I thought she was looking at the color or something. Then she started clipping, I screamed, she had asked me when I came in what I needed done - just a few hours before -- touch up only! She stopped talking and hung up. For the touch up, she had put a brassy burgundy, a thick stipe right through my part and then other places. It wasn't blended at all. She had to then even out my hair, which she clipped too short the time before. She dried it, I was angry! My beautiful blended hair color she had done last time - doesn't match my color at all. She told me I could come back in a few days and she'd put some blonde in - that's what she was supposed to do. She said she wouldn't charge me then, but I couldn't come back and have it done for free later. I mention - again - it took me an hour to get there and I wasn't about to spend two hours on the road to get the job finished she didn't get done. She juggles you like a clown at a circus. She forget what it is you came there for. And she's just thoughtless. She got it really right the first time, then it was like she wasn't even a hairdresser. If you hit the timing right, you'll have great hair. Time to play roulette? Perhaps, bring your own lawn chair you're comfortable in, because you're going to wait, and possibly wait and wait. Here's my hair a few days after. I had hair dye 2.5 inches from my hairline. I told her I was going somewhere afterward. I had sent her the photos. She scrubbed my face with a towel trying to get the color off. Nothing came off it was just red all over my face. I was really upset. I sent her this photo and need to unblock the phone to get that photo back. :/ read more

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Had a great experience here on Saturday for two last minute blow outs. I called on Wednesday for an apt and she called me back within 15 minutes to tell me she could do it. She called Sat am 30 minutes before our apt to tell me one stylist would be 15 minutes late. We arrived and were a little confused where to go but our stylists found us. We were both done in under an hour. My friend was super happy with her blowout. I opted to pay an extra $10 for curls and was so happy with the result. Both of ours looked just like the pictures we brought. And mine lasted all day at the wedding and through the after party too! read more

Dan Coveney has rescued my hair from dry damaged short blonde into healthy vibrant dimensional locks. I highly recommend him for color, style, and hair repair! read more

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Best hair appointment yet! I saw Jessica for base color, and balayage highlights. After the pandemic there was color correction needed from box dye. She had a conversation with me firstly to go over what I wanted and the realistic expectation she had of what could be accomplished. She took the time to understand what I wanted. She told me that after all the dark color on My hair she would get the highlights as light as the hair would lighten. Realistically it might take several sessions. My hair lightened quickly and she got the most beautiful color on those highlights because she understood the tone I wanted them to be. My hair came out exactly if not better than what I wanted. Not only that but the cut she gave me was so pretty! She is honestly the best, and can't wait to add more highlights with her later this summer. read more

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I made an appointment to get my hair done for an event. I was scheduled for a shampoo/blow out at the mission center location. I get there and wait 10 minutes to find out the person I was booked with was not available and there was a miscommunication. The manager was kind in telling me there was a miscommunication and asked me to go to their other location which was a few minutes away because they had an opening. However by the time I got there there was not enough time for a wash and blow out. My hair was dirty because I was counting on getting a blow out done. The stylist ended up dry styling my hair while I'd was dirty and i guess it turned out ok. She didn't part my hair or Volumize it. She just curled it with an iron the way it was. The girls were nice which is why this isn't a 1 star but the whole situation was pretty unprofessional. Imagine if I booked this for my wedding. I would be left without my hair done! They didn't offer any compensation for the time I lost and the fact that I wasn't able to complete the service I wanted. If someone is booking for a special occasion that night, things need to be handled differently. I will not be returning. This was really stressful for me and I was almost late for my event. There needs to be a better scheduling system and communication. I will share the final product of my hair though. Wasn't bad! Just be extra careful and double check with them if you end up booking. read more

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Beautiful new hair salon with modern style all around. The salon setup has one to four stations in each room. The hair stylists clean between each client disinfecting their chairs and all surfaces touched. Lisa Thai is the best I've been following her forever from different salons. I cannot find another stylist like her. Even though my hair hasn't been touched since last year, I still get compliments. I'm currently waiting for my appointment time. In the meantime, this is my current hair status... it has been almost 10 months since my last appointment. read more

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Dear Owner, or to whom it may concern. I reached out to Damon for an appointment. I was explaining to her about my hair and she seemed to have time to hear me out, though she was booked for the weekend. Damon offered to text me her schedule. It's been a week now, and nothing. I cannot believe she gave me hopes of coming in to get my hair done because I was celebrating my birthday and she ruined my day. I want the owner to know that I have worked with many of hair dressers in the past and I have never felt with someone so unprofessional. Very disappointed and a liar because she never text me her schedule. Unprofessional Damon hair stylist. I hope you don't treat your next potential clients like you did me and I'm a damn good tipper. read more

Last year I have randomly picked Pure Salon & SPA and went there to get my ombré hair done. Jessica A. did a great job! She's very nice person and stylist, we had a great conversation. This year I came back again, and guess what? I LOVED IT! Totally recommend her and the salon. Thank you! read more

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Carol Galeno at Pure Salon is pure gold. My 15 year old has been so adventurous with her hair styles and Carol is always able to find a new idea to bring it all together. I consistently get complemented on my cut and color and I always refer them to Carol. She's efficient and good so you are not sitting here for 3 hours getting your hair done. With my busy schedule I rely on that. read more

We scheduled two blowouts back to back at Pure. When we arrived, we were told there was no record of our appointments and waited 25 minutes for Enrique to arrive for our appointments. Mind you, we received confirmation of these appointments TWICE. Although friendly, Enrique was sloppy and slow. He was EXTREMELY rough with our hair, and used dirty brushes he used not only ON HIMSELF and other clients (we could see other hair in the bristles) but dropped products on the floor and then put them in our hair. To make matters worse, he burnt my friends face with a curling iron, didn't acknowledge it after she made a comment expressing she was in pain, and offered no help. We were extremely disappointed with this experience and hope others think twice before choosing Pure Salon Suites read more

Pure Salon Studios - the burn on my friends head after we tried covering it for a wedding - Hair Salons Near Me - San Diego, California

Great way to start off a Birthday Morning. Treat your body right and your body will thank you. So I went in for a full body massage and came out felling like a million bucks. Ask for Angie. She's the best... read more

I recently got my hair done here and it was great (at first) because they were able to take me last minute and right away. I was extremely happy with the experience up until check out.. she was nice, did a good job and it was quick for getting my hair dyed (1.5 hour). Before the appointment we had done a quick consultation and was told it would be $160 for the full ombre. When I went to check out, it was $200! The front desk woman said that the stylist had actually done balayage on my hair and not the ombre. Um, ok... shouldn't that have been clarified with me before she started? I would really appreciate the employees to let me know if there will be a change in price before proceeding. I was annoyed the more I thought about it. Tl;dr. Hair came out great, price was not. read more

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After some research, and a couple call's to a few other salon's in the area. I decided to just go ahead and book a cut and color for my Mother for her birthday at one of their two locations. We have two big events coming up, my siblings are both getting married this year, one in about a week! So this hair appt was kind of a big deal! Long story short, this post isn't to make a jab at the "senior" stylist who did a box dye job on her hair and talked her ear off! This review is for Maria, the salon manager. In my 15 year's of working in high end salons myself, I have never witnessed such ill professionalism and straight up rudeness in my life! Side note, I've been cutting and coloring my Moms hair for year's, but since it was her birthday and my sister's wedding is in a week we wanted to do something special for her! As soon as she walked in I noticed right away that her hair was nothing like what we had discussed, it looked like a horrible box dye job! So the next day I call to address my concerns and to see if the man who did her hair could possibly fix it! Now in a real high end classy salon they would have done whatever it took to remedy the problem and make your client feel and look beautiful and be happy with their service. Well nope not this lady. She started by saying, "well when your mom left she acted like she liked it" yeah not wanting to be mean and rude! Then when I told her I too was a stylist, she proceeded to say all sassy " well then why didn't you just do her hair!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing, so unprofessional!!!! Reluctantly we made a appt for that following Wed for them to fix it. Ten min later I get a call back saying she talked to the "owner" who was vacationing in Cabo supposedly, and they said to just give us our money back because she wouldn't be happy with it anyways!!! What!!!! My mind was blown! She said that I could drive down to mission valley and come pick up my money! I was done dealing with this lady! If it wasn't for the super sweet girl that worked the front desk at their other location, I don't think I would have gotten my money back as fast as I did through Venmo if it wasn't for her! Save your time and money and stay clear of this salon! read more

Pure Salon Studios - This isn't really about the stylist, I can fix this! It's the point of how the salon handled the situation! - Hair Salons Near Me - San Diego, California

2 out 4 good experiences here. Every time I had a DIFFERENT hair stylist. My hair looked good 3 times, but the manner in which it was done was sometimes questionable. Things I didn't like about Pure: 1. They have independent contractors who are not upfront about their status as renters and their 'independent prices'. 2. Sometimes conversation is not the number one need to build a loyal client base. Efficiency and quality builds my loyalty. 3. If I am going to pay you $75 an hour, expose my hair to new expensive products and don't complain about how long my hair will take to dry. 4. Most of the people working there are not personable or apologetic when something goes wrong. I just want to pay my normal $50 to someone relatable, humble, and sweet who doesn't have any skeletons in their closet! read more

So, I have been going to Pure for facials for many years, however, because I almost never get spa services, that means I've been there a total of 5-6 times. I have, however, been there twice so far this year. I have been seeing the same esthetician, and I think she does a great job and really takes her time with my skin. My last review (from several years ago) was a 5-star review. Unfortunately, I have to take a star away. The last two times, I learned that you cannot tip on your credit card. I think that is super tacky for a high end salon. That is more like a cheap nail salons. Perhaps it was always that way, but I don't seem to remember that from a while ago. To me, that is the way to tell your customers and employees that they are not worth the convenience charge...and because I was surprised, I was digging through my purse for wadded up bills to try to provide a meager tip. The last time I was there, I told the esthetician that I wanted to focus on the dark circles under my eyes. Somehow, she started talking about consulting with a plastic surgeon. I was definitely taken aback. I told her so, so she recommended eye cream instead. I was again taken aback when she slipped it to the cashier and told her to ring it up without asking me or telling me the cost. I found that it was $54, so I didn't purchase it. I still do give 4 stars because I really do feel that the service is good and feel taken care of when I leave. When I do return, I will just tell them I do not want any of their products. And maybe I will even remember to get cash ready for the tip. Remember, $5 off with a Yelp check-in! read more

Thank you Michelle for the great haircut! I got layers, and my hair feels much healthier and has more volume now. Ask for Michelle Fang ! I highly recommend. read more

Pure Salon Studios - Hair cut and color by Michelle Fang. I love it! Great dark ombre for the winter. :) - Hair Salons Near Me - San Diego, California

If you come to the salon ask for Michelle, she's the sweetest person that takes her time and does a fantastic job! I felt so bad for her bc her next client who is much older, was acting like a petulant child throwing a tantrum as she was finishing up with my hair. I hope that much older lady gets the help she needs. But I will definitely be coming back for Michelle! read more

Amazing salon, Shannon is the best hairstylist I have ever had! Hair expectation goals to the fullest. Super friendly receptionists and honestly made my whole experience amazing!! read more

Pure Salon Studios - Hair Salons Near Me - San Diego, California

I did a consultation with Enrique and showed him inspiration photos of how I want my hair to look like. He claimed to know what I wanted and scheduled a second appointment. When I arrived to get my highlights done, he was rough with my hair after I told him I was losing hair from weight loss. The balayage he recommended was so horrible. I found out the hard way that he doesn't know what I was looking for. He did my highlights toward the front of my head while the rest of my hair didn't have any highlights. Also, he coughed into his hands and touched my hair. I had to wash my hair when I got home. He burned my ears a little with his hair dyer. I will go to a different salon that will fix his mistakes. read more

Went here because I had a coupon for 50 percent off (holla!). Located in a convenient area with tons of parking, this little spa packs a punch. It's really, really clean and the interior seems to have just gotten a facelift. I recently got a sugar scrub pedicure and it was lovely. The pedicurist was very sweet and gave me a wonderful foot massage. It's worth the extra dough to get your toes done here as opposed to a dumpy place in a strip mall. read more

I had the best experience at Pure! I originally booked a location nearby for my wedding hair & makeup and I did not have a good experience with their trial hair/makeup. I am from out of town and had a destination wedding in SD. I drove across the street to Pure literally in tears after my trial hair (that made me look like Snookie). I was impressed with their friendly front desk staff and booked hair/makeup for my bridal party, but was not able to have a trial for my bridal hair/makeup. The day of the event came and I had 4 bridesmaids hair/makeup as well as myself. Shannon did mine and my MOH hair and she did a wonderful job with both of us. I cannot remember the makeup artist, but everyone looked amazing. I did not have a Pinterest board or any updo preferences, so I told them all to use their professional judgments to make us look great and they did not disappoint. The staff had the 5 of us in and out in 2 hours and we all looked FANTASTIC. They even took my 14 & 17 year old nieces and made their hair and makeup age appropriate but absolutely stunning. I could not have hoped for a better experience. My wedding day was from start to finish absolutely perfect. Thank you PURE :) You made my special day amazing :) read more

Went to another salon where the stylist destroyed my hair with bleach. I had 3 different colors of blonde plus brassy, a haircut that looked like I went through a shredder and a lot of breakage. Thankfully I went to Lucia who not only fixed the color and evened out the straggly ends and breakage, but she also did a hair mask to help my fried hair. Thank you again Lucia for accommodating me on such short notice, you're awesome. read more

Been going to Toni for over 18 years now. She is by far one of the best hair stylist that I know. Works great with my complicated hair textures and does amazing extensions. Oh and can't forget she managed to cut my hair into a pixie cut and it looks Amazing. Shes really sweet and gentle. She's clean and very professional. I would recommend to all hair textures and men. Tanks Toni read more

Love this salon it is welcoming and friendly! Martin is very professional and the other receptionists too :) My service was with Lindsay she knowledgeable friendly fast ( i really don't enjoy being at any salon ) so she made it wonderful best of all LOVE my hair Thank u!!!! read more

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Chic, clean and good vibe salon. Appointment was easy. Lisa gave me a fresh look, I love my new hair cut and color. It complements the color of my skin as she suggested. I had a great weekend with this salon. read more

I got a haircut by Jessica A. In January 2020 and it was amazing. I went again today (November 2020), once again she did an amazing job! I have very thick hair and from experiences that I had with many other stylists I imagine it's much tricker to work with. However Jessica does an excellent job at shaping and styling my hair. She also works well with creating a hair look that best fits you. 10/10! Also really good at communicating with you through Instagram read more

I have recently started going to this salon. The staff are all welcoming and nice and my stylist does an excellent job. I get my haircut every six weeks and they are always perfect and consistent. I don't know how they do it but my hair just sits better. They have a large selection of products too and the one they recommended for me works wonders. Highly recommend this place. read more

Beautiful salon clean, uncluttered Everyone was very nice. ..Vanessa did my hair and (.I can't think of the girls name who did my eyebrows) but both girls were very talented and knowledgeable. I will differently come back and spread the word that salon is read more

I was recommend a certain stylist and she did not disappoint. The salon may have issues with booking and communication, but the stylist I found is great! If you go visit Chris M. She listens and makes sure you are happy with what you recieve. I LOVE my new color and haircut! Make sure you get your stylist personal phone number and then you can book with them, that way you have no issues thru the salon. Can't wait to go back and try other treatments. read more

Went in to purchase some product but Maria the front desk person was so rude, she was very snarky at the beginning and interrupted my conversation with another person who works there who was gracious enough to actually help . I also heard how Maria was talking to customers on the phone, very aggravated, very rough, and not in a pleasant tone. Maria's attitude and rough demeanor deterred me from buying product here and I don't think I'll return given the first impression wasn't the best. read more

My friend gave me a spafinder gift card which doesn't have a big selection of locations that do mani/pedi. I was a little hesitant to come here based on the mani/pedi reviews but I'm so glad I came. I was greeted with a warm welcoming smile on arrival. The place is really nice and clean. The nail salon is inside in the back in a quieter more dimmed setting. Cathy was really sweet and did a great job. She was very gentle too. On my way out they were also very nice and great. Felt really good. read more

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I went to this salon for the first time today. I have spa finder gift cards and unfortunately, not a lot of places accept them. So I call to book an appointment for a mani/pedi. Front desk girl says they can get me in today, in about 45 minutes. Cool. I forgot to mention on the phone that I wanted acrylics. My bad. When I get there I ask and she tells me, "we don't do acrylics here." Ok no biggie. I'll just take the mani/pedi. I go sit down and I'm checking out their website again, mostly just for kicks, and it says on the website that they DO offer acrylics. So I ask again. This time she says, "we only have one girl who does acrylics and she only works Saturdays. Do you still want the manicure?" I tell her yes (this is the 3rd time we've talked manicures). Go back to the room with the girl (no idea what her name was), am offered coffee/water/wine.. all cool. This girl is ROUGH. Using her own natural fingernails to avoid getting nail polish on my skin is cool, but not if you have razor sharp nails. We get to chatting and about halfway through she says, "I'm actually a hairdresser." Umm, ok... so why are you doing my pedicure then?? I bring up the acrylic thing to her again, just making small talk, and she reiterates the 'Saturday only' thing, and asks if I want to call another salon across the way because they do acrylic. I tell her no, the regular manicure will be fine. End of my pedicure comes and she says, "ok, I'll walk you out!" No manicure? It's been brought up FOUR times now? WTF. I don't mention it to her, she's already told me she's got another appointment right after me (I know this because I mention to her that the front desk lady had warned me she might not have time for a shellac manicure). I bring this up to the front desk girl AGAIN and she says, "her next appointment isn't for a half hour. Do you still want the manicure?" I'm pretty ticked at this point so I said no. Paid for my pedicure and left. What gives? Did I not make it perfectly clear that I want a manicure today? read more

I had a gift card for this place so I made an appt for a mani/pedi. I was very happy with the services I had received, but the next day I realized my gel manicure was already starting to chip. The next day, the gel completely peeled off on three of my nails. I called the salon and they were able to get me in right away. Rosa fixed all of my nails. Everyone was very nice and professional. read more

I love Dalon! It took me lots of trials and money to find the perfect person to turn my super black hair light. I am so lucky I found Dalon at Pure she managed to give me the perfect balayage on the very first try. I will never trust anyone else to color my hair. read more

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This was my second time visiting Jessica at Pure Salon. She was so patient and made sure I was comfortable for all 4.5 hrs of work on my hair. I have very thick hair and wanted a caramel balayage, Jessica got everything absolutely perfect. She surpassed all my expectations with the cut and color and even took time to curl my hair at the end. I would recommend her to all my friends. Thanks Jessica! read more

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An absolutely amazing experience in a clean and enjoyable establishment. I booked a facial with Mary Ann and, being my first one, wasn't sure what to expect. She quickly created a calming and relaxing environment, letting me slip into a state of tranquility and enjoy the entire experience. She's extremely knowledgeable and explained the process and treatment to me as we progressed throughout the encounter. I've never been one to focus on skincare and didn't know just how much better my skin could look and feel until we were done with our session. Everybody deserves at least a little bit of self care and this is exactly the place to go for it. read more

I got my haircut by Hannah, shes new but amazing!! I asked for dusting to get rid of split ends without getting rid of my length and she did such a good job! my hair feels soft and healthy! Go to her, shes great! read more

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