Joseph has an amazing gift! His eye for color and design is the best! I receive compliments on my cut and color up to my next appointment! The salon is gorgeous! It is a relaxing experience from the time you are greeted to the lavender scented towels to the the time you are escorted to the chair of the master! I have been a client of Joseph's for 10 years & will be one for at least 20+ more!!!! Thanks for making me beautiful!!!!! read more

I have been coming to this salon for years! Every time I come in, the girls at the front desk are always so attentive and friendly. The salon is always clean and it definitely feels like you're in a high-end salon! My stylist is Sarah Green and she is the one to go to for any type of color! She has literally transformed me in a balayage Queen!! All the stylists there work together to make your visit as comfortable as possible. They make me feel important and most of all, relaxed! 5 stars to Salon Aguayo!!!! read more

I was referred to Alex two years ago and she is the first hairdresser I have found that matches the talent of my hairdresser of 23 years at Umberto's in Beverly Hills. She does a beautiful job with my color and restoring my natural curl to a workable style for my busy life. It is an absolute treat to go to Joseph Aguayo's beautiful, intimate and superbly run salon on Madison in the theater district of Pasadena. Any day that includes going to Alex at Aguayo is a good one! The entire staff is very professional and understands customer service better than most. read more

I've been getting my hair cut with Melissa up in San Francisco for a few years and was sad to see her move so far away, but she is amazing! For most of my life I had hair down to my waist, but one day I decided to change all that, and, knowing nothing of the short-hair world, left my fate in her hands. The haircut was perfect (I lost about 15" of hair). Every time I went back, I always let her do whatever she felt like and each haircut I came out with a new style that fit my face. She is also super sweet and really great to chat with. Hope she finds a good home down in Pasadena :) read more

Hi, I just wanted to say that Melissa Robles-Tolmasoff is the best! I have been going to her in SF for about 7 years now, and have always had fantastic cuts! She is a wonderful person, so fun to be around :) I highly recommend her! ~Sheridan read more

Karen is awesome. The salon is so comfortable! I have been searching 'high and low' for a salon in Pasadena since my family moved here from Florida, that would be both comfortable and inviting as well as having good hair stylists in addition to being reasonable with the pricing. This salon hits the mark! Karen, not only spent time asking me what I was looking for with my hair, during a brief consultation today, but actually knew what was a good style for me and advised me as such. She actually colored my base first, then cut my hair and then was able to determine where and how many highlights or lowlights I would need to best accentuate the waves. I brought along my own products and she showed me the best way for me to use them as well as the ones that would be best for this style and cut. I am more than happy with the experience at the salon as well as the friendly atmosphere that I experienced! The interior of the salon is modern and uncluttered with one brick wall. The bathroom has the small black and white "old school" type tiles with the perfect placement of items throughout. I cannot speak highly enough about Karen, and the salon in general. Even the front desk receptionists are super sweet and friendly. I look forward to going back and am so glad that I have a couple of friends who recommended Salon Aguayo and Karen to me. I have told my daughter about the experience and she plans on making an appointment too! Peggy W. read more

5 stars and nothing less for the fabulous Chelsea Shepard @salon aguayo!! I recently came in for a blowout and she ended up doing a beautifully effortless updo that was to die for! I'll definitely be coming back ASAP! read more

I was referred a long time ago to Janine Kerr. Life always kept me too busy and as a stylist myself I always think well I will jst snip it myself. I haven't bn treated to a salon visit in probably 6 yrs and it showed!...I finally had time off and decided to treat myself to the full experience. This awesome young lady jst is so intuitive to what your really trying to explain and what your hair will actually do. For the first time I actually stopped trying to control my cut, and relaxed and let her do her thing. She not only cut my hair bt styled it to exactly what I wanted. I left feeling so happy! She has a new repeat client, and i will refer all my friends to her. Salon staff was very professional also and I loved the entire experience. Very happy :) read more

Came in to see Sarah on the recommendation of a friend, and I couldn't be happier. Not only did I leave feeling like I was rocking the best 'do of my life, but Sarah is just really great as a human. We had great conversation, and comfortable silence, I loved everything about My experience. I would highly recommend to anyone! read more

Many years ago, my experienced hairstylist retired and I was suddenly lost with no one to maintain or style my hair...until recently when I was blessed enough to find Mickey Wall at Salon Aguayo. She is remarkable and exceeds my expectations every time! I will never trust another person with my hair and the bonus is, shes young so she wont be retiring for a really long time!! read more

My experience with Natalie at Salon Aguayo was great; she really listened to what I wanted and somehow made my hair style look a hundred times better then i expected. She is incredible. I have thick wavy hair, so in the past I've had bad experiences with stylists rushing my cut and neck trims, with a sloppy end result. Natalie took the time to cut and neck trim my hair all the way through (the last stylist I saw messed up on my neck trim and didn't fix her mistake... Lazy!) and answered all of my questions. She was very friendly easy going and double checks her work, made me laugh a couple times, always has a big smile on he face. Out of all my experiences at a Salon I've never had anyone shampoo me with a massage at the end. Loved it!. I highly recommend Natalie for all her services at Salon Aguayo read more

Fabulous! Gary knows exactly what he's doing when it comes to hair, I even trust him to make decisions for me! Great atmosphere and beautiful building. Can't wait to go back for another glaze and cut. read more

Gary is terrific on so many levels. He is both talented and honest when it comes to your style. He takes the time to understand what you are looking for and offers you an honest opinion as to what will and will not work for your hair. I have been going for about 3 years now and each time I leave feeling incredible. Thank you, Gary. read more

Beautiful environment, quality cut (Janine was wonderful), friendly staff and complimentary mimosas - excellent experience, I highly recommend! read more

LOVE this salon! LOVE Gary Domasin! He is an expert colorist & stylist. The salon is beautiful and the staff is the best. I can't say enough about Gary! If I could give him more than 5 stars I definitely would! read more

Had such a great experience with Gary!! He listened to everything I asked and did a great job giving me natural looking highlights! I will definitely be back read more

Who the Hell runs this place? I get a bitchy call from the knuckle head receptionist that I've missed my eyebrows done when I'm getting my hair done 15 feet away. "What are you mad at me for? Isn't that you're job to know who is in the salon? You set up the appointment." My stylist is great for me but if she weren't there, I wouldn't set foot in the place. You figure if you're spending what they charge, professionalism would be the very least you could expect. The straw that broke the camel's back was the Living Social voucher. I purchased two and got a call from them 5 days later that they would not honor it.."Why make your customers happy and endear them to you when you can milk them?" No disclaimer, no restrictions. $160 down the toilet. Had they made that clear, I obviously would not have purchased the voucher. Bottom line, there clients are not appreciated nor are they treated well. I have never felt so enraged to have to write a review before but this just took the cake. read more

Great salon! Definitely my go to place for hair. I'm a regular! Gary is the best! The space is wonderful - just the right mix of pampering and style. The staff is all great! I'll be back again soon! read more

Absolutely love my haircut from Marquis. I showed him pictures of what I was looking for and he delivered 100%, asking me plenty of questions to make sure he was giving me exactly what I hoped for. Had a great time while I was there. Convenient hours after work, really pretty space, good music, great scalp massage! I felt completely comfortable. I will definitely be going back and recommending Marquis! read more

Natalie did an amazing job on my hair. She corrected my previous dye job which was horrible. My highlights at another salon were done to the point where I couldn't wear my hair down. Natalie spent more time with me to find the right fit for me which was a new experience. I will definitely come back & will become a regular read more

I'm a very picky person when it comes to hair salons. I have yet to find "MY" hairstylist.. that's why I keep trying different hair salons EVERYWHERE. But, being a Pasadena local, I've found myself returning to Salon Aguayo, not for anyone in particular.. But, for the environment/service. I love the treatment they all provide you with.. very professional and makes you feel super comfortable. Good place to go for hair cuts or hair styling. The salon itself has really great style and it's always a good day after leaving their company. Will go back FOR SURE. read more

okay i made a apt the same day. i needed highlights.... i got Chelsea, who noticed the high lights that i had were terribly done, she said that she could fix it'd gave her the okay. well to make a long story short my hair had a uneven amount of highlights after, they weren't even highlighted. they were ugly, so i went back in about 3 days to get them brighter, it looked the same. i even told her about yelp and she still messed up. : / read more

Erica is the first of any aesthetician or dermatologist I've seen who actually taught me something about my skin. For years I'd gone to dermatologists whose treatments worked for a short time but didn't provide log term results. More recently I'd been treating my skin with oils and homemade natural treatments and while it had improved in some ways I was still having terrible breakouts and nothing seemed to have improved the scarring. Erica talked to me about my regimen and understood the oil method that I was trying -which many people seem not to have heard of or don't believe "works". She gave me a deep cleansing treatment and suggested a new regimen including a different brand of make-up to try. She explained to me that my skin appears to hold moisture well and explained why this was related to how it was reacting to my current regimen. In all the years I've been seeing doctors (and a few aestheticians) no one had ever told me this and as far as I'm concerned understanding how my skin behaves and works is the most important thing someone can tell me to help me take better care of it. The treatment itself was fabulous -I generally don't find facial treatments relaxing- but the ambience at Salon Aguayo is great and Erica has really lovely energy, gave an excellent arm and hand massage during which she impressed me again by detecting that I had an issue with my left wrist, and even extractions weren't as uncomfortable as they had been in the facials I'd received elsewhere, she's very gentle. Immediately following my skin was definitely red and probably a little puffy but not nearly as raw feeling as some have left it. It's only the day after now and already the terrible breakout I was in the middle of has subsided almost entirely and I'm ecstatic that some of the worst scars are significantly reduced -amazing! This is the most satisfied I've been with any skin care professional I've ever seen and I fully intend to become a regular. read more

Awful!!!!!! I gave this place a shot and got placed with Janine. I was unhappy with the tone of my current hair color, and showed her a picture of the direction I wanted to go. It was clear she disagreed with me and tried to "manage my expectations" by lecturing me on the different types of blondes and how the tone I was seeing was incorrect. I've been getting my hair highlighted my entire life and have been Platinum in the past, I know what my hair is capable of and she has no clue. She then went on about the complexity of my ask and how it was a very different service than what I had requested, calling it a color correction which I never thought or said it was. I proceeded to ask her if this was going to work out and that my first impression of her was not good. She answers with "probably not." If I'm paying you $200, you better make me feel comfortable in your ability to do my hair. As a first time client, it's your responsibility to of course be honest with me but also try your best to do what I ask and not try to teach me a lesson on hair color and try your hardest to prove me wrong. read more

Really needed a great haircut since I don't get to come back home often, and Gary did a great job cutting and styling my hair!!

Love this place! Great quality and service. Mickey's the best! She always leaves my hair looking great!

Sarah is seriously so amazing! She always makes certain to ask you what YOU REALLY WANT. I trust her completely with my hair. I am never disappointed after an appointment with her. Her bubbly personality makes the hours waiting to get processed go by really quickly! LOVE LOVE LOVE HER read more

If you're in the Pasadena area definitely check this place out. The stylists are very talented and the staff is super sweet. Every time I call I'm greeted with a warm hello. P.s. the owner of this salon, Joseph is a master at haircuts! Loving it! read more

I am a touring rock 'n' roll musician visiting Los Angeles for just a few days. I needed my Mohawk updated and my awesome sister-in-law raved about the salon and her stylist, Natalie. She was hands down one of the best I've ever had style my hair. But let's back up a little. I was greeted warmly upon entering the salon and was promptly directed to my dressing room after being asked what I'd like to drink. I ordered water. Natalie took me to her station and we discussed what we were going to be doing with my mohawk. I wanted blue/black. She suggested a few other less dramatic options, but I assured her the crazier the better. While waiting for the color to settle she asked if I'd like something else to drink so I asked what else they had. They had cocktails! And I had one! Scalp massage was amazing! Hair color is AMAZING! AND NATALIE IS AMAZING! Best color I've ever had and my Mohawk is ready to hit the stage. Oh yeah, I'll be back! read more

I really like this salon. Everyone I've encountered here has been very pleasant and customer-focused. I've been seeing Katie to get cuts & color and love it! She does a fantastic job on the color, it always looks great!! And she's giving me great tips on helping me style my hair (I'm not too adept with the blow-dryer). It's always relaxing here, great ambience. read more

This salon is amazing, the atmosphere, the staff and the service exceed expectations. Please be sure you have Marquis as your stylist, he brought my hair back to life. He listens to what you want and provides the best solution. Results I was definitely not disappointed with. read more

I had a wonderful experience at Salon Aguayo last Friday. It was my first time visiting, and I was surprised at how relaxed I felt when I left. I had scheduled a cut with Sarah, a friend had recommended her very highly. Sarah really took her time and got to know my hair, which was great because I went in without a clear idea of how I wanted it cut. We decided on a new cut which would work with my hair and help disguise an old haircut that growing out. Even though I was the last customer on a Friday night, I never felt rushed. The Salon has a wonderfully open and inviting atmosphere, I walked out refreshed and happy with my new look. I will definitely be back for another cut (with Sarah!) soon. read more

Had my first visit today. Janine was amazing! She listened to all my prior hairdresser disappointments, let me walk her through my hair goals, and then came up with an action plan. She even told me what to tell others if I didn't come back to her, but I don't see that happening. I pre scheduled my next appointment and I can't wait! read more

Nice stylists and nice place but I've had better cuts elsewhere so I don't think I'll go back- plus it's a bit pricey. Parking is on the street and it's up some stairs. read more

Joseph is a magician with hair! He knows exactly how to work with what you have and turn it into a a personalized, optimized hair design that suits everything about you. Thank you Joseph! You are the best! read more

I have been going to Salon Aguayo for over 12 years. I love the environment and I always feel taken care of. Karen Spinelli has been my hair stylist for 14 years. Her cuts always are just right for my hair type and face. I've been so pleased with Karen that I'm willing to drive 20 miles just to have her cut and color my hair. read more

I was looking for a salon, in the Pasadena area, and finally found a spot and a stylist. Alex Gonzales did an awesome job with my texturized haircut. read more

How have I not reviewed this place yet? Probably because I've been going here since the days of dial-up internet, when Yelp was just a gleam in some IT guy's eye. The salon itself is great, spacious and serene with friendly receptionists and an adorable little garden in front, but honestly I would happily go to the bathroom of a skid row methadone clinic to have my hair done by the talented Erica McAdams. I had the good fortune of meeting her early in her career, and she has been doing my hair ever since. I trust no one else! I have lived all over the world and always make a point to come back to her, carefully calculating LA family visits around my root length. I get highlights and give her free reign to decide on my color...she'll brighten it up for summer, tone it down for winter; either way my color is always shiny, natural and dimensional and I always love it! She is unquestionably the Highlight Queen! However, I went to her before moving to Nicaragua for two years and wanted to go dark brunette (somehow thinking I could pass off as an Irish Latina) and she gave me the sexiest deep dark chestnutty head of hair I could imagine. Her cuts are great too, I haven't taken too many risks in that department, but she's a pro with bangs! And most importantly, she is the most down-to-earth, caring, wise, funny, gorgeous woman you could ever hope to meet and I always leave our appointments with a light heart and a big ol' smile on my face. My hair and I adore her, and you will too. read more

Great and beautiful salon! Must ask for Natalie!! You won't regret it. Sweetest girl ever. She really listens and does wonders with your hair. Been going here for awhile now and I can honestly say I always leave this place extremely happy and pleased! read more

Janine is the most wonderful hair stylist! She is so nice and so talented. She actually really cares about your hair, and wants to work with you to find something that matches your style. I have never met someone so passionate about hair. Janine herself is an artist, which I think is what makes her the perfect hairdresser. The salon is in a beautiful brick building. I finally found the perfect place :) Thanks Janine read more