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Tempest Salon

4.8 (96 reviews)
ModerateHair Salons
Closed 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

By appointment only

Updated 2 months ago

Services - Tempest Salon

Bridal hair services

Chemical treatment

Color only

Cut and color

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Super fun 40s updo! (My hair is long)
Lisa N.

Tempest salon is the best. Ryan is amazing at making blond highlights look seemlessly natural and haircuts that give life and movement to straight hair. She is also AMAZING at updos. She did my hair -and hubby's - for my wedding and several special events (pics included). From intricate braids, 20s updos, to romantic curling regal styles, she nails it all. The salon is relaxing, quiet, clean and has easy parking.

Chevron undercut shave
Courtney S.

I wanted to do something outrageous for my 30th birthday, especially after battling leukemia and living with a bald head last winter. My hair is finally long enough to play around with, so I decided upon color paneling and an undercut shave design with Ryan. There's a seating area where you can relax, have tea, pet the dogs (!!!), knit, or read. My friend tagged along with me so it was nice to have an area where she could be comfortable. Ultimately, we did a section of hair with "galaxy" or "peacock" colors in the front and a chevron shaved design in the back. It was a fun and relaxing time overall. Everyone compliments my hair now!

Bridal up-do (It held the whole day & night, yay!!!)
Aisha W.

Ryan is STELLAR! Came to Ryan for a bridal trial visit and loved her work and personality. Despite my vague descriptions and two pictures from Pinterest, she nailed it! Keep in mind I am Asian with medium thick/slippery hair and have lots of flyaway that just won't stay most of the time. Super affordable trial visit too. Decided to book Ryan for my wedding day and because her prices for the day-of were so great, told my bridesmaids I'd pay for half if they got theirs done too (5 out of 6 counted themselves in). My now-cousin-in-law does professional makeup and offered to do all our makeup for our wedding present so Pin-Up was nice enough to let us do makeup at the same time (as long as we were respectful of the space/other clients). The other stylist who I think is the owner, was also doing other clients' hair so it wasn't closed off for us but it was totally fine and we're a laid back group. They let us bring snacks/breakfast stuff and let us drink all the tea we wanted. Since there were so many of us, another gal helped prep/curl while Ryan did the up-do's. Each up-do was so unique and special that even my most frugal bridesmaid who didn't originally want an up-do decided to get her hair done after all. Lastly, my hair was so perfect! It held (most important on your special day) and looked amazing in photos!!! She's also super responsive and sweet. Highly recommend Ryan for updo's and would work with her again in a heartbeat!!!

Gwen A.

Love Ryan! She is so skilled at translating what I want in a cut/color style into a fantastic result.

Beard post trim, lovin it!
Mike C.

Ryan is the only person I trust w my beard. No one has come close. I had been doing it myself for years, as I was never really satisfied with any barber I brought it too. But the I went to Ryan, she just really dialed it in! I'll never go to anyone else!

Natalie J.

This salon has such a great vibe. Ryan is a superb stylist; after I decided I'd had enough of my super long mousey brown straight hair, she hooked me up with an adorable mid length bob with copper highlights. I get compliments ALL damn day! I'm looking forward to the next time I come in to play with different color options. Thanks Ryan and Emily and all the Tempest fam!

Immediately after leaving the salon sleek & smooth
Maple P.

Ryan is AMAZING....like seriously, I would give the woman all the stars in the sky if Yelp! had that option. I have kind of interesting hair. It's not quite curly but not quite just wavy either. It's not really thick hair, but it kind of acts like thick hair (won't take a curl for anything and takes up a lot of space). But it also acts like thin hair, easily falling flat with dirt, quick to accumulate & show grease and lacking volume at the roots. A great haircut can make a WORLD of difference with my hair. But anything less than GREAT, might as well be a bad haircut for my weird hair. So I either get dream hair that people seem to envy, or hair I have to hide in messy top knots and lack luster ponytails. When I first came to Ryan, it had been over a year since my last cut, after a string of not great cuts.... so a year of hair hiding. She listened to my concerns and even played with my hair for a minute or two just to feel it and get a sense of how my hair lives. I then showed her some Pinterest inspiration which ranged from long asymmetrical bobs, to long layers... I was conflicted. I had hair down to my booty and knew it was just way too long. After seeing my inspiration, Ryan asked all the right questions: how active am I, how involved do I like to get in doing my hair, what is my most regular hair routine, how do I like to style my hair for going out, etc. Ryan put a lot of attention into our consultation before making her recommendation. Which ended up leading me away from the look a I was really wanting, but would actually fit my lifestyle much better. Which meant not having to do more work with my hair than I usually like to while also not losing the ability to do the things I DO like to do with my hair when I take the time. Let me be clear, Ryan would have given me either cut I preferred, she never pushed me in one direction or the other. What she did in our consultation, was give me the valuable information I needed to make the choice that best suited me. And she did a splendid job. Fabulous, outstanding, exceptional. She cut over a foot of hair off and still left me enough for my beloved braids & top knots. She brought the body in my hair back to life with perfect layers. And gave me a cut so good that I could get out of bed, shake my fingers through my hair, smooth out my bangs and go. Even though I no longer live anywhere near the Bay, she is still my hair lady and I try to get in with her whenever I am in the area and due for a cut. She also did my hair for my wedding as well as my mother's.... which I will write a separate review for once I get my wedding pictures back.... but for now let me just say, she not only did lovely work with our hair. She was also a jewel to have around on my day and she intuitively knew things I needed, that I hadn't realized I needed myself (like a quite minute completely alone). Above all her skill and talent, is a truly marvelous person. She manages to be both warm and sensitive while also quite matter of fact and direct. All qualities I greatly respect, which many people have difficulty balancing, though she mingles them quite well. The salon is a stylish mix of modern luxe meets vintage funk. It's open and spacious and inviting. Tempest has a very hip atmosphere without the hipster snobbery. And it's located in a very cute little pocket of neighborhood just off of downtown San Rafael. This place is really all you could wish for in a salon. Great stylists at a place that ups your "cool quotient" ..... Seriously, all the stars in the sky- not just 5!!!

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Amazing staff, complimentary drinks and fun place. Vanessa does amazing cosmetology work and facials & waxing!

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The space is gorgeous, the products they use are all top notch, the staff is friendly, and Ryan is incredibly talented!

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Ryan is extremely nice and her shop is very clean and trendy looking (I felt like I was in a NYC salon).

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