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    The Braid Bar

    4.3 (152 reviews)
    ModerateHair Salons
    Closed 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

    By appointment only

    Updated 2 months ago

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    Jennifer I.

    Rika is amazing another great experience. Love my hair and again she was efficient and fast.

    Robin R.

    I was super impressed with how fast & skillful Rika wove 1 bundle of hair into my super baby fine hair. she gave me tips on how to keep caring for my hair & ideas I can try next time to have a full & long look despite my natural hair being small. thank you! I felt well taken care of! glad I found her!

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    Chris J.

    A family friend recommended The Braid Bar for both my older daughter's first braids. I love the efficiency of booking an appointment online and I had many questions that they were happy to answer via text. We arrived and our braiders were prompt and walked us through the pricing and style before getting started. After, both my daughters LOVED their hair! Rika one of the owners made us feel right at home and the entire vibe was perfect, including a comfy couch to wait on and small fridge for complimentary water. What a great first experience! We love Braid Bar!!!

    Liz B.

    I can't believe I didn't leave a review last time I was here. The Braid Bar is my new fave hair salon. The stylists are sweet and treat you like friends. I had fun talking with Star as she braided up my hair. She's a braiding expert and fast too! Favorite topics were Housewives and Coachella. It's a comfy salon with floor length mirrors in front of you to watch the whole process. Their theme is purple which is done very nicely. They moved to this new location in Berkeley a year ago but seem to have fixed up the place just fine. Rika did my hair and it came out wonderfully. I love getting sew ins and she knows how to make it look natural and beautiful. Also had fun conversations with her, which puts you at ease knowing your stylist isn't a stiff robot with their hands in your hair. Awesome place, looking forward to booking my next appointment soon like as in tomorrow!

    Big ponytails was my favorite look.
    Heather W.

    More braids more braids more braids! Back with Vivian! Today we go pink and platinum.

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    Thank you Ebony ,as always my pleasure .

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    Great customer service. Brought my girl in for a new style and they hooked her up. Very nice and professional. Plus her hair is

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    Ask the Community - The Braid Bar

    How much would medium sized box braids to my waist be?

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    How much for single braids?

    Well they have different pricing's minds was $350 and I have really thick long curly hair down to my back I just added it with a little extension I did medium size singles their size there are different pricing! I LOVE THE WORK THEY DID!!! I had so… Read more

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    Review Highlights - The Braid Bar

    I would like to note that at this appointment I got singles with Vivian who is truly blessed with her hands!

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    I've been here a few times and the stylists are great, but they double booked me and because I was…read morein a meeting all afternoon and rushed from work to make it on time, I didn't see that they cancelled my appointment until I was a block away from the salon. I get that mistakes happen sometimes and they did try to notify me, but they didn't apologize which was annoying, especially since their haircuts are pretty expensive. Hopefully they'll fix their booking system

    Loved this appointment! This salon is located near my old apartment and is very nice!…read more The salon is very neat, well lit, stocked with lots of products. This was my first appointment here and I was with the Hair Stylist Danielle. The appointment was long but I loved the amount of care and effort she put into cutting my hair. I wasn't rushed or anything! I had the sudden urge to cut off all my hair into a bob after seeing my current hair in a picture of me in the sun... My hair was BAD .. I could see the color difference between my natural hair growing out and the old bleached hair that I dyed a chocolate brown. I was panicked when I saw this in my picture... It was literally looking at two separate people's hair. YIKES.. Danielle saved the day! I usually have a tough time finding a good stylist but I'm glad I trusted Danielle with this transition from long to short hair. I've never cut my hair this short .. but I was happy about the results!! She did so well!! I loved it! I'll be back soon for a trim!! Glad I found BIBO Salon! Danielle saved the day!

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