Byu-Ti

I've been going to Byu-ti for about six months. My girl is Luciana. She's a doll. She always listens. She comes up with new ideas every time. She's a special little lady with a cute Brazilian accent. Well, the salon recently opened Sundays so i went. I so enjoyed being there. It was very peaceful and relaxing. Sometimes, it can be pretty busy but not on Sundays. There were only two other stylists working and I don't know, the vibe just felt good. I don't know for how long but my haircut and color were even discounted bc it was Sunday. Too good to be true! If you're not into the craziness of salons, go check out Byu-ti on a Sunday. You'll be pleasantly surprised. And make sure to ask for Luciana! more

All I have to say is if you're looking for a new salon, this is the spot. The vibe is super chill, the place is beautiful, the service is great. I had my first cut there last week and I have to say, I had my best haircut experience ever, hands down. I felt taken care of from the moment I walked in to the moment I checked out. I got some great products and they really seem to be working for a change. Well, especially since my stylist told me how to use them (a first, can you believe it?). Anyway, I love this spot. I'll never be scared to get a haircut again. I've found my haircut home. Pros: Best service and with a smile! Cons: parking. Had to walk two blocks. But worth it! more

Ok, I am thrilled. No more trips to BH. The westside has been in desperate need of a reeeeally good salon. This place has what it takes. The staff is great. No attitude! They give great blow-drys! I've been getting their famous mist treatment and my hair looks nourished and healthy for the first time in a while (you know how those High Lights can wreck your hair!). Plus, it seems like the color they use is much more gentle than what my old place used to use. It always smells scrumptuous and I say always bc I've been to Byu-ti a LOT lately. I've been getting the treatments once a week like Andi recommended and a blow-dry. I think I'm in heaven. Good hair, let me correct that... GREAT hair without the drive. What could be better? more

I adore this salon. My stylist Dawn gives me the BEST highlights ever. She is a super star with blondes. I've been to her three times now and was worried that i loved it so much the first time, she wouldn't be able to match it. Well, she's been totally consistent. Plus, she knows how to style my hair like a diva. The salon itself is really great too. Everyone is friendly and helpful with anything I ever need. I always feel completely take care of. Thanks dawn and thanks Byu-ti for making getting your hair done such a terrific experience. more

This place is a gem! I found it by accident walking home from a local sushi place. It looked so pretty at night all empty that I took a brochure and called the next day. Talk about good service! I felt taken care of from the moment I entered this salon. The front desk was so helpful and friendly as well as my stylist and even her assistant. The whole experience was a 10! And yes, I love my new color and cut. I don't think I've ever had this many compliments. Byuti is the bomb! Pros: Great service! more

I've recently moved to Santa Monica. I'm pretty picky about my hair. I've had a lot of bad cuts. I always get nervous at a new place but I've been here for six months and only get my hair cut in Boston when I go for business. Well, I was pleasantly surprised to find a local place that know what they're doing. I think this may be my best cut yet (and like I said, I'm super picky). Check out my girl, Sura. She's awesome. more

Does anyone else find it odd that ALL of the rave reviews are from reviewers who haven't reviewed any other businesses? Does anyone also find it odd that all these rave reviews generally come in large # and succession after a not-so-hot review? I find this very curious. Yet another reason I will not be returning.\r \r I came to this salon after I got a referral from my trainer and a coupon. The decor is really fun and modern and the store is next door to my favorite Cupcakery. Anyway, I never need anything fancy done with my hair, just a pretty straightforward cut with soft layers and a quick style (no coloring, no special conditioning treatments, etc.). After the strangest hair appointment of my life, I left that salon with an awful, choppy layered look that I didn't ask for. I was also over $100 poorer (and this was AFTER a 50% off coupon). This was just for a simple cut!!\r \r The appointment was strange because my hairdresser kept talking about the oil in my hair and how I have to learn to ""embrace it"" and ""let it work for [me]"". First of all, I don't have oily hair, so I quickly tuned out the very interesting character/hairdresser. Second, her suggestions to help me ""embrace"" my oil and ""let it work for [me]"" included regimens to help produce oil in the first place, with brilliant ideas such as not washing my hair for a week and painstakingly brushing the oil through my hair. Ummmmmm gross?! Finally, I enjoy taking daily showers and washing my hair on a regular basis thank you very much. Why would I pay anyone over a $100 to tell me my hygiene is TOO good? So very strange.\r \r Sadly, I will never go back to this salon. I much prefer my trusty stylist of over 10 years. Even though he's a bit of a drive for me, I'll take his talent, indifference to oil idolatry, and fair prices any day. And seriously ladies, do you really all spend this much for hair care? It's absurd. Pros: cute salon, next to Vanilla Bake Shop Cons: strange staff, excessive prices more

I love that when I walk into this salon the ladies at the front desk are always happy and helpful. I feel relaxed when I visit the salon there is never any tense drama in the air as with other salons. I have very thick curly long hair...Natasha and Andi manage my hair with ease which is no easy task. I am always delighted with my haircut, color and highlights. Recently we relaxed my out of control curl and I LOVE it!!! My hair is not damaged it feels silky soft. This process has made my hair much easier to manage on my own.\r Pros: Experienced, delightful staff more

I'm a curly girl and have yet to find a stylist that can handle my mop. I went to Byuti after reading about them on a Curly Hair website. Yes, I've been to salons that specialize before so I wasn't expecting much. Byuti had a whole different approach. First of all, when i arrived I was greeted by a darling girl at the front who gave me a form to fill out regarding hair questions pertaining to me. Then she gave me this packet that had all kinds of great incentives like, 20% off any products I bought. Pretty cool, I thought. I booked with the owner thinking, better go for the best, right? I was delighted to meet Natasha. She was warm and seemed to truly GET my challenges. Turns out, she has tons of curly clients and has for years. By the time I was getting my hair washed, I was starting to relax but still not expecting too much. Natasha recommended one of their signature treatments for my hair. She said it was made exactly for my hair type and that I would love it. When I tell you that my hair felt like butter afterward, I am speaking the truth. First she mixed the treatment, then I went under some high-tech steam machine. Afterward I got ANOTHER fabulous massage and a fantastic haircut. Plus, Natasha gave me awesome styling tips and product recommendations. I have seriously never been happier with my hair or my curls. And hello, it's been raining all week. Anyone with curly hair knows how that can be. Well, all I have to say is this is a special place with group of special ladies working there. What a relief. more

Byu-ti is a pretty new salon in Santa Monica. I pass it everyday on my lunch break. It looks super fancy so I was a little nervous to check the prices. As I passed on my lunch last week, one of the staff was standing outside handing out invitations with a smile so i took one and we started talking. She told me that they have 25% off services on Sundays so I booked an appointment. Not only was my stylists Luciana wonderful but she really took the time to listen and I left happy, with a great new do. BTW - Luciana's haircut is about $70 normally. Pretty good for LA right? Plus, I got the 25% off. Turns out Byu-ti is always running some kind of special. I think it's really cool that they care about folks like me that want great service at a good price. Pros: Cool new business that cares. more

Not only is this salon owned by women but the entire staff is a bunch of sweet, customer-focused ladies. I have never felt so taken care of at a salon (especially one that looks like Byu-ti). You'd expect attitude in a salon of this caliber. But no sir-y, none at all. The Byu-ti team made me feel taken care of from beginning to end. Oh, and my hair looks fantastic too. Whatever they're doing, it's working. Keep up the awesome job and GO ladies!!! more

My girlfriend was raving about Byu-ti's hair treatments specifically the micro-mist so I went to check it out in person. I'm a Latin with thick course hair and they worked magic on me. Not only is the space different than any salon I've ever been to but the vibe is more family like than some uptight fancy overpriced salon although it looks like it belongs in Beverly Hills. The girls are down to earth and the service was wonderful. The best part is how my hair feels, silky, smooth and the healthiest its ever been. Its worth every penny !! Thanks girls !! - Karina Pros: Beautiful space, great girls, micro mist rocks Cons: Parking more

I see many reviewers listed their favorite stylist at Byu-ti. Not me. They are all fabulous. I get treatments once a week. I went in after watching a Fox news piece on their hair therapy treatments and believe me, my hair was a wreck. Since my first visit, I don't know four months ago or something, my hair hair is like a whole new head. I'm a swimmer AND I have highlights. The combo was all wrong. On my first visit Andi talked me into going ""more natural"" and getting on a treatment regiment. Well, my hair has never been as good as this. It's shiny, healthy and back to the health it was when i was little. I don't what exactly they put in their custom-made concoctions but it works. Now, I can't get enough. Not only was Andi wonderful but I think I've seen every girl at Byu-ti and they all take great care of me and my hair. Thanks Byu-ti for nursing my hair back to health. more

I come to Santa Monica monthly for business and have yet to have a great hair salon experience......until now, that is. Byu-ti exceeded my expectations for an awesome blow-dry. I'm a weekly blow-dry girl back home in NYC and am pretty picky. Owner Natasha Sunshine can knock out a blow-dry like no tomorrow. An ex-New Yorker, she knows how get my bouncing curl super smooth (thank god!). So, I've found my salon in Los Angeles after a long search. Head down to byu-ti for your next smokin' blow-dry. more

Man, did I feel spoiled on my recent visit to Byu-ti. I've never had a salon treat me like that before. You know the deal with nice salons... Well, not here. This salon is kind and very focused on taking care of their customers. They gave me a really great new customer package with all kinds of goodies and I even got to invite a friend in on them. How cool? They have give goodness written on the wall and I think they really try to give it. I got the best haircut of my life and they gave me a hot towel treatment that made my hair feel soft and yummy. My girl, Sura was very informative and really listened to my request of taking off ONLY the bad stuff on my ends. What a refreshing experience. Go Byu-ti! more

This salon is beautiful (no pun intended) and cozy too. I went there bc a friend told me about how their special treatments literally repaired her hair back to health after a too-blonde highlight job. I think many of us ladies know what that can be like, myself included. My highlights usually look good when I leave a salon but get dry and brassy after two-weeks. What I liked about Byu-ti was that they seemed really focused on the health of my hair. My stylist Luciana told me that she wasn't going to use bleach anymore and that I should get on a regiment of products and come in for three treatments over a 6 week period. I thought, man-what is this going to cost me but they made it very affordable and offered a discount for buying three treatments. I swear, my hair has never looked better. Luciana is a gem. Super sweet. I really feel like she cared about me and my hair. I couldn't be happier. Thx Luciana!!! more

I'm not much for foofy salons but I think Byu-ti has made me a transplant. I'm usually a barber guy but my girlfriend got me a cut and treatment for Valentine's. Yeah, I guess I'm pretty metro but the treatment rocked. My stylist Luciana (a Brazilian cutie) gave my scalp the massage of a lifetime and a cut to match. My lady loved my new do and I guess I'm giving up barber shops for good now. Even though this salon is pretty new, they sure have their act together. Byu-ti is a new hot spot for westsiders. I'll be back! Pros: Cute girls more

This salon is gorgeous! It's reviews are great! That's about it. All the hype about their special conditioning treatment was a gimick (hair was dry again after next shampoo) and even though the site here says they are all about service and personalization, maybe that's the owner's concept but the staff could use some help here. There is nothing relaxing about a loudmouth hairdresser screaming, clapping and cackling in a small, echo-y space. I could hear her during my service, and even during my shampoo....oh yeah and the best part of going to a salon is usually the shampoo, right? The temperature and pressure kept changing (like just when i got used to the luke-warm trickle, it became a scalding firehose), plus the hairdressers were chatting while I was getting washed. They can't even focus on the client for a few minutes? I got this warm, steamy towel over my hair and that felt so good but I really didn't need to hear their chit chat, it definitely interfered with my enjoyment.\r \r My hair looks fine, but nothing special. The price would imply either great hair or a great experience. I got neither. more

I had the absolute worst experience at Byuti. I am one of those people who typically are reluctant to try new hair salons. I got caught up with the personal hair consultation and analysis on your hair type. It was absolute BS, just a marketing tool. My stylist was Leslie. She gave me highlights which turned my entire head of hair a strawberry blonde. It took 4 hours. She was supposed to cut and color my hair and was only able to color it. She asked me to come back for a free haircut. I came back and I told her I would like some low lights added, she then proceeded to highlight my entire head and charged me again. I never got my haircut because that took another 4 hours. It was an awful experience. more

The stylist I'd been going to for years moved away, and I spent three years trying salons all over the place. They all seemed okay for the first cut/color, but inevitably, my hair showed they didn't know what they were doing. Finally, through a Daily Candy piece, I found Natasha. She gives the fastest cut I've ever had which might make you think it's down and dirty, but I've never had a better cut. I could never grow my hair long before, it would always get stringy....not with Natasha's cut! Dawn is the true color mistress...if I want to go a little blonder, richer, whatever, she gets it done, and it always blends perfectly. Dawn and Natasha are completely different personalities, but both are warm and attentive. This salon is THE place to go! Pros: Dawn and Natasha, the vibe Cons: Parking can be a pain more