Gamine Beauty

I live in Sliver Lake and just got tired of driving to Bev Hills for Byron, Fekkai, Hershberger. Pros: staff Cons: pigeons with incredible aim in the parking lot more

i was tired of driving to the west side to have my hair done. it would often take up my entire day. also i didn't feel i was really getting what i wanted at the salons i tried there. i have been having my hair bleached and toned since early this year and it is suprising how many ""good"" colorists don't have this skill mastered. i left one place with my hair looking grey/lavender and had to go back to have it fixed.another time my hair looked like a canary with a twinge of green. gamine is the best place to go because they really listen to you and vanessa who did my color definitly knows what she's doing . i didn't have to spend tons of time under the dryer, my scalp wasn't burned and she gave me a beautiful shade of light blonde.also ezra , who did my cut is excellent. she gave ne a cute punky pixie ala agnes deyn that really suits my face shape. also the design of the salon is really great. big thumbs up to gamine! also in and out of there in 2.5 hours which is really fast in my experience. more

i had the best color and cut done from mikael padilla !!!!!hes a superstar stylist who does many celebs,i read about him in a magazine and i wanted giselle looking highlights and guess what i got exactly that>> Pros: MIKAEL PADILLA Cons: EZRA more

i had THE WORST hair cut of my life. i was looking for a simple trim, but Ezra completely messed up my hair. The place looked cute, and it's in my neighborhood.....but Ezra has no idea what she is doing. I have long long hair and HAD long layers. Ezra left my hair long, but cut the whole top layer of my hair above my ears. IT IS HORRIBLE. I can't look in the mirror and am paying 120 to get it fixed. Ezra is terrible terrible terrible. Do not go to GAMINE salon unless you want a mullet or the worst haircut of your life. more

Gamine has moved to Silverlake from West Hollywood, but is still the coolest, most stylish salon around, with Architectual Digest-level decor and, in proprietress Julie Rosenberg, the best cutting on earth. (She's done my hair since 1994, so I'm serious about this.) more

I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS PLACE WILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE HOME. THERE IS NO ATTITUDE- A GREAT ATMOSPHERE. ALL OF THE STYLISTS WORK THAT I HAVE SEEN WERE GREAT! YASMINES CUTS ARE ESPECIALLY FANTASTIC- I HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS AN ISTRUCTOR FOR VIDAL SASSON UNTIL AFTER THE CUT WAS FINISHED AND I CAN TELL WHY- HER CUTS ARE FLAWLESS. SHE WILL ALWAYS GET MY GUARANTEE FOR A GREAT CUT! THE ASSISTANCE AT THE SALON ARE GREAT- more

This place is awesome. It's very comfortable and casual but they know what they're doing. I've been getting colored by Jenny forever and she's amazing everytime. Lauren's a great cutter and you can tell they both REALLY enjoy what they do. I'd recommend either one of them to anyone - male, female, long hair, short hair, curly hair, straight hair - whatever. Pros: the backyard more

Damn - you know you got a good haircut when you can come out of a salon feeling real good. Monica P. always does wonders for my hair (and my confidence), been a client since she was at Aveda. She even preps me before my shows - leaving me feeling like a rockstar and looking like a diva. Pros: Creative, Edgy more

I have especially difficult hair- ASIAN HAIR!! And finding a stylist that can add a thourough funky cut that grows out well is difficult. When, I walked by the Salon I was automatically drawn in. I was greated with coffee or tea sat in the hidden courtyard garden. And then greated by Yasmine, My new stylist. She was absolutly terrific. She did not make me feel like I was given a certain amount of time for my hair. She took her time- and made me feel like I was more than the money- like most stylists. And, the shampoo by the filipino guy was more than a shampoo.. OVERALL FANTASTIC.. more

Lauren the best I've ever found for short hair!! I followed her here from Planet, and will continue to follow her wherever she goes! more

I am not a newbie in the hair world...I have been in constant search for the 'ONE'...and this is is!!! YASMINE was great...great skill (very precise esp w/ layers!)...very customer-friendly and so was the guy who shampoo-ed my hair (forgot to get his name)...ambience was very cozy...none of the hustle and bustle of the high -end salons...I loved my haircut!!! Pros: higly skilled, customer-friendly, reasonably-priced Cons: street parking more