CREATIVE STYLZ Barber & Beauty Salon in Oceanside, CA

Upon entering, I requested a lineup and taper. I appreciated the initial calm atmosphere and polite service. However, despite discussing my desired haircut and showing pictures, the end result didn't align with my expectations. Unfortunately, I felt a bit brushed off. Overall, I would not return or recommend.

Total score! Don't be intimidated by the good looking & friendly barbers you'll pass on your way to Soukaye ... whom was able to fit me in at the last minute on a Friday for a wash and Dutch braids! Soukaye delivers! She has a comforting set up at the shop. After a luxurious wash and light blow dry, i had been basking in the vibes and hadn't realized Soukaye had started braiding - how gentle she is. I left feeling satisfyingly refreshed and confidence reinforced. Thanks Soukaye - See you soon!

Big O did such a great job on my two boys and husband's cuts. He is kind and very patient with my kids. M youngest, who is only five, had his hair butchered by a stylist at Sharky's and Big O fixed him up. My son's first experience at a real barber shop was awesome thanks to Big O. I am confident we found our family barber for life. Thanks Big O!

I have been taking my daughter here for a few months now and I absolutely love the care Olympia gives my daughter. My daughter is 3 years old and she has super curly, thick hair. Olympia always does her best and pays attention to detail when working on my daughter's hair. She is super friendly, fun, and professional. She is always on time, make's my daughter's hair look fabulous, flexible, patient, caring, always thinking of new ideas, and great with kids. We are so happy to have found her. Definitely give her a try!

Tldr: the shop might be good but Sabrina needs more time. Here's the thing...when I am out of town and need a cut Issa gamble and a game that I play. I don't always have the time to research each shop to get on a good barbers schedule in thr short time I was there. So I found this shop and it had pretty high ratings on Yelp and I was like bet, a black barbershop? Imma be alright. So me and my wife get there on a Thursday afternoon. Nobody in the shop but a older dude who was chilling in the corner and a young eager woman who was more than happy to take me in her chair. They the only two in the shop. Should have been my first flag. I should have insisted the dude cut my hair. I have locs and only needed a line up and small taper to my beard. Figuring once I sat in the chair it would be 30 minutes tops. Let me tell you I was in that chair for near hour and 30 minutes easily because honestly the girl ain't know what she was doing. About 15 20 minutes into the cut I'm wincing from pain on my cheeks ​because she was running over the SAME part of my face over and over. I even tried to bear it because I thought maybe it's all in my head - I cut my own hair and know my way around clippers so though I'm not new to cutting my own hair, I'm not in a barbers chair that often. After awhile I had to shake her hand away and have her stop cutting me with those clippers cause it felt like I was literally getting cut. The dude I mentioned earlier came back in the shop around this time with his lunch and I'm GLAD he did because Ole girl Sabrina just isn't ready yet. The next HOUR was basically her calling him over every few minutes to get advice on what to do next. Let me tell you...when dude took the clippers the difference was like night and day, both in how it felt on my face and how my lines looked. Case in point - Sabrina had been working on my left beard line for a whole 10 minutes and causing the skin to get more raw - old dude came over, took the clippers and literally fixed the line in seconds. Like I said before I cut my own hair and though I'm not in a barbers chair regularly I've been in enough to know better. This was one of the worst experience I've had. It would be the worst cut I've had if not for old dude who had more experience coming over every few minutes to correct Sabrina. With his help the line up came out more than decent, but it took way too long to get there. Here's the thing: I don't want to just bash Sabrina because she was a sweetheart. Conversation was cool and she really did try to address everything I was saying to her. Trust I've been in worse barber chairs where them don't listen and then my line crooked or they ain't oil their clippers or whatever but she definitely did listen and I'm grateful for that. But facts is facts and she just wasn't ready. I definitely think she can be but need more time in barber school. I also fault the more experienced Barber because he said at the beginning that she can take me but bro.‍ After the end I paid the $30 My face was burning for the next day, I had to put Neosporin on every few hours and I had slight scarring.