L N J Salon in San Francisco, CA

Spent half a hundred and got a piece of shit on my head. Leaving this place I found back my appearance anxiety.

Dream come true.... Jose is a high end stylist and colorist who owns a neighborhood shop in Lakeside Village. I have never walked away unhappy and I plan to keep him as my go -to hairstylist for good!

It's hard to even find words to express how wonderful of an experience I had getting my hair cut and colored by Jose Lara today. I don't even know where to start and I'm also struggling to pare down what will portray the excellent work he did on my hair, as opposed to sounding like I'm an obsessed stalker. Let me just say first that I have never gotten my hair cut and been truly happy with it before today. Jose is a perfectionist. He takes his time and made sure I understood and was on board with everything he was doing (I'm a total newbie - I've only ever colored my hair once and it was about 10 years ago). My hair had grown to my butt because I was too stressed about going to a salon where the stylist would shame me for being a burden and a weirdo for having such long hair. With Jose, not only did I NEVER feel judged, but I honestly felt like Jose really liked me. I enjoyed his company and conversation so much - it felt like we were old friends. The outcome is exactly what I envisioned in terms of color and more than I could have hoped for in terms of cut. I'm absolutely over the moon. I can't wait to see Jose again...I might end up with a pixie cut just to have excuses to see him more often :) I donated 12+ inches to Wigs for Kids. Jose skillfully prepped and cut my hair according to the donation guidelines and then I took it home and donated it myself. Jose is warm, friendly, funny, endearing, professional and highly talented. So so so happy and can't recommend him highly enough.

I'm honestly surprised at the positive comments. My hair cut is extremely uneven (I noticed it when I went home and my roommates told me the cut was uneven without me saying anything). Also, the cut is way too short. I showed a reference picture and he glanced at it once for 2 seconds then went to cutting my hair. When he was blow drying, he twisted my hair with his fingers and pretended like he was giving me waves all it did was tangle my hair. Yeah, I don't recommend at all. Also, he did not accept credit card even though there's a sign on the door that says they accept credit cards/debit cards. I had to use Zelle. Such an obscure platform to use. Why not something like PayPal? Venmo? Why Zelle? It's a new platform and it's glitchy and it's sketchy as hell that this stylist made me download this app, set up my bank account to it, and pay him that way. Sounds like he's avoiding something...taxes?

I like how Victor cuts my hair. He has flair and my hair has bounce. He uses sharp scissors, not razor, and I think this makes a big difference. He takes his time to cut or trim and doesn't use super high heat to dry my hair, which I prefer. Suggests what's good for the next visit and gives tips on how to maintain and style my hair. So great that LN J Salon is close to home - a big plus!