Pomegranate Salon

Love THIS SALON! Olivia has been my hair stylist for the past 3 years and I adore her! her coloring skills are AMAZING and she has been in the business for over 20 years. Olivia always makes sure I leave satisfied with my hair and she has great communication with me the entire time. I’ll always be a returning customer! :)

Stacia is a hair architect, I’ve been going to her to cut/​color my hair since 2007 and have had a myriad of styles in that time. When I moved to Sacramento in 2011 I tried out some other salons, including Deeda, Mosaic, and Mecca. But they don’t compare at all to the consistency of Stacia. If you have pictures and/​or are able to explain what you want, Stacia has the skill and experience to make it happen.

I went into Pomegranate Salon after reading great reviews and the convenient location as I was taking classes at UC Davis. I made a day-​of appointment, and lucked out to get Noël as my stylist! First off, the space of the salon is light, airy and inviting. There is water/​tea and nibbles and everyone is very friendly, often a dog is in the foyer too! And Noël is awesome.
I have short hair, which needs to get cut more often than I’d like to keep its shape and style, so I needed a cut badly. I’ve had mixed luck with different stylists so was wary going into a new spot. Noël was down to earth, enthusiastic and approachable. I told her what I was thinking, showed her a few photos and she went with it so beautifully! It was the best cut I’d had in a long time. We also talked about future coloring and she showed me a few swatches to think over… I went in about 3 weeks later for a complimentary touch up of the back of my hair.
A few weeks ago I went in for color, decided to take the plunge. I told Noël what I was thinking and she suggested a couple other ideas too, ended up convincing me to go for a full color of rich plum, which I LOVE! It was the first professional color I’ve gotten. The whole process was so easy, comfortable and fun! I totally trust Noël’s skills and styling and have had great results! I only wish I lived closer to be able to justify going back regularly (I live in Sonoma). This place is great.

I’m leaving a 5 star review based on three personal experiences with this salon.
I only have schedule appointments for highlights but I must say all three time I have left very happy.
The stylist that I always go to here is Natasha –a very nice Russian woman.
The first time I came into this salon was about a year and half ago. I came in (first and second time) for carmel color highlights and she did a beautiful job.
My third time I wanted a change and decided to go with red. I showed her a picture of what I wanted for red BUT I wanted a natural look to it. Something suttle And again she did a beautiful job. Just my second day with my new hair and I have gotten so many compliments.
Below I have attached picture is her work

It’s taken a week for me to compose myself, after a wig-​snap that has eviscerated my love life and frightened my children. Take it from a guy who endured 8 years of Marine Corps bone-​scrapes and another 15 years of barber shop speed-​skizzes. The part about being relieved of $ 45 in fiscal power is the least of it.
The place is nice, it bustles, and everybody seems really nice. My stylist — my destroyer, really — was pleasant and had no adverse odors. However, at this price range I expected a laser-​like critical analysis of my hairborne dreams, and instead I look like a cross between Alfalfa in the Lil’ Rascals and Ragnar in «The Vikings». The reason I give the extra star — more than one, in other words — is because I have calculated that there is an economic multiplier effect from this haircut, since I had to sprint to my psychiatrist for some self-​image work. He wore a welder’s mask and said I actually look okay, which has helped me a lot during this difficult time.

My hair needs are routine – keep my hair from showing gray and a professional cut.
Stacia’s great, but eventually she gave me over to an assistant for the routine color work while she focused on her other customers. Lately I haven’t been able to get on her schedule (tried through online booking, no availability).
I’m going start looking around. Prices seem high for the results I’ve been getting. $ 80 for a color touchup /​no highlights/​no lowlights/​no blowdry. Basically filling in the color. I just noticed the fill-​in color doesn’t even match the rest of my hair.
Adding a cut brings it to $ 150 pre-​tip. I have had the color fade after a few days on a couple of occasions. I’m not getting the happy results other reviewers are raving about, esp. for the price. The salon used to offer a service for touching up and go but I don’t see that booking option anymore.
I’m glad other people are able to get a good cut for $ 40ish but that wasn’t my experience.
BTW, Nelson does amazing haircuts (both me and my son’s hair). He’s been great.

As someone who has never committed herself to a salon EVER, I think I may have found a place where I will come more than one time. Whenever I got highlights, I would never truly be happy with the result-​some times were better than others, but I have never been WOWED/​that impressed. Most recently I got my highlights done at Salon Bravissimo in Sacramento (mainly because I liked the woman who does my eyelashes there), and the results were okay, but today I went to get highlights here from Olivia, and OMG these highlights were the BEST I have ever had done! Olivia actually listened to what I wanted and did her best to achieve it-​which she did! I am very happy with the results, and cannot wait to see the magic she does on my hair when I come in next time to finish the process. I truly am obsessed with my hair now-​IT LOOKS SO GOOD. I just wanna flaunt it everywhere!
The only downside is parking downtown is annoying, but I was done in about two hours, so it was okay, and I can deal with annoying parking for perfect results!

I went to see Stacia this morning for a color correction and I’m so glad that I did. She did an incredible job!
I had a highlight touch up done at another salon about a week ago and came away with a brassy/​coppery color that looked unnatural– Nothing like the blond I had or wanted. I hated the result!
I came to Pomegranate Salon and specifically to Stacia because of all the amazing reviews online. The great reviews were right!
My blond hair is now exactly the color I have been wanting– she completely fixed my blond hair (and I think its the best color blond I have ever had to boot)! She as well as staff were very reassuring– I was super anxious going in because of my past bad experience at the other salon. I was quickly made to feel at ease once they confidently explained how they were going to fix my hair. They had a plan in no time at all and were very knowledgeable. Thank God!!!
Also, in addition to her fixing my color (I think its the best its ever been) Stacia is very good at styling hair. My hair is frizzy and poofy and most stylists have a difficult time styling it. She styled my hair like it was no problem at all and even showed me a few new tricks for styling along the way.
A+ experience! Stacia and the staff are amazing. Thanks for fixing my head! :-) If you are thinking about going to Pomegranate Salon, don’t hesitate! I will be returning here from here on out. To any blond out there– I know how hard it can be to find a stylist that can produce natural and nice looking blond highlights. Stacia can do it.

Noël is absolutely wonderful! She gave me the best haircut of my life and suggested lowlights and purple shampoo to keep my blond tones cool and bring out depth in my hair. For someone who’s been getting their hair highlighted for literally 20 years in cities like New York and San Francisco– it was shocking to me that no other stylist had ever suggested that. It made a world of difference and now I feel so confident and stylish. Love love love her!

Initially very impressed with the salon itself but had a very poor haircut experience. Gave specific instructions to Noël that I didn’t want more than half inch cut off the bottom. She insisted that she wasn’t and even showed me the length of hair she removed but upon leaving i knew it was waaaay shorter, at least two inches shorter! Looks nice but not what I wanted.

Currently living in Arizona & here to visit my family, Amber was highly recommended. Her training is diversely extensive. I found her to be very down to earth, she knows how to decipher hairs behavior. She shaped my locks in such a way that compliments a lived-​in look — specifically to my personal style. Not every hairstylist can do this. Thank you Amber for my fresh new look, you tied it all together masterfully!

If you are looking for an amazing hairstylist ask for Olivia. She’s an expert with color and her blow drying skills will make your hair gorgeous. I always feel like million bucks when I leave the salon. I will drive from San Ramon to Davis only for Olivia. She’s worth it!

Update: Moved back to the Bay Area and I still go to Davis to see Stacia! She knows my hair better than anyone and does such a great job.

Larissa is a master with my hair. I have VERY straight, thickish hair. I have been seeing Larissa since undergrad (around 7 years). She can cut short and long hair, as I have had both over the years. I am currently in grad school out of state and I try to go back over breaks to get her masterful haircuts. I love that when I sit down, and ask her to do whatever, it always looks nice.

Jamie has been doing my hair for about 7 years now. I am extremely picky about who touches my hair, and she’s pretty much the only person I trust completely. So much so that when she moved from Fairfield to Davis I drive the 30 minutes to come see her.
Jamie knows what she is doing, and when you sit in her chair her ultimate goal is to make sure you leave feeling beautiful. I get compliments on my hair all the time. She listens to what I want and will tell me if a cut or style will work with my hair.
Jamie is not only great at hair, she’s a wonderful person, there’s a reason she has such a loyal bunch of clientele, she treats people with kindness and really invests in her clients.
Go see Jamie, you won’t regret it!

Hannah is simply the best. I am a tomboy who doesn’t know what the F to do with my hair, and she always makes it look great. And, she is super fun to talk to, but doesn’t make you feel like you have to talk the whole time. The salon has a nice atmosphere and nice staff, I would recommend to anyone in the Davis area.

I give it three stars because I was able to book a cut for the very next day. The salon was clean, the woman that did my hair was nice (Jaime).
My appointment was at 7 and I finished at 8:30. I had long, thick & straight hair and she cut it shoulder length. Washed and blow dried.
I want to give it more stars but it was pricey and the hair stylist wasn’t confident in giving me the cut that I came in for — which was disappointing. I wanted an A line but she was afraid to do it, she said that my hair was too thick, that it would be too drastic for me, it’d be too much work for me to take care of– a lot of excuses.
I’ve had my hair previously as shown in the photos I posted and I wanted real change. My hair grows fast. I have to curl it everyday now because if it’s straight, at its length, it flips up which makes it look horrible– it would’ve been easier to just straighten my hair than curl it. It’s cute curled, but it’s not what I wanted.
Also, when I came in, on a weekday, I was the ONLY one in the salon! No one else was there except for my stylist! All the lights were off except the ones in the back that we were using. Now, I know it’s Davis, and there’s the stigma about Davis being «Green» and all, but that’s creepy! Really weird!
My friend recommended the place after I asked where she got her short cut from and I had high hopes. I did not book with the same stylist so I’m not going to bump the place yet. I might go back to the other stylist to see if she can give me the A line (Jaime even said the other stylist «does A lines all the time»).
The stylist I had was sweet, but she just didn’t give me what I initially wanted when I came in. It cost me $ 78 total ($ 65 + 20% tip). The parking was behind the building, free, so that was nice, as well as street parking. I arrived 20 minutes early and walked down the street to grab a yogurt to kill time prior to my appointment.

I have been getting my hair cuts at Pomegranate Salon for several years. I cannot speak to their other salon services but their men’s haircuts are excellent.
I’ve worked with several stylists, most recently Jamie who did an amazing job. The salon is clean, bright and they have coffee and good conversation.
Everyone is very friendly and I’ve never been disappointed with a haircut or a trim. A tip for the men going here, you can get a «clean up trim» half way between appointments to clean up the collar and ears so your cut lasts longer and they’re always really accommodating about that.
Great local business, great employees and excellent customer service.
Online booking system lets you pick your stylist, search for open appointments, confirm your booking — this is really nice and always works perfectly. I will keep coming back for as long as I am in Davis.

I have been to Pomegranate Salon three times and this morning was my fourth time. It’s kind of expensive for $ 60 a haircut sans tip, but it’s definitely definitely worth every penny by any definition. And I should know.
Two times I’ve tried going to other salons in Davis with decent reviews and about $ 30 – 40 a haircut, and every time I’ve had to re-​book an appointment with Pom Salon the same day or ASAP to get it fixed. That’s a lot of money wasted. So now I just go to Pom Salon.
The first time I got my hair cut by Natasha, two times after that I got my hair cut by Amber, and today I got Noël. All three were excellent; I just book appointments based on what time I’m free. I come in with a few pictures, looking like a mess, and I walk out with the exact haircut I want every time.
Some people go to cheap places to get their hair cut because they don’t think there’s that big of a difference between an average and a GOOD hair cut, but you really have to go to a place like Pomegranate Salon to realize how big of a difference it really is. The only part that sucks is that now I actually know the difference between a really skilled and an average hair cutter– which means I can never go to a cheap place ever again. But it also means my hair always looks ahmahzing.
Even though Natasha and Amber were great, I have to say Noël is my favorite so far. She’s super sweet, gives kick-​ass head massages, and has ridiculously awesome hair-​cutting skills. Amber and Natasha were really good too, but Noël is something different. She’s the type of person who loves what she does and is far above average at doing it. Like an NBA player vs. a collegiate player.
I got a slightly A-​line, slightly asymmetrical bob. When she was done with my hair, she said she was really excited to show me the back of my hair and I was a little confused because usually the back of everyone’s head looks about the same after a haircut right? So I was mentally processing how I could genuinely look impressed because I didn’t want to offend her, but then she handed me a mirror and I saw it and I was genuinely. impressed. I can’t describe technically why it was impressive, but it was just. beautiful. Like every strand of hair was cut exactly how it should be. My mind feels like blowing every time I think about it. I L.O.V.E. M.Y. H.A.I.R.
I wrote an essay. Sorry. But that shows how amazing this place is and how amazing Noël is because I usually don’t Unilocal but I feel like I need to spread the word. ASK FOR NOEL if you want the back of your head to look ridiculousssss. ly awesome. (The front is amazing too but that’s a given).

My initial haircut was fine; it was just a touch up for a big presentation I had to give. If I had never come in to get my bangs trimmed later I would’ve given it a 4 or 5 stars: I don’t ask for much, just keep my current hairstyle looking polished.
But I did go in to get my bangs trimmed (they were down past my eye)… and somehow the request «side swept and just over the eyebrow» ended me with bangs resembling snow white’s – half way up my forehead and almost straight across. I say almost though, because it’s lopsided. Both sides taper to frame my face I suppose, but the left side is noticeably longer than the right, yet they’re both so short that they won’t stick behind my ear so theres no avoiding it. I told her then and there that it wasn’t right, and she tried to fix it. making my hair yet shorter but no better. Finally I just had to realize it was better to walk out of there with some hair than with none. She apologized for how short they were and I shrugged and said it’s ok, and walked out.
It’s been two weeks and I’ve hated my hair every time I see it. I’m going to go now to get someone to fix it at a salon in Toronto, where I’m visiting right now.
Sorry Ginger… I really didn’t want to give you a bad review, and was going to just go away saying nothing, because you’re really nice and I like you, but after battling my bangs for 20 minutes this morning and realizing that i’m just praying the girl I’m going to see in an hour can work miracles on my ridiculously short bangs and somehow make them look ok… well I thought maybe that means I should comment.