The Hive Highland Park

Katie is extremely talented and so easy to talk to. She is an expert colorist and she cuts hair like a boss! I love this place!

Go to ASH he knows hair and is so professional And you will love your hair! I didn’t have to suggest anything because exactly how to make your hair Extremely Classy and Beautiful Thank you so much Ash!

Waited for 20+minutes before walking out. I know to expect to wait at this salon but 20+ Minutes with an appointment is nuts instead I found a great new salon that charges less and does a great job, Evolutions Salon in Pasadena.

Marie is incredible. I moved to LA about year ago and have major hair nerves and I am so glad I found her. She made my transition just a little smoother. She has given me many a great cut this year. Is down to touch up if something is sitting a little off and free bang trims. The girl can cut!
If only I could blow it out like she can blow it. A girl can dream.

Ash always gets my color and cut spot on – the perfect shade of dirty blond and the perfect blunt messy bob. And he doesn’t ask me inane questions about my weekend. I can get my hair did and just zone out. The space is calm, good music, good magazines, water if you want it. Also, when he was out of town once, Amanda did my color and did a stellar job. Everyone I’ve seen come out of this place looks amazing (well…their hair at least).

If you’re looking for phenomenal hairstylists, Tiffany & Isadora are the ones to ask for! I asked Tiffany to give me a drastic change from long to a shoulder-​length, asymetrical cut. She made it just how I envisioned it and thinned it out perfectly. Isadora added an array of colors to the longer part to finish off the edgy make-​over of my do. They are genuinely nice & attentive to boot! I couldn’t have asked for anything more!

Thumbs way up for this Highland Park treasure. Much as I like the Silverlake store, the new shop is now my Hive of choice. The drive from my hood (in the shadows of the Hollywood Bowl) is a breeze. The salon is a roomy delight, the parking can’t be beat and the surrounding area a nifty place to explore.
As for the cut itself, a big rousing cheer (the kind they invented Dolby for) to owner/​stylist Lissa Renn, whose talents never fail to leave me in awe. Remember the old adage, «Do you want it fast or do you want it good?» Folks, I kid you not: Lissa gives you BOTH. She moves briskly, but with a cheerful confidence that puts you at ease and inspires trust. The lady knows what she’s doing and the end result — a freakin’ great cut — proves it. (That she’s also a total sweetheart is the icing on the cake.)
Fab cuts, cool location, easy parking… Woohoo indeed (the kind they invented THX for).

I’m not a big Unilocal review writer but this I must do my due diligence and tell everybody to go see Andrew for a haircut. Just do it. It will be good for your self esteem in more ways than one.
I had been going to another stylist for almost three years who was incredible but just didn’t want to do hair anymore. I went to Andrew because he was highly recommended by a friend of mine that I trust.
I’m an ex stylist myself so it’s easy to see when people know what they are talking about or not. From the second I sat in Andrew’s chair it was smooth sailing though.
He does a great consultation and listens to what you want. He made a point to tell me that he knows I want to keep my hair long and getting as much as I NEED cut off would make it shorter than I wanted. We settled on a happy medium and I got a GREAT haircut out of it. I have fine, yet ULTRA thick hair that some people just don’t know how to work with but I am so impressed with what he did :) And I’ll admit, I’m not easy to please in the hair department. Can’t wait to have him do my color in the future.
Also, he is just a sweet angel. Seriously, the nicest. Make an appointment already people! You’ll feel satisfied inside and out when you leave there.

I needed to find a hair salon close to work. I was very pleased with The Hive Highland Park. I pass the Silver Lake salon everyday on my way home from work. Before booking my appointment, I reviewed all of the Unilocal reviews and web sites of The Hive and other salons in the area and decided to go with The Hive.
I booked my appointment with the Highland Park salon solely because the parking is easier. Booking the appointment was a breeze. Thought it unusual though, that they asked for a $ 50 deposit which was applied to my bill, prior to my appointment. I have never been asked for that before, but I can understand the need. I was greeted and offered a beverage as soon as I arrived. My appointment was made with Tiffany who was as kind as it gets! She took her time with me and listened to my request. I love the color (Trust me; coloring my hair is a challenge!!) Tiffany has 13 years’ experience and it shows!
I look forward to returning!

Malina is amazing! I moved to LA 2 ½ years ago & I was super worried about leaving my beloved Chicago stylist, Carrie. I originally met Malina at The Hive’s Silver Lake location, but I now mostly see her in Highland Park (she’s there on Fridays). No matter the location, Malina is top-​notch; I’ve changed colors and cuts several times over the last 2 years and she always gets it right. My partner and I usually go to her simultaneously; he gets his hair cut while color science/​processing is happening for me, so she’s incredibly accommodating. Malina accompanies her awesome styling skills with kindness and sweet humor & I always look forward to seeing her. One more thing, Malina gives the best scalp massages when shampooing and conditioning!

Amanda’s really sweet and super accommodating. I was 15 minutes late to my appointment and she made arrangements to take care of me and not rush by calling her next appointment and pushing them back. She didn’t have to do this, could have rescheduled me but I appreciated her going to the trouble for me. Also, this was my second time going to her at the Hive.
I made an appointment for a trim for my bob haircut and when I got there was told that since I didn’t have a blow dry scheduled, I’d have to go home with wet hair. When I called, I was never asked if I wanted a dry and I didn’t know that was something I needed to factor into my appointment. It doesn’t feel commonplace to be told to leave with wet hair, I’ve never had a salon propose that. How can you check the cut that way? I always expect to leave a salon feeling fresh and fab with my new do, not like a wet dog who needs to go home and finish their own hair. Amanda resolved to blow dry my hair so I wouldn’t have to.
I recommend taking a photo of exactly what you want. I took a photo and explained that I liked the bob a certain way, blunt, not too short in the back and not too angled in the front. What I got the first go around felt like a bowl cut! It was pretty far off from what I had wanted. I was able to talk through my issues with the cut with Amanda and she was super understanding. It took a good 4 tries of me expressing the cut wasn’t right and her going back in with the scissors to fix it. It just felt like the cut kept looking really uneven and not the sleek look I was interested in. She had blow dried it with a round brush and attributed the look to the way it was styled. I felt that as the stylist, if she knew this was the issue she could have offered to style it different.
I was a little disappointed, I felt that as a customer and not a hair expert, I could count on Amanda’s expertise to understand and offer some solutions that would create the result I wanted. She didn’t notice that the cut was really uneven in the back.
I got home and had to straighten it myself and style a bit more the way I wanted it. My boyfriend helped and trimmed a bit that was jetting out and a little uneven that she missed at the salon.
I understand being late is rude and frustrating — it was not intentional, I had a work issue pop up but really glad she was understanding. Aside from that, I was still a paying customer and felt that I had to do a lot of work to get my hair where I was happy with it. Maybe I didn’t do a good enough job at explaining but I felt assured that Amanda was confident in achieving my desired cut.
Overall, Amanda was really pleasant and got my hair to a good place with a little effort however I’m not too certain about the salon’s best practices. I will pay more for great customer service and really value when a company is able to be the expert in the situation. As I was being checked out, the receptionist let me know that she will put in my file that I will always expect a blow dry, kind of felt like she was irritated by it since that’s not factored into the alotted time slot.
I’m happy with my cut, appreciated the service, not sure the HIve and I are a match though.

Upon relocating back to US I was anticipating a new look with a stylist Ive been eager to work with for years. I had my consultation and made my appointment. The communication wasn’t there and fortunately I have experience from managing a salon years back so I wasn’t totally in the dark with my unanswered questions. I went ahead anyway.
In the trendy times of having all silver/​grey hair I simply wanted to go ‘natural’ and that is 75% silver/​white (in my mid 30s) I had no dreams of grandeur with how this process could go (Ive gone from Black to blonde before). going from dark to light is not easy.
What happened was this: I sat for approx 8 hours when I was quoted no more than 5 for the entire process start to finish. My hair was color removed, bleached and dyed 6 times in one sitting with out a single conversation about ‘what was or could happen’. I was also not told about the hourly rate… just quoted a price. When we finished my hair was 6 colors, completely damaged and I was charged over double. I left in tears.
I contacted the owners and they were accommodating and tried to resolve the issue. My hair is nowhere near what we planned on and it was so damaged that it needed not be touched for weeks. I was given 2 gratis protein treatments and we found another stylist there who took on the challenge of cleaning up the color. What I thought was a confident stylist (again) turned out to deliver the same results. ”I wish I had gotten to your hair before she did (other stylist).”
That session took more than quoted (luckily free) I sat approx 4 hours.
Long story short, 1.5 years ago my hair was down to my navel and it is currently breast length.
I have my head shaved around sides/​back so that 30% of my head is covered in hair which by the way, is so full/​thick that it covers my entire head. Until now.
Over half a grand and 12 hours later my hair is 5 nondescript colors, I have lost half a foot of hair from damage (no matter how much of their product I use) no other salon will touch my hair because its utterly dead and Ive had to live with this for over 4 months. I can’t even ”touch your hair much, blow dry it or flatten it.”
It took months to be granted my full refund (still charged for product) and a hearty «I am sorry this happened.” I look like I’m 15 and experimenting with Manic Panic for the 1^st time.
I can’t even go back to black again… my hair is so dead it won’t collect ANY pigment.
I saw alot of clients walk in and out of both locations in my total 12 (plus treatments) hours there.
I do not suggest this salon if you want serious processes or technical… anything.
The front desk girl Crystalee is incredible however.
I may have to shave my long hair.

Jill is the best thing about this place. I’ve been a loyal customer for about 5 years (including their other location). I was running 10 minutes behind for my appointment. All I needed was a back trim (mind you, I have a boy’s cut that I’m growing out.) I have had this cut a dozen times and it takes 5 – 10 minutes. It’s just shaving off the bottom of the back and my neck. They told me 10 minutes behind was ok. As I was parking (11 minutes!!) they call me and tell me they need to reschedule because it won’t be enough time and it would throw off her day. I pleaded and almost begged for them to take me. I told them what I needed and that it will NOT take 20 minutes, telling her I had a dramatic morning and i’m leaving for Coachella in a couple of hours and I just drove all the way here from Burbank. Nope. So fucked up. You could have told me when I called that it wasn’t going to be okay, and it would have saved me the trouble of driving all the way out here. I’m now almost in tears, parked outside, leaving this review.
They are rude and brutal and not understanding at all. To a loyal customer, no less! I mean, I kept coming back after three different hair disasters! (A bad cut, and a total of 7 hours of bad color). Save yourself the trouble and go to Juan Juan in Beverley Hills. They were the ones that fixed my color and gave me an amazing blow dry.

Just moved to LA after 10 years with the same salon in Brooklyn so needless to say I’m beyond picky and usually want something extreme and complicated done to my hair. After lots of research and several other consultations, I went with Andrew Williams for a cut and corrective color.
I have extremely straight, super fine (but thick) hair and I wanted a sculptural, asymmetrical super short cut, which would show every mistake if cut poorly. Oh yeah, and I wanted to go from medium red-​brown to ashy silver-​white — so many ways that could go wrong.
Well Andrew made it happen beyond my expectations, spent tons of time talking to me, checking in with me along the way and making sure we were on the right track from start to finish.
The experience was exactly what I was looking for, collaborate, friendly, relaxing and I felt that I was in good hands with Andrew who is extremely knowledgeable and confident, even with my more complicated hair needs.
I have found my new stylist and salon in LA and couldn’t be happier!!!

Jennie is not only a genius with color, she also managed to completely transform my sad-​ass bangs in 10 seconds flat. Not to mention she’s totally sweet and works at lightning speed! JENNIE 4-​EVER!!!

I came in a few months ago, but had to come back to give a review. I went in for highlights with Amanda, and she advised getting a cut as well for my dead ends.
The whole experience was great, she was friendly and did a great job, exactly what I wanted. The only thing I did not like was that you need to put a deposit down if you’re getting color, and if you don’t end up confirming your appointment, you might not get that back.
It’s usually much easier to get into this location than the Silverlake Hive, so if you want your appointment NOW, try here first!
Also, if you are a KCRW member, you’re able to use your fringe benefits card here for 15% off.

Isadora is here on Wednesdays! I absolutely live how she does my hair. This new location has tons of parking & is very calm. I’ll definitely be back!!!

Booked a last-​minute appointment here before taking off to the east coast for the holidays. Like, I called an hour before coming in! I was so glad they were able to accommodate my schedule. Mizette, not sure if I’m spelling her name correctly, gave me a trim. She did a great job listening to how I wanted it cut and weighed in with her professional advice. I’m happy with the results. She also did a fabulous job with the blow out, which lasted for four days. As a new resident of the area, I’m glad to have found this place. I will be back!

I recently got a hair cut and I loved it! Clean place, everybody was friendly. The reason I give it a four is because it was a bit pricey, $ 65 for a cut. But I would go back again.

This salon is friendly, clean and high quality. I just saw Katie for the first time and she was great! She listened to me, took into account my daily routine (working professional with a 3.5 year old and a extremely drive fiancée) and gave me options on how to keep my do. First time in years I died my hair and she not only gave me options but also told me how we can change it in the future if I wanted more color. Prices reasonably for the high quality product and care you receive.