The Powder Room

I followed Jessica here from another salon so this review is mostly for her.
Simply put, she’s the best. She’s one of the most professional, warm and talented stylists I’ve had.
She *really listens* to what you want, asks questions to make sure you’re on the same page and helps you articulate what you want if you can’t.
It’s clear Jessica is well trained and is consistently *on point* with current and upcoming trends.
Parking is directly in the back of the salon and in Silverlake that is a treat.

Oh man, so I waited a month to post this review because I thought maybe I would get used to my haircut (or just get over it) but I have not so here I am.
I went in for a cut and one-​process color one month ago (cost = $ 275 + tip) to get a haircut before Christmas. I thought about waiting till I was back in Brooklyn, but I wanted to look good getting off the plane and figured it’s LA, people know how to cut hair here and I was looking for something (I thought) was simple.
I had long hair (which I loved and was very attached to) that I had been growing out for a year and a half after a bad haircut I’d had in San Francisco. When I came into Powder Room, my ends were all one length but I had some previously chin-​length round/​point layers that had now grown out.
I explained to my stylist that I liked the length of my hair and liked my haircut, but that the short layers had grown out since they were last cut six months ago and needed to be trimmed. My stylist responded that he saw what she (my previous stylist had done) and that he cut hair the same way. [Ensue color discussion, color application, etc.]
Now time for the cut. My stylist combs out my hair and says something along the lines of, «I see what’s going on here, don’t worry I’m going to make it much better.» I should have asked what that meant, but two good haircuts in a row and I was starting to trust my stylist again. Too soon to drop my guard!
Instead of pulling out the existing layers and trimming them down, he went to town on my entire head, cutting layers everywhere. It looks like I’m growing my bangs out in the front — there is just a shelf of short hair. A tiny, tiny inch-​wide strip of hair remains long in the back, but from pretty much any view of my head except for directly behind me, it looks like I have very poorly cut and layered medium length hair. With styling, I can get the layers to blend but it is onerous and I’m a low maintenance girl, which is why I’ve gone my entire life avoiding these type of layered cuts. I hate layers!!! They are not my personality, which is why the layers I had were cut in a way to be pretty much invisible and hence why I was going in to have them trimmed (so they would cut off before hitting the shoulder). Now it is layer city, and the best I can get from extensive styling is a flat, extreme-​tapered look. All the romance has gone out of my hair. No voluptuous curls, no volume, no fun anything. My hair is gone, little remnants of it’s length buried in the back of my hair like someone had missed a spot.
I am so disappointed; I know it’s just hair but it will take me until the summer if not longer to grow out these horrible layers. Worst, I can’t start growing my hair out again until I take care of the layers. And it just looks so bad. Even my dad was confused, inquiring, «why would anyone do that»?
I am done with high-​priced California haircuts. I’d rather get something less than exactly what I want and leave with the hair on my head. I grew up around hairdressers who would show you with their fingers how much hair they were cutting off and bring you a color chart to get an idea of the color you wanted. What is wrong with this method? You can’t read minds, and clients are imperfect communicators. This stylist did not even explain what he had planned for my hair. Not anything — no indication. I had no reason to believe I would get anything other than what we discussed. (P.S. I didn’t like my color either. I asked for dark brown with hint of violent but not brassy and got a copper sheen.) I left two stars instead of one because I accept partial responsibility for not having asked more questions and clarifying that he understood what I was asking for.

This was my first time at The Powder Room but not my first time with Jessica. After moving here only a few months ago, I had no idea who to go to for my color or cut. I found Jessica on Unilocal and she had amazing reviews so I thought I’d give her a try.
My first color sessions went amazing, she took my brown hair to blonde highlights and spent over 4 hours on it because she was so meticulous.
After that first time, I’ve been going to her ever since. Even when she moved to SILVER LAKE AND I’m by the beach — A far drive but worth it!
Cannot wait to go back for my cut!

Chaie is amazing and never disappoints! It took me a long time to find a great hair dresser in LA. I love that she always takes her time and she does not rush! She also knows my hair and knows what is good for me or not. My hair is very thin and I tend to lose it more than I should so she always gives me great advice. I won’t go to another hair dresser!

The latest Unilocal review from Beau’s Hawaiian client reminded me I needed to put a review up for the UNBELIEVABLY talented Beau and Chaie!
Making the drive from OC to LA is well worth the trip as I have found THE BEST «blonder”/ stylist in Beau and Chaie. The dynamic duo’s attention to detail is unrivaled and it shows in the final product. More times than I can count I am approached by someone complimenting my color/​cut.
Besides being incredibly talented, Beau and Chaie are kind, caring, funny and truly interested in making their client happy every time they leave the salon. They are down to earth and never intimidating. Pure talent and stellar customer service, that’s Beau and Chaie! Love you two.

Needed my hair done ASAP and Hairstylist Ava did an amazing job! I trust her completely and gave her full reins to do my hair! The cut, color and style looks flawless. Never once was I worried it wasn’t going to turn out good. She also kept great company the entire time! The salon itself has a great atmosphere and everyone is friendly and they all do great work! It’s nice when a salon works like a family! This is definitely my new spot! Highly recommend!!!

Just started coming here when they hired Jessica — she’s the best! The place has a welcoming, laid back vibe, and the resident dog loves to cuddle! :) Jessica has a great eye and does the best color. Super sweet and accommodating too. I wouldn’t trust anyone else!

So I have been jumping from salon to salon since I moved to Southern California trying to find one that I love and I finally found it! The powder room is amazing! Beau colored my hair and Chaie cut it and I couldn’t be more happy. They are both such amazing stylists and just all around great people! They made me feel beautiful again. All the other staff members were so kind and welcoming! Beaus assistant is super awesome and down to earth as well! These two are the only people I will be trusting with my hair from now on. Save yourself the drama from other salons and hit up the powder room!

After my last haircut, I was done with people trying to shove products at me and treating me like a manikin with hair. The reviews here were good so I scheduled an appointment and got one two days later. The girl on the phone was very sweet.
Parking wasn’t an issue; they assigned me to Jose who made me feel at ease. I showed him a general picture of what I wanted and he nailed it! He didn’t overdo sprays and junk and never once mentioned a product I should purchase without me asking. My hair felt soft and natural after a quick shampoo. Thats all I really needed :)

I followed Jessica from her last salon, and I would follow her to the edge of the universe because the quality of service that she provides is unparalleled. She has a keen eye for detail and I have always trusted her judgement when she has recommendations. I usually show her a pic or tell her a general description on what I want and let her creativity run wild. I have never been disappointed

Can’t comment on the services itself but I called in the morning to enquire about a blowout, the lady who picked up the phone rudely answered by saying «yes» I then asked, hi how much do u charge for a blowout? Her reply“50 $” as I’m replying ok, she blurts out in a very rude manner, «we don’t have anything available till next week» ok girl. No matter how good your business is you shouldn’t treat potential clients in that manner, just lost a future client. Learn customer service rude ass!!!

I recently went and saw Jessica G. at the Powder Room. My hair was kind of a mess. I hadn’t gotten it done in a while and was not looking good at the ends. She told me she thought I would look good with short hair, which I had never done before. I trusted her and let her do her thing. I took off four inches and I love it. I’ve gotten a ton of compliments. I’m glad she had the insight to see what I did not. I will definitely be back to see her from now on.
I also love the energy of the salon. There is a nice inviting vibe that makes it a place you want to come into. The salon dog is a sweetie as well.

Obsessed with these people. Really great local vibe. I’ve only been coming here for a little less than a year, but I already feel like everyone there knows me. Jose Cantu, my guy, is everything you could ask for in a hairstylist: creative, super-​friendly, generous as hell. He’s able to deliver on my requests every time, no matter how little information I give him (this last time I was like, «JUST FIX IT, HELP» and POOF, fixed).
Also: dogs. Dogs will sit in your lap as you get shampooed. Talk about self-​care.

I dragged my feet on writing a review for Beau Kelley, my extraordinarily gifted colorist.
It was very selfish of me. I didn’t want to share him.
But it is inevitable: Beau is gonna blow up, regardless of little old me.
I found my first gray at 17 and have been dying brunette ever since. The last few years I’ve gotten it done at the Fancy-​with-​a-​capital-​F salons — celebrity-​stylist owned, paparazzi-​in-​the-​parking-​lot Fancy. I am now more salt than pepper, so I decided going full blown blonde would make my white skunk streak less obvious between touch-​ups.
So off I went to my Fancy salon, armed with pictures of beautiful ashy, champagne blondes — but educated expectations about what could be accomplished in a single blonding session. My only request to my triple-​booked stylist was that I didn’t want want yellow; that I’d rather start with cool light brown with champagne streaks than be orange and yellow all over.
Six hours of foiling and re-​foiling later, performed by the stylist, her assistant, and her assistant’s assistant, I emerged: significantly poorer, my — wet — hair an all-​over sort of… nectarine, with zebra stripes of rubber-​ducky yellow. I was told I’d need a few more of these sessions to really achieve true blonde. I got into my car disheartened, with the weird feeling I had just left a factory, and drove home wondering what my spouse would say if I stopped at Sally’s for blue toner on the way home from a dye-​job that cost a mortgage payment.
I figured there had to be a better way. So eight weeks later, I Unilocaled «blonde» and found Beau.
I spent six magical hours one-​on-​one with what felt like an old best friend. Beau’s intelligence is astonishing, and he is just as gifted a conversationalist as he is a colorist. He toiled away on whole-​head color-​correct magic, hand-​painting and foiling and glossing — thrice — before blowing me out and waving me bombshell. For a THIRD of the cost of my celebrity salon orange-​ing, I left Beau’s chair shiny, champagne, and stunning. Marilyn freaking Monroe.
I have never met a stylist who cares the way Beau does. He takes profound pride in his work. Whether you’re a model or a millworker, Beau has an obsession with getting it right and getting you gorgeous. This man is gonna have an empire.
Flock to him. While you can.

Okay, I don’t even know how to begin this raving review for Beau and Chaie. Let’s start with: seriously, look no further. Your hair’s best friends are waiting for you at The Powder Room in the form of an incredible dynamic duo!
I’ve been consistently coming to Beau and Chaie for the past 9 months and every time I leave the salon, I feel refreshed, transformed, content, and fulfilled! Talk about the perfect therapy session. Beau and Chaie both listen to exactly what my hair wants/​desires are and they make it come true with their magic hands.
Beau is a master of his work: of balayage and hair dye. He spends the perfect amount of time poring over my hair: the texture, the natural colors, the damage, the thickness, everything! With my black-​as-​night asian hair, I have always found difficulty dyeing my hair to the perfect ash, without too much warmth or yellow/​orange. But Beau successfully lifts the warm shades and inputs the perfect amounts of ash, grey, cool tones. And can we talk about color placement? This miracle worker delicately paints each strand of my hair to a t — each brush stroke is purposeful, intentional and done with absolute patience. He knows exactly how to frame my face with delicate hints of color and he pays attention to every detail. Since my hair is so stubborn and difficult when it comes to lifting color, this means Beau spends HOURS on my hair (even on a Friday night, until midnight — so much dedication). Beau, ilysm and thank you for sharing your love for the art of hair color with me!
Chaie knows exactly how to make my hair move and dance — she somehow is able to create so much body and volume with a few snips. With just a few minutes of playing with my hair with her hands, she knows how to balance the weight of my hair and texturize my thick hair, while maintaining a perfect desired length. It was only after 2 visits that I sat down in her chair and told her, «I trust you, cut it however you like.» The kind of trust that comes with hair territory can only be given to a special kind of hairdresser! Chaie, thank you for your hair magic!
The amount of care and customer service that these two give me is unparalleled. And above all, the love they have for their craft is so obvious and is best illustrated in the work that they do. Thank you, Beau and Chaie!

I went to Chaie based on all the Unilocal reviews here and she was beyond amazing. I had just quit my corporate job and wanted to do a dramatic change by shaving both sides of my head, but also wanted the option to look more conservative when I needed to be for my next venture. I was super impressed by not only how amazing my hair came out, but how thoughtful she was about the whole process. From capturing my wish for a dramatic change to considering what I may not be able to get away with at my new job, she really thought everything through and made sure I was OK every step of the way. She’s not only an amazing artist but also incredibly client-​focused, which is a combo that is hard to find. Not only that, but she’s such a cool person — she has this great positive vibe that was simply the cherry on the top to the whole experience. Hands down, best haircut ever.

Omg called on a Thursday for a last minute Friday appointment for a trim and color (what a pain I am!) and Stosh? (Sorry, babe if I got your name wrong) the receptionist basically just became my hero! Best service, ever! And I haven’t even gone! Look out for an update on this tomorrow post appointment with Jaimie!
Update: I walked in a few minutes late and was a little nervous they would be annoyed– nope! Nice as ever. Stosh is the nicest most helpful person ever! I sat with Jaimie and I didn’t even need to tell her what I wanted she saw my hair and immediately pointed out what needed to change! I haven’t been this happy with a haircut since I lived in Nyc! Soooooooo happy and thennnn we got to the color. I wanted a few shades lighter but my main priority is the health of my hair. Jaimie didn’t try to pretend like it was doable and try to convince me how darker is better. I’m totally in love with my hair and we know it’s a process so i can’t waaaaait to be back in to go even lighter with the next phase!
Service: amazing
Haircut: love it! Super modern and updated
Color: it’s soooooo beautiful but we know it’s a work in progress as going light takes a few phases
Price: definitely more expensive than I thought. I wanted to stay around $ 300 for cut and color and it was about $ 400 + tip for medium hair. That said, I was there for about 4 hours.
Overall: love love love. Go to Jaimie but the rest of the crew seemed super talented too! And hug Stosh. I wish I had him when I managed a salon! He’s a hard working cookie!

P– rofessional hair studio
O– ffer free parking in rear lot
W– ould make an appointment
D– ig the free snacks while u wait
E– xtensions are the reason I came
R– elied on Jaimie for them and I
R– eally could not be happier.
O– h they came out so well.
O– fficially the only place I’ll ever go
M– ade my hair longer & thicker.
THE BEST!

I had never been to the Powder Room and I just had my hair cut by Jamie today. She did such a great job I had to write a review!
I’m very picky about my hair and came in with a list of things I wanted and things I didn’t like about it (a grown out pixie). She was very attentive and gave me EXACTLY what I asked for. And it was a very precise style.
I’ve already gotten compliments from strangers and it’s only been a few hours since the chop. I love that!

Love The Powder Room! My first visit was with Chaie for a cut with long layers. She was super patient with me, as I was growing out my hair and was nervous about cutting it too short. She immediately made me feel comfortable and at ease. Chaie did an amazing job and the cut is growing out beautifully!
My next visit was with Beau for color. My hair was (box dyed) black and I wanted to go lighter for spring. He took my hair from darkest brown to a gorgeous painted ashy blonde balayage (I think that’s what it’s called lol). There were a couple strands in the front that I didn’t 100% love. It was just me being annoying and picky, and Beau was more than happy to fix it for me on my next visit. Now I absolutely love my color! He is the sweetest ever, and is so knowledgeable and passionate about what he does!
Chaie and Beau have made a life long client out of me!