Vana’s Beauty Salon

Don’t let the name «Vana’s Beauty Salon» fool you; they do offer MEN’S haircuts here! Okay now that I was able to get that off my chest, this is actually where I’ve been coming the past few months to get my haircuts. Reason being is that the price is right and the hairstylist always gives me an above average haircut. That’s reason enough to come back again and again.
«Vana’s Beauty Salon» can be a tricky find. It is in a very small strip mall located where Alta Arden Expressway meets Wyda Way. There are a couple other small businesses that include a check cashing place and a Dashers Insurance office. The easiest way to actually find it is that if you know Target (on Alta Arden & Fulton Ave.), this place is literally about 50 yards away.
The inside of this place is small as I’ve only seen one hairstylist work here, at least every time I’ve gone. Their hours are fairly standard as they’re open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-​6pm but closed on Sunday’s and Monday’s. Since I am off weekends, I usually try to get here first thing Saturday morning or if I get off work early during the week, I’ll stop in after 5pm. There are several chairs throughout the business; two are dedicated for haircuts while the others are made for women that want to get highlights and perms. I suppose if I was Bret Michaels of the band «Poison», I would go this route.
Now I have very short hair and like to keep it as short as possible. However, my hair grows at an alarmingly quick rate to the point where I have to get it cut once every two weeks. One great thing about «Vana’s» is that the prices here are unbeatable; only $ 6.99 for a men’s haircut! I usually tell the hairstylist that I want a #4 on top with a #1 low-​fade and tapered in the back. I also have her trim my sideburns to create a very simple look. Of the several times I’ve been here, she’s been very consistent, thorough, and has not messed my haircuts up.
Keep in mind, even though this is considered a beauty salon; they are only a dedicated salon that exclusively does hair. So if you’re looking for a place that offers manicures, pedicures, nails, and waxing, you have to go elsewhere. I definitely recommend this place for the ladies as well as the guys for those needing a nice inexpensive haircut!

Just had my hair done with Vana at her new location: Salon Lotus at 8744 La Riviera Dr. Sacramento, CA 95 826 cell: 916−206−3090 she did an amazing job. Had three colors — colored my base mahogany with high and low lights along with an amazing cutt!!! I would really recommend her. She’s the best!

Pro: Vana does a beautiful job on hair. I wanted blonde highlights done and she creatively had my hair highlighted with different shades of blonde and golden brown. My hair looked so beautiful that I received so many compliments from coworkers and friends. It also felt incredibly silky afterward.
Con: She ended up burning my hair! After going home and loving my hair, I noticed a few days later that my hair was falling out after taking a shower. I thought this was normal at first, since your hair does experience breakage in the shower if you brush it but it wasn’t so normal when my hair started falling out in handfuls. I called Vana and she told me she had no idea why my hair was falling out. I told her I felt like she left the bleach in my hair for too long and she vehemently denied it. She kept saying that my hair was such a dark brown color that she had to leave the bleach in my hair that long to get it to lighten. She didn’t apologize for what she did but she did offer me a few hot oil treatments to get my hair back into shape.
Needless to say, I never took her up on the hot oil treatments and it took years, without exaggeration, for my hair to return to its natural, healthy state, as it was laden with split ends!

I have been in the hunt for MY stylist. After todays cut I can say jimmy is it !! I had been going else where for a cheaper cut and boy did jimmy fill me in on the real state of my bad choppy layers and condition of my hair. After a little discussion he went right to work to get my hair going in the right direction. he explained every step he took before he took it and I felt completly comfortable like I had been comming for years (at this point I plan too anyway). 15 $ for the cut and he didnt charge me this time to flat iron it because he wanted to ensure an accurate first cut. Ladies this place is small but a true hidden gem. I HIGHLY reccommend.

My hairdresser left for San Diego and on a whim recommendation from a patron at a bar (with an awesome angled bob with highlights), I came here. Great service and great prices. I think nails and waxings are in the works, but I just came for a simple angled layered cut and walked out feeling pretty again :)