Level 10 Studio

Love this place! Everyone is super nice. Alyssa did my hair (short cut) and I love it! She clearly has a big bag of hair tricks and used many skills during my cut. Alyssa clearly knows hair. I will be back for a Brazilian Blowout!

Yesterday was my first visit to Level 10. It is a very nice salon and all of the ladies working there seem very sweet. I am going to repost my previous review for Diolinda below here, as she just moved over to Level 10 from a different salon where she used to cut my hair. Since the original review, I have now been going to her for over two years. Hard to believe how fast time goes by, but my thoughts remain unchanged. She still remains one of the best hair cutters I have ever had. Below is my review from July 2013:
My hair stylist of 12 years left the country recently and finding a new person has been a source of stress, as one would expect. 12 years is a long time and there is a lot of trust and comfort that is built over the years. A friend of mine recommended Diolinda and he would drive in from Chico (over two hours one way!) every three weeks for his haircuts. This in itself is quite a statement as to how much he likes the way Diolinda cuts his hair. Well, I am here to say that I completely agree with him. She is a very skilled cutter with great attention to detail. I am so relieved to have found someone, but never expected to find someone as good as she is. I recommend her as highly as I can.

THIS REVIEW IS FOR ALYSSA:
Alyssa is professional, very sweet, and is super affordable!
Her work is amazing, I wouldn’t even call it work and call it art! I met Alyssa after somebody screwed up my hair, even though she was busy she realized the emergency and tried to accommodate my scheduling. I wasn’t able to make it to any of the appointments she had available but because of my experience with her I decided to call her back!
I easily made an appointment with her when I was ready to dye my hair again and it was an amazing experience! She was quick, efficient, and so friendly to talk to! I will never go to another person again!

1. I didn’t find Brande through Level 10. I followed her from San Jose because she has worked miracles with my hair and I trust no one else.
I have frizzy, very difficult curls. Before going to Brande, I mostly kept my hair in a ponytail except on the rare occasions it behaved. That occasion is now every single day. She’s cut my hair three times now, and the second two she did highlights. I’ve never felt more confident or happy with my hair.
2. Not only is Brande incredibly skilled, she is very sweet, personable, and full of energy. She isn’t just nodding along when you talk, she’ll really listen and talk right back.
3. The salon itself is a great environment. Nice wide open spaces, tasteful décor, bright lighting, but not glaringly so. The hot cocoa was even really good.
Best stylist I’ve ever had, great salon experience. Never been happier. :)

This review is for Erica: Erika, the studio owner, has been cutting my hair for about a year now. With work, I sometimes go a few months between a cut and color, but Erika, knowing that, always manages to get my color just right so that it looks good for a long length of time. She’s a master highlighter in my opinion and her cuts are always gorgeous.
I often have an idea of what I want, but then let her make a recommendation based on my hair type and what she believes will work best for me. She’s never led me wrong, and I get compliments on my cut and color often.
The products used are always top notch and the salon is well maintained and comfortable. Parking is usually easy to find.
I love Level 10!!!

This review is for Alyssa:
About Alyssa: professional, precise, a pleasure to talk to.
About Alyssa’s work: she takes it a few steps past professionalism– what this girl does is art. I’ve been getting ombré+balayage done for over a year now elsewhere, and there has always something amiss. Either there’s an obvious border where the blonde hits the brown, or the blonde is too brassy or too high making it look like I’m late for my 5-​week root touch up for platinum blonde.
I came to Alyssa off of a recommendation, and she delivered. She made my roots a rich, vibrant reddish brown, blended it seamlessly into a perfect shade of multi toned blonde hair, and finished it off with a cut & style. Let me tell you — her cuts are just as good as her color; i left with freshly cut looking hair without feeling like i’d cut any length off at all (isn’t that the dream?).
As soon as i left i could hardly wait to go back.

I went to see Alyssa for the first time last year in the fall to get my hair colored and wow, I left extremely satisfied. Surprisingly even after a few washes unlike most other salon colors, my hair did not fade. I came in a few months later to get some low lights. Naturally I’m a very dark brunette and wanted to lighten up a bit for the spring/​summer. Again! I walked out with flawless hair. Since she applied bleach I was nervous that my hair would be all dry and breaky looking after since my hair is so naturally dark, but I left with the healthy feel I walked in with, except, ten times healthier since she uses a toner which she said is protein for my hair, so my guess it contributed to my healthy, flawless, beautiful feel. Definitely recommend seeing Alyssa, in fact, have a cut scheduled with her for next week and cannot wait to post the turn out, stay tuned!

I started going to Erica when I needed to have highlights for my wedding. I was so happy with my results. I have light brown blond hair and needed brighter highlights… Nonetheless the wedding pics were beautiful. Erica was personable, inviting and took the time to explain the process of everything. Her prices are reasonable and she really takes the time with you. She has now been doing color, cut and highlights for me ever since. I have recommended her to friends and love getting compliments on my hair!

I have experienced my share of hair salons, and Level 10 Studio is hands down the best I have ever enjoyed. Ericka is an amazing artist /​owner who puts her all into this well run establishment. The place is clean, the prices are good, and the results are PERFECT!!! I love my hair and would never go anyplace else! 5 Stars from me:)

I’ve been going to Liz off and on for about 6 years I think. I’ll explain the off and on part.
When I met Liz, she was working at a different studio. We hit it off immediately. Prices are reasonable and she’s just F A B U L O U S ! ! ! She moved to Level 10 and there was NO WAY I was going to stop going to her…
Anyway, my hair is a pain. It’s not quite straight, it’s not quite wavy. It’s also fine and somewhat finicky. I’ll go to Liz and does me right up. Every once in a while, I’ll think: hmm, I need something different or the timing doesn’t work out since I work in SF (you figure I would have learned by now) I go to someone new and damn near HATE my hair with a passion. Then I stew, deal with it, and let it grow out for a few months then go back to Liz asking her to please fix the fiasco!
Asian hair is NOT easy. Hair like mine is even worse. Sure, its easy to get up and go in the AM but that’s because Liz cuts it right and it grows out evenly and beautifully. I don’t have to mess with it. Give me the wrong cut and I’m a complete mess.
BTW, she’s a great colorist, too. The day she leaves the area (which I hope NEVER happens) I’ll be completely devastated.
Thank you Liz (and Level 10) for taking awesome care of me!

this Review is for Liz, she’s very professional, does excellent hair color,
and always looking out for my hair form not getting over treated.
I love how Liz always works with my schedule After work Thanks Liz:)

This review is for Kimberly Munn. The short version is: Kimberly colored my roots. She applied color and she stained the majority of my face and especially the side of my face (around my entire ear and cheekbone (I have a photo of this I will gladly share). And when I politely and calmly expressed that I was unhappy with this, she KICKED ME OUT OF THE SALON WITH WET DRIPPING HAIR. I BEGGED her to allow me to use a blowdryer to blow dry myself (because I had to go back to work!) And she and her colleague said «no, just get out!». It was like I was in a «Mean Girls» movie. It was the most humiliating experience, and she was extremely vengeful, spiteful and vendictive. I never raised my voice or insulted her. I never tried to offend her. She just totally lost it when I showed the least bit of dissatisfaction with having ¼ of my face stained with black hair dye.
I’m sure she has loyal clients who like her, and she did come recommended. And maybe she was just having a really really bad day. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. But the way she treated me was unacceptable, and I would think twice about going to this salon and to Kimberly Munn.
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The longer version:
As I write this I’m debating whether I should write a bad Unilocal review. It’s the first bad one I have ever written, bc as a rule, I just don’t believe in sending out bad vibes. But the way that I was treated today was totally unacceptable, and I think I have to say something…
Kimberly Munn was recommended by someone on the San Carlos mothers group. It started out fine, she was nice, and she began to color my roots. When she was finished and turned me towards the mirror, there was hair color that extended far below my hair line and onto my face — on the level of my earlobes and approaching my cheekbones! I POLITELY asked if she could remove some of the black/​brown color before it stained. I did say «In all the years I’ve been coloring my hair, i’ve never had color so far down on my face. I’m worried that it will stain. We need to take this off.» She rubbed my face vigorously with a wet towel for several minutes trying to get the color off my skin. When she was done, my skin and face were red and raw. Then I waited, and it was time to shampoo.
During the shampoo, she covered my entire forehead with water, all the way to my eyebrows. She got her glove in my eye twice. The first time I POLITELY said, ‘please be careful” and she said «oh, what did I do?» And I said, «you’re getting water all over my face and your finger in my eye» «She said sorry», and then is happened again. I calmly said «I really need you to be careful because you are getting in my eye.» Kimberly didn’t say anything. Then she proceeded to take another wet towel and rub hard along my face. Clearly she saw how badly she had stained the side of my face and was trying to get it out. IT HURT. And I asked her to stop and said, «it’s ok if it stained, you’re rubbing my face too hard.»
She finished my shampoo. Brought me to the front. Ripped off my smock and said…“We are done! I am done! I just want you to get out! Get out of my salon!“
It took me by complete surprise. I think I said, «What do you mean?». She said again, «get out! just leave my salon. I’m done! I’ve never been treated like this in my entire life! get out!».
I said to her, «I’m sorry if I offended you. I didnt mean to. I really cant leave with dripping wet hair. If I offended you I’m sorry, but can I please use your blowdryer myself so at least I dont leave here dripping wet? I have work to go back to, it’s only 1pm.»
Her reply was «get out!» I turned to the other stylist and said, please can i use your blowdryer? And she said, «We are all independent contractors here and if Kim says you cant use her blowdryer, then you cant use mine either!»
I left, drove home, and dried my hair. It was… HUMILIATING! It was UNACCEPATABLE! It was the MEANEST thing that has happened to me.
On the plus side… she yelled as I was leaving, «at least I’m not charging you for the color!»

A little loath to actually write this review, since it’s getting harder to get an appointment… but, I’ve been seeing Kimberly for *years* now, and she deserves all the accolades she can get! Prior to going to her, I couldn’t have long hair because other stylists cut it in such a way that it ended up fluffy, out of shape, and generally unattractive right quick. However, Kimberly knows how to shape and layer my hair so that it stays pretty ’til the next cut. Because she stays up on the trends, she is able to help you get a style that’s as conservative or au courant as you want. She also does fantastic color and highlights, and is able to create a beautiful formal style as well. The salon itself is cute and bright… and if you need a little more incentive to get out of the house that day, the next-​door shop is (currently) a chocolate shop that also sells coffee. Bear in mind the salon is just a block off Laurel Ave, so if you book an appointment and get your timing down right, you can meet your friends at Town or Vanilla Moon for coffee, lunch, or dinner and have all the San Carlans envying your stylish ‘do.

I have been a client of Wink’s for over 6 years. Needless to say I have and continue to be very satisfied with the love and care in which she styles my hair. I’m very picky, yet I’ve always left it up to her to choose a style or color when ever I’m ready to try something different and I always walk out of her salon with a great big smile. She is an amazing artist and her work speaks for itself.

I HaTe having to find a new stylist! Unfortunately, I travel for work and have to do this at least once a year. I read the reviews here, checked out their website and decided to call Wink. I came to my first appointment with no clue what I wanted to do, just something «different». Wink went over some options that would work for my fine hair and coloring and we went from there. Loved the results and went back to see her again. She tweaked what she had done before and my hair looked even better! My color is fantastic and my cut is very easy to style and maintain!
On the social side, Wink keeps me laughing and I don’t really have to utter a word. That’s not to say she doesn’t listen because she does and gives you her total attention, she’s just a whirlwind of energy!

I have known Wink and her talented eye for hair cuts and incredible color for 15 years. I travel from San Francisco to see her because of her talent.
She is amazing. With her talent she colors and cuts my hair making me look years younger, trendy but still classic, which I love. I feel so amazing when I leave. Believe me she is a girls best friend!!!

Liz is the BEST! I have been seeing her for over 10 years, and she keeps my hair looking awesome for a mere fraction of the price and time/​hassle of those frou frou salons. She’s a master with color and keeps my blonde locks looking fresh and natural.
As Jessica said, she always remembers what we did before and can duplicate it or tweak it to my desires. I have referred many friends to her over the years: women, men, and mature teen girls, all of whom have loved her and gone on to become permanent clients!
These are some picky folks, many of whom can afford to go get a $ 300+ hair cut/​color, but go to Liz because she’s far BETTER, FASTER, and infinitely more fun to work with! I don’t know what I’d do without her. Wait, actually, I do. She moved away for a year or so several years ago — and my hair was a hot mess during that time. I have endless gratitude that she came back and is here to stay!

I have been getting my hair beautified by Kimberly for close to a decade, and have followed her from place to place because she is such a talented, creative, effervescent hair –dresser. As I have grown up, so have my hairstyles with Kimberly, and all of them were done to complete perfection.
Like the three Daves in the Chappell Show, here are the three Katies in my decade tribute to my favorite hair-​dresser, Kimberly:
18 – 22 year-​old Katie: Rockin the teen and early twenties wildness-​Multiple layers, multiple colors, and multiple compliments a day on my creatively colored and styled, chic punk hair-​do!
23 – 25 year-​old Katie: The poor grad-​student do, no color, just cut, but she always made my hair look classy, healthy, and stylish
26 – 28 year-​old Katie: Now a work’n woman with a career, I’ve got to have a combo of professionalism with my natural inclination towards spunk, and Kimberly can always deliver! I always leave with fun, new, long layered cuts, perfectly straight, and elegantly styled, with a beautiful sheen due to the color gloss she puts in my hair. I always leave feeling like I’m going for a hair photo-​shoot (: Today, just because she’s awesome, she put in a cool reddish-​brown plume. It’s so tasteful and fun!
So no matter what age you may be, or what look you are going for, Kimberly will do it for you, and make your hair look incredible!

I’ve been going to Liz for color and cuts for 10+ years. She’s fantastic — nice and friendly as can be and she’s a color pro, cut master and somehow always remembers exactly what we did the previous time and what we should do to make the cut or color even better. I’ve recommended to her to many happy friends and will continue to commute to San Carlos as long as she’ll do my hair.

I can’t believe that the person had the experience they mentioned with Liz. She’s amazing. She can work with different hair textures, she listens and works with you and when you leave you have a great cut that grows out well.
Finally a place I take repeat business.