Artemisia Salon

Karen has been coloring my wife’s hair (don’t tell anyone because she thinks everyone thinks it’s natural) for years. She does a great job. She recently began cutting my daughter’s hair as well. We highly recommend her services. She is talented and a pleasure to work with.

I was recommended to Karen by a friend after a hair tragedy from another salon. Over the past 3 months, Karen has restored my hair to health. Through Karen’s follicular wisdom and product advice, my hair is getting stronger and healthier every day. I highly recommend Karen and Artemisia Salon to anyone searching for a knowledgeable and caring stylist. If you have had a bad experience at another salon, please contact Karen. She will be provide you with an honest assessment of what your hair needs and the options available to you to bring your hair back to health.

Karen Piacentini (aka «KP») was at Images Hair and Nail Design in Tierrasanta but I followed her to her new salon at Artemisia Salon, 4501 Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, Ca. 92 109. I love a hairstylist who is quick, knowledgeable about color and gives a great haircut… even if you are changing styles, and that is what you will get from Karen «KP». I texted her at 215−499−1018 (she still has her Philly phone number… LOL:) and told her I needed a quick freshen up hair cut and some color on my roots… I am in and out of their in an hour! AMAZING! Again, when your stylist knows what there doing… KP has been at it for over 20 years… you can look fabulous in an hour or less… I have never had a stylist so fast and efficient in my lifetime… no more sitting in the chair for hours! YEAH! Just tell her what you need… tell her your budget, and she will deliver in spades… she is a Wella color expert (try the Illumina… I love it… you will too if you have dry hair like me… my hair is so soft and shiny now with no gray) .
KP, Stylist/​Colorist Extraordinaire ! 215−499−1018 cell/​text (or
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FYI: This is a professional salon so by appointment only… no walk-ins…all by appointment only… just call/​text or email her… she responds quickly!
Help me keep the great ones like Karen busy! She just moved so you can get in easy for an appointment right now… she gives new clients a discount too…:)
Robin Fournier

I’ve been going here for years, and i always get compliments on my hair. The staff is great, the atmosphere is friendly and casual, and they do their best to accomodate last-​minute schedule changes. I even take my 2 sons there for haircuts — when I can convince them they need haircuts!

I had an appointment with Dani for a haircut she did an amazing job she listened to what I wanted and it came out looking great she was friendly and felt comfortable around her couldn’t ask for anyone better!

*sigh* I hate giving bad reviews… here goes nothing.
I first received a «Daily save» that my mother gave to me. I was excited to see the 4 reviews which seemed to be a good look into the future as far as my hair was concerned. My reasons for giving this place one star:
1) I contacted Artemisia salon and didn’t get a response for over a week. This was after contacting the salon 3 times. When I did get a call they could not set up an appointment for over a month. They claimed they were booked even though I was available on many days. I then received a call from one of the girls stating that Dani-​my hair dresser would like to have a consult with me prior to having the appointment because I had a hair color correction… or so I thought.
2) Dani called and left me a message. Why is this #2? Well, I could tell right off the bat I was not in good hands. I hate to talk badly about another but her message was kind of all over the place. Either way I pushed my bad feelings aside and continued.
3) I got a call about the hair consultation that I supposedly set up on a random Saturday. I NEVER set up and appointment. They called to reschedule for a few hours earlier. I said what the hey and went to see Dani.
4) I get to the salon and NOT A SINGLE PERSON was in there other than the hairdressers. No one. Yet, they claimed to be too busy to see me any day. BTW, the day I went in to get my hair done there was only one other older lady getting her hair done by another hairdresser. I met with Dani and felt that she was a little irritated by my questions. I’m very picky with my hair but I’ve had some amazing stylist in the past who have been really patient, listened to what I desired, and gave me amazing hair. Dani didn’t really seem to listen to me and again I got a bad feeling.
5) I go in to get my hair done after the consult. I brought Dani pictures of what I wanted and I specifically asked for highlights as I have always had in the past. She picked up a picture of Reese Witherpoons platinum blond hair all over and said «this?» I said no way-​Witherspoons hair was blond ALL over, I just wanted the highlights. So she agreed to put two different highlights in my hair. I was excited to go back to my natural hair color after having done a demi permanent brown on my hair. Everything seemed promising but I still had a bad «gut» feeling.
6) In the middle of her highlighting my hair… I forgot exactly how it came up in conversation, Dani mentioned how she was doing something called «High Lifts» in my hair. I’ve never had high lifts done and wasn’t aware of what they were. She just said that they were more gentle on your hair. I was pretty upset that she didn’t listen to my request to get highlights. Still I had hope.
7) Dani got done with my highlights and washed my hair, as she was combing through my hair I could IMMEDIATELY see my roots and guess what? My roots are blond because that is my natural hair color. She managed to give me blond highlights that were totally off from my natural hair color. I was astounded. I have dyed my hair reddish brown before and went to Salon Ink with Gabbi and she totally transformed me back to an amazing blond. Same thing when I went to Say Lula salon. They ALWAYS took care of me and made my hair amazing. What Dani did was make me Yellow/​Reddish/​Gold blond. As a matter of fact, I went into a well known salon and the salon owners exact words was «It looks very corn husk.» Which, mind you, would probably look good on some girls but I have a red undertone to my skin and I specifically asked Dani to make me ashy because it’s what works for my skin color. She told me that is what she would do.
The thing is that I have never seen my roots before when I’ve had my hair done. One stylist explained to me that there are stylist that color hair and then there are «Colorists.» Dani is a stylist that colors hair, but she is very, very bad at coloring hair.
Finally, (and this is the MAIN) reason I’m giving the salon-​more so Dani– such a bad review. Dani had an attitude with me that stuck. There were moments when were were talking… things were good… and i really felt for her, but whenever I questioned a few things or explained my fear she straight up got irritated… and showed it. There was a fellow woman under the dryer who was looking at Dani when she was getting upset with me. I was so hurt I didn’t even want to say anything about the color. But she asked and I told her the truth, that you could still see my roots. She got upset with me and made an excuse stating that my hair wouldn’t’ look the same since I had dyed it a demi permanent brown. I wanted to tell her that my hair has been MUCH darker in the past and I’ve had my stylist completely transform me back to a beautiful blond. I just couldn’t do it. In all honesty, Dani kind of scared me, I could see her as the girl that wouldn’t back down from an argument. I can’t write anymore due to helps word limit but I would if I could.

super friendly girls! super good service! i’ve only been here once… but if i ever think about paying to get my hair done again (i have hippie hair)…i will most definitely return.

I’v been getting my hair done by Dani for the past year which has been about 4 colors, highlights and trims. She is SOOO amazing! I get bored with my hair, so I usually change it every time I go. No matter what I want done-​blonde, red, brown, new cut she always exceeds my expectations! I always leave the salon happy and confident with my new style. Dani also keeps her knowledge and skills up to date with the current and upcoming hairstyles, so I know I can always trust her. She is fun and friendly and the salon itself has a great ambiance. I give Dani 5 stars out of 5! Keep up the wonderful work!

I would definitely recommend this salon! The receptionist, Sarah was super friendly and helped schedule an appointment that was most convenient for me. She called the day before my appointment to remind me and I was grateful since I completely forgot. Upon arriving at the salon, everyone was smiling and super welcoming. Dani, my hairstylist was phenomenal! By far the best hairdresser I’ve had in years! She was talkative and engaged in great conversation with me. I don’t like when hairstylists are stuffy or don’t say two words– it makes me feel really uncomfortable. Dani was the opposite and made me feel at ease– like we were old friends. She also listened to what I wanted and walked me through what cut would work best for my face. She was extremely receptive and really listened to what exactly I wanted and what I definitely didn’t want. I think it’s really important for a hairstylist to really take the time to understand their clients. Overall I had an amazing experience and would highly recommend Artemisia Salon and Dani!!!

I have been here twice to color, highlight and trim my hair, both times with Stephanie. She is, without a doubt, the best hair stylist I’ve ever had. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Now mind you, this is the most I’ve ever spent on my hair, but she does such an amazing job, I can handle the extra costs. Highly recommend this place!

I purchased a daily save coupon for Artemisia Salon because I like checking out new places, and I went there yesterday to get a haircut and full highlights. Stephanie did my hair and she did a great job! I love the color, it looks very natural and she was so fast! I will definitely go back there!

For the first time last week I went to Artemisia, I got a hair cut and color from Dani. Dani did an amazing job! The color was just what I wanted and the cut is perfect, really happy with the way my hair turned out :)))

I wish more people (or ANY) reviewed this salon. I had been on the hunt for a new stylist for what felt like FOREVER before discovering this little gem of a salon. I was referred to Artemesia by an old co-​worker, and unfortunately I couldn’t get in with HER hairstylist, Mary. This turned out to be quite the blessing in disguise, as I have now become a loyal client of Stephanie’s for YEARS.
Stephanie is an amazing hairstylist, and excellent with color. I’ve gone dark, I’ve gone light, I’ve done highlights, etc. I get bored. Every time Stephanie does my hair, I’m incredibly impressed. I’ve even received compliments on my color (don’t judge my profile picture, I had just come from a day of kayaking, ok?). I try to space out my appointments as long as possible because I’m not made of money, and I never feel pressured to get in sooner. Even though I only go every couple of months, Stephanie always remembers what was last going on in my life and I fill her in on what’s new. And isn’t that what a salon experience is all about?
The price is reasonable, and I love that the salon is very small and intimate. The only drawback is that I almost always have to leave a message to book the appointment, because there usually isn’t anyone staffed to work the front desk. However, my messages are always returned promptly.