Joseph Cozza Salon

Lisa fakuda is by far the best hairstylist I have ever had. Take it from someone who has researched and researched for the perfect colorist. She is a master of coloring and took me from brunette to blonde and made my hair the healthiest it has been. My advice is to trust her! She is amazing!

I trust Lisa Fukuda with my color completely and totally — I would follow her anywhere.

I have only just made a Unilocal account today even though I consistently scrolled through salon reviews for months trying to find a great blonde/​balayage colorist for my relatively Asian hair. I came across Joseph Cozza’s amazing reviews and ratings, prompting me to the salon’s official Instagram. I scrolled through all the photos and realized all the ones I loved were the work of Lisa Fukuda. Immediately, I followed her and pretty much double tapped every single photo on her feed, and called to book an appointment. That was the best hair decision I have made in my entire life. My entire service from the moment I walked into Joseph Cozza to the moment I left was so absolutely perfect and comfortable, and just all around phenomenal. Honestly. I’m usually shy and a bit awkward with salon (or any) interactions, but since the very beginning Lisa made me feel so at ease and we immediately got to know each other as she meticulously worked. The whole time I felt like I was just talking with an older sister who made me comfortable and kept me entertained throughout my FULL balayage service. Her assistant Coco is just as lovely and helpful and incredibly nice. To me, I was just with two friends who happen to be working on making me look like an «exotic goddess/​beachy mermaid». I literally have never felt so comfortable and connected with people I just met so shortly before. I immediately trusted Lisa with turning my once slightly ombré black and blonde hair into a overall lighter brown and blonde mane. As they were styling my hair, before I even saw the results, I already knew that I would be giving the salon a 5-​star rating. That’s how confident I already felt with the service. I am honestly so blown away with how absolutely gorgeous and fabulous my blonde locks are. Literally, the moment I looked in the mirror I knew that for as long as I live the Bay Area, Lisa will be the only colorist I will ever go to. Period. I am 100% completely sold and in love with the experience I had and the hair I now have. If you’re questioning whether you should see Lisa or visit Joseph Cozza, just go for it. It really would be the best thing you’ve ever done for your hair. I didn’t think we would be able to achieve such lightness in my previously dark hair but she really achieved exactly what I wanted but didn’t even think I could obtain. My year is starting off amazing all because of Lisa Fukuda and Coco.

After her visits to Joseph Cozza Salon, my mother’s hair receives far more compliments than mine does, and I don’t like that. But I have to admit her hair looks great. However, I will go soon for my own cut, and write my own review. In the meantime, I’m posting her review of Jay at Joseph Cozza:
«All the stylists here are good, but I want to give especial thanks to Jay who gave me a wonderful haircut in December — just above shoulder-​length, and layered– and very, very chic. I got lots of compliments and it is so easy to take care of, I love it. Today is 6 weeks since cut and it still looks & feels great. Jay is new and I particularly want to give him a shout out.»
–Judy F.

Ricky Ruiz is very professional and well knowledge. I highly recommend him to all my Co workers and friends he did a very job to my very dried and dying hair. Now my hair now looks alive and have a nice body with nice color. I love it.

First time coming to this salon. This seems like a super high end place — 5 star service, facilities, and equipment. I can’t comment on all of that stuff except to say that it all looked fantastic. I came because the best stylist I have ever known, Jay Kushner, recently joined the team. Jay cut my hair growing up in south Florida. He’s known me from the days I needed a booster seat. When he told me he was relocating here I was truly overjoyed. Jay is a real artist — someone who has an unreal eye for design, beauty, form, and function.
Not to mention he’s hilarious and can make anyone feel at ease and comfortable. He takes the time to listen to all of his clients to make sure outcomes are aligned with expectations. In 15 years of going to him, and probably 100+ haircuts, I’ve only had consistent, excellent experiences.

This review is for colorist, Stevie. She is a miracle worker. I had just had two subsequent hair color disasters (at a different salon) and Stevie managed to literally save my hair appearance and my sanity. She took the time to listen to my recent experiences and discuss the options and realistic expectations for correction. She was meticulous in applying the color and explained her process as she went. The outcome was better than I expected and I can’t wait to go back to her after I’ve given my hair some rest. 100% recommend! Thank you Stevie!

This review is for Ricky for color — you amazing man, you! — and Maritza for cut. I just moved to the Bay from LA and was not looking forward to the usual merry-​go-​round of finding a new hair colorist in a new city. But I’d seen the work Ricky’s done on Instagram (follow him @ricccckkyy) and felt confident he could help me get to that elusive silver grey. I’ve been told for forever that I have stubborn dark dark Asian hair that’s hard to lift without compromising the integrity so I’ve been settling for a silver-​y blonde. But in the first try alone Ricky got to a beautiful grey! He’s a perfectionist with a great technique.
Maritza was equally as awesome, taking time and care with my hair to feathered end perfection.
A bonus is the pricing was super reasonable compared to a ton of other places!
Thank you Ricky and Maritza for not making me go through 50 colorists and stylists to find hair happiness :)

This review is for Ingrid manupelli. She does my keratin treatments for me two or 3 times a year she’s amazing I have wavy coarse hair and doing this keratin treatment is a life saver for me ! my hair is sleek and shiny and takes 15 mins to dry and is so easy to manage ! I love straight hair and doing this makes my hair easy to maintain sometimes I don’t even have to flat iron it. She can customize it too if you don’t want it super straight and want to still have volume but get rid of frizzies she can do that. She also does cuts and colour too she’s so easy to talk to and really friendly and knowledgeable about hair ! She’s the keratin guru if this is what you’re thinking to do do yourself a favor and see Ingrid !

Lisa Fukuda is a hair genie. I’m not kidding. She completely changed my hair game. For my 33 years of living, I have dealt with long, fine, straggly hair — that I refuse to cut. I’ve never liked it. It’s never looked good. It’s always been one of my least cherished features… until Lisa Fukuda. No joke. I am so completely use to walking into a salon (any salon — the «BEST» salons with the «BEST» stylists), with pictures of what I’d like my hair to look like, knowing full well that regardless, I will end up leaving with the same hair I walked in with… maybe slightly brighter at the roots. I have had several amazing stylists attempt to balayage my hair, and all it ends up looking like is a muddy version of the hair I’ve come to realize I can never have — until Lisa. She COMPLETELY transformed my hair. It looks better than it ever has in my life. I was like, «is this MY hair?! Are you sure?! How did you do this???» She is a G-​damn wizard. Not only did she give me exactly what I asked for (but better), she took the time to teach me how to properly care for it, how to curl my hair, how to style it so I actually have style, pointed out which products are best for my type of hair (beauty secrets, y’all)…all while most other employees were gunning to leave (for Thanksgiving — rightfully so) at the end of a long and busy day.
Lisa goes the extra mile and she doesn’t simply style — she transforms. Thank you SO much, Lisa. You have no idea what this means to me. For the first time in my life, I love my hair. I have nice hair? I have NICE hair!!! 10 stars, baby. And my first born. You rock!

This salon is amazing.
It was my first time coming to this salon.
Upon walking in, it was like walking into that scene in a movie where it’s like super busy, but you know you’re going to come out with a major makeover.
The front desk were really nice when it came to informing me of where I can change clothes, put my things in a closet, and beverages! They have water, tea and coffee.
I got my hair done by Ricky whom I’ve known since high school but haven’t seen him since then-​until I booked my appointment with him. His work on Instagram is AMAZING! He’s like Guy Tang when it comes to hair color.
Before I move on to my next bold color, I asked Ricky to turn my bleached gold hair to an ash-​blond (I’m Asian so the blond-​est I could go was like a golden blond because I still had some reds underneath I guess). Ricky really took his time with my hair, and I felt bad that I kept him after closing hours! He stayed with no complaints though and was happy to get it done just right. I even asked for Olaplex, and my hair is SOFT. Definitely not a dry haystack texture.
I definitely recommend going to Ricky for all your hair coloring needs! He takes his time, really takes care of his clients and you should check out some of his work on Instagram!

Absolutely the best salon in San Francisco. I never knew how great my hair could look until I met Sebastian and Anita. They are both consistent and beyond expert in color and cut. Sebastian is precise, professional, current, and AMAZING! Anita can put color on you that is flattering and natural.
I would travel across the country to see both of them if I had to.

I did a TON of research before finding Lisa Fukuda, and my diligence paid off. Lisa transformed my very very very dark brown hair into the most natural-​looking blonde. And somehow, she worked a special kind of magic so that I only have to go in for touch ups «when I get bored» (her words). It’s never a root emergency, more of just «hmmmm, might be time to get re-​blondified.» Pretty low maintenance for such a dramatic transformation.
People who know what my hair looked like before are constantly commenting on how gorgeous and natural the color looks.
Lisa is a hair color genius. Can’t recommend her enough!

I was in desperate need of finding a stylist to fix my hair that turned out to be a bright pink when it should have been lavender. Linda to the rescue! I was delighted to find that she was only 2 blocks away from my office, and had an opening the same week. The stars aligned and brought me to her…
Joseph Cozza salon is tucked away on Maiden Lane in SF in Union Square. The salon itself had a posh NY/​LA vibe with several stylists on the floor. You could tell who worked there by the quality of their hairstyle, hehe. I was greeted promptly by the receptionist and brought to the waiting area, after being offered refreshments (water, tea, coffee).
Linda had an idea of how bad my hair was by seeing a photo before-​hand. Seems that my hair caught attention when walking in because by the end of my session I was known by several as the «girl who had pink hair» lol. My main focus was getting the pink out of my hair but Linda still asked what my desired hair color was to see if she could get me there in the same day. Luckily, the pink lifted out easier than expected and I walked out with an ashy icy silver/​grey which is EXACTLY as I wanted. She also treated my hair with olaplex as my hair been through some thangs!
I HIGHLY recommend Linda S. as your colorist — she listened to what I needed and wanted and exceeded my expectations!

JAY cut my hair today I have never had such a fun cut. Love it ! Thank you.
Highly recommend him

I love love love Scotty at Descend Salon in the Marina, but for a woman living in Oakland and working downtown it’s just too far. :(
Enter RICKY! I am grateful for Instagram because I found Ricky. I wanted to shake up my hair color and he delivered: a beautiful copper balayage that’s perfect for fall. I can’t wait to return for more fun colors in the future.

Ricky is definitely a hair colorist to ask for at this salon. I discovered him on his Instagram (@ricccckkyy) and was quite impressed with his portfolio so I had to give him a try. I asked for an silver grey and he helped me achieved that goal. Definitely recommend him !

This review is for Linda! I highly recommend her as a colorist! She was super professional and knew what she was doing! I hadn’t colored my hair in forever so I was really nervous! She made me feel at ease about making the change and advised me on how I can be a blonde but still have healthy hair! Needless to say I walked away from her chair feeling like a million bucks!

RICKY is amazing!!! I wanted to go from black to platinum so that I can have fun with all the pastel colors that are happening right now. I had previously gotten highlights from another colorist that I wasn’t happy with, so I talked to James, the manager (who is also amazing), about how I needed it fixed and what I originally wanted to do. He understood my situation, suggested to see Ricky and booked an appointment for me right away.
Right from the start, I got good vibes from Ricky. I showed him some pictures of what I was going for and he got it right away. Going into it, I knew that this would be a long process, but he made it seem so effortless. I could see he knew what he was doing and felt very comfortable. When I finally got to see my color, it was better than I had imagined!
Ricky truly is an artist. I can’t wait to go back to him for another transformation. :))

Lisa Fukuda is the best! She’s been my colorist since I was in middle school! She listens to what you want but isn’t afraid to suggest what might look better or whats trending and she takes her time to explain what she’s doing so there’s no mystery .
Went to her almost 6 months back asking for something totally different from my norm, I wanted purple.
Since she’s known for her balayage. She gave me that affect so that my purple would have a note of an ombré feel.
Today, without any touchup since, I now have blonde ombré and I LOVE it! It’s also pretty awesome cuz I feel like she gave me the 2for1 deal without asking! Haha