Soma Salon

Went here with an awesome Trubates deal: $ 75 for a haircut AND partial highlight. That is a steal. I made an appointment and saw Joel. He has been doing hair for over 20 yrs and knows what he is doing. He did an amazing job on my hair!
He was a tiny bit aggressive when washing my hair but I am partial to someone who takes their time and gives you a scalp massage. Also, did an unconventional blow dry of hand drying my hair & then using a flat iron. I actually didn’t mind that because I hate sitting thru a round brush blow dry.
The prices here are awesome so I will be back!

Joel Generosa has been my stylist for 5 years in Hawaii. Now that I moved here in San Francisco, am happy to be reunited with him… He’s the best in hair. Very professional and creative.
Look for Joel Generosa at SOMA Salon. He just started there…

Perfect efficiency. But above all: I finally got a haircut the way I want it done, no need for correction, no walking out half contented and annoyed. You know they say that the guy who does those bass voiceovers for movie trailers gets paid an obscene amount of money, not just because he’s so great, but because he’s so reliable? That’s why I like this place, except it doesn’t cost an obscene amount of money. The paintings on the wall a charming touch. Cozy, clean, comfortable shop. I’ll be back soon for sure.

Bought the Tubates mani and spa pedicure worth $ 60, and I finally used it last friday before it expired. So I did a walk in because it did not say by appointment only on the trubate. They tried to argue with me at first and eventually the girl took us.
I wanted a soak off manicure, and they do have «gelish» brand, the girl who did it, did a great job. I gave my pedicure half to my friend because I didn’t need one. I watched it though and i HATE feet in a bowl, being called «spa pedicure». In my opinion the chairs with the whirlpool is a spa pedicure. She did nothing exceptional for my friend, but he was happy. They still charged him $ 25 though… ok? Anyhow, won’t go back because I don’t live in the city but it wasn’t that bad…

Siannan is a great massage therapist. My regular masseuse moved and I got a coupon for Soma Salon. The regular prices are reasonable as well.
Don’t let the exterior of the building put you off. Siannan has a great intuition for releasing tension and I’m sure I’ll return again soon.

This place is terrible. I had a coupon for a mani pedi I purchased and made an appt for 2:00 on a Saturday. I got there on time and had to wait over 30mins. When your parked at a meter that matters. They had no water, tea or coffee, which was strange since they had coffeemate on a table. I was not offered anything to drink and when I asked for some water they didn’t understand me so I never got anything to drink
Now it gets worse, after waiting 30 minutes the girl started my pedicure, the massage was barely that and she did you a salt scrub but nothing that made this experience relaxing or even worth $ 70. Once my feet were painted I saw my big toe had a smug on it and when I pointed it out she tried to fix it and just made it worst. She didn’t fix it.
So in addition to a crapy paint job, the chair you have to sit on is not a message chair and is very uncomfortable. They put little pillows to try to give back support but it’s not a relaxing experience.
So after they do my feet, they then say they are going to do my manicure. I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 30 Mins because the customer before me decides he want s manicure at the last minute. So they decide to give me the manicure in the same seat they gave me the pedicure in (the other customer had gotten up to go the the manicure table). At this point I’m wishing I had gone back to Glen Park Nails, I would have been in and out by now and it would have been a better experience. Anyway, she put a clear coat of nail polish on my hands and says I’m done. I ask why she isn’t putting the nail polish I picked for my feet on my hands. She smiles and say’s thank you. By this time it’s been 2.5 hours and I’m over this experience. I just want to leave and get on with my Saturday. This was the WORST Mani Pedi I have every had. Three days later the nail polish was chipping off my feet. I’m glad I only paid $ 35 for the certificate from one of those websites because I would have been mad as hell if I had paid $ 70 for this experience. For that much money I could have gone to Nordstroms and had a much better experience and mani pedi in their spa.
I ended up calling the coupon site I bought the coupon from and got a refund. I was so disgusted with this place

Prior to opening up Soma Salon, I had been going Mon Salon, upstairs from Soma Salon, for awhile. Bud, the owner, had mentioned to me that he was going to be opening a bigger space, but I had no idea how much bigger and nicer the new space was going to be! Not only does Bud give great haircuts at a very reasonable price for SF, he does so in a really nice, modern, clean and spacious salon. Plus, Bud is a super-​nice guy who actually LISTENS to what you’d like to have your hair look like! I always leave looking and feeling good.
Overall, I think this is one of the best values for a haircut in downtown/​union square area.

When it comes to massage I will be the first to admit that I am obsessed. It is an addiction, a hobby, and a lifestyle for me. Siannan (pronounced Shannon) is the masseuse here at Soma Salon and my favorite masseuse ever. I have been working with Siannan for 6 months now and every time I leave her I am begging for more. Also, the prices are very reasonable for massage in the city.
She is intuitive and very well educated. She always knows what is going on in my life through my body. She is a healer. She listens to what you want and uses the right pressure. She also has a great selection of music (always a plus, especially when that ambiance music you usually hear wears on you).
Her arm work is absolutely to die for! I don’t know what she does but it is drool worthy. She uses varying techniques so that the massage never gets boring. Another plus is that a 60 minute massage is actually a 60 minute massage. (most spas and salons advertise a 60 minute massage but really give you a 50 minute massage). With Siannan, the clock starts when she starts. I usually go for the 90 minute massage and sometimes the 2 hour because she is that good!
She makes you feel comfortable and you leave the place with a greater inner understanding than you came in with. It is a spiritual experience and one that keeps me coming back for more!
I heart Siannan! Seriously go to her. You will never go back!

Disappointing.
I had the Living Social deal here — $ 19 for a spa pedicure (worth $ 40?) and I wanted to treat myself to a little pre-​birthday mani/​pedi. I called the day before to make an appointment and specifically asked how long a mani + the spa pedi would take because I was tight on time. I was told an hour. After an hour there, she was just finishing up my pedicure. Needless to say I had to skip the manicure. I ended up being glad I did, because I don’t think it would have been worth the $ 20 cost. The place I go to for $ 10 does a better job.
Pluses: the woman who did my nails was nice. They serve you green tea or water.
Minuses: Had to wait five minutes past my appointment time. She wore rubber gloves while scrubbing my legs/​feet. The atmosphere was weird — Not many people in there, not very inviting. Poor polish selection. I had to roll up my own pants before putting my feet in the water while she just watched me. I can see streaks in the polish. Didn’t get the manicure I wanted. The magazine I picked up was from February.
Bottom line: each of the minuses wouldn’t have been a big deal to me, but together, they made it a poor experience. I would not recommend going for the mani/​pedi services.

If I could give it ZERO stars, I would. I bought a LivingSocial coupon for myself & a friend. You HAVE to book an appointment. Now this is coming from a person who use to live in the Bay Area & moved to SoCal. I’m use to the walk-​in no appointment environment. Granted witht he LivingSocial coupon, yeah it may have gotten busy whatever. Though it should still have some flexibility with openings. I understand that on the coupon it says to call & book an appointment. I’m sorry, I don’t visit often, so don’t expect me to make an appointment one week ahead when I don’t even know what my schedule looks like. While at that, they’re not open on Sunday. How inconvenient is that?
Anyways, whole point is, the man that answered the phone was RUDE, inconsiderate & hard to understand. I called LivingSocial for my refund because I had a bad experience. I NEVER want to set foot in the salon period.
Good luck with your pedicures & I hope it turns out the way you want. From all the reviews I read, doesn’t sound like most did.
So don’t run me over if you don’t like my opinion or what I have to say.

I bought a living social coupon for myself and one for my friend. It was the $ 19 deluxe pedicure (original price is supposedly $ 40). The ladies that helped us were nice but the treatment itself was not particularly «deluxe.» It felt more like a regular pedicure that you would normally pay around $ 20 anyway. The one thing that I didn’t like was they were wearing surgical gloves, not a fan of the rubbery feeling. The massage was VERY weak, it just felt like she was running her fingers over my feet and calves, definitely not a «massage.» My friend said the same thing.
One funny thing happened when we were paying. My friend didn’t know how living social coupons work since it was her first time and didn’t realize that the coupon means I’ve already pre-​paid for the service itself and we just need to tip. So she gave the lady $ 25. The lady was about to take it without question. I was like, whoa… that’s too much even if you were tipping for the both of us. She understood after I told her how it works and we ended up tipping $ 5 each. I just find it a little questionable that she was about take the $ 25 from my friend knowing that it was probably a mistake
On the bright side, the polish lasted for a whole month so they definitely did a great job painting it.

I’ve been seeing Bud for years and now there’s the added bonus of this great salon to add to the beauty of my haircut experience. This building has really been spruced up beyond my expectations and now has very nice clean floors, great atmosphere and lots of windows making it very open and sunny. It was great to have the full experience of a good wash, fantastic cut (as always) and blow-​dry. I’ll be coming here for years to come I’m sure.

I went here with the 29 dollar coupon for Mani-​pedi with 2 of my girlfriends. When we called to make an appointment they said we could come between 12:00 — 2:30. We got there at 12:45 and the guy at the reception said they couldnt fit us all in — so we settled for 3 Manis and 1 Pedi (instead of 2 pedis). The nail polish selection is very minimal and the nail polishes themselves seem very old — so they were very thick. The lady barely filed the nails and put the polish on as thick thick layers. I told her to add some thinner or it is going to have dents — she doesnt listen of course.
My girlfriend had to file her own nails because the lady made each nail a different shape (round vs square). And she started putting the nail polish without cleaning the cuticles that she just removed. So her polish has bumps because of the cuticles inside!
My nail polish chipped while I was there! It was by far the worst experience I have had in a nail salon in San Francisco. And as a mani-​pedi freak I visit a LOT of nail salons and this is saying something. Unfortunately I still have a coupon left over which I was not able to use. I may choose to lose that money instead of going and subjecting myself to such poor service.
Do not go here and most certainly dont buy the coupon!

I got a Living Social deal for a pedicure, $ 20 for a $ 40 spa pedicure. I am soooo glad I didn’t pay more than 20. This place is okay, but even with the deal it wasn’t that good of a deal. Don’t go out of your way, but the salon is very clean and the owners are so sweet. I just wish it would have been better.

I bought a $ 40 massage through some group-​type deal. It was a breeze to make an appointment and request a deep tissue massage. The owner got the voucher info up front so I didn’t have to mess around in my relaxed post-​massage state. Hassan was absolutely fabulous at deep tissue! I had just finished up a huge project and my neck and shoulders were wrecked from me hunching over for several days. I walked in barely being able to turn my neck and walked out loosey goosey. I felt the massage for days afterwards so you know it was deep, deep tissue. Great place. I will certainly come back.

Today I found myself in this very quaint, but beautiful and luxurious salon. They helped me out immediately and the service was great! Would visit again for the foot massage, it was the best part.

Got a deal through Trubates for a discount on a supposedly $ 60 spa pedicure. Just perused the website, and guess what, the most expensive pedicure is only $ 40. I paid $ 19, and they now offer special on mani/​pedi for $ 25, so feel like I totally got ripped off.
Notwithstanding the price, the service was nothing to get excited about. Granted I thought I was getting a $ 60 pedicure and expected to be blown away. Virtually no leg massage, minimal callous removal, small selection of polishes. The woman who owns the shop is very sweet, but that doesn’t change that nothing special is going on here

Super nice people, cute contemporary feel. I went here to get a massage and they were totally able to take me last minute. My massage therapist, Jamie-​Lynn (sp?) was super sweet! She was absolutely great and did such a great job.

This place is adjacent from Burlington Coat factory. I didn’t see it at first.
When I came, the salon was empty because I was the only one there when I went around 1p. It’s pretty big and it grand opened for about 2−3mos. I had the deluxe pedicure and manicure. My nail technician (Lakeet?) was nice and did a good job. She made the experience very relaxing because her massages were the longest I’ve ever had and I only wanted to stay and fall asleep. She was very thorough and made sure it turned out right.
Some recommendations would be to get the massaging chairs and perhaps a tv or more magazines and more nail UV fans. It seemed sometimes a bit too quiet and I don’t like to make lengthy conversations when I want to zone out. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.

I am so excited, a place that does hair, nails, waxing and more basically in the same building as I am. I decided to give it a try, the ‘Buy a pedi get a free mani” deal was awesome, and well worth the $ 30. The esthetician was also very knowledgeable and is more of an artist than just a «waxer».
Try them out, it is worth the trip. The building on the inside is very relaxing and nice too.
I learned this isn’t a «new» salon, the owner is a husband and wife team and the husband has a barber in the space upstairs, they added this new space to become more of a ful service salon, so these people are very experienced.