Evolution Salon Gallery

I am so happy a dear friend turned me on to Nicole. When I came to her, my hair was fried and over thinned and was looking all around just bad, like in, is that toilet brush really your hair bad. Nicole did wonders to fix the bad cut and I look terrific as my locks grow out. The color she uses is all natural and my hair has its beautiful shine back. Nicole is a God send and I highly recommend her!!!

Nicole fixed years of terrible color and gave me a fantastic cut. I love her homey salon and she uses eco-​friendly products. Totally worth it!

Nicole did an amazing job. It’s supreme talent & hair knowledge paired with quality, non-​hair-​ruining products. To top it off, Nicole is an incredibly warm and intelligent woman. She welcomed me with open arms and offers of red wine and chocolate. Her space is gorgeous, and my hair looks amazing and feels light, healthy and silky.

There are artists and there are artists, Nicole super exceeds as such. She has created an environment that gives salon a new definition. Aside from being a beautiful person her freedom to make you feel beautiful on the inside and outside is a delightful treat. I have lived on the same block as her business for almost 40 years and the businesses that come and go have both thrived and bombed. The Evolution Salon Gallery has the dynamic staying power, for sure.
Her artwork adorns the walls and and if you are a collector you leave wondering which one are you going to ask her to buy.
The compliments are non stop on my new cut and style, I mean it. I loved our conversation as well. Nicole is intelligent, opinionated, super insightful and a tender soul. I like to consider myself her newest client and I am blessed to say, neighbor.
Welcome, Nicole, we are lucky to have you!

We love Cole and have had our cuts from her for over 10 years! She’s a great listener and her salon is comfortable and not pretentious. But mostly importantly her hair cuts are amazing and always just want I wanted. My entire family goes to Cole.

Have seen Cole for many years and have always been satisfied! I highly recommend Cole-​she is fabulous a great stylist and a joy to be around. Plus she does not use chemicals. The studio is very relaxed. If you are looking for a great haircut/​experience you should give Cole a try.

Nicole is amazing!!!
I ran to her after someone else made my hair waaayyyy to dark and then tried to fix it by highlighting it and then coloring over brown. I wanted an auburn color. The color I was left with was mousy and not me.
Nicole squeezed me in the day I called and fixed my hair that night. I am so thankful I found her. She took her time to really listen to exactly what I wanted and worked her magic to fix it. I loved chatting with her and the relaxed feel of her work space. My hair was the exact color I had wanted from the beginning of my fiasco. She is genius. It’s hard to find someone you can trust with something as important as hair color, and I fully, 100 percent trust her. Def go to Nicole for your hair color. Plus, she is really concerned with keeping your hair healthy. Very awesome experience. I will be coming to her from now on.

I’m so glad I found Nicole.
As I guy, I didn’t think that much about haircuts. However, after going to Nicole I have people complimenting my hair cut. I always really liked how she cuts me, but I’ve also never been complimented on my hair cuts before. I never even tell her what to do. I don’t know if thats good or bad for her, but she certainly has talent for the right cut for the person.
Her location in Venice is laid back, very comfy and not a stuffy salon. It’s Venice… right at the beach, so a laid back style works here. There’s no overdressed women carrying toy dogs and wearing big sunglasses asking «where’s the valet parking?». It’s not that kind of place. It’s a really enjoyable experience and I look forward to my visits with her. There’s usually interesting people and couple that with Nicole and the fun environment, there’s no better place to go.

LOVE Nicole! Before I found Nicole, my hair was fried and the color was terrible and I was losing hope in finding a good colorist in LA. My hair was blond but I decided to become a red-​head and have had nothing but GREAT compliments ever since I changed colors. Plus, my hair is healthy and soft again! Nicole is the best — I would highly recommend her!!!

I don’t think I have ever been complimented so much on my hair, as I have been since seeing Nicole. She is amazing at what she does, and I’m so happy I stumbled upon her!
I decided after years of not coloring my hair, that it would be fun to do some highlights. Had I not been going to Nicole, I probably wouldn’t have done it. But I trust her, and she did a great job! It was the perfect amount of highlights, that looked natural (as if I had been in the sun). I cannot say nice enough things about her salon. She’s a well rounded stylist, and great person!

I bought a deal from this place bc I needed a quick trim before going away for the weekend and couldn’t get to my normal girl over in Beverly Hills.
I got there 10 minutes before my appointment and after about 35 minutes had gone by and I still wasn’t sitting in the chair I left. The girl that was to do my cut wasn’t even halfway done with the GUY that was in her chair yet.
IMO, first impressions are everything and a first time client that is waiting 25 mins to even be seated isn’t OK in my book.
This place wasn’t very easy to find either given it’s at the top of a furniture shop.
Learned my lesson. I’ll drive my butt over to my chic in the BH, even if it’s a quick last minute cut.

I just got my hair cut and colored by Justine and I’m thrilled! I didn’t realize how tired I looked until she finished with me :)
Here’s the best part;
I specialize in Natural Beauty, namely «clean» facials and energy healing. I have not dyed my hair in a very long time due to what I know about how toxic hair color is and the environment we go to to receive the treatment. I couldn’t do it in good conscience and then teach women not to put these chemicals on their skin or hair.
Justine uses the lowest toxin product available and she impressed me with her knowledge and dedication to using healthier alternatives. I totally trust her with my hair and my health.
Thank you Justine!!!
In Beauty,
Satya

It has taken be forever to find a great hairstylist here in LA, but I have finally found THE ONE.
Tina is so incredible. She look my long damaged hair and transformed it to the hottest short do! I showed her a picture of Brooklyn Deckers new short cut on the cover of Self and she gave me the SAME EXACT CUT.
I adore her.
The End

I love everything about this salon, namely Nicole, Candice and the organic, eco-​conscious ingredients used.
Candice wowed me with a relaxing mini organic facial yesterday, and I’m still beaming with pretty. My skin looks and feels unbelievably healthy. She asked me a lot of questions about my skin regimen and offered some helpful tips — one being to DRINK MORE WATER! After politely inquiring as to whether or not I’d like to give her eyebrow mastery a chance, I finally caved and am so glad I did. Having not touched my brows for YEARS, I must say, they look fabulous after a few plucks. She’s a doll, and I’ll definitely be carving out more pretty time with her in the future.
Nicole will tell you if your hair is unhealthy, needs a trim and if your color looks like shit. She’s honest and awesome and is one of the only stylists who’s respected my hair. I went in for a trim late last year, which she executed perfectly. My hair is thin and fine, but for some unknown reason, stylists LOVE the olé razor cut and layer mess look on me. This makes absolutely no sense. I’m pretty easygoing, but I always specify «no layers.» I did not have to tell Nicole this. She knew exactly what my hair needed, including a toner to even out my platinum highlights with my dirty blonde roots. I didn’t even realize how shabby my mane looked until she twirled my around in my chair and forced me to see the back of my head. Wow. Get it together, Lauren.
Aside from the talented, lovely ladies working the salon, the space is pretty rad. It’s nestled in a loft with a view of trendy Plantation Design on Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Space is tight, but it’s charming and comfortable. I hate the feeling of eyes and judgment when I enter a salon. This does not happen at Evolution.
And the products. Oh, the products. Looking good not only requires a brilliant stylist, it demands pure, healthy products, too. I feel safe in the hands of Evolution. Plus, they recycle all of their product waste, too!

I am usually not the type to post about my experiences on Unilocal,but I do check the site regularly to find highly ranked places around LA. As a New York transplant, it’s been difficult to find a good hairdresser that I trust. Justine at Evolution Salon Gallery has been the perfect fit for me. She recently moved to this spot from another salon in Santa Monica (I almost had a breakdown when I called a couple of weeks ago to book an appointment and that salon told me she left). After some using my Google skills, I found her and Evolution. I love that they use all organic products that are healthy for your hair. The salon is laid back and unpretentious and just had a cool Venice vibe without trying too hard.
Justine keeps the conversation flowing, but isn’t a Chatty Cathy. She is friendly and attentive and just fun to talk to while you’re getting your cut. I appreciate her suggestions, especially when I was feeling that my hair had been pretty blah. Under an hour in the chair and some long layers, my cut and style was perfect and exactly what I wanted. The true test for me is being able to recreate the look at home, and I have to say that my hair is cut so well that I can let it air dry and wear it out with very little effort.
Definitely go see Justine at Evolution Salon, you will not be sorry!

Tina is amazing!
Let me tell you why:
Not only was she very professional and fast about getting back to me with appointment times, but the salon itself was very clean and I was pleased with the atmosphere. It’s quite professional, unique, and it doesn’t smell of strong chemicals.
The real magic, however, is with Tina and her talent. She not only gave me an amazing cut — just what I asked for — but she’s intuitive, polite, and upbeat. She’s also somehow able to translate my vague, jumbled terms into a glamorous, yet everyday and easy-​to-​manage style.
Finally, when I had a very special event to attend, of course, I asked for Tina’s help. She not only came in on her day off from the salon, but she did so enthusiastically. She was very accommodating to my schedule — again, on her day off — and I walked out of the salon looking incredible! My hair was silky, shiny, and looked beautiful all night. I received a lot of compliments particularly for how great I looked that night, and I know I could not have been that bombshell without her help!
I’d recommend Tina to anyone. She’s a talented lady and a great find in this vast city!

Best salon. period.

Being eco-​friendly and conscientious with my food choices is one battle, but the harder battle, for a woman especially, is avoiding the crapload of chemically-​laden personal care, makeup, and hair color products cluttering the shelves of the majority of stores in this country. I thought if I wanted less toxic hair color, I was relegated to Shades salon in Beverly Hills, but thankfully I heard about Nicole at Evolution Salon Gallery, and now, I don’t need to deal with the attitude that Shades gave me ever again.
Nicole gave me the best haircut of my life. For once, my ends look lovely sans blow dryer and flat-​iron. My color isn’t perfect, but that is my own fault for using Naturtint’s boxed mahogany shade for a year. Nicole has started the remediation process with me, and, after one visit, my color already looks better than it has in a of couple years! Looking forward to returning.

Nicole is a genius and a visionary. All my friends and I LOVE Her. She has transformed us into Goddesses! I never knew how harsh the chemicals were until I went to Evolution… I am thrilled to have chemical free hair. My hair looks like I am 20!
THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU !!!

Nicole is simply THE BEST! I love my new, more natural looking color and healthier hair. My scalp does not burn when I get my color, because she uses natural products. I took my teenage daughter and Nicole recomended what in her opinion would look good on her and she loved it! My daughter’s friends now are asking her hairstylist info almost every day. I highly recomend to seek Nicole’s profesional help, I promise you will not be disappointed.
Best,
Diana Ralys