Awilda Salon Beverly Hills

11/06/09

Best colorist and cut in town

by Bette Light at Citysearch

I've been going to the Awilda Salon since it opened in 2001 and keep coming back. The folks at the Awilda Salon always make you feel special. Awilda is a master colorist and cutter. She's managed to keep my frizzy locks looking lush and gorgeous. She's also taught me how to care for my hair to keep it healthy and vital despite frequent blow-dries and the ravages of the aging process. She's Beverly Hills best kept secret.

• Pros: Highly skilled staff that cares and pampers

11/05/09

Amazing highlights with Alexis

by kandeebar22 at Citysearch

I recently moved to the Los Angeles area from NYC. I was nervous about finding a new stylist in a new city. I have nothing to worry about anymore since finding Awilda salon. A few of my co-workers recommended me to Awilda salon. Since it was close to where I live, I decided to check it out. I made an appointment for highlights with Alexis. She was incredibly nice and down to earth! I felt completely comfortable the whole time! The salon atmosphere was warm and inviting not pretentious, like most places can be in Beverly Hills. It was very refreshing! She did an absolutely amazing job on the color! They are the best highlights I have ever had. I am so thrilled! By the way, I thought the price for a full head of highlights was pretty reasonable, I will definitely be back again. Thank you Alexis!

• Pros: Warm friendly atmosphere! parking
• Cons: none

10/15/09

Fantastic new Brazilian keratin treatment

by dianaa at Citysearch

I recently had a new treatment Awilda now carries that has literally changed my life with regard to my very curly hair -- the Brazilian Keratin Treatment.

I have long, curly hair. Unlike many curly locked folks, I embrace my curl. What I don't love is the frizz often associated with it. For years I have spent countless dollars on products designed to eliminate or diminish frizz, to little effect.

When Awilda offered to use me as a hair model for this new treatment, I jumped at the opportunity. The thing about this treatment is that it doesn't damage your hair like the Japanese straightening chemicals can. Instead, it's like a DEEP conditioning treatment that takes half the time.

Since I wanted to keep my curl, they did not use any of the formaldehyde in my treatment. You can select various percentages of straightener with this method. Here's how it works:

1. They wash your hair with special clarifying shampoo.

2. They apply a remarkably thin layer of the keratin treatment (which smells like yogurt!).

3. They blow-dry your hair with the conditioning keratin still in your hair.

4. They flat-iron your hair.

5. You look fabulous.

Please take a look at the picture in my profile to see what a difference it made. Since I didn't use any of the formaldehyde, once I washed my hair my curl came back. However, it was relaxed a bit and NO FRIZZ! This was fantastic, as I was headed back to humid North Carolina for a high school reunion. This was exactly the result I wanted. My daughter is dying to have her hair straightened with this treatment.

Awilda and the team at Awilda Salon are fantastic and always on the cutting edge of the newest products and treatments. They're the best!

• Pros: great for frizz-free curls or straightening hair
• Cons: none so far!