(626) 799-0828

2636 Mission St
San Marino, CA 91108 34.1161 -118.1374

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Neighborhood: San Gabriel

STARRHOUSE.COM

Last updated 6.04.11

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Beauty Salons, Plastic Surgeons

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What People Are Saying About Starr House

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Modern San Gabriel Valley salon offers specialist services in cutting, coloring and makeup application and lessons.

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Look Good:
Checks are only accepted from regular customers; new customers are required to pay via cash, MasterCard or Visa.
Know Before You Go:
Babies and young children are not permitted.
Hair color:
A number of hair-coloring services are available, including virgin color, color retouch, highlights, overlay, bleach and toner.
Lash tinting:
Tired of mascara? Get your eyelashes tinted for $25, or combine it with an eyebrow tint (regularly $15) for a total of $35.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “They have an incredibly friendly atmosphere, and an amazingly skilled staff.”
  2. “Lora is a lovely, caring person with a calm demeanor who takes pride in her work, and the owner, Karen Milne, the stylists, and staff are focused on providing excellent customer service in a pleasing environment and positive atmosphere.”
  3. “The service and ambiance is great!”
  4. “Andrea has a great personality and is friendly and fun to talk to.”
  5. “They run a professional set up but is is fun and efficient.”
  6. “Chris gives a decent haircut & is fun to chat with.”
  7. “had my haircut, well why not, I had time to spare and it is great, the atmosphere was relaxed, the people were friendly, it was a lovely experience.”
  8. “love all the personalities in the salon and everyone is so fun to be around.”
  9. “Chris' cutting is always creative and fun, and he indeed listens to his clients' requests.”
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. “Visiting Starr House was like visiting a European city, The street looks just like Paris with the shops, food places amazing.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “great salon, had my hair cut with cris, loved it, I will be back and I will send all my friends to meet cris.”
  2. “was so so very surprised to find that the colorist Andrea Auman came from the high end back ground but decided not to go back and opened up (with her buiseness partner Karen an amazing make-up artisit) a salon that seems like you should paying those oth”
service
85.0% positive
  1. “it looks great even when I do it and I'm not that kind of person who spends time on hair)The salon is nice, very stylish, staff is very nice.”
  2. “Professional service; highly recommended”
  3. “andrea is rude and thinks that she is too good for certain custimers by implying that she was a little more expensive and handed me to another stylist!”
  4. “Great style, great service!”
  5. “However, on the bright side, I also saw Chris for a cut, which was fantastic, and Karen (at the front desk) was very helpful and friendly.”
  6. “wouldn't mind if the service was good.”
  7. “This place has very bad service.”
  8. “The staff is professional yet friendly.”
  9. “had my haircut, well why not, I had time to spare and it is great, the atmosphere was relaxed, the people were friendly, it was a lovely experience.”
  10. “This is a very convenient full service salon with top notch results.”
  11. “They have an incredibly friendly atmosphere, and an amazingly skilled staff.”
  12. “Everyone is friendly and down to earth.”
  13. “The service and ambiance is great!”
  14. “was right this place was friendly, upscale and just under the radar of being crazy busy.”
  15. “I'm greeted by a friendly (read: not bitchy) rec.”
  16. “called and was greeted by Karen who walked me through pricing, services and then talked to me about the best people to do my hair.”
  17. “Lora is a lovely, caring person with a calm demeanor who takes pride in her work, and the owner, Karen Milne, the stylists, and staff are focused on providing excellent customer service in a pleasing environment and positive atmosphere.”
  18. “Andrea has a great personality and is friendly and fun to talk to.”
  19. “All the staff are friendly and made my v.”
  20. “First let me say that the people at Starr House are very nice.”
  21. “The salon staff is extremely professional and visiting is always an enjoyable experience.”
  22. “called and was pretty much interviewed by Karen ( a service I loved as she explained she wanted to match me to the right people) she recommended Andrea and Kimberly.”
  23. “But what makes Starr unique is the friendly, professional staff.”
  24. “Got great hilights from Andrea and a chic and easy to keep haircut from Christina, I have told all my friends, now they are booked and if I send 3 I get a free service, how amazing is that.”
  25. “The staff seemed really motivated to give me good information rather than sell me products.”
  26. “So I just read some of these others and to be honest I find it hard to believe that anyone would say that Karen the waxer and receptionist is rude.”
  27. “needed a new do and after asking tons of people and checking online I was surprised to find most people were recommending this place.”
  28. “The staff was so friendly and it's located at such a convenient spot in San Marino.”
  29. “The receptionist Karen is quite rude.”
  30. “In addition, the entire staff has excellent customer service and are all so warm and friendly.”
value
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. “Iwona cut my hair, they look so good that even when i do it they look good (believe me I never looked good when did my own hair)and great price ($50).”
  2. “SO I was a bit scared about going to a salon that wasn't pricey enough.”
  3. “The website was helpful and the pricing was the best I could find in Pasadena.”
  4. “called and was greeted by Karen who walked me through pricing, services and then talked to me about the best people to do my hair.”
  5. “would definitely not recommend this place to anyone, but don;t take my word for it- drop about $200 each visit for color, not to mention the over priced products I purchased-- and then later you will realize they don't value your loyalty.”
  6. “Great hair salon- great price”
  7. “andrea is rude and thinks that she is too good for certain custimers by implying that she was a little more expensive and handed me to another stylist!”
  8. “Great Hair salon -Great price”
  9. “was so so very surprised to find that the colorist Andrea Auman came from the high end back ground but decided not to go back and opened up (with her buiseness partner Karen an amazing make-up artisit) a salon that seems like you should paying those oth”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “was really impressed with Andrea she was really fast and not in that rushed way but in the clearly she has been doing this a long time way.”
  2. “have been going to Andrea for a very long time for my color, we met in Washington DC after I read a review about her as best colorist in the dc area written by the Washintonian, wow what a big deal I thought.”
  3. “Connie gave me one of the best cuts I've had in a very long time.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/12/11

Awesome!

by Stella L

I have been going to Starr House for about two years now and cannot imagine going anywhere else. Jenniffer is my stylist and is great! If I want something different, she listens to what I want and lets me know if it will work or not. Karen, the owner, is super friendly and cares about the experience the clients are having. If you go on a Saturday, you will be treated to baked goodies and a glass of bubbly! What a way to start your weekend!!!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/04/11

Starr House is awesome!

by Stephanie Chang

What more can you ask for?

Great staff + relaxing environment + great color and cuts =

amazing salon!!!

The mimosas and the freshly baked goods on Saturdays don't hurt either!

I love this place!!!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/03/11

The best of the best!

by WillySM

I can't tell you how much I love going to this salon, the staff are so amazing, friendly and talented. I can say all of the other salons I have been to don't offer their hospitality! And an added bonus, at the weekend you get a mimosa and a freshly baked pastry! I have had a few stylists, my regular gal had a baby so I tried someone else... equally great! Never leaving this gem!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/24/10

Iwona is great for color and cuts!

by hlhb

I searched out a new salon in the area a few years ago and landed upon Starr House and Iwona. Iwona is great with color/highlights as well as does an amazing hair cut. She gives you her full attention and is very professional. The owner, Karen, is great to her clients and has treats on Saturdays as well as mimosas!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/11/10

Wonderful experience all the way around!!!!

by cc90042

I needed a color and cut ASAP ...I was able to get a appointment with the Norma the same day.

She was wonderful...she colored my long straight hair and made it look amazing...She took much care in styling it and in the cut..

Norma was awesome quite possibly the best color I have ever had ....

She is talented and kind!!

The Details on Starr House

Place Categories:

  • amazing hair color
  • great cut
  • love place
  • never bad experience
  • highly recommend great salon
  • recommended andrea
  • professional skilled staff
  • great customer service
  • best thanks starr house
  • very nice most people
  • not definitely recommend service salon
  • fun razor cutting
  • excellent manicurist
  • absolutely loved hair cuts
  • worst highlight
  • great price
  • best hair colorist
  • great work chris
  • beautiful christina
  • fun personality
  • superb style
  • rude receptionist karen
  • great haircut
  • love hair stylist
  • love albert