Nelson J - AVEDA COLOR SALON - Beverly Hills

12/30/09

loved it

by EyalV at Citysearch

I am a man. I got my hair straighten and cut , I was there for about 3 hours. they kept offering me drinks which was very nice. I got good price, good looking hair and that is all I needed.

go there, make your point, you will get it and you should leave happy.

• Pros: friendly and nice
• Cons: non

11/17/09

My Hair is Perfect!!!!

by CohenRose at Citysearch

I am very crazy for my blond hair. It has to be a perfect tone - no brass. I love what Sara did for me. Product she use is very natural no smell. My hair is so perfect. Love it. Everyone in the salon is very nice and they really care of thier customer. Thank you

Rosa

• Pros: Extremely Talented
• Cons: nothing

11/02/09

Nelson J Salon hairstylists really know what they're doing.

by Valerie L at Citysearch

I have been dying my hair blond at Nelson J Salon for almost a year. I always book my appointment with Sara because I LOVE the way my hair turns out. I am supposed to go back to brunette by New Years but I am having such a hard time parting with the blond lol! We'll see what happens but either way Sara at Nelson J Salon will be the one I trust with my hair.

• Pros: I have a busy schedule and they booked me on many a Sunday!
• Cons: Parking can be tough on weekdays.

10/30/09

IF YOU WANT A GREAT HAIR... YOU SHOULD GO TO NELSON

by ellane at Citysearch

I'm not really big on writing reviews but I took the time to write about NELSON J SALON as I want everybody to know what a wonderful experience I had at this salon. Everybody was nice and very friendly, Nelson even took the time to check my hair and advise his stylist, Ray , what kind of straightening I need. The house straightening was AWESOME. My hair turned out beautiful. Plus it looks so healthy. Ray was so nice and he gave me the best hair cut ever. Everybody was commenting on it. I have never been so happy with my hair.

Believe me girls, and boys, if you want a great hair..you should go to Nelson J Salon.

• Pros: friendly staff, talented stylists
• Cons: NONE.

10/16/09

I am a big friend of this place

by IZABELLA at Citysearch

Nelson came highly recommended through a friend of mine who's hair was also very damaged. I've been seeing Nelson for over a year now and my hair has never been healthier. I get complements all the time, because Nelson is sort of like an artist when it comes to matching the colors. He also "paints" the highlights which I love..so they look very natural. By Izabella Mikolajczak‎

• Pros: VERY PROFESSIONAL, TALENTED STAFF
• Cons: none

10/15/09

Miwa Rocks with the Brazilian treatment

by CindySmiles2 at Citysearch

I came in feeling like my frizzy hair was a wreck. I am usually nervous with what people do to my hair. But Miwa was very friendly and and made me feel comfortable. After around 2 hours I walked out with shiny straight hair, and I loved it!!! She is amazing and worth every penny.

• Pros: Friendly Staff, Professional service
• Cons: Parking was hard to find

10/14/09

5 star salon!

by nicole1278 at Citysearch

Nelson and his salon are really fun and do a great job. I love that they use natural hair coloring products and are a "green" studio. I have been to many places over the year an keep coming back to Nelson J because I rely on his salon to take care of my needs. Please check them out! They offer great discounts for 1st time clients and look for their weekly specials on last minute appointments

10/12/09

Sylvia is hair straightening god

by johelen at Citysearch

I have been to countless hair salon over the years from the "valley" to the westside and nobody I went to could nail the blonde color I always dreamed of having. The hair straightening specialist always ended up looking too damage or too flat, and never look natural and healthy. It was frustrating and very expensive and I started to give up hope until I came across the name Nelson j salon while searching the internet for an expert for straightening. It was very impressive that a major magazine nominated him as a top hair straightening salon and after reading more about reviews, skills and experience , I was so excited and booked an appointment immediately. Sylvia at nelson j ended up being the best hair straightening expert that I have ever had and gave me the EXACT what I wanted. She corrected past damage with some amazing treatments and my hair looks like the kind of hair that you see on models in magazines! For the first time in my life I have been stopped by strangers who want to know where I get my hair done and I feel so excited to refer them to Nelson j.

• Pros: Very detail and professional
• Cons: Little hidden

10/12/09

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE

by nyolive at Citysearch

SARA is the BEST Color Specicalist. She rescued my hair. I have very damage hair from japanese straightening and she highlighted my hair using speical natural hair lift by Aveda and my hair is sooo beautiful and she even fix the condition of my hair. Everyone is the salon really care and I can't believe I got a follow up call from them to make sure my hair is good. I love sara and nelson j salon. I will go back again and again. I final found the salon that I can really trust. Next time I will try the keratin straightening there which is suppose to be better than the japanese I have got. I will let everyone know about the result. Thank you everyone at nelson j.

• Pros: VERY NICE PEOPLE
• Cons: nothing

09/15/09

Do NOT go here for Blonde Highlight

by nyc_girl at Citysearch

Staff here is very friendly but unfortunately I received the worst blonde highlight I have had since moving to LA a year ago. The entire time I was in the salon, every client (including staff) had jet black hair so that is probably their specialty. I have natural blonde hair and went it for a touch up of my dimmed roots in the front and brought in pictures of the color I wanted just in case there was confusion. Despite telling me she understood exactly what I wanted, my stylist used a technique I told her would not work on my hair (and shocker, it didn't - she had to re-do it) and gave me a yellow (!) highlight that was the most unnatural color I have ever seen. I immediately expressed my concern and the owner came over and started putting treatment on my hair. When I asked him what he was doing, he told me he was putting lowlights in my hair (w/o ever asking me what I wanted - I have never had lowlights in my life and didn't want them!!). This made the color even worse. Finally after 3+ hours, I had to leave. I came back in a second time to have the color corrected and the highlight completed since she missed a chunk at the peak of my forehead (!) during the first highlight attempt. The owner, once again, came over and told me it looked really great - he never bothered to ask me what I thought and it was my hair that had been so badly messed up. When I arrived home and looked at my hair in natural light, I noticed she had missed the same section entirely and the color was no better the second time around. Nothing was ever corrected and that front section was still a different color than the other highlight - could not believe the incompetence. Needless to say, will never go back. I had to go to another salon to have the color fixed and the front section highlighted. BLONDES BEWARE of this place!!

Sadly, being new to LA, I discovered this salon on Citysearch. When I went back and re-read the reviews it was clear that the same person wrote the 5 star reviews. It's sad that the salon feels the need to do this - the whole purpose of the review system is for customers to evaluate the salon honestly so potential customers can make an educated decision about where to go. I hope the salon better trains its colorists and stops writing their own reviews.

• Pros: Poorly skilled blonde colorists
• Cons: Friendly Staff, Pricing