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Gary Manuel Salon
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Categories: Hair Salons, Day Spas
Neighborhood: Belltown2127 1st Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 728-1234
- Hours:
Tue-Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
34 reviews for Gary Manuel Salon
Gary colored my hair last night, and I do believe it's the best hair color I've ever had! After two separate experiences with Aveda hair dye not covering my grays (and other brands being pretty successful), I was sure that it was just not possible. But it was! In my uneducated opinion, perhaps aveda requires more skill to cover the gray then other brands since it's 97% natural.
Not only did he cover my gray, but my SO finally could tell I got my hair colored, and not only that but he loved it and said my hair is the best he's ever seen it. Gary must be a master at color.
In regards to the rest of the salon, everyone on the staff was incredibly friendly from the front staff to Gary's assistant Derek (who's currently working in Phase 3). And how I love, love, love aveda's tea. yum.
What I really love is that both Gary and Derek took the time to answer all of my hair questions and educate me on stuff I hadn't figured out on my own yet about hair.
I've been going to GM for probably 8 plus years now (since college) in Phase 3 Aveda's training salon? I started with Heather when she was just in Phase 3 and have followed her as she's developed and blossomed into "I have to wait 8 weeks to get an appointment with" stylist. I go in never knowing what I want and I just allow her to be creative. I've got dark course hair so the right cut, sheering and texturing is important. Her prices have increased significantly so I try to go to her maybe once every other time. She's awesome if you are into "edgy and different". I had the Victoria Beckham's do way before it became popular! She is excellent w/foils and texturing.
When I am feeling frugal I like to go see Serena in Phase 3. She has assisted Heather and does a great job styling and coloring.
Have you ever wished for a miracle on your head? Well, I did...and I got one.
The background: I'd been dying my hair increasingly unnatural shades of red (from a natural dark blond) for about nine months. As I'm going back to school and will have much less time and money on my hands, I wanted to start the move back to my natural color, which isn't amazing, but heck - takes no upkeep, right? Anyway, I loved my flaming red locks, but realized it was time to kiss them goodbye. *weeps*
I'd initially gone to the Aveda Institute in Capitol Hill and let me tell you, I wasn't feeling the love there...but I'll save that for another review. They were kind enough to refer me to Phase 3 (where fully licensed Aveda stylists are getting in their last bit of training), which is just two doors up from the main salon.
I went in for a consultation with, admittedly, low hopes. Given how I was treated at "Phase I" (the Institute in Capitol Hill), I was fairly discouraged and trying to come to terms with shaving my head. Anyway, I sat down with Jessica and her supervisor and they talked me through what I was going for. As I was sitting there, several stylists walked by and commented on my amazing color. I perked up a bit. These people weren't all about boring blond highlights - they seemed to have an appreciation for creative and funky hair. Positive sign #1. As we talked more, I started to understand what the process would entail, but I wasn't feeling like it was impossible. Positive sign #2. I asked for a price quote, knowing they couldn't tell me exactly, but I wanted a max and a min to know what I was working with. Given all the work it would take and the maximum quote I was given, I was blown away - so, so affordable. Positive sign #3. They did a test strand to see how my bright red color would lift - fluorescent yellow. I'm talking like what you highlight notes with...but Jessica seemed to take it in stride and reassure me we could get it to a natural looking tone. Positive sign #4.
So, two days later, at 10 am, I go in for my appointment. Folks are nice enough, but I'm ready for action - I head to the chair and Jessica gets going. Now, I won't take you through the entire visit play-by-play because it took 9.5 hours. However, I can tell you Jessica truly worked a miracle. She went through and carefully lifted the color off section by section - I had parts that I'd bleached out entirely at one point to get a brighter red color, so they had to be handled rather delicately. She patiently soldiered through and unlike MANY other stylists I've had, didn't make me feel guilty for the vast amount of hair I happen to grow out of my head. When the color was lifted, it was a horrid range of bright oranges and yellows and I began to panic. Jessica, however, kept her cool, and Gary (as in THE Gary of Gary Manuel Salon) came over for frequent consultations.
The end result - my hair is about a level darker than my natural with a bit more warmth and the spots that were once fluorescent red (I'm talking glowed in blacklight, folks) are now a dark sandy blond. I can tell you this is nothing short of miraculous. So, A+++ on getting my very unnatural head back to natural...but, that's not all.
Jessica is personable, friendly, and fantastic. She offered to go get me a coke and a snack - what stylist does that?! AND...it turns out she won a national award for cut/color/style when she was in Phase I training. Um...folks, I think I totally scored. I paid a total of about $220 (not including tip)...for 9.5 hours of work!!! And, believe me, it was work!!!
Okay, but it gets better - the neighboring stylist, Monica (who rocks the unnatural red hair I so love), bought Jessica and I some icy cool Shirley Temples since we were there so late (how CUTE is that?!). AND, Gary himself reassured me not to feel badly for keeping them there - that they'd all stay until midnight if they had to, in order to get it right.
Can I say...WOW!!! Seriously, this was completely unlike any salon experience I've ever had. The stylists here are talented, friendly, and beyond affordable. Jessica will be helping me over the next year to gradually get my hair to where I don't *need* to come in any more, but frankly, I'm sure I will.
I'm truly blown away!
God I love Phase III. It's such a great experience from beginning to end, and I get a great cut to boot. I'm really bad at articulating what I want my hair to look like, and I've gotten some pretty bad cuts over the years because of that. But Connie can somehow translate my inept descriptions into not just what I want, but a few steps better to make my hair look great. I really can't believe how affordable it is considering the level of service and quality of the work!
Imagine my excitement when we moved into our new apartment and found out that we had awesome, young, hip and friendly upstairs neighbors. It didn't hurt that one was a massage therapist and one was a hair dresser.
Unfortunately they recently moved out, and although I miss them terribly, one still lives across the street and the other just graduated to the Phase 3 program at Gary Manuel salon in Belltown so now she's only a hop, skip and a jump away. Plus, it's possible for me to get an excellent color and cut for under $100. And boy is there pampering in store for you at Phase 3:
First you change into a robe, then you get offered tea, water or coffee and they'll even run out and refill the parking meter for you if your hair is covered in goop and you're 10 seconds away from giving the city more damn money. (They don't pay for the parking FYI: that would be going too far).
For your shampoo, you'll be treated to an aromatherapy scalp massage and warm towels on your neck, I've decided that my scalp is now my current favorite place to be massaged.
All the stylists are sweet and fashionable and even Gary, the big cheese, himself came over to chat me up about my Kindle. He was down to earth and obviously very, very good at what he does!
Shawna did my hair and I walked away with exactly the color I wanted: a gorgeous chesnut brown with mahagony undertones. Their Aveda products are wonderful, reasonably priced and long lasting.
It's been about nine months since I last colored my hair and boy did I need it. Not to mention how good it felt to be pampered. I'll definitely be back!
*flips hair saucily over shoulder*
Just got back from Phase 3. I've been going there for over 2 years now, and have gone to probably 5 or 6 different stylists. That would make me nervous at any other salon, especially a training salon, but here it doesn't seem to be a problem. No matter who does your hair, it always comes out looking really nice (if I don't say so myself!).
To sum it up: You get high quality services for a great price. (That's what SHE said.)
I just got my hair cut by Serrana at Phase 3. She did an amazing job! I'm always really nervous about getting my hair cut because I've had some bad experiences in the past. But she took the time to talk through what she wanted to do with my hair, so we were both on the same page. She suggested something a little more drastic, but when saw that I was nervous about it, backed off and came up with a new plan. Which was awesome. I think I will try something new next time!
I had been looking for a new place to try because I had been going to Vain where I would leave it it wouldn't even look like my hair had been cut and I ended up spending more money because I had to go back so frequently! I had also one time tried Gene Juarez training salon downtown and ended up being in the chair for four hours...for a hair cut...very odd...
The Aveda products smell amazing and Serrana didn't push too hard to make me feel like I had to buy something to leave but talked about the product that I did show interest in, and actually walked out buying it (and I still feel good about the purchase!)
Serrana was really friendly and took her time doing my hair. Sometimes I would walk out of Vain in 20 minutes...which just seemed to fast! She also gave me an amazing scalp massage and I appreciate when stylists take them time to wash and condition my hair. Serrana is amazing! I highly recommend her!
Phase 3 is a little noisy and I did have to wait a little bit before they were ready for me, but the people are really nice and outgoing, so it was no big D. I highly recommend this place!
Thank you first to Prema - your ROTD the other day made me discover this place... and since my hair was looking a little suburbia-ish, I called that it was time for a hair cut.
I called yesterday and made an appointment for today... yeay for not having to schedule weeks in advance! I came in and they whisked me right away... no waiting!
She listened to what I wanted, and she put in her suggestions (I was pretty breezy about it). All in all, it came out great, and relatively quick for a training salon!
Of course they used the wonderful Aveda products, which if I had the money for, I would purchase EVERYTHING THE OFFER. But alas, I cannot.
My hair smells and feels great. My hubby also thinks it's cute, so kudos there, too!
Only one star taken though - the place was pretty empty (first appointment of the day on a Tuesday) and even then, it felt like I had to scream to talk to her... perhaps the acoustics were a bit much. I get that you want to have it very clean and industrialized (is that even a word??), but I'd like to be able to chat it up while gettin' my hairs did.
I'll be back... and hopefully within 6 months from the last hair cut.
Hair is great. I change my hair all the time, and I am damn lucky it doesn't fall out. Breaking the bank with multiple salon visits is not so great. So here is another one of my fashion budget friendly secrets.
Phase 3 is right next to Gary Manuel and it is cheaper because all the stylists are students that are almost ready to graduate. I actually like going to Phase 3 better than going to Gary Manuel oooh la la fancy salon. Phase 3 is more laid back and my stylist and I talk about my hair in a very fashion forward technical way because she is in the midst of studying it. I like being involved in the chemical process and thinking about trends and fashion. Plus, the students run by their ideas and talk to a grand master stylist before they do anything to your hair. It is definitely a learning environment and there are dull and bright crayons in every box.
So far I have saved money and ended up with a great cuts.
The students obviously change all the time so my suggestion is to ask for someone good at what you need before you go. It makes it less of a gamble that way. For example I asked for someone good at color corrections because my hair hated me and threaten to go form a union and go on strike.
I love Gary Manuel.
I used to let my hair grow really long, then see Katrin for a really drastic cut - drastic enough to donate my hair. She was great. Awesome conversation, and I would absolutely trust her cutting off 10+ inches from my hair. I was delighted every time.
Also for Sunny - my sisters love her, entrusting their hair, as well as their husbands' and sons' hair, with her.
Even after moving away from Seattle (to CA and AK), we would go back to Gary Manuel for haircuts. Finally though, we had to tear ourselves away and find new stylists closer to home. Sigh, we miss you Katrin and Sunny.
I went to Phase 3 three times. It's like a "graduate school" for stylists who have completed school and are "practicing" to work at Gary Manuel. It's a small Aveda shop, and it's quite nice. It doesn't feel cheap, but the prices are very reasonable.
Rachel did my color and cut, and she is really, really sweet. The prices are amazing--I think I paid $70 for color AND cut. That's pretty damn good.
The only problem was the Aveda color. It just wasn't covering my gray hair. I don't have a lot of it (yet...) but the ones that are there, well, they REALLY STAND OUT because the rest of my hair is black-brown. So the whole point of hair color is to cover these gray hairs, and attempt to look good while doing so.
I have no doubt that Rachel is very skilled. She listened to me and did exactly what I asked, with her own advice and expertise thrown in. She was a little aggressive with the layering, though. I've been growing my layers out because it was starting to look like I had two different haircuts goin' on.
I'd recommend Phase 3 if you don't have to use color to COVER anything. I would be choosy about the stylist, though. When I called, I asked for someone who had been working there for a long time--and almost ready to "graduate" to the Gary Manuel Salon next door. I didn't catch her name, but one of the other stylists was totally ghetto--and in a very bad way. The atmosphere is clean and professional, but having the occasional ghetto stylist in there kind of ruins things.
I loved the Aveda hair styling products they used there. I've invested in about ten different types of products, and am happy with all of them. It makes me sad that the Aveda hair color didn't work out...otherwise, I'd still be going there. I've tried so many hair salons and tossed them aside, I really thought this was love....but I had to move on.
I went here for a cut and color and paid around $140 for it. I was relatively happy with the color and the cut is good. I am not sure it was worth the $150+, especially since they want you back in another 6 weeks to fork out another $150 to trim it up and re-highlight.
I might check out the place my mom goes to as it is around the same price and it would be nice to have a comparison. Or I might check out a different stylist at GM.
Flashback: 1996, and Sharon Stone was on the cover of a magazine with a cute little pixie cut. I had shoulder-length hair at the time. The closest place I could find to my Belltown apartment that had an available same-day appointment was Gary Manuel Salon. Boy, was I lucky.
I began my Gary Manuel love affair at Phase Three - the now-closed downstairs section of Gary Manuel that served as the training ground for the stylists. Over the years as stylists "graduated" and moved upstairs, I remained at Phase Three - never, ever disappointed in the new person who picked up where the last person left off.
Eventually I moved upstairs to the main salon with a particular stylist, both because he was amazing and because I was able to afford a bit more charged in the main salon. He eventually moved on, but I remained loyal to the salon. In my 12 years as a customer I have had several stylists, and I have been happy with every single one. How often can you say that?
Why is Gary Manuel such a great salon? First - customer service. You are greeted warmly, treated as a VIP, and catered to from the minute you walk in the door. Second - superior stylists with amazing knowledge of color and cut. I have gone from magenta to platinum to black and back again at Gary Manuel - without a hitch. Third - class, style, and attitude. The staff are young, mod, happy, and on the cutting edge. Fourth - great products. Fifth - a sense of community and caring through charities and fundraising events that engage you and make you think about the world we live in and life in general.
The decor is hip. The music is hip. The people are hip. I referred my mother and my sister there. I referred my secretary there. I once referred a random stranger there who commented on my hair color at at Taco Del Mar. With each referral came a letter from Gary himself, thanking me for my confidence. How lovely.
Their prices are competitive for a mid to higher range salon. Don't expect Super Cut prices. You definitely won't have a Super Cut experience.
My long hair needed a good chop. A friend recommended Dena at this salon, so i made an appointment with her, not really knowing exactly what i wanted to do with my mop. She was so great! Welcoming, sweet, and really knows hair. She talked me through my options and offered advice, then explained what she was doing while she cut. I also loved the nice scalp massage during the conditioning.
So i just got back to my office, and everyone LOVES the new cut! It's a lot shorter, choppy, and just plain looks good. I'd definitely recommend Dena to anyone! Make sure you book in advance, i had to wait 3 weeks for an appointment. The prices differ depending on which stylist you use, but Dena was $50.
I've been getting my hair cut at Gary Manuel for more than 10 years. When I lived in Tokyo, I used to come back to get my hair cut in Seattle. I used to say that if I ever won the lottery, I would come to Gary Manuel each morning and have them shampoo my hair and massage my scalp (I'm still waiting on the lottery win).
Service is top notch. Nice people greet you. They offer you a protective garment (I wear mine over my clothes while others change in their changing rooms) and something to drink. You usually wait a few minutes -- watch the looping fashion show on the TV screens or surreptitiously spy on the other people getting their hair done.
I've had several people do my hair, but my favorites are Amy and Katrin, Both do an excellent job with my cut and color. They make me feel very comfortable even though I'm not metrosexual enough to fit in completely. I like the fact they trim my eyebrows and dye them when necessary -- it's a nice extra touch that they do without me having to ask. The shampoo/scalp massage is amazingly wonderful -- the only hard part is not falling asleep.
There is only one bad part and that is the crazy tipping system that goes on in a lot of places. You pay and tip by credit card and then they hand you the cash and a tiny manila envelope with "To" and "From". It makes me feel like I'm sending valentines back in 2nd grade. Give these hardworking people their tip money without making me lick the tiny envelopes (risking a tiny but painful paper cut).
Pricing ranges by the stylist, and I've found them all to be very good, so if you want a better value, you can opt for a more junior stylist (Gary Manuel trains its own people). But I'm sticking with Amy (and Katrin if Amy's busy). :)
I' ve lived in Seattle for 15 years and have finally discovered Gary Manuel Salon. What took me so long...? Upon entering this salon I was immediately greeted very warmly by the two women running the front desk. I was offered a variety of drinks and made to feel very welcome why I waited for my appointment to begin. I've truly never been in a salon where everyone who worked there was smiling and engaging towards the customer. Generally there is always some sort of attitude in this industry which I've never quite understood. Clearly the owners have some really solid philosophy's on customer service. A friend recommended her hair stylist, Jeff and boy was she right! Finally someone who gets how to cut hair with sophisticated edge and style. I get compliments on my hair daily and I owe it all to Jeff, Gary Manuel Salon and of course my friend who gave me the recommendation. So tonight I returned for my second visit and my first impression was right on...friendly employee's and another stunning haircut! I'm in hair bliss.
My angel stylist at Rudy's moved to the south last year, taking her magic shears and $21 price with her...sad. After a horrible haircut at Vain, I took a friends advice and started seeing Dan at GM. The cost is more than double of what I was used to paying, but Dan is fabulous and my hair looks great everytime. I appreciate that he isn't afraid to offer his opinion and take risks with my hair - there is nothing worse than getting a haircut and having NO ONE notice afterwards, right?
Let me start off by saying that I haven't paid for a haircut in 3 years....I just moved here and one of my best friends in FL was also a stylist, so I couldn't get her to let me pay (not that I'm complaining). So, I've been putting off getting a haircut for several months now - but I couldn't wait any longer, and so I came to Yelp to find some referrals.
There are some salons right in my neighborhood that probably give fantastic cuts, but range roughly $50-$75 for a ladies haircut. Hard to go from free to $75.....so I started looking for alternatives. Rudy's is just down the street, but for some reason I was apprehensive, and so after some research, I settled on Phase 3.
So, finally to the review! I was greeted by a friendly guy at the front desk and offered tea or water - then given a dressing room to change into the obligatory (but nice) smock....a few minutes later and my stylist appeared, ready to cut my locks. She was no nonsense, which was fine by me (I don't need to chit chat and I think she sensed that and was relieved). I gave her an idea of what I wanted done - a large departure from what I came in with - and she gave me a fantastic cut. Trendy, but cut so that I can make it work for visiting clients. All for $27! Yes, that's right, $27! And they use all Aveda products - I was encouraged to purchase the products used, but not in an aggressive way (I passed and it was no problem at all).
I would highly recommend Phase 3 for your next cut. I'll be going there again once this one needs some adjusting.
I've been there several times for both cut and color. Recently I've had Audrey cut my hair. She's done an excellent job. It's a nice salon and very reasonably priced. They have tea, water, etc available as well as magazines and all the stuff you'd find at a regular salon. I've never been to the actual Gary Manuel salon but I'm guessing that it's phenomenal if they're to go above and beyond Phase 3, their training salon.
I'd highly recommend it!
Clearly these 'training' salons' are a gamble. The first time I had a haircut here it was fantastic. I left with a sexy cut which I got oodles of compliments on.
The second time I had a different stylist who really didn't seem to have a clue how to cut hair. She did not understand how to properly layer hair and instead just chopped up my hair on the outside layer! My hair was so unfinished looking that when the stylist moved to take the cape off my shoulders I asked "Are you finished?" She attempted to fix my hair but just seemed unsure of how to proceed.
Gary Manuel is a classy place, so when I complained, they offered to fix my hair, but my re-stylist simply evened out the sides (the other stylist couldn't even cut hair symmetrically) and didn't do much for the actual style.
I had a third haircut here with my original stylist (he just graduated to the full priced Gary Manuel) and it was really great again.
I guess the moral of this story is that you need to get lucky to get a good stylist, but that the good ones move on to the full priced salon.
I went to Phase 3 on a recommendation. It was kind of intense and noisy, but the vibe is friendly and professional. I guess I was used to a more laid back scene like Capellis. That's another review. The woman who cut my hair is Natalia and she is lovely. She is not a student. Natalia was friendly and held up her end of the conversation, so I didn't feel like a boor. I especially liked the scalp massage she gave after washing my hair. Nice extra that adds up to a nice tip. I shall return.
Hallelujah, I have finally found my hair stylist!! I was super spacy and loopy today, and I walked by Gary Manuel probably for the millionth time, and decided to walk in and sign up for a haircut, I made an appt for later that day. I was nervous because my last seattle salon experience (at Vain) was not exactly fantastic. I was pleasantly surprised, however, at gary manuel, first thing when I come in they gave me some info to fill out and a coffe with splenda(it was freezing, that earned major points). MY stylist, sonia, spent some time t alking to me about what I was looking for and helped describe what her thoughts were. She completely listened to me and gave me one of the best haircuts that I have had. I would definitely recommend checking this place out, and go to SONIA!
I've been getting my haircut here for awhile until my stylist left GM for another salon. Being a loyal person that I am...of course I had to follow her to her new salon. Although, I miss GM - I do believe they have great customer service and everyone here is really nice. They also send you cards in the mail for discounts to get you to come in for a service! This is awesome!
My friend Gino gives awesome haircuts. I'm not really concerned enough about the symmetry of my neckline to really care about getting a thorough and expensive haircut, but if you have a friend who works/trains here, you can be their model and its free (tipping is highly recommended in the 10-20 dollar range). Even if you can't get the hookup for the free haircuts, its a pretty good deal for some swanky downtown salon. But for Gino, I'd probably go to Rudy's.
This salon is great and the service is probably the best I have ever had. I ALWAYS walk out happy with my services. I always have that problem where I have an idea in my head about what I want done to my hair,but am not able to articulate this to the stylist very well. Dena my stylist at G.M. practically reads my mind and just does exactly what I want and sometimes does stuff I didn't even know I wanted. They have a good selection of product and they carry the entire Aveda line. The staff is really friendly and accomodating. I have never had a bad experience here.It is on the pricey side,but you get what you pay for.
My favorite salon yet. After trying many places and many stylists with mixed results, I took a friend's referral and gave Alex at Gary Manuel a try. I have never been disappointed. The salon is great-- hip and upscale without being pretentious. And best of all, I love my hair-- every time!
Love this place! I started going here on the advice of a friend back in 2000. I started going to a stylist, Theresa, who was in the training portion of the salon (Phase Three) & when she graduated, stayed with her. I've had probably 100s of haircuts & colors there & have been pleased every time. A lot of that is thanks to Theresa of course, but I also like the atmosphere - though sometimes very busy, someone up front always takes your coat, offers you water, tea or coffee & keeps you posted about the wait (if there is one). The few times I had a hair "emergency" (read: I waited too long to get a haircut then expected to get an appt pronto), I had other stylists & both times had good experiences even though they weren't my "regular" person. They had all my notes, had clearly spoken w/ Theresa, etc...I always feel at home & that the service are worth every penny (not inexpensive!)
i wish i could go back, i love the idea of it, but i think Andrea J. above me here really hit the nail on the head. stylists who work in fancy salons work there because they know hair. you either know it, or you don't.
i, too had a wonderful first experience at phase 3. i don't remember my stylist's name because she was graduating the day after my cut and i moved down south. but because i'm a sucker for that awesome "aveda smell", i went back.
the second time wasn't as great. the girl who cut my hair made me look like a 50 year old lady... i just didn't have the heart to complain after all that time i'd spent in her chair (the highlights were nice, but the cut... ugh, the cut...) and the product she pushed on me was totally wrong for my type of hair... complete waste of $30 on a bottle i used once when she demonstrated on me... dumb, i know. it's my own fault.
i can't take the gamble on my hair anymore... i'd rather pay a little extra and get a cut from someone who really knows their tools, their changing subjects and their hair...
that said, everyone who works there is very nice.
this place is great for those of us whose budgets don't include $200 haircuts once a month. i saw parker who did a great job on my hair, listening to exactly what i said and constantly re-evaluating what we were doing to my everchanging "do". she also cut it keeping in mind that i am trying to grow it out and basically helped me see the light at the end of the tunnel...she was chatty, but not too much so.
it also still has that salon feel and for some place that only charges around $30 bucks a pop, that is very hard to find. it makes buying the products so much less painful and you still get to leave with that great "new cut" shine...
I am so torn about Phase 3. As with any salon, that has students that come and go, you can love it one visit and hate it the next. I will start by saying that I have had many good haircuts and colors at Phase 3. I have gone here on and off for years. But my last visit here was a nightmare that I am still paying for. I came in for a cut and color. My hair medium longish and very blonde. I told the stylist that I was aware we needed to put in lowlights, but that if it was not blonde that I would not like it. Also that it could not be short. Not only did I leave looking like a boy with a very short haircut, but the lowlights were put everywhere and my hair looked brown. I expressed my unhappiness at which point he actually started to defend what he did and argue with my definition of blonde. I came in blonde! After years of hair modeling, I know alot about my hair and what I am asking for when I go somewhere. This was the single worst haircut and color of my life. He did recolor my hair and put in more blonde foils, but it still was awful. I don't know if I will be back, his attitude was really bad and they didn't even offer to lower the price or comp my services, which were $120. I am still paying the price for his bad work and will be for about 6 months. Probably not worth the risk again!
I went to phase 3 twice and was really empressed both times. I had just moved here in november from Tennessee and was dreading having to find new stylest as I had just had my long locks cut right before moving. I had first gone in november. I called and of course was very picky and leery. I specified that I needed a stylest who was familiar with the razor cut and I was recommended to Mia. I came in and was pleasantly surprised. Mia was very personable as was the staff. Left with a great cut.
I decided I wanted to grow my hair out and (silly me) didn't think I needed to get it trimmed in doing so. Come May and I had a mullet. So i figured it was time to go back to the salon for a touch up. I requested Mia but she was booked for the time I had wanted to go so was after describing my hair and what I wanted done I was recommended to Dan. I came in to my appt and was greeted nicely as allways with the great staff. Dan was AWESOME!! He knew exactly what I wanted and needed done. And I have gotten soooo many complements. I will definately be going back.
I highly recommend this Phase 3 and Dan. This is a place where you can get a quality cut for half the price. The service is amazing and of course Aveda Products. Just can't go wrong.
After moving to Seattle (yay!) and away from my stylist of 9 years (boo!) I was a tad nervous to try someone new. After a bad experience at another local salon, I went to Gary Manuel on the advice of a (brave) friend who tried it out while she was in town visiting me. I saw Aviva, and I was VERY pleased with the outcome. She spent a lot of time just talking to me about what I wanted and making suggestions, which I appreciated, as I am no hair-expert. She did not try to sell me a million products, which was refreshing and appreciated by my bank account, as I'm usually a sucker for any self-care products pushed on me :) Also, the price of the haircut was VERY reasonable, considering the location of this salon. The only downfall was that upon arriving for my appointment, it took the receptionist 10 minutes to acknowledge that I had arrived (and she was not busy helping other people).
I have been going to Gary Manuels for about 6 months or so now and I see Katrin. Katrin is good at what she does ( she does wonders with a soft strong blonde color that i got complimented on all the time) and understands exactly what you want. I went there the first time because i wasn't happy with my other hair stylist and needed a change. although there was this one time that i too, made my appt. to late and had to get in before my roots got any worse and respectfully went with a phase three student because Katrin was just not avaliable when I was sort of thing. Although the girl was super sweet she didn't do a super job, Katrin mixed a blonde for me that i don't think the student was quite able to understand just yet ( orangish-roots) i have begun to plan my appt. a month in advance and have to stay devoted to the time because if not you wont see her for another month. at first, the place is intimidating but after the 2nd visit your feeling very confortable and important and i think that is every girls confident booster. i reccomend it.
this use to be my FAVORITE salon for my hair cutting need the stylist here are some of the best. wwwwaaaayyyy better than gene juarez however i went their bull poop school so now i refuse to support this salon.
