The Color Room

My hair is a disaster, after diy colouring in locked-down Ontario, Canada, i’m finally spending a few days in Santa Barbara and decided to call around for a last- minute appointment at a local salon. The color-room fitted me in, and I’m SO pleased! She (sorry! Didn’t catch your name!!) matched my colour, trimmed my hair and gave me great advice. The place is easy to find, plenty of parking, and it’s clean and airy. Thank you so much!!! Services: Haircut, Hairstyling, Hair coloring

I am new to the area and starting over with a new stylist can be quite scary. I feel so grateful to have worked with Leah to create a fresh & healthy hairstyle & beautiful & balanced color as I begin my new career in Santa Barbara. Leah took the time to listen, to ask questions and work with me. I left the salon with a big smile and have continued for several days now to be very satisfied. Both the cut and coloring are perfect. Thank you Leah. See you again. Services: Shampoo & conditioning, Blowouts, Haircut, Hair coloring, Balayage

Great location, always have good results but there is a caveat. Be very clear with your stylist about costs. They all work as independent contractors and will offer services without identifying the price. I had to switch stylists after my favorite one left, and I assumed the prices would be the same (my ignorance and I didn't check) but at checkout the service was $50 more. Grrrr. My $120 bill went to $170. When I returned to the same stylist she asked if I wanted a hair cut. I explained no, I would come back for that as I am on a budget and her price point was different than my previous stylist. All good. She colored my hair and did low lights. She asked if I wanted my hair blow dried and I confirmed - I thought she was asking as she was 20 minutes late for my 11:30 appointment and I had a 1:30 work meeting. I got to the check out and my bill was - again, $170! I was shocked and the kind receptionist showed me I had been charged $50 for styling, the same price as a haircut.