Wild Orange

Today was my first time at the salon. I came to see Jessica.
The atmosphere of the salon is really great. It’s very clean, homey, stylish.
Jessica was simply perfect for me. She immediately understood my hair goals and was very dedicated and skilled.
She brought my faded, tired, copper hair to a healthy looking natural blond.
So glad I’ve finally found my hair home!

Great stylists! Small shop with a convenient location and (shhh don't tell everyone) the highest quality color service in the area. I made an appointment to see Beverly, who did an amazing job taming my pandemic ravaged hair and made me feel both like a member of the design team and the resultant work of art. Highly recommend.

Rachel is a wizard! Trust no one else with your hair!! Cute shop. Positive vibes.

This hair salon is in Alameda in an almost residential area. It is small and calm. Beverly is wonderful. She uses products that renews your hair and makes it feel like it hasn't in years. Shes calm, very careful and caring that your hair comes out wonderfully as looks way healthier than when you came in. She colored and cut my hair and when she was done, it looked as it had years ago. The other gal thete, Rachel also does really great color and cut work as well and though a small place they work smoothly and efficiently as a team so everything gets done in a timely yet very calm comfortable manner. Parking is on the street but we had no problems parking as well. Overall an outstanding experience ; great and talented people in a very comfortable place where you come out, not only with beautiful hair, but feeling rested and a bit renewed. When needing touch up, cut, trim whatever, I will be making this trek part of my regular routine to enjoy the experience and the quality work provided there by Beverly .

I absolutely adore Bev! My hair is ridiculously easy to fry, since it's super fine and there's not much of it, but Bev can make it do just about anything I ask and it feels, looks, and smells amazing afterward - and if you've ever had a perm*, you know what a tall order that is!

Every time I've had a specific request, be it a sea-witch ombre, an asymmetrical cut that doesn't make me look bald, or an undercut with a perm on top, she nails it with style (pun intended!). On days where I'm not sure exactly what I'm after, she helps me figure it out. I trust her enough at this point that I've had days where I've come in and just told her to have fun, and I always come out with something incredible. (Granted, I've known her for over a decade, so she knows what I like and our ideas about hair correlate really well, so YMMV - I wouldn't recommend doing this with ANYBODY the first time they style your hair!) At this point no one else is allowed to touch my hair - or my boyfriend's, or my daughter's, for that matter. Bev's got it dialed in, and I don't trust anybody like I trust her.

Orange itself is a cute little shop with 3 stations and fun faux brick wallpaper, easily found and with pretty decent street parking. (Pro tip: the spot RIGHT in front of the store is, for some ungodly reason, limited to 24 minutes.) The lighting and decor is really nice, and on busy days when Bev has to juggle my more complicated requests around other clients (doing a haircut while my dye is processing, etc) I actually enjoy just hanging out in that space. There's a coffee shop kitty corner to the salon, so if you arrive a bit early (and before 2) you can even grab a coffee or a bite to eat before heading over.

I cannot recommend this place - and specifically Bev! - enough. Don't hesitate to make an appointment!

*I'm not sure Bev does perms anymore - I know they're pretty labor intensive if you're not as close to bald as I am, and it's been a minute since I've asked her for one.