Melanie Brown

Melanie is a true artist — She turned my rachetness into beautiful sexy richness. So thrilled my SIL (sister-​in-​law) found her on Unilocal!
Words can not describe how impressed and in love I am with the overall time and attention Melanie gave to my hair and me. This was my FIRST time in 2 years getting a cut and color (last experience with another stylist was not the greatest so we will leave it at that.).
I sent Melanie 3 photos of cut/​color I wanted and she was very thorough in explaining what works and doesn’t work with my face. I felt comfortable and trusted Melanie to work her magic without questions.
When Melanie finished with the final touches, I broke down and cried because her work is just extraordinary– love having sexy beautiful hair again. Before Melanie I always wore my hair in a bun or a ponytail.
Sent a pic to my hubby that night and he replied, «Dang babe, SUPER SEXY. Stylist did a GREAT job!!!» Which means I am coming back to Melanie for sure — her magic got me some sexy time, lol.
BTW, I got my cut/​color 6 months ago and am in need of a touch up, calling you soon Melanie!

Melanie is a wonderful hairstylist! She’s been our family’s hairstylist for years! You can tell she loves what she does because she does her research well for your hair type. She won’t just give you a treatment for the hell of it. She will make sure to give you what’s best for your hair. Come by and experience her amazing service!

I found Melanie by searching through Unilocal looking for a hair stylist that can cut hair. I looked through a lot of photos before I decided to go with Melanie. I have A LOT of hair, probably three people’s worth. All my life, I hated all the hair cuts I got because no one knew how to layer my hair to actually look nice but instead looked frizzy or poofy. I experimented with so many hair stylist that I eventually started to cut my own hair for 2 years (I actually gave myself pretty nice layers, just took forever and my arms got tired)!
Anyways, so I contacted Melanie and set up an appointment to get my hair cut. On the day of, I showed her pictures of the work she’s done in the past that I liked. To be honest, during the hair cut, I was a little worried that it wasn’t going well because she was dry cutting my hair. Other stylist layer hair wet, but Melanie has a different technique to do layers. Whatever she’s doing, she’s doing an amazing job! She gave me the best hair cut in my life and it wasn’t frizzy and didn’t get poofy. It even looked nice after I washed and styled it myself. Also, I came in with a 5 month old ombré, she was able to shape my hair to improve the look of my ombré. Mayor skills! I thought the haircut was going to be about $ 35 because of the cost sheet at the salon, but it was actually a lot more than I was used to paying. But when I got home, my husband loved my hair, I loved my hair, my friends loved my hair and even thought I re-​ombred it. In the end, that extra cost was worth it because I have a haircut I actually love.
I recommended Melanie to my SIL and she loves her cut and color she received from Melanie… Which pursued me to get my hair colored too. Melanie took her time, making sure to do her best to not further damage my blond ends from a previous salon. I never had my whole head colored/​highlighted, so when I first saw myself, I was speechless because I looked different to myself since my hair was lighter (with ombré, I still had my natural black base) but thought she did a nice job. When I got home, my hubby and SIL said it looked orangey, so I mention it to Melanie through text, and she had no problem correcting it the next day. I received many compliments from strangers telling me my hair is beautiful! Even my MIL said my hair is beautiful! Last time I had my hair done, she said it looked like a horse tail! So for her to say it’s beautiful says a lot!
Now, 4 weeks later, I’m bugging Melanie again because I want to chop my blonde ends off (again, damaged from previous salon) because it’s been getting so dry and crickly that I couldn’t even run my fingers through it, let alone straighten it. She explained to me it’s normal since it’s been bleached, and told me I have to blow dry my hair all the way dry (i was air drying the ends) so that it’ll smooth out. But I decided I just wanted to cut if off so my hair will grow out healthier and I wouldn’t alway have to worry about my ends. First, Melanie did a keratin treatment, then she cut, blow dried, and cut some more. She really took her time to layer my hair so that it’ll look smooth and not poofy. Previous stylists always used those thinning scissors that I hate because it always snags my hair and makes it frizzy and poofy. Instead, Melanie cut my hair in sections and manually thinned/​texturized my hair. I can say for the first time, I actually love my short hair! It might not be short short, but I consider this short on me since I almost alway had long hair. Melanie did a beautiful job on me! She even explained to me how to blow dry my hair better because I have wavy hair only in the bottom back of my hair. As we were wrapping things up, Melanie didn’t even charge me for all the time she took to do my hair, not even a tip! She said next time! Talk about great customer service! I think I’m forever loyal to Melanie now! I went home, and my neighbor asked me where I got it cut, and she’ll soon be going to Melanie for layers!
Thank you Melanie! Love my hair!

Melanie is amazing! I had an idea of what I wanted & she made it even better than I ever even expected! I had never dyed my hair before so I was quite nervous on the outcome. she managed to make it everything that I wanted & more. I felt completely comfortable with her doing my hair. all the time & effort she puts in making her clients hair perfect, you can tell that she truly loves what she does. she’s very sweet, kind & caring. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who wants their hair to be complete perfection!

Alameda has a star hairstylist… Melanie Brown! Mel has been doing this for years, and she lives and breathes the art of hairstyling. It is evident hairstyling/​coloring to Melanie is not just a profession, it’s a passion and a purpose. And you’ll know what I’m talking about once you experience her. All of my friends have thanked me for ending their life long search for THE hairstylist when I introduced them to Mel. When Mel moved to San Diego some years ago, one friend even planned on a road trip to SD to get styled. Yes, she’s that good. And you’ll know you’ve got a great cut after a few months, until you get the chance to go back… whereas other cuts would be unruly by then, Melanie’s cut will still be manageable long after your cut is due. She’ll also give you valuable tips on how to style your hair so you’ll always look salon-​styled. If I sound like a fan, that’s because I am. Go see her, and she’ll make a fan out of you too :)

Melanie Brown has been cutting, coloring and straightening my hair for three years now. She does excellent job always. She also cuts and colors my daughters’ hair. We will not let anyone do our hair. She is the best hairstylist!

Melanie is the best Hairstylist in the Bay Area. You can tell she loves what she does with how she takes time and care perfecting my cut and treatment. I highly recommend her to people like me who value quality work and professionalism.