Be Cherished

Hayley is my new go-​to expert for nailcare! Professional, thorough, and great conversation… She also does hair, waxing, so multi-​talented. Love the shop and her corner.

What a great find in downtown Ashland! I just had a fabulous pedicure with Hayley. She’s sweet, fun and meticulous.
They don’t do acrylic nails, thank goodness. Be Cherished sells Aveda products so it smells just wonderful inside this full-​service salon. It is beautifully designed as well with lots of light, openness and muted colors including sage, cream and rust.
I just became a regular!!!

I desperately needed a pedicure and, after Unilocaling, called Be Cherished. The receptionist was very friendly and was able to accommodate me for an Essential Pedicure just 30 minutes later.
When I arrived, I was greeted warmly and offered tea or water. The receptionist also had me fill out a new client form while I waited. Less than five minutes later, Hayley, the manicurist, came out and introduced herself. She led me back to the nail area which is small, but clean and comfortable. I had previously gotten a gel pedicure and she was very nice about taking the extra time to remove the old polish. The massage portion of the pedicure was particularly awesome. She did a great job, and you can’t beat the scent of Aveda lotions! Hayley picked out the perfect «classic red» color for me– it turned out great. She was very detailed in all steps of the pedi.
I would definitely come back for a nail service with Hayley!

I have been seeing Susan since before she opened up her own salon, BE Cherished. She has provided me with years of exceptional haircuts, in addition to one crazy day where I asked for just a little purple to be put in my hair. I knew she had succeeded perfectly in the coloring when I was at a meeting later in the week, and a colleague came over after the meeting trying to figure out if it was a reflection from my shirt, or color in my hair.
She has also cut my wife’s, daughters, mothers hair, and they all came out great.
I definitely recommend making an appointment with Susan.

After visiting different salons in a variety of cities, large and small, Chelsea is the best manicurist/​pedicurist I’ve found. She’s a delight to be with, and her work is exemplary. Her pedicures last for weeks, and I leave each visit feeling relaxed and satisfied.

I had an amazing manicure here. Super friendly staff. Nails looked really good afterward, and the gel polish actually stayed for about two weeks (when normally for me it only lasts about 5 days). Reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a relaxing pampering day.

I have been going to Susan for my haircuts for over a decade. Susan is the owner and an incredible hair salon. I also see Brita (sp?) if Susan is unavailable. The salon is Aveda so you know your experience is going to be a quality one. The cuts always begin with an aromatic oil head massage which is to die for! The cut, costs $ 50.00 and there is a no tipping policy. Susan prefers you spend the money on yourself! I’ve only had my haircut there so I cannot speak to any other services but if they are anything like the haircuts, expect a top notch experience with quality products, professional and highly qualified staff at a price that is worth the shampoo alone let alone the designer cut and style! Tip: They are almost always on time so I come a little early if possible to unwind with some hot tea before my service. :)

My regular waxer retired and I needed a new place. Problem is, I’m totally paranoid about someone messing up my brows. Luckily, I had randomly walked into Be Cherished a few weeks prior looking for hair help — I had just cut my hair and wasn’t sure how to style it or what to do (yes, I’m useless when it comes to this stuff). Even though I hadn’t gotten my hair cut there, they were SO nice, took the time to help me with products, etc. Since they had been so approachable, I decided to give their waxing services and shot and I’m glad I did. Really well done, not over plucked at all, very clean and relaxing atmosphere. The only reason I don’t give them 5 stars is that it’s not cheap ($ 35 for lip and brow, before tip), but I know that’s because it’s a quality place. Definitely my new «go to» place for waxing.

I can’t tell you how happy I am with my first visit to this salon. I’d been given a horrible, horrible haircut that looked like someone had put a bowl over my head and sheared the edges with a hand blender — seriously, I was in tears — and was sitting in my closet with a hat over it, weeping and feeling like the frumpiest woman in the world, when my friend Susie came over and said, ‘Get in the car’. My birthday is yet two weeks off, but Susie treated me with an early gift of a fix-​it haircut.
Carrie (Keri? Kari?) — who is apparently the in-​house Fixer Of Bad Haircuts at BC — took me into her calming embrace, talking with me in soothing tones about what I was really looking for in a cut for nearly half an hour before even picking up a brush. I felt calmer and — though I hardly expected a miracle — felt confident I would at the very least walk out looking better than when I walked in.
She started by bringing out essential aromatherapy oils, letting me smell several to decide which I found most pleasing, which she then used and refreshed several times during my ‘treatment’. I got a scalp, neck and shoulder massage before being tipped gently back into a comfortably cushioned shampoo bowl where my hair was again pampered with wonderfully fragrant conditioning products.
By the time she got round to picking up her scissors, I was relaxed and looking forward to seeing how she’d doctor my locks. She cut it wet, blew it dry, then cut it again dry — a process I’d never experienced before. The word ‘precision’ springs to mind, though the finished product doesn’t look overly ‘fussed over’ at all.
Start to finish I was in the chair well over an hour (Susie treated herself to a luxurious mani-​pedi while she waited): The resulting cut was absolutely stunning. Seriously. Way beyond my expectations. It’s fun, flirty, a little artsy, not at all old-​lady-​ish, and I’ve found in the 4 days since my cut that it’s amazingly versatile: depending on whether I just scrunch product into it and fly out of the house wet or futz about with a blow dryer and curling iron, I can go from funky-​casual to sophisticated and polished, and for the first time in memory I’m not a slave to the right-​side-​only part.
I’m absolutely shocked at how much I love this cut. For nearly 55 years I’ve struggled with articulating what I want to hairdressers. This is the first time I’ve walked away loving my hair straight away, without having to go back a second time or just saying, ‘Oh well, it’ll grow back’. And the complements! Everyone from old friends to sales clerks are telling me how flattering it is to my face. It makes me want to run down to the stores for just a carton of milk or an anniversary card just to hear people tell me how good I look — LOL!
I would SO recommend this salon to absolutely anyone who wants a great, positive, relaxing spa experience during any salon service.
Most sincerely,
Susanne Robertson
Ashland, Oregon