BLONDE by Leslie

I have been looking for someone who can give me a natural blonde blend with my dark roots and my incoming grays, and I’ve had a series of disappointments and costly repairs. The time and money spent in getting the corrective color causing more damage to my hair is upsetting to say the least.
So now this month, with my roots raising their ugly heads, I knew it was time to take yet another shot at hoping I got out of the salon somewhere close to the color I hoped for but somehow haven’t seen in years.
I had started to believe all the excuses that it was my hair, «your hair just doesn’t hold the color that you want.» «This is the exact color that you asked me to do.» «The color will take a few days to fade and blend. Just be patient and it will look great.»
So, this time, I took a shot in the dark and googled «specializing in blonde» and was directed to Unilocal and saw the reviews for Blonde by Leslie and decided to give her a call.
She answered the phone, unexpected! She spent a ½ hour listening to my concerns, amazing! She answered all my questions, really? Then she offered me an appointment the very next day… unbelievable! Oh, BTW, it was her birthday that day.
I can’t say enough positive things about my experience with her. Her salon is private and there is no extraneous chaos. Her place is very homey and welcoming, yet professional and equipped with everything you would find in any upscale salon minus the stress.
But most importantly, she did a fantastic job with my hair. From the shampoo and scalp massage to the blow dry, it was all so pleasant and my hair looks fantastic. The best hair job I’ve had in years. The color is spot on! Thank you, Leslie!

I went here a couple of times. Her blonde color is fantastic, but she doesn’t do a great job at foiling. She missed my hairline both times, the second time I couldn’t live with it and had to go back in for a fix. It was free, my babysitter was not. She doesn’t do a lot of foils, I have a lot of hair and she took about 20 minutes foiling. A great job usually takes at least double that on my hair. Salon is cute and she is very easy to talk to.

I met with Leslie for a color consult which was suppose to be a 30 minute consult. I must say Leslie was very unprofessional.
the reason I met with her was to see if she could remove the yellow band from my double processed bleach blonde hair. I figured she could help me, because blondes are her specialty.
my appointment was scheduled with her from 4:15– 4:45, when I got there she had a client in her chair working on her, which I though was extremely rude.
she sat me down in a chair in the waiting area and told me to wait, then she came over to me looked at my hair touched it, she asked me what I wanted done, and I asked her if she could do anything to remove the yellow band from my bleached blonde hair, then she asked me if I was a double process blonde, which she should of known I told her I was, then she said she only works on double process blondes if their hair can handle it.
how does she know if a person’s hair can handle double process blonde until she does it on them to see if their hair breaks, and I do have very strong hair normally, but, sometimes my hair breaks and falls out from my thyroid disease not from the bleach, which I tried to explain to her.
she said she would not work on my hair, because it was broken, and very fragile then she walked back to her station in the other room where her other client was while I was still talking to her a real rude thing to do. mind you this was all done in the waiting area. she never took me to her station, because she had the other client at her station, which was also very rude.
she normally does not do double process blondes, which I thought was ludicrous since she is a color specialist for blondes. I mean her salon is named blonde girl studio.
she only does double process blondes if the hair can handle it, that sounds like a cop out to me, I feel if a colorist specializes in blondes, then they should do all kinds of blondes. I feel she did not want to do my hair, because she does not have enough confidence in herself to do the job correctly, and I feel she did not want to do it, because it is too much work doing a double process blonde, so she makes up excuses, not to work on my hair.
I get my hair has some breakage, and I can understand her using caution with my hair, but, on her website she has reviews of clients that said they went to her with damaged broken hair, and she fixed it, so if she can work on those clients hair with breakage, then why not on mine? the vibe I got off her is she just works on clients that she likes, and ones who she don’t like she says she can’t do their hair, and makes up excuses why she can’t do their hair.
the excuses she gave me was the hair breakage, and the fact that I am on thyroid medicine. she said that medication causes a yellow band on bleached hair.
I told her that I believe the band was from a previous toner, or that maybe my hair was not lifted light enough, and that is why I have the band, but she was not hearing that, she said it was from my medication.
I have never heard such crap in my entire life, and I have been bleaching my hair for over 15 years, and on thyroid meds for 11 years, and never once got a yellow band from my medication.
I felt like Leslie did not give me the common courtesy. I have never had a hair stylist treat me in such a rude and unprofessional manor as Leslie did.
another thing if she does not do double process blondes, then she should state that on her website.
I am so happy that she refused to work on my hair, because I feel she would have not done a good job.
I don’t know for the life of me how she is still in business. how clients would want someone like her to work on their hair.

Just wanted to write an update. Got my hair done here again, and it turned out So perfect! I have been going to random salons over the past month when I was away, and let people who were not familiar with blonde hair do my hair and it always would take Forever and the color would not even come out correct! Leslie did it pretty quick, pain free, my scalp did not burn, and the color was the bestestestestest!!! I really recommend this place.

Leslie is pretty nice and her salon is cute which is why I’m giving two stars. She also did a nice haircut.
I came in on time as a first time client and waited 20 minutes until I could get into the chair. She was working on a lady before me who was obviously a long term client or a friend who stayed waiting for her foils to finish while my hair was done. She obnoxiously kept coming up and talking to Leslie while she was doing my hair and they were carrying on conversations about their kids, etc. like I wasn’t even there. Kind of rude but this customer was obviously a chatty cathy so whatever, I could move past it.
She also has a dog in the salon which I wasn’t warned about. It was a sweet dog but I have an allergy to dogs so I stayed away from it but it would have been nice to have a warning.
Finally, I was kind of bummed when I got home and really looked at my hair. The coloring didn’t even go all the way to my scalp, I still looked like I had a couple weeks of grow out for all of my head and the coloring in other areas was very inconsistent. If I part my hair one one side there’s about a 3 inch long chunk of my hair with about one inch roots and then other chunks that go (almost) to my scalp. I’ve been getting my hair highlighted for a long time and I realize people have different techniques but it felt like a waste of money to even have my hair colored as I still have roots showing. I would have gone back but felt too annoyed to bother.

I’m one of those spoiled rotten girls who knows people– who knows people. Really though, I am very spoiled. I grew up with getting my hair done for free by my mother. By the time I was in 7^th grade, she started weaving (aka hi-​lite) my hair. For all I knew, she was the best and no one could come close to her ability. Well… Wouldn’t you know it — my mother and I are in your typical mother-​daughter spat and I needed my hair done before the 4^th of July! I reached out to my gf Ashley, who has gorgeous long blonde hair, and she referred me here. I checked out Leslie’s website and came in for a consultation. I walked in and was greeted by the sweetest girl names Sunshine and quickly after by Leslie. She looked and my hair and let me know she would do it and we scheduled an appointment. I came in tonight and was so excited and nervous at the same time. This was essentially this first salon experience where I was testing someone to see if they could match up to my mother. Leslie matched up alright and now I am super excited to have a salon to call my own! I can’t wait to come back again. It is so relaxing and peaceful and a great place to go, not to mention Leslie surpassed all expectations and I feel so pretty! If you want to go blonde or need to find a reliable hair stylist, look no more! I’m glad I came and will be back!

As the name implies, Leslie is THE blonde expert! Reading a few reviews, here and there, I thought I’d give Blonde Studio a try. All this time I hadn’t realized how orange the shade of my hair had become. Leslie’s magical touch left me amazed and surpassed all of my expectations. I almost fell out the chair. I mean, WOW! The compliments never ended. She loves what she does and is as good as it gets. Sunshine is also an added bonus! :)

I went out on a limb and blindly went to Leslie after a disastrous color experience with another salon. The other salon didn’t get what I wanted and I left with the wrong shade of blonde. After sitting down with Leslie, she knew immediately why I wasn’t happy and corrected it after one session. I haven’t looked back since!
After years (and years) of color, foils and highlights and trips to different salons (I can’t even keep track of how many I tried), it hasn’t been until going to Leslie that I get comments that my hair has NEVER looked healthier than it does now… thank you Leslie!
I’ve been going to Leslie for a couple of years and have suggested her to all my blonde friends (even some brunettes who want to come over to the light side). She’s incredibly knowledgeable about color (I leave my shade in her hands); super sweet, unpretentious, with a great little boutique salon that only has her working — no hustle and bustle of other salons with multiple smells, hair dryers, or chatter going on!
Highly recommend!

Leslie is an expert at hair color. So happy to have found her, very happy with the results. Highly recomended!

I had a consultation and she didn’t bother to tell me that she change locations. Absolutely a waste of time.

Hands Down the BEST color and cut I have had in like FOREVER!!! Leslie gets it, she truly has a great eye for color. I came home and my hubby was like «Your Hair looks Awesome» Best color he had seen in a long time on me:))) Thanks Leslie for making my week! Doing Blonde hair and getting the tones right to compliment your skin is an art and Leslie is a great artist.

Leslie does an AMAZING job on Blonde hair. I can’t even count how many salons I have been to in search for the right Blonde hair that compliments me. There either to yellow, to gray, etc. OMG_​Her color turned out amazing. And holds, doesnt get dingy in a couple weeks. I am so Thankful to find her. She can never stop doing hair!!! Thanks Leslie, I am a forever returning customer…

I have been playing stylist roulette for a while now and have won the jackpot. I have read reviews in Unilocal before and have gone to stylists that have gotten rave reviews only to be disappointed, this time I was not. Leslie is great at blondes and she listens to what you are looking for and makes it happen. After getting my hair done before an evening event I got more compliments on my hair then I ever have gotten. The color is perfect and the cut is so easy to style or just let dry naturally. The salon is just Leslie and is so nice to be in a salon that is quiet and comfortable. If you are a blonde and have been looking for the right stylist look no further. Leslie is the best!

My blonde hair looks FANTASTIC!
I received a full blonde highlight today and I couldn’t be happier with my hair. If you want blonde that looks amazing, go to Leslie! :)

Found Leslie on Unilocal before coming out to Orange County on vacation. I am always hesitant trying new colorist because highlighting blondes is the most difficult and I have had some terrible experiences in the past. Not only was Leslie puctual and professional, she was super fast, meticulous, listened to EXACTLY what I wanted and gave me the best haircut I’ve had in years. I came in very faded dark blonde with lots of gray and no shape, and walked out one hot blonde mamma! I am more than happy, and plan on returning to Leslie everytime I come out on vacation several times a year. So glad I found her!

I was excited to see Leslie after all these great reviews. I found her to be friendly, professional and knowledgeable, I left the salon very pleased with my cut and color. However, 2 weeks later, it looks like I need to get my roots redone! I had high hopes but find myself now disappointed: (

Leslie is AMAZING!!!
I have been on the never ending quest for a stylist and I finally found her! The salon looks over lake Mission Viejo and the whole process was very relaxing. Leslie knew exactly what she was doing and didn’t pressure me to do anything I didn’t want to. I have gotten so many compliments on my hair! If you are blonde, you NEED Leslie!

Where do I start? So many compliments to list!
Leslie is an amazingly talented woman who does wonders with hair! My mother in law has been a stylist for years and said this is the best cut/​color she’s EVER seen me have! I love it! The day-​to-​day styling is also easy — and looks great.
I, without hesitation, recommend EVERYONE visit Leslie. You’ll be thrilled — and feel great about your hair!

Leslie is Great!
She is a wonderful stylist but here’s what I love… She listens to what I want but also makes great recommendations. She doesn’t make me feel bad that I color my own hair but today I went after cutting my own bangs and didn’t even laugh (ok, maybe a bit, that’s why I don’t cut hair) she just gave me a great cut — fun, fresh and fabulous.

Great haircut. Great stylist. Awesome personality.
Beautiful view of Lake Mission Viejo.
I highly recommend her.