Vanity for Guys and Dolls

I called on short notice; I was given an appointment w/​Becky. She did a very nice job cutting my hair. I could tell she was skilled, and felt quite comfortable. This isn’t always the case when someone cuts your hair for the first time.

First, I have a complicated schedule and Cindy was very flexible and helpful with booking my appointment.
Secondly, I have naturally kinky curly hair at the crown, straight/​wavy hair on top, and large ringlets at the base of my neck. My hair has a high porosity and needed color correction to boot. It was a mixture of reds, which can be very difficult to remove. I have consulted with several stylists and each have told me I would be unable to attain my specific hair goals. Goals being… pearly blonde with soft pink. The last stylist I saw for highlights fried my then virgin hair after I had warned of its naturally fragile state. However, with Cindy… she managed to make my hair appear healthier than before??? Also more manageable. All this with bleach, tone and color. I thought I was going to be turned down for the last time… settling for darker tones. I honestly could not be happier with the results. She took the time to listen to my concerns and made my hair dreams come true. Anyone reading this with a complicated texture should look no further than Cindy. I will post before and after photos.
Side note, the salon is beautiful. I love the décor and ambiance.
Thank you again, Cindy!

I love going to Vanity! I feel right at home at Vanity and ALWAYS get a fabulous cut and color! Jamie is the best, I just need to get my butt in there more often.

During my recent trip to Napa I was in desperate need of a shampoo/​blowout. I am always nervous when I am having my blowout with a new stylist. I have very thick, coarse, frizzy hair and i have LOTS of it! I am seriously every stylists worst nightmare. I was greeted by a very friendly stylist, Becky. She assured me, she got this! Within 5 minutes into my blowout I realized Becky was a true pro and I was in good hands. 45 minutes later (a true testament to how good she is, most stylists take over an hour with my hair) I was walking out with gorgeous hair! Awesome experience in Napa!

Great spot. Love this place. The people are rad, the atmosphere is comfortable and fun with good music always playing, and the gals that work there are the best. Down to earth place and people, and great service.
Just went in again yesterday and had Cindy work her magic! Awesome job as always. Would be hard pressed to find a better spot or better professionals.

«I feel pretty» is the tune I hum to myself every time I leave Vanity for Guys and Dolls. For close to 10 years, Cindy has not only taken care of my hair, but my soul — listening and laughing to the trials and tribulations of my hectic life. All the girls are friendly, and the back-​and-​forth between everyone, stylists and clients, is heartwarming, like you’re meeting friends for coffee.
I live in Sonoma and happily travel to Napa for my hair «experience»; always an exceptional cut, color and hi-​lite; easy conversation and lots of laughs, and always, always genuine concern for customer satisfaction.
Visit Cindy and the girls at Vanity — you won’t be disappointed!

Cindy is the boss of my hair. Period. I cannot make my hair behave like she does, she’s magic. I recently decided to try color, she has accomplished exactly what I wanted and I absolutely love it! I trust her completely to give me a look I love and to give me tips on styling it like she does (it never looks the same but I’m working on it!) I recently had Cindy come style my friend and her sister for her wedding and they looked gorgeous, Cindy has great attention to detail and makes sure you’re happy.
I’ve had trims, styling and blow outs from the other girls as well and they are all amazing. Vanity is a family and I love visiting them (plus the regular coloring is a great excuse to visit them more often). Vanity definitely has attitude, but in the best way — these women are passionate and talented and I won’t go anywhere else. I live in San Francisco and go all the way to Napa for them!

When I suffered chemical burn from a different salon, I reached out to my network on Facebook — who does great hair and can help me?
A chorus of people responded, Cindy at Vanity!
I had a total of 3 visits, each for the Salon owner, Cindy.
Attitude: Piss and vinegar.
Technical skills: eh, communicate better?
Atmosphere: Not a place to relax. Unless you don’t mind the tense feeling.
Consultation:
I texted Cindy and she indicated a window of time when I should come in. She’d be with a friend, but it would be no problem. When I came in, a guest was in her chair. Cindy waved me over, we introduced ourselves and discussed my issue. Her guest wasn’t that happy we were talking during her visit, and was catty about my eyebrows calling them «too dark.» No problem, people can be crappy. When her guest left the salon to get cash, Cindy tells me how difficult she is sitting in her chair. Ok? Perhaps schedule me when you have time and not a difficult client?
Visit one:
Cindy was running late with another client. Sure, things happen. 20 min late, annoying just schedule me later. I re-​explain my hair texture, lifestyle: wash and go, not a blowdry. I need an easy to care for haircut. From another salon, had suffered a great deal with a burn. My hair cuticles were blown wide open. I had patches of white, some honey blonde, and orange hair. A terrible frizzy, unmanageable mess. Again, from a different salon, we’re doing repair here. I’d been doing weekly and biweekly deep conditioning treatments that helped a small bit.
My goals were:
a) repair a bad dye job from another salon.
b) return to box color.
Salon visits are expensive, and I’d prefer to have high end haircuts rather than cut and color. She agreed with my goals and we were on our way.
Without addressing the roots, she added a toner to to bring down the orange at the nape of my neck. The hair was damaged and wanted to be careful about lifting color. With the strawlike textured hair near my shoulder — she gave me an edgy angled mid-​sized cut that if my hair wasn’t so damaged, would have looked amazing. It looked pretty good so I wanted to return.
During the chit-​chat part of the visit, she badmouthed a nearby business without knowing that I’m a close friend theirs. I tried to play devil’s advocate by asking questions, «Are you sure his intention was that?» or «It sounds like a misunderstanding.» Or those kinds of things, she vented quite a bit — and I wasn’t going to indicate my relationship to them.
This is a small town and anyplace it’s bad business.
Visit two:
I arrive on time, and she’s running late. It’s okay, I’m reading a book and generally come to the salon to relax and enjoy. As soon as the couple ahead of me finish, they say pleasant goodbyes and rush back to the vehicle to attend to their very large dog. Immediately out the door, Cindy starts to badmouth them. Their loud dog, and how annoying they are, how he’s gained weight and looking fat. I was floored to be hearing this type of acidic two-​faced speech, in plain day as if I wasn’t even there. It’s just business and I wanted to get my treatment done, hair to a more normal color, and gtfo.
With the technical aspect, we were touching up roots this time. They were 2″ or so, and needed to be lightened. She said she could match the existing color, and absolutely didn’t. It was a dark blonde with red. Mind you, the rest of my hair is all beige-​blonde. It doesn’t match at all. She (without apologizing) states, that she wanted to be sure not to break the hair and next time we can go further. It sounds plausible right? Haircut looked ok again, really good for me considering the condition of the hair. I continue to deep condition to try and improve it.
Visit three:
This time Cindy is badmouthing one of her hairdressers for being secretive and weird. She mentioned a few times «she’s the boss. It’s her way» Even when talking about her & her mom’s dynamic at work. I’ve had enough of this negativity, and it IS my last visit. On the technical side, my hair is very beige and my skin tone is looking ruddy because of it. The haircut was too long in back, making it look mullet-​like and one side of my hair was 1″ longer than the other not in an edgy cool way.
I went to a Great Clips 1wk later (No way I’m going back Vanity), hairdresser said it wasn’t carved into very well for my thickness and condition. The new hairdresser did an excellent job, and for just about $ 20.

Jamie does a fab job on my blow-​dry! Kitschy salon, great location, nice staff! Easy to get an appt.

Great Service! Short notice appointment they fit me in and made me feel at home. Just post earthquake but true professionals through and through.
A must go for any hair needs.

First off the shop atmosphere is perfect. All the girls are nice and warm. There is a comfort in vanity with awesome seating (a couple vintage couches and a handsome leather chair.) vanity is decorated quite nicely too with antique hair dryers, an old crosley radio, and plenty of cool art from local artists.
Aside from the shop itself, each stylist knew what they were doing and I left very happy. It was a very enjoyable experience. Keep up the good work Cindy and team!

I’ve been seeing Becky since she worked at Neveah. Yup taking it back… I love her. I am the worst client ever and she is always professional and forgiving with me. I always enjoy the time I spend at Vanity with the girls and Pidgie. They do hair awesome

I feel beautiful today thanks to Taryn at Vanity. I wanted color but not bleach because it was ruining my hair. But with lots of natural red highlights, color usually turns my hair orangey. Taryn provided a beautiful golden color, and my hair is silky, not straw!
Thank you, Taryn!

Man I wish I still lived in Napa! Taryn cut my hair for 1.5 years while living there and I miss her so. Whenever I go back down there I will be sure to see if she has an appt available, cut, color whatever because she is Great!

I was feeling really blah about my tresses. Cindy fit me in and took my hair blues to shiny and new! She always knows the latest trends and adds fun and sexy to your do. What are you waiting for.. Come on and try something new! I did.. And now I’m sporting a sexy sassy new do!

This place is amazing. Cindy, the owner does a great job every time I go in. There are many places closer to home but this is my go to. The staff are friendly and fun and they do awesome work. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for good people and good cuts.

I loved this place!
I always do things on impulse & decided I needed a cut. I called this shop and she told me she could get me right in. I drove down there and she did just that! I have super thick hair and she washed it twice without me even asking. She (PEPPER is her name) listened to all my requests, & i left there with exactly what I wanted & super happy. They DO now take cash, despite the other review. & i would suggest parking in the garage on Pearl St.

I LOVE Vanity for Guys and Dolls. I get my hair done by Hanna, who switched from another salon (that doesn’t even compare to this one) in Napa, and she is AMAZING. No matter what, she understands my wants, needs, and even better, MY HAIR. She is so accommodating to my schedule and i don’t care if she ends up moving salons, i will follow!
Now about vanity, every one there is SO nice. Its bright and modern and a very comfortable environment. I love the huge windows and it’s so convenient because it’s in the heart of downtown Napa. It’s not a big place, but feels like it!
I love this place! Definitely recommend it and Hanna to anyone whose hair needs a little TLC, you’re looking for a change, or just want to have an AMAZING experience.

Needed a last minute hair appointment, went to Vanity for Guys and Dolls, got Jamie F. Left happy!
My hair looked fantastic!

First of all, all these ⁴⁄₅ star reviews must be close friends of these chicks because this place is so garbage! Carolyn N and V P. have the most real and useful reviews of this joint.
I came here last minute because i was desperate. I admit the layout and décor are awesome! The staff in the other hand… RUDE, UNPROFESSIONAL, BITCHY, AND NOT FRIENDLY AT ALL! I’m not sure if they think they are better than other people because they live in Napa, but that doesn’t give them the right to treat people so poorly. «Treat people how you want to be treated» their parents never taught them that obviously.
Anyways, I asked for a cut that would give me lots of volume so I opted for layers and maybe some bangs but i wanted to keep my length. What did i get you ask? I got a shampoo, trim, and no freaking layers! Of course i didn’t notice until she styled my hair. She used a blow dryer and then proceeded to use a flat iron. It was then that i noticed there were no layers. And why would you flat iron my hair when i specifically asked for LOTS OF VOLUME???
After she finished, i checked it out and i was OK with it. I settled for it because like i said, i was desperate and i just wanted to get out of there because it was like 100 degrees in the building. So i ask how much it would be… DUN DUN DUN! 45 freaking dollars! Are you kidding me??? I can get 2 styled haircuts for $ 45! So i handed her $ 60 and she said thanks and pocketed the money. Uhm… Can i have some change??? Why on earth would i tip you $ 15 when i didn’t even get what i asked for??? She ended up giving me my change and i gave her a $ 7 tip. Shes lucky i even gave her that.
I walked out and said good riddance! NEVER COMING BACK HERE AGAIN!