The Head Hunter

A good friend of mine was getting married this past weekend and myself being one of the bridesmaids was tasked with researching and finding a great local salon to get our hair done. Out of the group of the three of us, I have always had a flair for fun hair so taking on this task excited me. I found The Head Hunter on Unilocal,saw the great reviews, and proceeded to have a fellow bridesmaid make reservations for the three of us. To be fair, the other two bridesmaids had great experiences, but sadly mine wasn’t so great. I came in with a picture of an idea I wanted. Nothing too crazy complicated — just a half up type style with a loose braid on one side pulled into the half up part and the rest of the hair down with loose beachy waves/​curls. My hair itself isn’t too intimidating… I have a few different colors in it and some layers — but other than that it is pretty average long fine-​ish hair. For some reason the stylist I had assigned to me had a really hard time. First off, the curls she did first fell right out. I tried to tell her/​coach her that my hair would need spray or a chance to set. The braid also seemed to really throw her for a loop. She had to redo it several times. I also (as in the picture) asked for side swept soft bangs. I ended up with a more vintage 50s look with a hard curl — this wasn’t what I asked for. The other woman working on the other two bridesmaids had finished both girls in the time my stylist struggled with me. I was beginning to get very nervous that I would be late for pictures and helping the bride get ready. The style I ended up with really wasn’t what I had in time but there was no more time to spare to attempt to fix it. No half up style should take an hour and 20 minutes. Frankly, that is ridiculous. My stylist seemed more of an «apprentice» verses a professional stylist. Luckily, about an hour and 10 minutes in the owner/​lead stylist came to my rescue seeing my stylist floundering (thank you). She jumped in and did what she could to get my hair to hold a curl pinning it to let the curls set instructing me to take them out and spray right before pictures. By the time I took out the curls my hair had already been messed with so much (multiple curling attempts and hair spray layers) — nothing really seemed to hold. I wish my stylist would have asked for help earlier if what I asked for was «out of her league.» She really didn’t seem ready or to have the skill set to do formal hair. I should have been out the door in 40 min tops for a style of such nature (probably less time). Then I could have left and had more time to help the bride. Just frustrating and a let down. Not the experience I had hoped to have or expected based on other Unilocal reviews I had read. Honestly, I could have done a better job on my hair myself and saved the $ 50 to sit in a chair for an hour and 20 min to have may hair turn out nothing like I asked. I hope that my experience can be used as a learning experience and this can be avoided for future clients. Sadly, that future client won’t be me.

I got my hair cut by Randy today. She was probably the most polite and professional stylist I’ve met. She listened to what I wanted and made some great suggestions, and she even gave me some tips when styling at home. She also didn’t pressure me into buying anything that I didn’t need or into scheduling out my next appointment. I feel like that’s the norm nowadays. She did an excellent job on my hair and I would certainly recommend this place!

Was in recently for my first hair cut in a long time. Myla was my stylist and she was very friendly and professional. She did a great job on my hair. I will be back.

This place is terrible. The high end salon it’s advertised to be per their website is the exact opposite from my experiences. The owner is rude, unprofessional, and crass. Her children are often screaming and running about. This place has the opportunity of being high end salon but the owner Terry really does not allow that to happen. I have seen lindsey, Melissa, and shawna all the girls that have tried to make it a good environment and are talented at hair. There is no reason to go back there anymore it’s a joke

I love this salon! Terry is a master at color and cut, and the salon has a very relaxed vibe with great energy. I will be moving to Seattle soon, but am contemplating making the ferry ride over to Poulsbo every 6 weeks to keep Terry as my stylist.

I had Lindsey cut my hair (love her) and as always she did an awesome job! In and out within the hour including style.

I think I’ve been going to Head Hunter for about 5 years now. I started with Tina, who was great with hair cuts and moved to Alix, who was great with color. Now both of those gals are gone and I’ve moved on to Lindsey and Danielle and have started bringing my daughter here as well. The stylist all seem to have their strengths and weeknesses, but I can count on consistantly walking out of that place looking much better than when I walked in, regardless of who the stylist has been. I love the mocha brownie mix that we get eacho holiday season and I love that they are an Aveda Concept salon, (that was the whole reason I found them). After recieving an amazing hair cut and color from Habitude on the ‘other side of the water’, I was in search of Aveda and this was the treasure I found. This is much more affordable than Habitude and they use the same products… they’ve even started beefing up the head massage that we get while getting the shampoo. I like how Habitude would give us a little shoulder massage while in the salon chair, but for the price difference, I’m okay with not having one. All in all, I’ve never walked out in tears and the stylist don’t make you feel stupid for asking for what you want. The people are friendly and skilled. Go here. ;)

I am somewhat new to the area and was referred to Terri by a mutual friend so I decided to see her for a cut and color. My thick curly hair was well overdue for both. She was great. From the minute I sat in her chair she knew things about my hair I hadn’t been able to explain to other hairstylists. The cut is great. She paid close attention to how my curls curl and how to layer them. The color is great too. She took used 2 tones and put a foil in my bangs. All this attention was at a reasonable price too. I can’t remember the last time I felt this good after a hair cut.

Best salon ever! What an awesome team of energetic and professional artists, every time I’ve been there I find it hard to leave. The best stylists using the best products (they’re masters with INOA. yay!) and offering the best energy I’ve seen in a while.
I would recommend this salon to EVERYONE, if you’re not here, you’re missing out :)
Keep the good work ladies!

It’s difficult to write this review because I am torn over whether or not I would go back. First the good stuff! The salon is small, but very cozy and inviting. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. My first visit to the salon was for a cut and color with Danielle. She was very sweet and listened to what I wanted attentively. She helped me select a great hair color which I ended up loving. My only slight issue with it now is that the color faded much more quickly than my previous hair color from a different salon. Next was my haircut. Overall, I have to say, I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it. I don’t feel like the layers blend well and the more I try and style it the less sense I can make of what style it should really be. I have a bit of a mushroom effect going on with the shortest layer which then goes into more layers that seem a bit too choppy. Yes, it is my fault for not speaking up when the cut was done, but my hair grows very quickly and I was hoping as it grew out I would like it more. She did solve my split/​dry ends problem and my hair looked very healthy and shiny when I left.
My next visit was for a tawkk deal for a warm stone massage with Michael. My personal preference is normally to choose a female masseuse, but this massage was a Mother’s Day gift from my husband and I was extremely grateful for the gift and decided to go anyway. I have nothing but good things to say about Michael. He was professional and made me feel very comfortable and the hot stone massage was absolute BLISS! I can’t believe how quickly the hour flew by and I would go back to Michael for another massage as well as recommend him to anyone. My small critique would be about the atmosphere of the massage room. The lights were a bit brighter than I prefer, but not a big deal. The location of the massage room is not ideal. During my massage I had to work hard to mentally block out the sounds at the reception desk, the salon chatter, the footsteps above the room that I assume were from a different business upstairs, and the sounds of car doors opening and closing in the parking lot just outside of the massage room. The rest of the Tawk deal included a small Aveda hand lotion (awesome!), a personally blended bottle of body wash (very nice, though Aveda fragrances are not quite my cup of tea) & chocolate peanut bark from Chocmo (I love chocolate, this particular kind was not that great). All in all a great value for those 3 items plus the 1 hr stone massage for only 72 dollars! NICE!

Being new to the area (I’m in the military), I have been hesitant to break down and find a new salon. This is it! I saw Danielle for a cut and color and she was amazing! She listened to me and transformed my idea into the most gorgeous shade of blonde and the cute short cut I have been longing since moving to WA. She will definitely be my new go-​to girl. This was my first trip to an Aveda salon and I was definitely impressed!

In case I haven’t mentioned I have a thing for Aveda Salons, and the Head Hunter is no exception. I found this little gem through a friend– which is typically how I prefer finding salons. Positive word of mouth recommendations trump flashy marketing plans any day. And when the recommendation is for an Aveda Concept Salon it’s a triple thrill for me. It’s like I already know they’ll be amazing, but then having someone else confirm what I already know makes me kind of giddy.
Since I wasn’t too pleased with my last salon misadventure I couldn’t wait for my appointment. I made my appointment with Tina because word on the street is she’s a hair disaster fixer maven. I brought in my usual pile of pictures and rambled went on and on about long layers, highlights, keeping length but getting rid of dry, split ends. Tina listened and translated my every word into official salon jargon (what level is that lightener again?) with ease and got to work.
Even though I no longer live in the area I would highly recommend the Salon as well as Tina… she’s awesome!