Lotus Healing Arts Center

Groupon haircut $ 20 with Brianna. (Regular price for haircut $ 40).
A little more than a simple 3-​star. It’s better because Brianna didn’t talk some bullshit with me.
I came in for a haircut and a haircut is what I got. I didn’t feel like chatting and Brianna didn’t force it so I love that. I just wanted a simple cut and I’ve gone to different stylists for the same and this was okay. I was in and out, real simple.
You can find Lotus Healing Arts on J Street in a business complex amongst other businesses but Lotus is just a straight shot to the back of the building.
Street parking.

I walked into a den of nail chemical smell (ugh!) and after describing what I wanted, Brianna provided the absolute worst haircut I’ve ever had. She blunt cut it giving me a bob instead of creating nice layers as requested. When I noticed, she went around again to «point cut» but still left me with a terrible coif. I’m so disappointed because my birthday is next week and I look like someone I don’t even know. I cannot recommend this salon or Brianna.

I would like to give more stars because Brianna who did my hair was very nice and made me feel pretty but I asked for layering to get rid of some weight in my hair and it seemed like all she did was trim the ends and style it. But again… i would have STILL given her more stars regardless only if the damn girl doin nails didnt bother the crap out of me. The radio is playing, on a good station with good music… tell me why she wants to act like she is at a karaōke bar and sings along (loudly) with every song that comes on. like really!!! i came to pamper myself and relax and all i hear is this girl singing, not well, while doing a lady’s nails! only time i had piece of mind was when brianna was blow drying my hair because then i couldnt hear that girl sing. not to mention every time her customer says how she wants her nails to be done, the girl keeps brushing her off and keeps telling her the way she is doing it is fine and how its gonna be… girl, you are so unprofessional! so glad I wasn’t her client cuz i would have been more pissed… and to top it off, when the girl decided to picm up a personal call while doing her nails!!! at least brianna had the decency to let her phone go to voicemail when it rang while doing my hair. sorry brianna, i wish i could give a better review but your nail person ruined the whole experience for me.

Shay Danielle did an amazing job on my hair. When I first entered the salon she made me feel very welcome, and was easy to get into conversation with. If you really want to relax and enjoy the time you are spending at the salon, this will be something that is important to you as well. Shay did an amazing job on my highlights and haircut, and took into consideration everything I said when explaining what I wanted. She did not rush through my hair, but you can tell she knows she has expertise in regards to hair. This definitely will not be my last visit :) Plus she is fairly priced and that is hard to come by these days.

I looked on this site for places to go to for exceptional customer service and salon professionalism. I went to this salon and Ashly cut my hair. I have never been so satisfied with the results for as long as I can remember. Thanks for posting to Unilocal!I definitely will be telling my family and friends about this jewel.

If I could give this establishment negative stars I would. I was very excited to find a Groupon for Shay Danielle and they were easy to schedule appointments with. I then showed up for my appointment, braved the crazy Sacramento rainstorm to make it on time, and the business was locked up tighter than a drum. When I called her to explain that I was here she said she looked at the wrong day and would not be able to make it for another hour. I said I didn’t want her to drive like crazy in this rain but I couldn’t reschedule. My choices were to wait for an hour after I had already paid for parking. Or reschedule. As my graduation was approaching and I had no other free days. I said I’m so disappointed and I don’t know what to do. She proceeded to give me attitude when she was the one that messed up the appointment. I would never ever ever return to this highly unprofessional establishment. Now my hair is going to look terrible in my graduation pictures and she made little effort to empathize.

Shay is the only person I will trust to to do my hair. You know that you hairstylist is one of the best when you get comments from strangers saying «they love your hair» when you know you haven’t had your hair done in months. Shay has colored my hair from black to blonde. And her cuts are the best!!! I will always recommend Shay!!!

Jessica is AMAZING! I’ve met Paul a few times (he’s the owner and does Hair) and he’s always upbeat and super nice. The salon itself is small, with only two chairs for the stylists, a room for massages, and a nail technician station. But that’s what makes this place so great. You get your own personal experience and all the attention when your there. They also sell Motives make up which is becoming more and more popular these days. I haven’t tried it but I do know that they’ve been selling it for as long as I’ve been going there in 2011.
I’ve only ever had my nails done by Jessica and she always goes above and beyond my expectations. She is a true nail artist. She can do anything you ask and if she can’t she will make suggestions and your nails will look amazing! I loved going to see her but with a little one these days, I can’t have my long ol’ nails like I used to. She doesn’t take walk ins or do pedicures, she’s strictly hands. If you make an appointment, you’d better keep it because she always has a full schedule and it’s hard to get in. I definitely recommended this place to anyone wanting superior service and quality that counts!
Parking is a bitch sometimes but it’s downtown, what do you expect. If your lucky, you will find parking in front of the building.

Came in to see shay for a fix on my tired hair. She did a fantastic job of updating my color and being creative. I love my hair for the first time in a really long time and think I have found my new hair home.
It is tucked away and hard to find if you don’t know where you are going and parking can be rough.

I love the having the California Smooth keratin treatment done!!! Serena did a fabulous job! My hair feels and looks amazing, frizz free. One of the things that made me want to try this product is that it’s safe and 100% formaldehyde free. It last three months, can’t wait to have it done again. Thanks again Serena!!! :)

Wasted my money on a groupon called several times for an appointment got voicemail left a message no reply I do not recommend this place

I don’t cut my hair often. I have trouble trusting stylists to listen to me before cutting my hair. I bought a groupon for a visit to Amelia — because it had been almost two years since my last unfortunate cut at Black Butterfly; it was time to get a trim at least, so I figured why not try a ½ off haircut — that way, even if it was bad, I only paid ½ price.
It took a couple days to get ahold of Amelia, because Groupon gave me the wrong contact number for her, but when we did touch bases, she was very polite and professional on the phone. She told me I could email her pictures of hairstyles I might want to try, which I didn’t do — but it was nice to have the option. What I did do was save a handful of photos on my cell phone, and I scrolled through them with her before she started cutting. Some were pictures to depict what I DON’T like done to my hair, and others were just kind of a grouping of similar short cuts with slight variations.
I should also mention that I almost always end up arguing with my stylists (in the past) about the fact that I want bangs. I have had bangs many times in my life, but stylists want to tell me it «won’t work with my hair». Amelia looked through the pictures I had brought along, said «Ok! I’m so glad you picked pictures with bangs, cause I totally want to cut some bangs on you!» Awesome.
It was a fairly dramatic cut — I think we cut about eight inches off…
It’s been two weeks and I am still VERY HAPPY with my cut. I felt like she heard me. It’s exactly the cut I wanted. I moved away from Midtown to Grass Valley, but I’ll be sure to make an excuse to head down to the grid to get my haircut by Amelia from now on. She’s worth it!

I called to redeem my Groupon for a massage and Susan was booked two weeks out for Groupon customers. Two weeks? that is ridiculous. They should’ve put that in the fine print. Of course they said I can use the purchase amount but then, why did I buy the Groupon?

It’s been awhile since I’ve been here and I need to go back right away. Amelia did a California blowout treatment the was amazing!!! I have really long thick curly hair and she tackled it w/​o a sweat. Love here

Overall my experience at Lotus was pretty good. I was a little put off at first because my stylist (Amelia) called to say she was feeling sick 40 minutes before our scheduled appointment. She did offer to come in, but said if we rescheduled, she would comp me a hair treatment to make up for the inconvenience (which was a bit of an inconvenience since I now had to find a babysitter).
I used a Groupon for a cut, style, and FULL highlights. She did a pretty good job with the highlights except for two things: 1) I definitely only got PARTIAL highlights, and 2) the highlights on my bangs were really far from the root, which is kind of a bummer since it’s the first thing you notice.
Amelia was very friendly and did a great job cutting and styling my hair. I never was offered a complimentary hair treatment though.
The salon itself was very cute and clean, and there was plenty of street parking.

On February 9^th 2013 I had an appointment with Ashly to get a keratin treatment, some highlights & trim. I walked in with nice beautiful healthy hair and walked out with a horrible cut and burnt hair. I got to the shop around 10:20 and was there until nearly 6pm. My hair is severely broken off where the highlights were done (which is the whole crown of my head) and I was given a very choppy cut (chemical cut) that is severely uneven. Its extremely dry and brittle. I initially paid for her services and requested a refund. I will never let her near my hair again. This was the most horrific experience I’ve ever been through regarding my hair. I’m African American and Mexican and have mixed textured hair, I feel she is not capable of properly doing my type of hair. I would not go to her again and I definitely would not recommend her to anyone. I had to spend an additional $ 125 to get what she did corrected plus products to now care for my damaged hair. My hair is ruined Which she should have to pay for! If I could give negative stars I would!!!
I’m glad that I was able to got to Monica at the Natomas Super Cuts to help fix what was done to my hair. I would deffinately recomend her for all your hair services.

Run, don’t walk to see Ashly for the Pravana hair straightening treatment!
She is offering it now for only $ 99.00, which is a steal! I had it done a few years ago at another local salon that charged me over twice this amount, and didn’t do as good of job. Ashly is professional, on time, and very delightful!
I’m getting a ton of compliments on my hair! The salon has a really nice cozy atmosphere. A gem for sure! I will be back!

OK!!! this girl Emilia… she can cut hair
… she took the disaster my fiancé did to my hair and turned it into a great haircut … I’ve had my hair done by some of the top professionals in NYC and Boston… I’ve been to vidal sasoon and mudhoney and bumble and bumble and this place stands right up there with them… I’m not kidding… it’s really that good…

They always are friendly and love to suggest new styles.
Paul the owner is great.
I have only had my hair done by Amelia and Paul and I have always left happy.
I’ve seen Amelia’s color work and it is RAD!

I hate going to salons… hate how everyone always too cool or too snooty and you end up feeling completely out of place … but I needed my hair done in the worst way it had been a while, a long while and my split ends and roots were not cute at all! So I did a search on CL… yeah CL. and I found this add with pictures and a deal for first time clients so I text messaged Ashly and she text right back sent her some pics of my hair told her what I wanted she quoted me a price and set up an appointment for the NEXT evening.
It was about 5pm, the salon is at the end of this adorable courtyard, I was greeted by Ashly as I walked in. Jessica, who does nails, was there and she was very nice and chatted me up, and let me tell you from what I saw she does some great job on nails, Paul the owner was there, also really sweet guy made sure to tell me how great Ashly was. Its a small place, 3 chairs, plus a nail station and room for massage, etc. It felt nice, sincere, calm, peace. That’s important to me.
So we got to it, Ashly was great, offered me something to drink we talked about the color, the highlights, the cut, she only cut what I told her. She again made sure to confirm the price, which was so important to me because Ive been to salons where they tell you one price and you walk out paying something completely different. I have a TON of hair and she just kept working, we chit chatted I looked at magazines we chatted some more. Needless to say it was a long evening, after my highlights were done she blew out my hair a little and asked me if I like them, and said shed actually like to tone them down some more which I agreed with. I liked that she took pride in her work and wanted it to be perfect, wanted me to love it and at in the end I did, absolutely love it!
Im no expert, but what I took away from this place is that the people here like what they do and take pride in their craft, all of them. If you are looking for a stylist that is nice listend, works at a nice place, down to earth, AND does quality work call Ashly.
The only reason for 4 stars is I like to leave room for an even better rating next time lol.
Thank you Ashly for staying late into the evening and for doing a great job.
I will be back when I need my hair touched up and I plan on calling Jessica to get my nails done as well.