The Colour Bar Salon

This review is specifically for Erin. I visited The Colour Bar after a Unilocal search for the best salons in Sacramento, and this was at the top of the list — I can definitely see why, now. I had been visiting another salon for the past two years prior to taking a chance on The Colour Bar, and I am so happy I discovered this wonderful establishment.
The salon itself is very clean, very open, very airy. It has a certain relaxed ambiance about it. Parking is a bit of a pain to deal with, but that certainly doesn’t detract from the physical location itself, which I found very convenient to get to. No crazy bright lights all over the place, no loud annoying music blasting (although the radio skipping inside was pretty funny to all of us). As someone with acute anxiety, I am always nervous to go to new places, but I felt immediately at ease here and that is a very important thing for me, personally.
I scheduled a consultation with Erin to discuss what needed to be done to my hair prior to her services. The receptionist was very polite, and I loved the convenient booking system they connected me to. When I first came to Erin, my hair was an absolute NIGHTMARE. I hadn’t been able to come in for an appointment with my old stylist for seven weeks and I have duo-​chromatic hair, so by the time I got to Erin my roots were all over the place, the black side had bled into the blonde, and my hair was dead, absolutely lifeless. I explained exactly what I needed done and she seemed to understand right away. I was so relieved to find a hairstylist with similarly fun-​colored hair and a sweet personality, and after our initial consultation I was feeling very confident about getting my hair colored and cut by her.
My actual appointment was fabulous. Erin fixed my roots, lightened up my nasty, brassy yellow blonde side, and also applied a mask to my hair which left it amazingly silky. I am so busy that I never have time to style my hair and don’t use a lot of product on it, and she completely understood my needs and didn’t try to cut my hair in any crazy manner. Erin was sweet, funny, prompt, professional, and she had me in and out of there in no time at all but without rushing. I scheduled another appointment with her right away and told her several times she was my hero that day for being able to work with such a crazy mess of hair! I have never received more compliments about my hair in two years than I did after one day of working with Erin, and I look forward to coming back in a few weeks for my touch-​up.
If you’re looking for a great salon in Sacramento with friendly, talented and truly professional staff, look no further. I would highly recommend this salon and Erin’s services to anyone looking for quality work. Thank you Erin and The Colour Bar for coming to this girl’s rescue!

Love, love, happy, happy! Jennifer saved me! Not only did she do a complete color correction, but cut my hair exactly as I described. She truly listened to what I had to say and was empathetic! We all know how bad it can feel to walk around with a color or cut that is not quite right. It is a struggle to walk by a mirror, to do your hair in the morning, or even to want to go to work! She was sensitive and compassionate and took her time to make sure I was satisfied! After one appointment I even booked an appointment with her for my upcoming wedding hair and make up! That says it all!
The salon is clean, beautiful and everyone made me feel welcome! Book it, switch to it or just stop by– The Colour Bar!

Im very happy I found this salon. Ive been struggling to find a stylist for some time now, but my search came to an end after seeing Evelyn today. She is a total sweetheart and did an amazing job on my hair. I will be back :)

I just had color correction done with Erin Kim at The Colour Bar and I literally could not be happier with the results! She brought my hair from Andy Warhol-​esque yellow/​white to what I humbly call a beautiful warm brown that matches my kids’ beautiful virgin hair perfectly! I haven’t had my hair done professionally in 8 years but will absolutely make it and myself a priority with results like this. I highly recommend Erin. She listened to what I wanted, used her expertise to care for my self-​inflicted damage, and never made me feel badly about it! Thank you Erin!

Erin did a great job! Love this red color, without having to lighten my hair at all. My natural hair color is black. Thank you Erin!

This review is for Jennifer specifically. I was referred to Colour Bar by some coworkers who had all had good results. I’ve had lots of bad color experiences, which is why my highlights were now grown-​out to the end of my long (to the middle of my back) hair. It was so nice to have someone who knew what would look good and make suggestions, even if it wasn’t exactly what I had come in thinking or knowing about. The price for the service was reasonable as well. Looked into many salons for this coloring and many places were quite overpriced. This was actually doable and something that could be up-​kept.
Love my hair! Went in wanting a dark version of balayage, to cover up grown out highlights on my ends and to get a darker brown color overall. The consultation process was very helpful, as she suggested what shades and tones would be best for my skin tone and to achieve the end look I was after. Had my consultation on Wednesday and she was able to schedule me Saturday for my appointment.
Great appointment! Since I had brought in another picture of what I was going for, she began with us going over the color choices to make sure it was what I was happy with. Nice conversation during the appointment, she answered the questions I had and made small talk, as well as suggestions and recommendations. She even took the time to curl my hair, since I had mentioned how much I love to have my hair curled.
Will definitely be back in the future and have already recommended The Colour Bar to several friends. Thank you to Jennifer for the great appointment and color! It was exactly what I wanted!

Went in yesterday for cut and color with Erin and LOVE my hair!!! I went in for an all over color but with Erin’s advice ended up just doing a dark toner and the color is perfect! She did an amazing job on my cut as well — my hair feels smoother and lighter, and is the exact length I was looking for! The salon itself is in a great location, and I had no trouble finding parking in the lot. The receptionist was super nice as well. I will definitely be back!

I came to Lai with ONE photo of Katherine McPhee’s short balayage and all kinds of confusing instructions — «I want it bold, but like, subtle, you know? And the cut should be angled, but not too angled, and piece-​y, but not blunt.» Any other stylist would’ve been like wtf and sent me packing.
Not only did Lai manage to ask me the right questions to give me the exact color and cut that I imagined, she balayaged the top layer of my hair AND THE BOTTOM layer, so I now have that awesome gradation of color whether I flip the front out or curl it under. AH-​mazing.
Lai, you are a hair god. When I come back from NY every two months, you are my new go-​to.
p. s. Hair is my photos is pre-​Lai and much, much shorter than now.

A salon where I definitely got my money’s worth! I decided it was time to get my hair done after four years, so I researched around and decided to give The Colour Bar a try! I decided to have Sumin, the stylist, give me a nice balayage.
If you are a first time client, the receptionist will arrange an appointment to come in just for a consultation (assuming this is only for possibly long appointments). After that, you will make another appointment to get your hair done. My balayage took a total of about 4 hours and I love it! One thing to note: the products that Sumin used smelled WONDERFUL! I couldn’t stop smelling my hair after it was all over.
Sumin is a wonderful stylist. I can tell she takes her work seriously and loves what she does. She is also a sweet person and easy to talk to!
If you want your hair done right, I would come into The Colour Bar. I cannot wait for my next session! :)

Third time getting my hair colored here and second time getting it colored by Lai. First time was with Sue second two times have been with Lai. She is AMAZING! I went from an ombré back to my dark hair with a kiss of highlights. Like always, I am in love with my hair and highly recommend checking out this place. You will not leave disappointed!

I am not one to leave a bad Unilocal review but I was not happy with how I left walking out of the salon. I have never died my hair before and I came in wanting a specific look, I spoke with my stylist about what I wanted and to make sure that the color of my highlights won’t look copper. That was my main concern and wanted my hair to look perfect for my birthday weekend. Although I was nervous I was reassured that it would not be copper colored since I had virgin hair. The stylist that I had was very sweet and nice but my hair did turn out not exactly want I wanted. Because I was going on a vacation and wasn’t happy with my hair I went to a stylist in my home town of San Jose that helped lighten my hair before my trip and made it less orange. So I ended up paying double to get my hair to be where I would be comfortable with.
Again, everyone was nice but in terms of how I felt walking out, was not what I expected for. Getting my hair dyed the first time.
Also the website advertised that it would be half off your first color treatment and hair cut, but when I asked they said they were no longer doing that and haven’t taken that off their site. As a person looking at the website that should not be advertised and if it’s not going to be honored. It’s just a bit misleading.

If you’re ready for an amazing hairstyle and salon experience, this is the place for you! I’ve been here twice already, once to get rid of my dirty dishwater blonde hair to upgrade into a reddish copper brown, and another time to retouch my roots! I was lucky enough to been seen by Erin, an amazing stylist who really knows her way with colors! She gives great advice about your hair and exactly how to take care of it! She even recommended some great products, such as the Nounou shampoo and conditioner to help repair my damaged hair that was in need of some loving! I’m definitely going to be regular here from now on.

JENNIFER SAVED MY HAIR! Let me tell you, I hadn’t had a haircut in about two years. I was terrified to go anywhere else after having my hair butchered at a salon in Roseville (a place called Shades — weird pricing and bad cuts, don’t go there), where the stylist didn’t at all listen to what I want and did a super half-​ass job on it.
The salon itself is small, but very clean and very calming. When I sat in Jennifer’s chair, she asked me what I wanted, and told me exactly what she was going to do before she did it, which was very much appreciated! She washed my hair before cutting it, which included an amazing head/​scalp/​neck massage that was so calming, I almost could’ve fallen asleep. She took her time with my hair, asked me how I wanted it styled, and was super friendly and talkative throughout the appointment. I never had a moment where I was uncomfortable or unsure of what she was doing to my hair. I walked out, feeling great for what I paid for (only $ 45 flat for a haircut is SUCH A DEAL in the Sac area), and feeling great about my newly cut, finally healthy hair. When it comes time for a touch-​up, I’ll absolutely be back.
THANK YOU JENNIFER FOR PUTTING MY CONFIDENCE BACK INTO A HAIR STYLIST!

This was my first time getting a haircut in Sacramento because my husband and I just moved here a few months ago. This salon was close to our house and had great reviews, so I decided to give it a shot.
I booked the appointment online over the weekend which was super convenient. I was surprised to see that they were open at 9 AM (most of the salons I’ve been to before open at 10, so I was happy that they had an option for an early appointment.)
I went in on Wednesday morning for a haircut, and they attended to me right away at the front desk.
My stylist was Erin, and she did a fantastic job with haircut and styling, as well as offering me advice on various hair care products and color options. I have medium length hair and the wash & cut took approx 45 minutes (I didn’t ask for a new style, just a trim.) The total was $ 45 just like it said on their website and I left a 20% tip at the front desk.
Great place, very nice people. Erin rocks!
I’ll definitely be back. :)
Oh yeah, and they also offered me water, coffee, etc. which hit the spot since I didn’t have my cup of jo that morning.

Lai dyed my hair from white-​yellow blonde to blonde ombré balayage, and I am extremely happy! She really took the time and effort to make sure it was perfect and how I wanted it. Also, she is a great conversation and answered all of my questions. She did more than I expected and even taught me a few things. I will be definetly be coming back again. Beautiful work Lai!

I love this place and I especially love Erin!!! I pretty much followed her here from another salon and I was happy about her new place. It’s very cool and modern without feeling too bougie or hipster.
Erin does great color. I asked for some purple streaks strategically placed so I wouldn’t look a) unprofessional for work and/​or b) like a mom of young kids trying too hard to be trendy. The hidden purple was a cute ponytail surprise and I was assured by my husband that I was trying just the right amount!
I also really like that Erin is willing to make suggestions and give input. I’m never 100% positive about what I want done when I arrive but I trust her completely to cut/​color my hair to make me feel and look pretty. I like decisive people.
Overall, I’m super happy with the Colour Bar and Erin!

I can’t say enough! From the minute I started following the Colour Bar on Facebook I was impressed! Then two years later when I decided, it was finally time for some color and a cut, they were nothing but accommodating. I made my appointment and yes the wait was pretty long but I wasn’t worried, I wasn’t in a rush. I made my appointment with Evelyn, when I arrived the place was nice and everyone was super friendly. Evelyn was cool she talked with me until we were both comfortable with what I wanted. Then she pulled off a miracle with my hair! It was way nicer then I ever expected and I couldn’t be happier!!!
Only down side was my hair was so awesome my sister wants hers just like mine! :-/

Angel is AMAZING!
«Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it!» — this was all he was singing Lastnight when my hair turned out so beautifully!
It was my first time bleaching my hair and Angel treated me hours after closing time to give my hair the special attention it needed. He is honestly a credit to the salon and hairdressing worldwide. I 100% reccomend him and his beautiful results and beautiful personality!
Thank you Angel I will see you if a few weeks!

Ok, you know you’re hawt and doing it when a ten year old girl (and not a handsome, rich doctor) said, «Oh my gosh, your hair is so pretty» with love and hope in her eyes because society and media tells you what is beautiful and what is not! God bless the United States
That compliment happened a few weeks ago and I haven’t had my hair done in almost three months? Dang, still working it like Stacy’s mom.
Ladies, it’s not all about that bass, bout that bass — it’s the HAIR. Want free lunches at work? Can’t pay for that boba drank cus it’s cash only? Wanna nail that job interview or get an A in class? Tryna talk yourself out of a speeding ticket? Come here and they’ll TAKE CARE of you pinky promise. Your hair should be doing all that talking, not you!
Think about your promising future: I suggest making an appt ahead of time, especially if it’s the stylist you want cus they’re super busy and booked. I wanna selfishly keep my amazing stylist alll to myself like a crazy delusional ex-​bf, but it’s a new year new me so I’m going to learn to cooperate! Soooo EVELYN’s her name, and hair is her game…
(Disclaimer: I am not a dum aZn blond [only on the weekends]… I’m kinda educated, sometimes a feminist so please don’t take this shallow review seriously. It’s early and I’m starving and I’m not me when I’m hangry…)

This is my go to salon!
I moved to Sacramento recently and have been looking for a new place. After following the footsteps of fellow Unilocal-​ers, I went with The Colour Bar and it was the best decision!
I have the great privilege of having Sumin as my stylist. She makes sure that every strand of my hair is perfect and I walk out feeling like a rock star! I have super straight, thick hair and Sumin knows just how to work with it.
Great place to go! Easy to make an appointment and nice, clean atmosphere. Just get there early as parking is limited out there.