Unite Salon

Julia.Julia.Julia!!! OLE!!! Here’s the skinny… I have been seeing my previous hair stylist for almost 10 years. I thought she was amazing. I dreaded the idea of ever leaving her. She knew my hair well. We formed a relationship to the point I didn’t need to tell her what I want. However, when it came time to wanting a change in my look a little, she was resistant. I wasn’t wow’d by her abilities as much. Then, trying to book her was becoming a challenge. I have been considering my options of leaving her for some time now. Finally, my good friend recommended go to Julia at Unite. I was concerned at first because I was under the impression Julia dealt with thick hair as her area of expertise. My hair is thin/​fine– it’s kinda hard to find a stylist that can work with my hair. I said oh well… Do it. Well I freak’in did! HEEEELLLO JULIA! I love her… She listened to what I was wanting. She didn’t shoot me down. Her precision cut she gave me blew my mind. In addition, she taught me how to style and manage my hair. She didn’t push Unite product on me to just make a sale. She recommended what was ideal and told me to do the trial sizes first. What?! Who does that right?! It was smart, because I came back and bought the products that I liked (pretty much everything she recommended lol!) AMAZING! Thank you Julia for showing me the light! I feel pretty again. Sorry to say this… But you are stuck with me!
Bottom line, I highly recommend Julia. She is utter perfection. Her services she offers is worth every penny! The quality of the products is amazing.

I’m hesitant to even write this review because I want to keep Cassie my little secret, but I’d be doing the women (and men!) of San Diego an injustice. You guys, she is amazing. She is a true master of her craft.
I have had my hair cut and colored by her for over ten years now. When I go to see her I simply sit in her chair and tell her to do whatever she wants. That is how much I trust her! Even though we’ve grown close over the last several years, she still respects my budget, my hair’s health and maintains a professional atmosphere. She understands trends and truly works to understand her client’s aesthetic. I get compliments on my hair daily (not an exaggeration) and I have sent nearly everyone I know to Cassie. They’d all agree that there is absolutely no one that could compare.
I have lived all over the state of California and I still have never strayed from Cassie. In fact, I drive from Orange County just to make my appointments. Cassie will take care of you, trust me!

Julia Baca is very good at her craft. The real deal. I have gone to her twice now, she put some new life back in my hair. Using Unite products has helped a lot too. You won’t be disappointed

I’ve been a client of Barbie for many years now. I try to get my haircut every 4 months from her, and she never disappoints. I’ve been getting haircuts from her when she was still in Suede Salon. I like getting haircuts from her because it’s like visiting a friend. Haircuts can be nerve-​wrecking for me, but I’m confident with her abilities and I’m always satisfied with the end result. She knows my preferences, and she gives me the haircut that I want and that suits my lifestyle (low maintenance, air dry mostly). I trust her with my hair so much that I asked her to do my hair for my wedding next year.
I highly recommend Barbie to everybody!
The haircut is $ 60, but I treat haircuts as an investment because it determines your entire look. My haircut stays in good shape for a long time (especially there was a time I didn’t get a haircut for almost a year).
The salon itself is nice and clean. They give me wine or water while I’m getting a haircut. Parking can be a hassle at times so be ready to bring coins for street parking, and to get there at least 10 – 15 mins earlier to find parking.

Julia is fantastic and I love working with her. She did a killer balayage on me last summer (2015) and I haven’t had it touched up since, and I still receive compliments on it!
I’ve been here several times, and while they have great stylists, their reception doesn’t do a good job of following up with phone calls. I find myself texting Julia directly when I want to make an appointment with her because it takes them several days to get back to me. Also, the prices here are high. A hair trim, which they count as a cut, runs about $ 65!

I asked for balayage and maybe I didn’t make that clear. I have shoulder length hair– she colored my roots, gave me foil highlights, and added a toner. I also got a trim. It’s not that my hair looks bad, it’s just not what I asked for, and it was too expensive, costing $ 280 before tip.

I was recommended by a family member about this place and i really liked it. I was extremely satisfied with my hair services. I will return for sure! Thank you once again. I love my hair

I did a nice job getting a terrible haircut in a stop and cut place in my hometown a couple of days ago. Also, the dye in my hair was tired. By happy accident, I stumbled into this salon because it was near the hotel I am staying in. Aida did a wonderful job. She fixed the cut and the color. My hair looks great and the color closer to its natural shade. Thank you!!!

This place is in a great location of DT, Cortez Hill. So you don’t have to deal with the hustle and bustle. Parking is a lot easier as well. You do have to pay for your spot at the meter, but if you drive around that neighborhood you can find free parking.
The salon is really big and clean. They offer you water and have cool mini iPads where you can read magazines on.
They use their own products called Unite. I currently have the voluminous shampoo and the 7 second leave in conditioner. I’m really liking them. The shampoo is sulfate free and it lathers up really well and leaves my hair smelling nice and clean. Some sulfate shampoos don’t lather and I hate that because I end up using too much product just to get that lather. And I feel like it does give my fine hair volume. The 7 second leave in conditioner is also great, it’s light and apparently has sunscreen. I can’t confirm the sunscreen part, but I can say that it is very light and smells great. I was using enjoy for some time and it was just weighing my hair down too much. And my hair no loner was responding to the product. Another plus about their products is that it is free of animal testing which I absolutely love, guilty free products is a major plus!!!
* they use a different brand for dye called Wella
The reason why I gave this place a 3… I had been researching hair stylists for some time now and found a girl that works here (not going to name her). Her work looks really amazing on her clients and she is very knowledgeable about products and what not. I got my haircut and touched up the color of my highlights. They were pretty much at that ugly bleach base color. The cut was really good and she didn’t take too much off like I requested. She blow dried my hair really nice. And the color of the highlights was really pretty, the girl has skills.
However after washing my hair for the first time after getting it done, the color washed out. It was back to that bleach base color. I called the salon and they set me up with another appointment to fix it. I went and got my hair touched up and thats when I bought the products to make sure that the color wouldn’t wash out again. The hair stylist even comped me on the second color touch up. So I have to say this salon handled themselves very well and corrected their mistake, thus providing great customer service. But I am sad to say that the color is already starting to wash out again after the 2^nd wash. The stylist did warn me that I would have to touch up on the toner/​color after a month.
Maybe it’s my hair and something is wrong from when the prior person did my hair. Maybe it’s the coloring products they use (they use a product called Wella). Who knows? But I’m sad to say I don’t think I will return again. I still recommend giving them a try though… You might have a different experience!

I live very close to here and decided to check this place out. Booked an appointment online for Julia and she was AMAZING. I previously had ombré hair and I was trying to go back to dark without going black and not going to light. She did an amazing job and is the sweetest down to earth person. I’m so happy I found this salon and I will not be searching for another one! Thank you Julia!!!

Love this place, best family owned spot in town for excellent hair thank you Julia for taking such good care of my hair. Did the excellent job on my color correction & now my Brazilian Blow out. Be seeing you soon girl.

Cassie is amazing! I trust her completely with my hair when it comes to a color and cut — I can’t say that about many people. She will always tell you her honest opinion and help you when making any major changes. Definitely worth the extra money and wait (because she’s always so busy you should book an appointment ahead of time). I would definitely recommend getting the 7 seconds spray as well as an oil from here.

I had a haircut appt with Barbie, and was so happy with my appointment! She took the time to ask about me, everything from what I do for a living to my daily routine and what I like to wear. She helped choose a cut that I can style many ways and I felt so at ease as she explained every move before it was completed. I’ll definitely be back!

I had the privilege of working with Julia today during a very special appointment and it was absolutely the best salon experience I’ve ever had. My hair is wavy/​curly, and it’s been difficult to find stylists who genuinely understand how to cut and treat curly hair without resorting to thinning shears or other tools not meant for my particular hair type. Julia was a godsend: not only does she have my hair type, but she wears hers the way I like to, and that combined with all her knowledge and skill meant that everything she did for my hair today was just perfect. (Double bonus: the U Luxury line of hair product that Unite sells is the most delicious smelling stuff ever!) Basically this whole salon is just wonderful and I’m so glad I had the chance to try it out. Go go go!

Cassie is amazing. The best color and cut I’ve ever had!

After having the same hairstylist for over 10 years, I decided to branch out and try someone new. I saw Aida for cut and color. She did a great job! The color is subtle and blends in and my cut is great for my naturally curly hair as well as when I flat iron it. She’s knowledgable on what would look best/​easiest style for my type of hair. I would recommend her!

This place is truly the crème de la crème. Not a single bad stylist in the house! All the stylist are amazing at their craft and I know they are getting constant education and classes to keep up with the current styles and trends. The unite products are the best out there. My stylist has been Barbie for years (I believe she and a couple of stylist there have been Vidal Sassoon trained and trained by Dale, the owner of unite products). Barbie is absolutely amazing and worth the wait and money. She always cuts and styles my hair perfectly. She is fantastic at color and she never damages my hair! I even try to see her at least once a week for a blowout because her blowdrys make anyone feel like a million bucks!
When Barbie is not available, I will go to Aida or Janice. (all awesome) but everyone at the salon truly are talented. Prices are actually lower than what you would expect from such a high quality salon with amazing product line and talented stylists.

I went in for a blowout and bang trim before a night out. Had never been before. I was booked with Janice and she was great! Took time to assess my naturally wavy hair, and discuss the bang trim. Blowout was fast (I’m impatient sitting still) and affordable. She was also so gentle — I barely knew she was touching my head. She’s great and I’ll be back!

LOVED my hair ! I’ve always been super scared to get my hair done and my stylist Cassie did an AMAZING job! My hair was a mess and she took so much weight off of it and I left with a soft natural fun cut ! I would totally recommend her! She is so sweet (: pricey but absolutely worth it. Overall great experience !

Unite Salon is probably one of the best salons I have ever been to and I have been going to places in LA, Korea, and San Diego. Unite uses the best hair care products and I have become addicted to them. I never used to shell out $$ for hair care products, but Unite’s stuff is definitely worth the $$! I will never go back to using the cheap old stuff ever again. If you think your hair is worth it, you will not be sorry! Unite’s stuff is the best by far.
Not only are the hair care products good, but the service is also really good. Every time I walk in there they always offer me drinks and of course I always drink the cucumber water. Also, instead of those paper magazines, they provide us with ipads that have electronic magazines! How convenient!
I used to go to Kerrie Kipp who was amazing, but she moved to Texas so now I am going to Julia Baca. Julia is also absolutely amazing and she knew exactly what I wanted to do with my hair. She knew I wanted to do a more vibrant red so she put in some subtle red highlights and it really brings out the red in my hair. Love my hair! :-) It was exactly what I wanted and I will keep going back to Julia again and again.