Darin Jon Studio

I had my hair cut with Cindy and she was just great! My hair looks good and it was a very enjoyable experience. I will use her every time now!

I called and made an appointment. I left work early on a Tuesday to make my 4:00 pm appointment, battled to find parking, and when I walked into the studio they had NO RECORD of my scheduled appointment. All of my contact information was in their system, but nothing about the appointment I had scheduled just two days earlier. They offered to schedule me a new appointment (no compensation for inconveniencing me and causing me to miss two hours of work) and I almost refused, but I was really desperate for a haircut and the salon had such good reviews that I rescheduled for the following week.
Round two: I showed up and was offered a beverage, which was never brought to me. The girl who cut my hair really wanted to blow it out, but since I have curly hair I like to let it air dry so I can see what the cut actually looks like. I had to refuse a blowout multiple times. She literally spent only ten minutes cutting my hair and then whisked me out of the chair to the front desk to pay $ 50 for a cut that my mother could’ve done in her kitchen. I will never go back to this salon.

Tiara Marie just worked a miracle on my haircolor. She managed to blend away dyed blonde with salt-​and-​pepper gray roots to give me the dark blond haircolor I remember having before the grays started. Amazing! I’ll be back.

I went to Michelle Grady today and I’d never had a haircut by her before. She’s a wonderful, sweet person who paid very very close attention to what I wanted out of my haircut. She suggested a great haircut for me and I am very satisfied with it. I enjoyed the pleasant conversation I had with her as well. Sometimes I find it quite overwhelming to talk endlessly at a salon, so this was just right for me — pleasant and in a moderate amount. :)
I highly recommend her!

Interior, hospitality, professionalism, and quality is all on point. I mean they offer you free tea and coffee! It’s all (IMO) very classy, which is exciting for me lol.
I also did one of the New Talents haircuts (generally cheaper), which is $ 25 for a scalp massage, wash, and cut. I didn’t add the blow dry cause that’s another $ 10. So New Talents mean they have their license but have been working at Darin Jon for under 2 years. But, for that price, I definitely got more than my moneys’ worth.
Michelle cut my hair. I was happy that she gave me advice and her opinion since I really didn’t know anything. I was in and out within an hour. Very satisfied, and I’ll be going here for my haircuts during my next 4 years while living in Santa Barbara.

I just moved to Santa Barbara and was a bit scared finding a new hair stylist. But I am so happy I decided to try with Darin Jon Studio. Kyleigh got what I needed straight away and was very nice. I totally recommend her.

I always get great highlights whenever I come here. Malissa is by far the best, not only is she professional, sweet, and funny, but she also does an amazing job and doesn’t push to do something if you don’t want it, like stylists at other salons sometimes do.
I had went here before starting to go regularly and had a great cut/​color from an older stylist with a name that starts with an E. She did an amazing job but was so rude I wanted to cry. I think it was a generational thing, and she didn’t realize that it isn’t okay to be rude to younger people, so if you are over the age of 20 you are good to go.
All in all whoever you go to will do an amazing job on your hair, you are in good hands at this salon.

They were so friendly and inviting. I felt very comfortable and loved the service and my hair. Plus the place looks great and is very professional. I will definitely be going back.

Been coming here for years, the service and everyone there is great!!! I love the overall experience.

I have been going to Darin Jon for about 5 years. I have very challenging hair — very thin and even some bald spots — so I wanted to try someone with a good reputation. I started with Darin and was very impressed with the cut and what his approach was to my problems. Since he got me off to a good start I thought I would try one of the younger stylists so I could stay within a budget that my husband was used to. (But if that had not worked out I would have successfully made the argument that going to Darin on a regular basis was a good investment).
i started with Nicole when she was at the end of her protégé program. I have been very satisfied ever since and don’t mind paying her higher rate now that she has moved up a level or two.
I have been happy with the hair cut and blow dry but would probably pay the same amount just to get the head massage — it is the BEST.

Cindy is the best! she is a great stylist and gives the best scalp massage ever. my whole family loves her.

I absolutely LOVE this salon and I have had only wonderful experiences here. First off, I came in traumatized– I bought a groupon for a «Brazillian Blowout» at another salon in SB. I will never buy a groupon again– the stylist not only did not use the advertised product (she used «Rusk Thermal Str8») she did not follow the directions correctly (I know because I asked to read them once I spotted the box she was grabbing the product from)! I ended up with severely damaged hair (it was falling off mid shaft all over my head in the handfuls) and I tried to get ahold of the stylist for weeks before I ever heard back. Needless to say, I did not want this «stylist» to touch my hair with a ten foot pole ever again.
I decided I needed a deep conditioning and after much googling I decided on Darin Job Studio. I came in and instantly felt at ease by the professionalism showed by the staff. The front desk girls are very nice (and ALWAYS answer the phone quickly) and the salon is clean and cute. I had Michelle — my knight (or… Princess?) in shining armor– the treatment started with a scalp and neck massage which was amazing! Afterwards we went to the wash station where a plethora of products were massaged and worked into my hair. I can’t remember exactly what was used but my hair definitely felt better afterwards. I also explained to Michelle why I was there and she had Darin (the main man himself) come over and analyze my hair. After talking with him I felt comfortable coming back for color. We decided on ombré because 1. It’s in and 2. It would help me with growing my naturally dark hair in so I could color my hair less to let it heal/​prevent any further damage
When I can back for my ombré appointment I was still nervous to be honest — I had nightmares the night before about everything and anything going wrong (post traumatic hair damage disorder :)). I had NOTHING to worry about– I had made the appointment with Darin but he was honest and modest by saying his assistant Michelle was actually better at the technique so she would perform the coloring (he would still cut) and since she would do the majority of the work he would charge me her prices! Huzzah! Who doesn’t like to save money? He checked in with the progress every 5 minutes to make sure things were going well and to make sure I was comfortable — great service. I loved the result. I was dissapointed with the blending o one line I had from an all over color so he offere to have me come back and they would try to blend it again for free! Huzzah Huzzah! To me that speaks volumes about his business ethic– he didn’t want me to leve dissatisfied and I’m here to tell you I didn’t!
Since then I have come back for their blowout special ($ 15?) and another color– so far I have NOTHING bad to say.
Michelle is amazing– she is so much fun and extremely talented! She gives a great consult, conditioning, color, blowout… So far I haven’t found one thing she isn’t good at! Thank you Michelle!
Darin is professional and I respect him as a stylist and buisness owner. Overall I would recommend this salon for anyone looking for a first class experience at a reasonable price!

Best hair cut ever! Thanks Niki! I have VERY thick long wavy hair!!! And my cut has such a nice shape and movement with beautiful healthy ends!!!

Maria is such a skilled hair designer, she does the best cut on my thin hair that I can hardly do anything with. She cut it to make it look way fuller and I thought she was really nice on top of it all. She cut the exact amount that I asked for. Not too much and not too little. I love that little salon and think the women who work there do a really good job. Professional and sweet atmosphere.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!
I went to Darin Jon based on a recommendation from a friend. Turned out she knows her shiz! (not that I ever doubted her).
I saw Cassie and she was AWESOME! i recommend her 100%. She gave me a perfect haircut, and then highlighted my hair (well, she did the whole ombré thing… which isn’t quite highlights, but you know)
What I loved most about her?
The fact that she’ll do whatever it takes to make you happy and love your new do. When I went in for my cut, I explained to her how I was wanting to add some color to my hair, but was too lazy for the upkeep that’s required for highlights. That’s when she recommended the ombré look, as well as a few celebs I should look up for some inspiration.
I booked my appointment for my ombré hair exactly 4 days later.
When i returned to get my hair colored, Cassie greeted me very warmly, like we had been bffs. She did my hair and we chatted about this and that, and it came out great! Once it was dried, she mentioned how she thought it would look even better if I went a bit lighter.
lighter? Maybe…
She told me to sleep on it, and that if i wanted to go lighter, I could do so (without paying anything extra) by booking my appointment within two weeks. She told me to call and tell them i wanted an appointment to «retouch my highlights».
I came in about a week and half later to go a bit lighter. Best decision ever! LOVED my hair. Came out beautiful and exactly like how I wanted– natural, yet noticeable. Best part about it, it didn’t cost me anything extra :)
Thanks Cassie for the amazing haircut and color. I WILL be coming back :)

I’m not that picky with haircuts and often go to random salons. This is the worst place I have ever been. My haircut with kylie was so bad that I am going to a different salon to have them fix it. I have never done that in my whole life. First of all, my cut took over an hour and a half. Then I get home and it looks horrible! I cannot say anything good about this place. I made a mistake by purchasing a travelzoo voucher to this place. Should’ve known you get what you pay for.

High quality service and a great environment. Cristina has been doing my hair for years and I always have the best cut and color. I receive daily compliments and would refer anyone to go here! :)

With all the 5 star reviews and the negative ones not being about the actual cut, I thought this would be a safe bet to get my hair cut from long to short. I explicitly requested someone with a minimum of 10 years cutting experience, experience working with textured/​curly hair, and skilled at short cuts. Without hesitation they set me up with a «Master Stylist» that seemed to be everything I was looking for.
I ended up with the worst cut of my life.
I showed her pictures of what i wanted. What I ended up with looked NOTHING like what I wanted. NOTHING. She cut it way too short and when I asked her to fix it, she just made it even worse! I remained calm and trusted this «master» would be able to figure it out. She didn’t.
I am very picky about my cuts and have rarely returned to the same stylist more than once except for my incredible stylist in Atlanta, Steven, but I am no diva. If I get a bad cut, or rather one that just doesn’t meet my admittedly high expectations, I’ll deal and wait until it grows out to have someone else fix it. The cut that this woman gave me was choppy, uneven, and completely unprofessional. The haircuts I gave my Barbies when I was little looked more stylish than this. I wanted Rihanna, I got Chuck Norris. There is nothing cute about Chuck Norris wearing lip gloss and wedges.
I went back the next day and asked if someone could fix this disaster. They asked me to see the same person again because when people get bad cuts they like for the original stylist to fix it as a learning experience. Umm, don’t take this the wrong way, but HELL NO! She left no room for error aside from shaving my head bald! Another stylist was kind enough to see me and fix it for free. It’s now somewhat tolerable. I’m not ragging on stylist #2. She’s no Steven, but it’s not like she had much to work with after stylist #1 set me up with the butchering of a lifetime.
Many people were surprised that I got a bad cut here. Perhaps it was just that one stylist, perhaps all the others are great, but I will NEVER (never never) return. I will continue to share my experience here with others.
I will not name any names but I will leave you with a riddle. If you’re picky, she’ll make your hair look icky so don’t see _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​. You’ve been warned.

I have been getting my hair cut here for almost four years. I’ve had a few different hair stylists but my current and favorite is Kelsey. She does a great job with my difficult-​to-​cut-​hair. She is consistently good and I am always confident I will love my hair.
The prices are reasonable at Darin Jon. My haircut+blow dry was $ 30 for awhile. If you’re on the mailing list, they’ll email you some last minute appointments which are 20% off. They also offer complimentary bang trims.
My experience with the front desk staff is that they are always friendly and efficient. The salon I went to before would let the phone ring 5+ rings and then put me on hold. It’s not like this at Darin Jon. The phone rings once and there’s a friendly voice on the other line eager to set up an appointment for me. They’ve really got the customer service down here. This is true even in person. They greet you as you enter, figure out where you should be, walk you there, and offer you a beverage. The best, best, best part is if you make an appointment for 3PM, your appointment will actually start at 3PM.
Though this may mean that I’ll trouble getting an appointment with Kelsey or that her prices will spike to where I can no longer afford her haircuts, I still highly recommend you make an appointment with Kelsey! She’s great!

The best salon I’ve ever been to, and having just graduated from UCSB I’m very sad to be leaving my hair stylist and now I have to find a new one! The prices are extremely reasonable. I have really long hair and full highlights or color runs at $ 100. Christina is the girl to go to for color! I’ve gone from platinum blonde to a Megan Fox brunette, and then back to blonde again and I must say that Christina listened to exactly what I wanted and I was happy with the results each time. She also worked with my hair in such a way as to not damage it in the process. The whole atmosphere of the salon is trendy and upbeat, everyone is really friendly! Make sure to call in advance as they book quickly