David Adams Salon

Today was my first time visiting David Adams Salon and I had the best experience!
The atmosphere is great with good music and a modern design. The hair washing sink was super comfortable and they hang their blow dryers from the ceiling! How cool.
More importantly, Ellie did such a great job on my hair. I can’t remember the last time my hair looked this good. She did a cut and color and gave me exactly what I envisioned. Actually, it’s better than what I envisioned. Plus she threw in a free shine/​smooth treatment and gave me styling tips.
It’s embarrassing but I keep catching myself in the mirror and honestly I want to ask myself on a date. This hair is on point!
Thanks so much. I’ll definitely be back :)

TRAVIS is the man. I have been seeing him since I was 19 years old and he has seen my long blonde hair go from boho hippy with bangs to chic bob with honey highlights. He has never let me down and has always kept up with my crazy lifestyle to keep me looking sexy!!!

Best salon in Santa Cruz hands down! Such a great vibe and everyone is super professional and skilled. Alex is my girl who takes care of me, but everyone here is awesome when my girl is off at some training getting down with her new skills!

I had Tam do my hair and she was fantastic. I have a lot of hair so it takes a while to get a good cut. Tam was very patient and detail oriented. She made sure everything was perfect as she was cutting even though it took a bit longer than usual. She did great and I’m very happy with my haircut. I’d definitely do it again and I’d recommend it to my friends.

I’ve had several good haircuts here. I’m trying to book another haircut with Alex, but the phone number is disconnected! Help!
Update: Nevermind, their phones were just down for a short time. Just got an appointment!

I came in to see Alex after having a less-​than-​satisfying experience at a high-​dollar salon here in Santa Cruz. Alex encouraged me to come by for a free consultation before making an appointment to cut my hair. She spent 15 minutes taking to me about what I wanted, including what my long-​term plans were growing out the cut I had. During the consultation Alex was kind and thoughtful and I made an appointment to come in. She cut my hair and it grew out really nicely, I just went back in to have it styled a bit differently and she an amazing job. I’m so glad I found her and can’t say enough about how professional and highly skilled she is. I recommend her without hesitation — as someone new to Santa Cruz, it’s a great relief to have someone I trust to care for my hair. Give her a try!

David Adams salon is the best! I live in San Jose now but still drive all the way to Santa Cruz to get my hair done because they are that amazing!
I see Ellie for all my hair needs from color to cut! She is amazing! I have dark brown hair and she has taking me to lighter shades, ombré, and back to dark shades all while keeping my hair healthy and feeling amazing!
I definitely recommend David Adams salon!

I had been to a few salons since I moved to the area from Palm Springs. After finding this salon, I am really loyal to it and especially to Ellie for my hair coloring! I have blonde highlights and she does an incredible job maintaining the freshness and color for me. I still get compliments all the time on how awesome my hair looks and it feels healthy. It is a really clean and professional place and Ellie is just all around awesome, especially if you have hair that needs maintenance!

My usual salon in Santa Cruz was booked, so I decided to try some place new. I made an appointment with Alex to color my hair darker, as I have been a blonde for the past 4 years. I was really nervous to revert back to my natural color, but she was really helpful in discussing various options to make the transition easy. She was very knowledgeable and patient with me as she helped me decide on the right shade, and it turned out great! I am so happy with my hair color and she styled it beautifully. I will definitely be returning!

I absolutely love this salon! Ellie is the best hairstylist around and has been working her magic on my hair for a few years now. She is so patient and sweet with my crazy hair ideas and always leaves my hair just as I want it. She once took my hair from black to platinum blonde in just 3 settings and my soft hair did NOT break off or turn orange like it had in the past with other stylists. I’m not sure how she does it but my hair is never damaged from her color. I highly recommend her services and this salon. David Adams Salon is clean, professional, and full of the most loving and sincere people. Ellie prepared my hair for the Miss California USA pageant and all of the Miss Santa Cruz events. I am constantly complimented on my hair and it is all because of Ellie. Seriously ladies if you are looking for a stylist, Ellie is your girl!

I have used both Alex and Travis for my hair coloring & highlights, but because Travis is open on Sunday’s he’s now my primary. But you can’t go wrong with either one! Alex gave my grand daughter an amazing hair cut – just the cutest cut.
I get so many compliments on my hair and my most recent highlights with Travis – amazing results!
I enjoy the shop’s cheerful ambiance and cozy space. The price is right and I always leave there in a great mood with matching great hair :)

I love the salon, and all the employees! The atmosphere is so welcoming and positive and I always know my hair will look amazing when I walk out the door!

This place is awesome. Staff was very knowledgeable and accommodating. Travis hooked me up. Thanks again!

I have come here a few times now to see Alex for my hair color and cut. The first time I came with a photo of a blond ombré look with soft curls. Of course, I know I will never look like the model/​movie star in the photo but Alex took the time to get the color just right. The color method is called Ballyage (sp?). She cut my long hair perfectly and then spent some time putting a wave in it with the smoothing iron. She gave me a quick lesson on how to do it myself, although I’m sorry to say I haven’t been able to duplicate the look at home (that’s just because I lack the patience and expertise).
Every time I’ve been back Alex is sweet and friendly and seems to understand what I want. She is easy to talk to and I’ve enjoyed getting to know her a bit. She is young and hip and cute as can be.
The salon is always spotlessly clean, and the art on the walls is super cool. I see people of all ages, and both men and women, coming in for cuts. The salon seems to be the go to place for the who’s who of the Santa Cruz surfing world, although that group isn’t known for their fabulous hair styles. :-)
I highly recommend seeing Alex for your cut and color, but I hope she doesn’t get so busy that I can’t get an appointment! Thanks Alex for making me feel beautiful!

I have seen Travis many times by now. He always does such an exceptional job and fulfills my needs exactly just based off random pictures of models I show him. Travis has such superior attention to detail and always follows through until he gets you all set perfectly. You will never leave until you are fully happy basically. I recommend Travis to all!

FYI — if you write a crummy review, the stylist will call you. Pretty ballsy.

I live in Toronto but every time I come back to Santa Cruz for a visit I come to get my hair done at David Adams Salon. Both Travis and Alex have worked on my hair and they are both skilled and friendly. They are really helpful I finding just the right color for my hair and skin color and I always leave feeling great! Did I mention that they always offer wine, as well as water when I come in?! The atmosphere is relaxed and modern without feeling hyper-​trendy.

This is a review from a good many months ago, but I need to post it! I was visiting family in town back in January and I needed a haircut, badly. I had decided I needed straight across bangs at the same time. So I called around, and of course I was calling on a Sunday so a lot of places were closed, but David Adam’s was open, and Alex had a spot later that day. When I got there, she was very friendly and attentive. We were able to joke and I felt like we were both having a good time. I wish I lived in town, because I would only go to see Alex with my hair needs.
Alex was very attentive, I’ve never had luck with getting straight across bangs before, so I was hesitant, but I knew I wanted to give them another shot. She taught me how to style my bangs so that I could get them exactly the same way she styled them, and guess what? It worked! I was able to recreate the exact look I left with on my own. Alex even took extra care to style my hair the way I wanted, I’ve never been asked that before at a salon, they usually just style it however they want, but she took the time to ask and get it just right! I walked out of there feeling like a million bucks. I plan on seeing Alex again, she was great. The salon was also very nice, clean and bright.

Came here a while ago to get an Ombré. which is a fade from dark to light. I showed Travis a picture of how i wanted it to look. I had never colored my hair ever before so I was a little hesitant; but because of the great reviews I gave them a chance. I made my appointment and came in. Its a small salon but it really clean and well kept. I came in first for a consultation and they seemed like they really knew how to do an ombré correctly so I got super excited!
When I finally came in to get it done they were all just super nice. I sat down in the chair and Travis began to work and check out my hair. He kept asking me what I wanted and I told him I wanted it to look like that (the picture). He kept asking me over and over again and honestly I was getting a bit irritated. Thats when I started getting a little worried because I started thinking «this guy has no idea what hes doing.» but I still gave it a chance and let him do his job.
Getting your hair ombré does take a long time so I was there for a total of about 2 hours. After getting my hair rinsed and conditioned, I was so impatient, I just wanted to see my hair! Travis blow-​dried it and straightened it and finally pushed it over my shoulders so I could see it and…
It was the worst thing I had ever seen. It was not ombred like I asked, it was more dip-​dyed. I wanted a soft transition from dark to light. Instead I got a harsh straight across line from the middle of my head all the way down of a copper-​ish gold color. It was terrible. I had such big expectations for this salon but I will never return. A few weeks later I dyed it back to my natural color. And a couple weeks after that I went to Pleasure Head Salon and my hair was saved! Carley did another ombré from me and it was perfect. Just like It wanted! she gave me a soft transition from my natural dark hair to a soft dark caramel color towards the tips. She did everything Davids Adams Salon didn’t.
Maybe David Adams Salon is great at other things or maybe Travis just was not experienced enough with ombré but I would never recommend anyone David Adams Salon for an ombré coloring. The only reason why they get 2 stars instead of one is because they were really nice and they gave me free shampoo and conditioner.

Here’s the deal:
(1). If I were to score 1 – 10 with 10 being the highest — David Adams Salon would definitely be an 11!
(2). David, Travis and Alex are fantastic! They really care about each customer and want to make sure you’re happy with their service. (You will be!).
(3). The staff stays up to date on the latest trends and will consult with you whether you’re interested in a change or you have something specific in mind.
(3). High Quality Products and product knowledge.
(4). Great location.
I have two recent experiences to share about David Adams Salon.
For you guys: I found a picture in a men’s magazine of good looking model with a great head of hair and suggested to my husband that he bring the picture along the next time he got his haircut, since he was looking for an updated look. Weeks later, he walked into the house after visiting David Adams Salon looking so handsome! His hair looked amazing, «hello male model.»
Ladies you’ll understand this: Last night I went to David Adams Salon before a work event. My goal was to cover up the dark roots that were frankly out of control. Not only did they fit me in at the last minute, I walked out of the Salon with my «natural» color back (thank you so much Travis) along with special styling from Alex and David adding loose curls to the blowout. Here’s the great part: I immediately got 3 compliments on my hair (making it my favorite work event ever!).