Heads Up Hair Care

Tom Walls is a spectacular hairdresser with a fabulous vision.
Stepping into his shop you’re transformed to a classy bohemian expression that unleashes the creative beast within!
Oh and a beard trim is not to be missed by Tom — dialed in. He nails it!

I LOVE Robyn!!! She’s an amazing person who does AMAZING. I get a bleach and tone and my hair is pretty long and she leaves it sooo smooth and soft. She cares about your hair. I have found a new favorite person to have do my thick locks. Can’t wait for next time

This was my first time at Heads Up Hair Cuts and I had originally scheduled an appointment with Tom, but I came early. I walked in through the door, and he was with another client. He asked if I wanted to wait for him or have Jaiya cut my hair because it was my first time there.
Jaiya was the one who had greeted me initially and she was really nice. So I said, sure. She got me started and asked me what I wanted. I told her, I’m not really sure. Just whatever she thought was good. I think I may have stumped her a bit, maybe because most know what they want. For me hair grows back, so it wasn’t really that big of a thing.
But she started asking questions about what I normally do with my hair, how comfortable I was with a different style, coloring, etc. With my answers to those questions, she was able to figure out a great style for me. I liked that she took the time to really think about my answers. Then she took the time explaining what she believed I would love. And she was right!
I think I may have found my forever stylist with Jaiya. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had great cuts before from other stylists, but never really felt comfortable. I liked her immediately and I’ll be back for sure.

Tom is the first hair stylist that listens and did everything I want. He colors my hair perfectly to hide the thinning on top of my head while getting rid of the grey. He trims my hair perfectly so it has an opportunity to grow out with out losing the bounce and style of my curly hair. Reasonably priced also. Today I came home and looked in the mirror and loved it.

Robin does great work. They’ll also style your beard. Win!

Robyn has been my go to girl for a few years now. She has always been great and now can add beard and mustache trimming to her long resume since being trained by Tom. They have a great shop, friendly staff and Robyn cuts such good hair she got me laid that night!

Yay! Reunited with Robyn.
Robyn helped revive my dull shapeless hair without taking away the length. I should note that my hair washing came with a super dope scalp massage. Yes! She is a perfectionist — you get what you pay for.

Jenny did a great job I will be back.

Joel is no longer here. (Yay!) I can do without the nasty owner answering my calls to schedule an appointment. I will take my business elsewhere… to where Joel is cutting hair.

Jenny Yang is the best! She was recommended by friends and has been cutting my hair since ~2002. I have changed my style and highlight colors several times and my hair always looks great, is easy to take care of, and grows out beautifully! I get a lot of compliments. I recently brought my mother to get her haircut and she told me that for the first time in her *life* she actually likes her hair (really, I’m not exaggerating!). And Jenny is so easy to talk to and makes you feel so comfortable that I look forward to going to the salon. I love her new location in Noe Valley — I have had no problem finding parking and enjoy the coffee shops and stores. The price is reasonable, cut/​color is great, location is nice, conversation is enjoyable — go for it! what do you have to lose? :)

I highly recommend Jenny! I read some reviews on Unilocal after I had walked by the salon. I’m so glad I chose to give Jenny a chance. She fixed a bad hair cut and suggested some layering and growing out techniques for me.
Jenny is friendly and professional and is great with layering. I will definitely go back to her.

He’s still the best, but Joel has now moved to Salon Alta in Hayes Valley. It’s a good thing, because the new place is sleek, stylish and clean… plus Joel’s there!

Five stars for Joel. He moved around his appointments to see my sister (a first-​time customer) and do her hair for her wedding. He also trimmed and styled my hair on short notice and the styling looked great and lasted throughout the wedding weekend.

Chalk another one up for my neighborhood — Noe Valley! On a Sunday when nary a salon is open for a shampoo/​blow dry, there I was walking into Heads Up Hair Care, a place I have walked by at least 500 times in 10 years, and never gone in. And there was Cathy, ready to work on me just in time for a Sunday wedding. She did a fabulous job and it lasted for 3 days! Ok I’m washing my hair today for sure. But she was cool, efficient, and the price was right $ 30 plus tip.

Back in Dec. 09, I needed a hair cut urgently before my wedding. My hairstylist of 10 yrs is just too far away (san jose).
So I read a few reviews and decided to try Joel. I should not have try a new hairstylist before my wedding, but I was desperate and didn’t have time. I was so glad i found him!
The cut was perfect. I asked him to color my hair, but he said maybe my regular stylist should color it since she know what to do and he didn’t want to screw it up before my wedding. He is so honest! He could have made more money, but he was more concerned about me.
So I finally found a time and went back for a cut and color. I decided to make a rather drastic change, and he did a great job!
He is very thorough and a perfectionist.
Although this was only my second time with him, i highly recommend him to anybody. I am Japanese and he had no problem dealing with my hair, so no need to go to a Japanese stylist!

Congratulations Heads Up Hair Care for adding Joel Messerer as a new stylist! I LOVE Joel (see my review about him on the Isa’s listing). He’s a great listener, skilled, and willing to try new stuff with my hair. Wouldn’t let anyone else touch my locks!

Over last 7 years I have been almost every natural hair color their is. I was born a blond, but was always sick of it. You know how we always want what we don’t have. So one day I decided to start dying it and I have been ever since.
Cathy is the only stylist I know that keeps up with my constant need for a change. She does an amazing job every time. Last year she transformed by long brown, frizzy, fried hair into a cute short bob and died it blond (yes I went back fo a while). It was just the refreshment I needed.
No matter what I can always count on Cathy to do a great job. Finding a good hair stylist is finding a good tattoo artist. Once you find them, you just can’t go to anyone else!

Cathy does FABULOUS highlights! Not too expensive either. She specializes in color so she really knows her shit. Look at my hair, seriously, look at it! Beautiful huh? Yep… alllllll Cathy!

I’m surprised to see so many positive reviews! I thought my haircuts here were alright, but nothing special. For the money, I’d like to be at least pleased. Lynn is a really sweet guy, but honestly I just want a haircut and to leave. He’d spend over an hour on my short hair, during which a whole lot of that time neither of hands were touching my hair– he was busy chatting instead of clipping.

Lynn, the owner, fit me in on Saturday afternoon, and I only made the appointment on Wednesday night. I got there quite early, but they had plenty of reading material and the shop was clean and quiet — only two stylists, Lynn and one other — and they chatted with me on and off until Lynn was ready for me. When it was my turn, Lynn sat me down and discussed at length what I wanted. I showed him some pictures, and he agreed that the cut would fit my age and style as well as my hair type (which few stylists I’ve had in the past actually discussed). He told me exactly what he was going to do and how, and made sure I had no lingering qualms about cutting off a good amount of length.
Long story (not so) short, he spent well over an hour carefully cutting my hair, all while providing colorful observations and conversation on any variety of topics.
I have to admit, I was a bit nervous to go after I made my appointment, because of the mixed reviews I’d seen here. However, all my fears were utterly unfounded, as I got the best haircut I’ve ever had at Heads Up — I have definitively found my SF stylist.