Moxie Parlour

Emily is simply the best! Don’t waste your time looking anywhere else for a hair stylist. Emily will get what you’re wanting and take it to the next level. I have loved all my haircuts over the years and she is great to spend time with!

Emily is one of the best stylists I’ve ever been to – probably THE best. She’s really attentive, her salon is amazing, and she’s so so friendly and welcoming. She really listened to what I wanted and the result was perfect. I could not be happier with my cut and definitely plan on being a regular client.

Emily — I met her over 10 years ago and then I moved and then I found her again!
Her artistry is best!
She is such a treat. She is calm and really listens. She does the best styles and is truly intuitive to what my hair and yours can do to look it’s best!

Emily is just amazing. Originally we had scheduled our first appointment and I spaced on the timing and missed it! Only to find Emily’s understanding attitude and immediately fit me in the next day. Her new parlour is beautiful, cozy, warm, funky and fun all tied up in one cozy space tucked in the historic Flood building. I was just impressed with the time she spend on my ‘mermaid’ mane transforming it into a layered spring look that made me instantly love it! And talk about relaxing… I dare you to let her hands envelope your head, it will be the point of no return. Thank you Emily:)

I’ve been feeling ‘I woke up like this, flawless’ since I visited. Beautiful décor with amazing, expert Emily, listening to my hair needs, providing that cut that gets on-​the-​street compliments! I was in town from NYC for an important conference, desperately in need of a hair miracle. Read the reviews here, thought, «this. is. it.» My hair has never looked better. Emily LISTENED, asked great questions, and left me looking and feeling empowered.

Been seeing Emily every 7 weeks for 9 years, that is almost 70 haircuts. Aka I know what I’m talking about.
Ultra professional.
Amazing.
Listens to wants and needs.
Will surprise me when I don’t know what to do with my hair.
I get compliments on my hair the day I’m going in for a haircut!
Have NEVER been disappointed.
And did I mention she is a fabulous person?
And pretty effen badass?
Worth every cent.

Emily is not a hair stylist; she is rockstar Head Architect. Especially with short hair! I was new to SF, and needed someone who really knows the intricacies of short cuts (specifically an A-​line cut, dealing with funky cowlicks, as my hair grows in weird directions near my neck, and can end up looking boyish if cut wrong). Every cut was PERFECT with Emily — exactly the right length, incredible precision and exquisitely feminine. I now live in Colorado and book appointments with her every time I’m in San Francisco. I’ve just never had a better cut. Also — she’s just amazingly warm, real, and insightful (no surprise she’s a successful therapist as well). Can’t say enough about this incredible woman!
Also, while I don’t currently see her for this, I love knowing that she specializes in alopecia, and is wonderfully tender and loving with those suffering with this condition. All these five star reviews are dead on — «perfect», «meticulous», «beautiful». That is absolutely Emily’s work.
She’s well worth the wait if you try to book and she isn’t free for a month. You’ll be hooked. Love you, Em!

Emily has been cutting my hair for more than 10 years always with precision, professionalism, style, warmth, and great company. She listens and always understands exactly what I want, even when have trouble articulating my vision, and has seen me through short, meticulous bobs; long layers; wedding-​updo trials; and everything in-​between! She is also just one of the most welcoming, smart, refreshing, creative, thoughtful, original humans I’ve ever met. No doubt about it, I will be loyal to the Moxie Parlour for life.

Emily is the best! She’s been taking care of me for about 5 years now and I won’t trust my hair to anyone else. Not only is she the best stylist, she’s just a lovely person to spend time with. I always leaving feeling beautiful.

Emily gives consistently perfect haircuts, and it’s not surprising that I’ve been her client for over two years now. I see her regularly every six weeks and it’s my one big beauty splurge. I love our chats and I always leave her space feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. And she’s always game if I’m feeling a style change. I’m a fan for life!

Sadly, Moxie Parlour is no more but Sara Hix is going strong! Where she goes, I go. I’ve been with her since I found her on Unilocal seven long years ago. I’m excited for the next chapter. Looking forward to joining Sara and Crisby at Studio Hix and recommend you do too!

this review is for Sara who gave me an AMAZING haircut and left me feeling awesome once I left. I immediately felt welcomed by the staff and was greeted warmly after sitting down. I came in with a pretty wacky haircut– pretty heavy on top with choppy, inconsistent layers (that I gave myself) and had asked for a dramatic, a-​line bob. Sara was super accommodating and asked the right questions to make sure what I got was something I’d not only like, but love! she’s very gentle and meticulous and managed to get exactly what I pictured in my head without too much to go off of! I will definitely be back :-)

UPDATE: Sara is at Studio Hix now —
:)
Sara was great. I hadn’t had my hair cut in about two years and it was all one length, boring, lots of split ends. I told her I wanted more poof and probably some bangs. I was in and out in one hour and she checked in with me at every step of the way to make sure it wasn’t too short. She also responded helpfully to my peppered «What do you think? Which looks better?» questions.
Thanks Sara! I’ll be back!
If you mention her FB promotion right now you get $ 20 off, and if you pay cash you get $ 5 off.

Sara is fantastic! She’s like an artist with hair.

I don’t often go to professional hair stylists, but if I did I would always go to Emily at Moxie. Since I’m busy running around and like to swim, bike and do many other physical activities my hair is usually a mess. Somehow Emily was able to tame the bird’s nest and give me a stylin’ do. Highly recommended! :)

Call Sara. Go to Studio Hix (
). Get a fab cut. The end.
Not really. This is a tale of two haircuts on two very different coconuts.
My story begins in North Carolina where the best cut in town results in one shelf layer one inch above my mid-​back length hair. Fail. I want flowy, boho, lots-​of-​layers messy hair!
I arrived in San Francisco eager to resuscitate my reputation as a human. Puppy dogs were even starting to reject me. I discovered Moxie and called to make an appointment. I witnessed a miracle and was able to get two appointments the next day (Saturday) due to a cancellation. Do not try this at home, folks. Moxie stylists are commonly booked a month out.
I have long, thin (albeit a decent amount) hair. Think Ally McBeal with a touch more hair. My beau has gorgeous, loose, spiral curly everybody-​wants-​it-​but nobody-​wants-​to-​deal-​with-​it hair to his shoulders.
Sara takes one look, wrestles my hair into the shampoo sink and we’re off.
She managed to visually double the volume of my hair without product. That is a great stylist that knows how to cut hair, people! I told her I am a low maintenance hair person and she gave me a fantastic, low-​maintenance cut that looks phenomenal. And when I actually do curl it? Wowzers. I *gasp* LOVE my hair!
Enter Goldilocks (the beau). While I like an unruly mop with hair springs popping out hither and yonder, Goldilocks is a respectable man. His white-​boy afro brings vast visual pleasure to many a spectator. After Sara corralled the beast and saddle broke the frizz bronc he was respectable… with a hair spring or two added in for my pleasure. He was very pleased with the results. The cut she gave him and the product she recommended is fantastic for cutting frizz and it is very easy for him to tame and re-​tame (after I get my hands in it). This is an ongoing drama.
If there are ANY hesitations about Sara, keep in mind that a former (extremely reputable) Moxie colleague (now competitor at her own salon) gave Sara an amazing phone review. Good people, if you are not yet convinced, my job here is not complete. I would walk the streets of San Francisco with a sandwich board to promote Sara if I didn’t have to return to the land of bad haircuts tomorrow. Well, that and the hills. But my beau! I would have him walk the streets of San Francisco with a sandwich board to promote Sara…
p. s. Like her Facebook page and you’ll find that she consistently runs specials. I got $ 25 off my cut with her special and by paying cash. I would have happily paid $ 90 for a cut this good (and felt like a bandit!) but I took my $ 25 to the dinner place Sara recommended and bought an extra drink to accessorize all of my flowy, boho, lots-​of-​layers hair tossing. It kind of felt like an Herbal Essence commercial!

Crisby was great.
I have always been high maintenance but recently started to wear my hair au natural (thick and wavy, past my shoulders).
I came in with it looking like a fluffball but Crisby embraced it. He helped me shape it in a way that allows me to just shower and go, so excited!
Also a very nice and down to earth guy. You can tell he knows what he is doing and overall I felt like I was dealing with a real creative professional.

LOVE!
CRISBY!
BEST HAIRCUTS EVER!
To help, I am bi-​racial and have the associated curly hair. I took the plunge with Crisby, and cut it all off about a year ago and he was amazing. Super professional, detail-​oriented, and really knows his craft. I was referred to him by my Azn friend who has straight hair and had an amazing bob, and was pleased to discover that he can make curly hair look just as amazing (which I feel is a rare find.)
A little pricey at $ 75, but worth it. He is the first stylist I have ever wanted to return to, which is the most whole-​hearted recommendation I can give.

This review is for Crisby.
I usually get my hair cut in LA, but I took the plunge and booked with Crisby since the Unilocal reviews mentioned he was good with curly hair. The result? I LOVE MY HAIR. It’s a curly bob that’s edgy, put-​together, and glam all at the same time.
Crisby is also very sweet and gracious (I was late to my appt and he was incredibly accommodating).
With online booking, you really have no excuse not to see him! Love love love!

Crisby is a great hair stylist. It’s like he goes into your brain and pulls out exactly what you want in a haircut. That, and he knows the right questions to ask when achieving that desired look. He handled my consultation and cut exceedingly well. A true hair professional.
Crisby is fun to talk to and super friendly. I look forward to coming back for my next trim!