SamHill Salon

This review is for Jessica. I have been coming here for 3 months now and the difference in my hair from when I first started coming to her is amazing! My hair was jet black when I started coming to her and I am so impressed with how light she has been able to get my color. I definitely recommend Jessica. Not only is she an amazing hairdresser, but she is also fun to be around :)
Thanks, Jess!

This review is for Dante in particular for doing my hair on my wedding day. During my trial session, we went through several hairstyles and my wedding day hair ended up being a combination of two different styles that we tried (a loose braid that ended in a low side bun). Dante did a fantastic job! He made me feel so so beautiful! He also did my mother’s hair as well as my sister’s and my mother-in-law’s. I think it says a lot about a hair stylist if he can make women of all age ranges (20s to 70s) look and feel beautiful. Thank you so so much, Dante for being part of my wedding day!

Letisha did my wedding hairdo and she was great. She listened to my insecurities during the trial and then applied my suggestions on the wedding day without stressing me out. The result was beautiful. Thank you Letisha!

This review is for Letisha. I have been coming to see Letisha for several years, I’ve followed her from one salon to another until she opened her own place. Letisha recently did the hair for my wedding. It was a really elegant up do. My hair looked beautiful and made me feel like a movie star. I received many compliments on it. Letisha was professional, courteous, sweet, and flexible. She also did the hair for my two bridesmaids and my mom. Everyone was very happy with the results. I would recommend Letisha to anyone. She is an amazing and versatile artist.

This review is for Jessica’s haircut.
I came upon this salon because Jessica was offering a Groupon deal for a cut and deep conditioning. The location was super convenient and seeing the good Unilocal reviews made me feel that I’d be in good hands.
While the small salon itself is very cute and clean, I am a little disappointed with my cut.
I believe that my poor experience was attributed to the fact that they stylist was too involved with having conversation and did not focus enough on making sure she understood my requests. I had brought in the photo of the exact cut I wanted. I explained that it was the same cut I had elsewhere last time, and I even asked if she needed clarification. She assured me that she understood.
The cut I had before and wanted to recreate was a long blunt bob that falls a few inches below the shoulder. I explained that I did not want layers on top but rather wanted the bottom layers to be a little shorter to create shape. I even showed the photo several times.
As soon as she started to cut into my hair, I could tell it was too much but there was nothing to do at this point. My cut ended up being about 2 inches shorter than what I had requested and 2 inches is a big difference when we are talking a short cut. She took off 5 inches like it was nothing and did not even think to ask me once whether the length would be okay by showing me where she would cut to (as all other good stylists I’ve had do). At the end, she told me that she had given me some layers DESPITE my EXPLICIT REQUEST not to!
I believe Jessica had good intentions but there was clearly a communication barrier.

I got an haircut with Jessica about 10 days ago. I would give 4 stars to the salon, 2.5 to the haircut and 1 to the fact that she was 30 minutes late and didn’t seem to care. The place is very nice and cute. The haircut not. I asked her to layer my hair and cut 2 inches and she advised me to cut less or else the layer would be too short. I trusted what she said and agreed with her. End result: my hair barely has any layering and is still basically the same length! I will need to get a new haircut (and spend more money) in the next week or so because my hair doesn’t look like I just got a nice haircut!
What also upset me very much is that she wasted 30 minutes of my time. I understand that she was running late, but she had my phone number and could have called me to tell me to come later. I find that to be very disrespectful.
I would personally not go back.

Letisha is amazing! I completely trust her judgement with my hair. A coworker recommended that I try Letisha and I am so glad I listened! I went in for a cut, color and keratin treatment. She did the color and cut at the first appointment. I showed her a picture of the color I wanted to try and I thought she got it spot on but she wasn’t completely happy with the color and thought she could get it closer to what I wanted. At my next appointment she added a little more color before doing the keratin and it looks absolutely incredible. I love the color, the cut and the keratin treatment has made my hair so much more manageable. I highly recommend Letisha. She is completely professional, honest and does an amazing job.

Letisha is an amazing artist. I had many different hairstyles and colors in ten years with her and I always left the salon feeling absolutely fabulous. She can work her magic with any hair type. She is a perfectionist. I have never received this many compliments about my hair before. I will follow her anywhere. I go to her salon with a picture just to show an idea and I walk out looking even better than the picture. She is very talented.
She only recommends products if you ask her. I have been so happy with all the products she recommended to me. I wanted to be able to reproduce the artwork she creates. I don’t use anything else anymore. I learned so much from her about how to take care of my hair.
She is a wonderful person and very professional. She is really the best!

After more than ten years with the same stylist, I have decided to try someone new due to the impossibility of scheduling with her increasing popularity and my busy schedule. For the last 3 years, I have tried numerous stylists. Never fully happy, until I met Jessica yesterday.
Bloomspot coupon for $ 89 (value $ 210) for cut and highlights with Jessica. Most important to me was that she listened to what I wanted and asked all the right questions. I provided two pictures of hairstyles. She was able to confidently pick one that matches me. Jessica took her time and was a pleasure to talk to. 3.25 hours later, my hair looked exactly like the picture (color & cut). Last night I received a total of 9 compliments on my hair, 3 from strangers.
Thank you, Jessica.

I bought the Groupon for Korinna and got my haircut and blown out. It came out pretty! I received a lot of compliments on the blow out that day. Korinna is extremely nice and listens to how you want your hair. I believe they use Japanese hair products. The salon is clean and they make good use of the interior. The employees are friendly and get along with each other.
It’s in a building with a bunch of other salons next to Jimmy Choo and if the elevator isn’t working, you’ll have to climb up some steep stairs which is no problem if you already live in SF!

I got a cut and blowout with Jessica Heaphy today and she was awesome! I have long hair and the bottom few inches were looking very brittle/​damaged. She did exactly what I hoped for — gave me a cut and style that looks healthy and cute, while keeping as much of the length as possible. She was fun to talk to, which is always a plus.

I have been a client of Letisha for over 6 years and she is the best stylist I have ever had. Before I lived in SF, I took BART over to the city just to get my hair cut.
Naturally, I was very excited when Letisha opened up her salon. Like others have said, the vibe is very laid back, the space is bright, and the location is perfect. I can take the 38 Geary bus and it drops me right at the front door.
Letisha is amazing. Here’s why:
–When I book an appointment, I am out within an hour.
–She does only one client at a time so her attention is focused on you and your hair needs.
–She gives great neck massages during your shampoo!
–She’s a sweet person with a great personality which makes the experience even better.
–I’m always happy with my hair when I walk out and receive lots of compliments.
If you are looking for an attentive, hip, skilled stylist, please check out Leticia. You won’t regret it!

Dante is awesome — easy and fun to talk to, stylistically creative, completely capable with respect to his services, and extremely professional about any issues that may arise.
I’ve been wanting to ombré my hair for about 6 months now, but I googled, Unilocaled, etc. salons/​hair stylists and I just didn’t feel confident going to any of them. My sister had an initial consultation with Dante & felt sure about his abilities, so we scheduled our appointment.
OK — the first ombré-​ing session was definitely not what I was looking for. My long hair was ¾ blonde (see photos) — NOT CRACKIN’, like, at all. I felt as if I had returned to my high school days of super bleached blonde hair! I left the salon because I had business to attend to, but ultimately contacted Dante again to add more brown.
Second ombré-​ing session. Dante was really professional and nice about having to do my hair AGAIN. He came into the salon during a time that he usually takes off, which I really appreciated. Most importantly, I absolutely adore my color now. I’m sure that a lot of pain could’ve been avoided had I just made sure that we were on the same page with respect to what I wanted. Dante can do whatever you are looking for. So, I highly recommend him — for both his skill and his professionalism.
Asides:
1) He is available via text
2) Probably best to take the Bart/​MUNI in given the lack of parking.
3) He has a lot of great stories and life lessons to share.

Korina is great for the following reasons:
— She’s accessible by text. Great for scheduling (I hate playing phone tag with salons), and she sends reminder texts too.
— She’s QUICK. Consult, wash, cut, and blow dry in 60 minutes flat. I was blown away by the efficiency and quality of her work. And that 60 minutes includes about 5 when the power went out.
— She did a Bloomspot deal and my cut was only $ 40.
— She did a really good job listening to my needs, my styling regiment, etc and putting that all together to give me a couple options. We went with a longer, angled but not so extreme, bob.
— I got so many compliments on my haircut it’s not even funny. Definitely helps that I hadn’t gotten a cut in six months and have generally been putting zero effort into styling my hair, but everyone loved it, especially the day I got it cut. She styled it really well just by round brushing it but somehow got different locks to curl in slightly different directions to give it a really bouncy yet natural look.
Thank you, Korina!

my review is for korina.
i purchased a cut and color from bloomspot just to try it out since i’m really looking for a permanent stylist. i couldn’t be happier! i love my cut and my highlights. korina is super friendly and knows her stuff (which is super helpful since i didn’t know what i wanted to do with my hair).
i’ve received compliments from everyone who’s seen me!

I cannot recommend Letisha and the SamHill Salon enough. The atmosphere is so laid back and you’ll feel right at home from the moment you walk in.
Letisha is the absolute greatest. I am always, always thrilled with the way my hair looks after she’s worked her magic. It gets better and better every time too; every cut is just a little cooler than the last. My favorite part is the way my hair evolves days and weeks after the cut. She has a vision of how it will grow and cuts it to look incredible for the entire life of the style. She doesn’t just cut your hair for the chair, she cuts it to look amazing every day even beyond when it’s time to come back for another amazing style. She creates versatility. She creates a story. Letisha is truly a master.

She out did herself AGAIN!!!

my review is for Korina!!!
She’s been cutting my hair for about 3 years now and she is the only one that touches my hair from now on for the rest of my life! We have done many things with my hair from putting it red and blond highlights to dying it back to my root colors. But i am never disappointed when i leave her
and even if i just need a touch up she always there.

Sigh. The good kind. The absolute very best kind.
I have been going to Letisha for what feels like forever, but is probably closer to six years, way back in the day when Jackie hooked me up at Level 4 Salon. I’m the one who is excessively lazy with the mane of hair on my head; about 80% of the time, it’s up in a ponytail, and the other 20% of the time, it’s up in a bun. Total waste, I know, and I dream of being a grown-​up one day and actually styling my hair.
SamHill Salon is now located in some cute little building FILLED with salons — it’s actually referred to as the ‘beauty building’, or somesuch. Going in, I LOVE the new space — it’s filled with light, and intimate without being cramped. The other nice thing is that with all the operating windowns, Letisha can easily keep the space comfortable when she is applying all sorts of heat torture to my hairs.
Anyways, hair appointment made at the last minute (due to some things of a personal nature), and she cut and colored my hair, and it looks fabulous. Great prices, good products used, and she’s really into making sure that not only does your hair look great, but that it is also in great condition. Cuts from her are EXTREMELY wearable; I hadn’t been in for a cut in six months (heavily scolded, of course), and still, I wasn’t a total hot mess before.
However, the after, oohhh the after. Amazing. Sigh again.

I’ve been going to Letisha for almost four years now. She is incredibly professional, talented, and just a great person to be around. She recently opened this spot with a couple partners who are equally accomplished. The space is very cool and intimate. Letisha, Dante, and Karina are fun, warm people… and will make you (or at least your hair) look better than you deserve. In fact I just got a cut today, and the wife approved. Which is really all that matters, right?
This place that will get very busy and will become an SF institution — just watch. Get here soon so you don’t miss out.
PS. Letisha uses Square to accept payment by credit card. How SF-​technophile-​bad-​ass is that?