Euphorico Salon

STAY AWAY FROM JOEVIR! I would give him –10 stars if I could. He was the rudest individual I have ever encountered. Even though I kept him informed that I was going to be late, I got lost and called him immediately. He said I could still come in, then when I got there he told me he wasn’t going to preform all of the services I already paid for with my groupon. I understood that I was the one late but he could’ve told me over the phone that he wasn’t going to have time to do everything that I paid for and I would’ve rescheduled. He said he could «Hurry up and cut and color my hair «Excuse me? I have really long hair and don’t want someone to just hurry up! Although I was reluctant, I let him start to wash my hair. He kept reminding me, very rudely, that he was doing me a favor! I asked him if there was anyway he could just give a few pumps of the conditioning treatment that I already paid for, that he wasn’t going to have time to do, and I would just do it at home. He told me that I would need to purchase a whole new bottle! But I already paid for what he was going to use on my hair anyways. I told him I would not be buying a whole new bottle! He then told me he wouldn’t be doing my hair anymore and that I needed to leave! My hair was dripping wet and he asked me to leave! I was in shock! I have never been treated so badly. But after reading most of the reviews about him, I’m lucky I didn’t have my hair done by him and I don’t need to go pay someone else to fix his mess up!

Joevir did my daughters hair and did a horrible job. We wanted an ombré. I called over 30 places looking for a bank to school special too get my 12 year old daughters hair done. He did a partial foil half way through her hair. When we showed him the picture again of what she wanted he dumped die in her hair and called it done. It looked like she had died her hair herself and then it grew out buy like 5 months. So bad, everyone who saw it gasped. I was so done with this guy, he even made me pay more. I payed $ 110. The next day I went too a good place and had it fixed.

Lynsay is AMAZING! The low-​light foil and haircut she gave me prompted compliments from just about everyone I know. I am glad to finally find a stylist that can deliver every time!

Been coming to Rico’s salon for 14 years and I am always happy with my cut. Rico is a strong believer in providing great customer service so if you are not happy with the cut or service that you received, why not give him a call and give a chance to make it right.

I have been to a fair number of salons in my day. I have never had as bad of an experience as I did at Euphorico. It has taken me three months, a color specialist and two additional hair cuts to correct the mess that he made.
I went in for cut and all over highlights. When he called me 30 minutes before my appointment to move it back 2 hours I should have taken that as a sign that it wasn’t meant to be. I still went in because I didn’t live far away and hadn’t made other plans. So I showed up, still had to wait 20 minutes while he finished another client. He brought my back to the chair. I walked him through the fact that I wanted subtle, blended highlights and he seemed to understand. He was pleasant the whole time but that was the only positive of this visit. While my hair processed he finished yet another client. The color came out very light, and the highlights were extremely chunky, not subtle or thin like I requested. He didn’t even finish blowing out my hair. I left with my hair still damp. He was so busy trying to get to the next client who he was also late to see that I didn’t even have a chance to tell him that the color was no good. I left, in a bit of a state of shock. After I got home and finished blowing my hair dry, I realized that he had also mutilated the cut. My «long layers» were really more like a shelf halfway up my head.
Needless to say, I will never go back. Not only were the results terrible, but the experience was incredibly unprofessional.

I rarely write a negative review, but here goes. a first for everything. I had a Living Social deal; and somehow it escaped my mind to check reviews on Unilocal.Obviously, there’re good reviews on hair styling which I wished I chose in stead of the facial; which I doubt the service provided would qualify to be for several reasons. First, there is no intended area for such service. I ended up on the chair for hair wash which is in the back of the salon; not to mention that it is in front of a restroom which has a washer-​dryer running! Second, it does not seem that Rico is trained to give a facial. [I have no doubt about him as hair stylist as many attest to his skill.] He washed my face; let the soaps got in my eyes, then froze not knowing what to do til I asked for water. I should have left then! Last but not least, I don’t think you should offer or advertise ‘facial’ service if you are not ready to treat the client with proper tools including clean towels, etc. It was simply the most horrifying experience I ever had in a salon in this city. Rico seems like a very nice person, unfortunately, I will not go back, and will never recommend to any of my friends. But, I do have to say the staff there are very friendly; and a dog was cute.

I should have listened to the previous reviews. I also made an appointment, left work early (lost wages), paid for parking and gas… only to get there to be told he’s «behind» and would be 20 minutes. No problem, I left to enjoy a pint and came back in 20 minutes. Still not done. Then the next appointment after me arrived! He only scheduled a half hour for partial foil highlights?! I felt terrible that this other girl would have to wait too and frankly I was put off by the salon. no good magazines, very cluttered, uncomfortable waiting chairs, too many old women in walkers… so I left.
He also tried to upsell me on a cut when I called for the appointment, and in a sneaky way… «ok, so we’ll see you for highlights… and do a fabulous cut too?». Um, no.
I won’t be back.

I took advantage of Euphorico’s Groupon deal and decided to check this place out. Booking the appointment online with Rico was easy; I received an email confirmation promptly. The friendly staff (and dog) at the salon greeted me and offered me a warm beverage. Rico was very personable and knowledgeable about various hair products. I loved the tingling sensation from the organic mint shampoo he used on me. I was long overdue for a haircut and he did a fantastic job reshaping my hair and giving it more body. I will be returning for a free bang trim. Overall, I was quite happy with my experience at Euphorico and would recommend giving them a try.

Horrible Experience!
I just left EuphoriCo without my service even starting after the owner, Rico, treated me rather poorly. I questioned two upcharges where in his descriptions say «extra charge» but do not specify that each is $ 25 — one for long hair «below the shoulders» and the other for a 2^nd color in the foil processing treatment. When I expressed a little shock that these were higher than I expected and tried to explain that most salons do not charge for a 2^nd color, he suggested that maybe I should go back to those salons. His demeanor was rude and caustic! I’m totally shocked! As a first-​time client, you’d think they’d want my business, but clearly this is not the case. I’m honestly very disappointed by how Rico handled my questions and the fact he wouldn’t let me even discuss it. He said, «It’s all there in the description, I’m not going to argue with you.» I merely pointed out that for a $ 45 service, $ 50 in additional «extra» charges seem rather steep. Especially when I’ve NEVER been charged for long hair or a 2^nd color. EVER. Terrible experience.

I am new to Seattle and on the prowl for a new hair stylist. I went to Joevir and I was happy with his service. He offered up treatment and style tips. He also weaned me off of using highlights and lowlights to keep the maintence simple. Since my hair is a light brown he only used highlights in partial foil. I used a daily groupon, and it was well worth the money. I do plan on going back again.

Never dyed my hair before so i was basically a hair color virgin. Saw the awesome job Joevir did to my sister’s hair color and agreed to take her up on her suggestion in having my hair colored by Joevir.
Accident at i-​5 got me there about 30min late! I was stressing so much but I was so relieved that he still took me in! Most salons would just turn you away, but star points for really making it work for his clients.
FACT: Every stylist here are INDEPENDENT. I think they rent the spot/​space or something.
The only thing that made me a little bit uneasy (hence the minus star) was that he was working with another client at the same time my hair was being done, I’m not sure if this is a regular thing but it didn’t make me feel as «secure» like all the focus and effort was on my hair and I kept thinking if my hair was being «rushed». But then again, I was late so I don’t know if it affected it at all.
Either way, the color came out quite nice! I was being such a scardy cat so he didn’t put as much color (i opted for a balayage). Funny cuz after I got used to it, I ended up going to Vain 2 days later to get more of the same color added since I was getting my hair layered with them anyways. lol! Joevir only trimmed my hair so I can only vouch for the coloring. I’m happy with what color he picked for me!
Joevir had a lot of regular clients which is a good sign (u can even text him!) but ask him when you book your appt if he will be just working on you or on others as well if you are the type to want full attention.

The last 2 times I showed up he was surprised because he had me down on the wrong day, but still saw me. I was usually there 2 hours for cut and color or only color. He typically works on 2 – 3 clients at the same time. I went to Joevir several times and I had to go back several times to have him fix my hair color.
The last time he «accidentally» did the wrong color again! I thought I would give him one last chance to fix it and get the red out, but nope he was too busy. He did an awful job this time. Again, my roots are not fully colored and it is not back to a rich, dark brown. :(

I made an appointment with Rico for a haircut. I leave work early for this, pay for street parking, and arrive only to be told that they don’t know where Rico is, but that he’ll be back soon. I wait. Finally at 4:15 (fifteen minutes AFTER my scheduled appointment), he CALLS and states he’s sorry, but he’s stuck in traffic. Fair enough. I give him the benefit of the doubt, even though he should have called prior to appointment time. We reschedule for the next day.
I arrive the next day a few minutes before appointment time, wait around for another 15 minutes, only to find out that he’s double booked! He takes me first and makes the other girl wait, while he says, «OK, I’m going to cut your hair real quick (NOT what you want to hear!) and then I’ll get to the other girl.» I should have walked out right then, but I needed a trim and thought I’ve already paid for this coupon, so now that I’m in the chair, how bad can he mess up?.
Luckily, the cut turned out fine. By no means amazing, but he didn’t mess that up. However, the 20 minutes I was getting washed, trimmed, and styled was a horrible experience. While he was washing my hair he was plugging his friend’s product the whole time, being total salesman. Annoying. He proceeded to trim my hair, but then didn’t even bother styling. No products, nothing. While drying my hair (WITHOUT a brush, so basically the same blow out that I could do myself), he kept burning my scalp and when I told him, he said, «Oh yeah, I need to buy a new hair dryer. This one’s broken.» WTF! You’re a hairstylist. Buy a frickin’ hair dryer that doesn’t burn people. I will NEVER ever go back here nor do I recommend anyone else ever making an appointment with Rico. He’s extremely unprofessional.
That said. This shop is full of different stylists all working independently on their own schedule, clients, etc. Euphorico may have some good stylists, just not Rico.

My search for finding a hairstylist in Seattle is finally over! I have been living here for the past 3 years and it has been hard… so hard that I would just wait to fly back to San Francisco to get my hair cut. Its true that a good haircut in Seattle isn’t cheap, but when you need to go back and have additional work requested, the price isn’t worth it. Rico is WORTH IT!
Rico did an amazing job cutting my hair. My long tresses needed to be chopped to my normal tresses. I requested a short-​angled bob and he knew exactly how to cut my thick, long hair. He was fast and efficient. He understood that the thickness of my lion’s mane needed thinning AND I didn’t have to request any additional work to be done after looking at my new haircut in the mirror. Rico is very sociable and I love that he has his dog in the front. The products that he uses are organic and feel good in my hair. My personal products cannot even live up to the products that he used in my hair.
I had a problem making an appointment here, but it was solved quickly. I am aggressive and follow-​up when it comes to my hair.
Honestly, I can’t wait for my next appointment to see what he can do.

Rico has cut my hair for years and is fabulous. He takes great detail with my hair and always is courteous, patient, and attentive. I get many compliments on the «do» and would never think of going elsewhere. I also enjoy the atmosphere in the salon and Belltown area in general. I was recommended to Euphorico regaring good service at a fair price and now I have found a salon I call home.

I’ve been looking for a new stylist. I got a groupon coupon for Euphorico and booked an appointment with Rico. Booking the appointment is unconventional as you call the stylist directly. After that, its just a great salon. I got a great cut, perfect color (I changed colors drastically) and was totally happy with the experience. Rico was so very pleasant to talk to, very knowledgeable. I felt very secure in his hands.
It was like finding the right mechanic for you car that knows cars but isn’t trying to charge you an arm and a leg. I could tell that quality and your happiness with the result comes first before trying to make a buck.
If you’re looking for a new stylist or just wanted to try one new, I’d highly recommend Euphorico.

I moved to Seattle just a little over a year ago and was having a hell of a time finding the right stylist… sort of a Goldilocks and the Three Stylists scenario: first stylist was too expensive, second stylist was too cheap (for a reason), and then Rico at Euphorico was juuuuuuust right!
I found Euphorico when I was trying to line-​up a salon to fix my hair after the too cheap salon. I came across a Groupon deal for a cut, a partial foil (I payed a little extra for a full foil), an express facial and a free bottle of shampoo.
Rico took the time to ask questions and made some recommendations based on what would work best for my hair, and I ended-​up with a great color and cut!
Additionally, it’s apparent that Rico has been working in the salon industry for years: he has a lot of knowledge about products and a lot of connections with other people in the industry.
On a fun side note, I’m from Minneapolis and it turns-​out that Rico has friends there and has visited often. It’s fun to talk Minneapolis and Horst/​Aveda/​Intelligent Nutrients/​Juut.
Just to sweeten the deal, Rico offered me the same Groupon deal for my next visit, which we scheduled for a few months out… and his adorable beagle/​lab hangs-​out in the salon. :)
I WILL be returning to Rico at Euphorico.

Not only is the staff forward thinking and understand the current trends but they truly design cuts and color to suit «you». From the moment I enter the salon I am greeted with a smile and offered a beverage. I’m very particular with my hair but Rico, the owner of Euphorico, is always patient and happy to take my ideas, give me gentle suggestions from a professional perspective and detail my daily (weekly, monthly) maintenance. Rico also practices with aroma therapies and is educated in skin care to further keep you up-​to-​date with beauty information. I’ve gotten a few cuts from Rico now and have never been disappointed. He even helped me out in a desperate went-​to-​the-​wrong-​stylist emergency and fixed my mess before I had to leave town the next day! I have had custom highlights by Rico for months now and they STILL look natural and blend with my hair (and my hair grows damn fast).
When my mom wanted to test drive hair styles for her upcoming wedding, he took her in in a heartbeat and gave her a beautiful do’ to suit her gorgeous face and maturing features. Hands down haven’t yet been happy with any other stylist in Seattle besides Rico. They’re a humble, sweet studio that’s worth your time.

Avoid. Went for a haircut with Lyndsay today and she wasn’t there. I was running late for my 12:30 appointment due to traffic, I called and left a message for her on her cell phone (because she rarely answers or it’s full), I walked in the door 9 minutes late and she had left, she didn’t call to follow up with me or let her co-​workers know what was going on. I waited until 1:10 before giving up. I hope the other stylists don’t operate this way, but after driving from Issaquah to Belltown, paying a sitter and parking… I won’t be returning to find out. Way to attract clientele.

I called Thursday last week to make an appointment with a friend that works there and got the answering machine. I left a message and they never called back.
I called them again, and this time they said they don’t make appointments for her, and I should call her cell phone (she just gave me your number and told me to call you.)
I went elsewhere.