Vasuda Salon

Last week I had my first appointment at Vasuda Salon on 15^th Ave with Jenn (L3). I explained what I wanted, showed my photo from last time when my hair was in order and Jenn was able to accomplish that. She definitely has knowledge and skills in treating waivy hair. I left salon looking pretty. My next haircut will be scheduled with Jenn again. :)

Not a fan. Vasuda and I started off on the wrong foot, and it only got worse. I ended up here because I followed a stylist from a different salon that was closing. I scheduled my first appointment with the manager. On the day of my appointment, I realized I had never received a confirmation call, which is pretty customary. I called before I left that morning, and sure enough, I wasn’t in the books. The receptionist offered to put me in with another stylist and since I had a very busy schedule, I agreed. Luckily, my original stylist got wind of the situation, and showed up for my appointment.
At the end of that cut, I booked my next appointment. A couple days before that appointment, I had to call to change the time/​date. Guess what? I wasn’t in the books again. The receptionist put me in the schedule for the new future date, and promised I’d received an email confirmation. I never did. But… the day before the appointment, I did receive a confirmation voicemail – only apparently I was seeing a new stylist. I called back to ask why I wasn’t with my original stylist, and was told she was no longer with the salon.
That’s terrible customer service on so many levels. I shouldn’t have to call to confirm my own appointments. And I should’ve been notified in advance that I’d be seeing someone new, or had been given the opportunity to have a consultation to figure out the right new stylist.
I didn’t find it to be a comfortable place. The receptionist and a couple of other (male) stylists were the only friendly people that worked here. Many of the women acted extremely snooty. Not to mention, it’s incredibly tacky to talk about your co-​workers behind their backs in front of your customers, Vasuda. I’ll never go back.

I really tried to make this place work. I have really curly/​frizzy hair so I would expect to find the best here as they claim to be the best for curly hair.
I’m really disappointed. In a nutshell, they don’t have the skills and are unprofessional.
I saw two different stylist hoping one of them could figure out how to cut my hair: Izzy and Lenny. Neither one of them could cut and style my hair.
Izzy has a bad attitude. She pretty much ignored me the entire time during my last appointment. I tried to make small talk, but she was more interested in talking to the other hair stylist and their client! She made a mess of hair– and was lazy! she barely cut it and didn’t style it. I left on a cold day with damp hair.
Lenny isn’t any better. He seems nice, but his skills suck. After my appointment I found a huge amount of hair that collected in the middle of my back. Who does that??? I had to run into a public bathroom to try and remove all the hair he had left on me!

This salon is awesome! I came as a new client and I definitely plan on coming here monthly. I loved how the staff is so friendly and attentive to your needs. I was researching on a salon that focused on hair of all textures since I do have very thick and frizzy hair. This place popped up as the first result and I saw that it had so many positive reviews and satified customers.
I came in on a Thursday evening and it was still pretty busy. That was clearly a good sign. I got my hair done by Briana. She understood ultimately what my personal goals were as well as how I wanted my hair cut. I would definitely recommend it! In addition to awesome service, the haircut was only $ 45 including tip which is a total steal for the Seattle area. COME VISIT THIS SALON AND YOU WILL NEVER WANNA GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

My daughter is bi-​racial and I’ve struggled to find a salon that could tame her locks while maintaining the beauty of her hair (thick, curly and long) and Michelle «Nailed» it. I searched the internet for a salon and read wonderful things about Vasuda. I scheduled my appointment online and was fortunate to secure a spot with a level 2 stylist the next day. Michelle was great and explained the process before we got started and while she was working. She even provided tips for my daughter to care for her hair during her busy season on the swim team. My daughter really enjoyed the staff, the experience, and has fallen in love with her hair. Thanks Michelle! :-)

I have naturally curly hair and want to get it pressed for a special occasion. It took for an extra 45 than my normal stylist but it was fine. Fast forward a week when I return to my regular stylist and all of my beautiful curls were gone. I remember the stylist at vasuda trying to talk me into a keratin to «lossen my curls» I am not sure what they did but I am heartbroken. I called and they said someone would contact me but have yet to hear back.

CURLY HAIR EXPERTS! GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE! We have been customers at this salon for a long time and we find new reasons for our loyalty every time. I made a last minute appointment for my daughter to get braided for her camping trip. I was recommended Delicia. She only had a half hour at the end of her day and was okay with taking us in for simple braids. It was my daughters first time getting these type of braids and she is also tender headed. Delicia was so kind when my child started crying. When she was all done, she gave her cute barrettes to choose from and made all the hurt go away. And! We were given better than just rows. Delicia said that she needed cute braids for her trip and my girl left the salon feeling beautiful with her new hair and didnt mention the hurt once!

That thing where your hair is a nightmare and you’re in a new city and you frantically search Unilocal for a beauty savior…
I read great reviews about Vasuda and decided to give it a go. Thank you, Unilocalers, Delicia was awesome! She listened to me, then took her time coloring the greys I refuse to believe I have, cutting and styling my hair.
A few weeks later, the layers look awesome (if I may say so myself) and my hair feels super healthy. Such a fan; I’ll totally be back.

Vasuda is fabulous. I love it because they are queer and poc friendly/​staffed. I’ve gotten two lovely cuts there and I’m always impressed with their stylists’ curly hair skill. Everyone has a different opinion about whether my 3B curly hair should be cut wet or dry; I’ve had it cut both ways at Vasuda and both times my curls were honored and respected! I literally felt like the stylists were cutting their own hair since it came out so lovely. Additionally, they offer a free touch up in 6 weeks to ensure you cut stays looking nice for a long time. My hair falls just below my shoulders and they cut it for $ 35. Thank you Vasuda for keeping my Latina curls bouncy and beautiful.

Absolutely love this place! Lenny is without a doubt one of the most talented hair stylists I have ever met. I’m very particular about my hair since its coarse and very curly. I’ve spent 10 years looking for the right person to deal with it and a few months ago I found Lenny. He’s competent, creative and all around talented. I finally feel like I’m in safe hands. Thank you Lenny for the awesome work you do to make us women beautiful :)

I got my hair coloured a couple weeks ago by Lenny, and let me tell you it is absolutely fantastic!
I have not coloured my hair in 7 years and was extremely nervous, but he was very reassuring and made me feel very confident in my colour choice. (natural dark brown to a medium light red)
I just made my appointment for a touch up and am very excited to see him again!

I think I found my new hair place! My friend recommended this place to me a while ago before she moved away from Seattle, and I’m glad I finally decided to come here to get a cut and color.
I usually am cheap about trims because they aren’t a big deal and I don’t want to spend over $ 40 for a quick trim. I think the cut here was about $ 35 for a Level 1 specialist and the balyage color is around $ 120. I was willing to splurge to get a new hairdo and I was really happy with the end results!
Briana was my stylist and she was amazing. She’s super sweet and good at what she does. The salon itself is really close to my place so that was a huge plus. They have a tricky parking situation so I will be walking over next time instead of parking.
The salon is clean and they sell a lot of products too including Dermalogica products because they have an in-​house esthetician too who can provide facials and more.
They also provide a free trim 4 weeks after your cut. I think I may be taking advantage of that!

The customer service was nice, they serve you tea and hang up your jacket. BUT my haircut is terrible! (posted a picture showing before after and the picture I referred to) In the bottom of this picture is what I wanted, I grew my hair out for a year in order to get this cut because my bangs grew so slow. He cut it WAY too short, the front was supposed to come to about an inch or so past my jaw line, its about 2 inches above my jaw line. It was supposed to be a dramatic angle, its strait across and he took a random chunk out of my bangs making them shorter than all the rest of my hair for some unknown reason. Worst $ 50 I ever spent!

So I have seen Livia twice now and both times she has done a fantastic job. I love this salon. I am multiracial and so my hair often gets bad treatment because stylists aren’t used to dealing with that texture here in Seattle. If you are in the same boat come to this salon! They do a fantastic job. And I will be going to Livia from this point on until she leaves or I have to move that is how fantastic she is!

I was very nervous about trying a new salon because not everyone can handle my hair. I googled «curly hair stylist» and this salon came up. I live in the area and they could get me in the next day, which is great.
I seen Michelle. What she did to my hair was beyond fantastic. I am not exaggerating in the least when I say that I’ve never seen my hair look this good! Not only did she NAIL the cut I had in mind, while doing it in half the time it took my old stylist, but she put the perfect amount of product in my hair and I left that salon looking like a million bucks. My hair is usually flat on top, and she was gave me some tips that prevented this. I LOVE my new haircut.
I will be going to Vasuda from now on!

My hair is tough. It is the ultimate trifecta, curly, thick and a lot of hair. I always get a bit nervous before going to a new stylist because not everyone can handle my hair.
Emmett was beyond fantastic. He knew exactly what products to use on my hair and how to cut it. I left with a brand new style that framed my face perfectly. I’ve already recieved multiple compliments from random people asking me where I got it done.
Emmett at Vasuda will be my main stylist from now on!

This review has been a long time coming! I live very close to this salon and have been here for most of my hair needs (howbeit not too many) I went first (several years ago) for a haircut with Erica and I remember it was exactly what I wanted.
Then this past fall I went to see Michelle for a total color correction (I dyed my hair lavender the summer before, which by the way was awesome!) back to my natural brunette. The care that went into this was outstanding. She matched the base color to my natural hair growing in and added a gorgeously subtle balayage. In the past months my hair has been growing out it just keeps looking better and better!
Although I am not a professional stylist, I am a hair and beauty junkie and so I am not always easily impressed. In this case Vasuda salon has really wowed me with their friendliness and expertise.

I’ve been to the belltown location but i recently moved to Northgate so i wanted to check out the other salon. I made an appointment with Lenny McQueen and he did an amazing job! I had recently cut off 6 + inches but wanted to take it even shorter and i let him work his magic. I highly recommend this salon for people with curly hair, they always know how to cut and style those curls that have minds of there own. Thanks again Lenny, I will be back :)

I found Vasuda on Unilocal and I must say I am ecstatic I did. I able to make an appointment 24-​hours in advance and was booked with Michelle. From the beginning everything was great. The salon was punctual and offered you a refreshment once you entered. Once Michelle S. started my hair I knew it would be great. She kept me abreast of everything she was doing and always asked if there was anything in particular I wanted.
Now my hair is coarse, thick, and intimidating and she laid it the hell out of it. Could not be more pleased. Vasuda is a great place.

Let first say that this is my 2^nd visit to Vasuda and both visits have been really great. My last visit was with Linda and she did a really amazing job with my cut and color. I had a really strong red in my hair and she was able to get it all out and give me blonde highlights. I had a vague idea of what I wanted and I ended up with a better cut and color than what I had imagined.
The only reason why I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is that I had a lot of color correction done, and it would have been nice to know the extra cost before hand (as it was substantial). Also, she ran through my tight curls dry with a brush and it caused some knots on the ends.
That being said, I’ll definitely go back again. It’s great hair.