Sterling Salon LA

Javier, Beth, Todd… best stylists outside of a Hollywood film set, and they’ve done that work as well. For men & women, their aesthetic is natural beauty. Salon has a friendly & humorous vibe.

I’ve Been going to Javier for over 15 years. I followed him from salon to salon (stalker :-)). He is by far the most experienced and talented stylist I’ve been to. Highly recommend him. !!

Marty is amazing! I had been wanting to get bangs and highlights for a long time and Marty did exactly what I wanted and more. The color is beautiful and natural and everyone is raving about my new cut.
A nice clean salon and a great experience all around. I will definitely be back!

Marty Miller did my extensions recently and they are TO DIE FOR! People cannot believe it is not my real hair — and that, my fellow Unilocalers, is the reaction you want to get when you have extensions put in! If you or ANYONE you know is thinking of adding volume, body, or length to their own hair, send them her way — they will NOT be disappointed! I couldn’t be happier. :)) Look for the photo I’m posting!

This salon is really nice and clean. Lots of street parking. Everyone at the salon is super nice!
i get my hair done by Bryan. For the past 10 years he’s done everything possible to my hair! Cut, Color (the whole rainbow), Blow Dry, Brazilian Blow outs… Sometimes when I don’t know what to do he will come up with something awesome and creative. A great experience every time!

Brian is amazing! Been coming to him for quite some time. Expert colorist!!! He understands what you want and how to achieve it. not only a wonderful stylist but a wonderful person! Very highly recommended. You will look terrific! Make an appt you will be very happy!

Bryan Cummins, he is a true wizard with hair. As a loyal client of his for fourteen years, I’ve seen his talent flourish. He’s very much a pro. Every color, every haircut, every time has been AMAZING! Still have cold feet? Just book a consult with him. Bryan is no stranger to talking it out. Once the vision is understood, watch out. You’re going to be so hot, everyone will want to touch you. (And your hair!)

Bryan Cummins. Bryan is very much an artist. He has been coloring and cutting my hair for almost 10 years and I will follow him anywhere. I moved to Seattle almost three years ago and still make regular trips to LA to see Bryan. His color is always perfect. He is a master with blonde hair, creating flawless platinum, soft highlighted baby blonde, and the most natural looking ombré. His haircuts are flawless and always grow out beautifully. He takes the time to listen to what you want and makes suggestions to help shape your ideas based on your features, skin tone, and level of maintenance you can sustain. He does incredible blowouts and styling, in addition to cut and color. You are truly in the best of hands with Bryan and you will leave his chair feeling like the best possible version of yourself.

I have been going to Bryan for 14 yrs! My hair is my «thing» and only Bryan knows how to cut and color it the way I want and the way everyone seems to want. I get so many compliments and people wanting to know where I get my hair done. Bryan not only has an eye for what is good for the shape of your face and skin tone but he also really takes into account your personality and lifestyle. I’ve been to so many hairstylists that don’t really care. Bryan does… he wants to make it right for you and he wants you to be happy. He listens, he cares and he is so incredibly talented. Thank you for making me feel beautiful Bryan! Here’s to another 14 years of great hair days!

Bryan has been doing my hair for over 10 years. Strangers stop me all the time to compliment my hair color. Bryan helped me find the perfect shade of red about 7 years ago & people are never quite sure if it’s my natural color or not. Bryan is a genius with color!

I’ve been coming to Bryan for about a year and a half. NO one else is allowed to touch my hair! For years I suffered bad haircuts and was traumatized. Everyone was scissor happy and would love to chop off all my hair. I would let it grow for months and the cycle continued, until I was visiting a friend who swore by Bryan. I knew she would never steer me wrong and booked an appointment. It was love at first styling chair. Not only did he make my hair look amazing he kept the length! FINALLY! Now, I travel from San Francisco to LA when I need my hair touched. No lie. Anyone with long hair who has been traumatized by past stylists need to come see Bryan. At to add to it he’s super sweet. Can’t get any better that him!

So sad to have left this place back in LA, Arlene is amazing with hair. This is the first summer I went lighter with my hair instead of dying it black. I am so happy I did. I went to Arlene probably in July and had half a head done. I was unsure if I would like how I would look so I decided to just do half. Arlene explained to me about different shades of blonde/​brown I could do and how certain colors may be too light. I like how she really walks you through stuff and explains on why she thinks it should be that way. Needless to say I LOVED MY HAIR. I am just so sad I decided to do this 2 months before I moved to Texas. I of course went back to Arlene one more time before I left to do a full head of highlights. I honestly love how she did my hair and knows how to make you feel good, I will be seeing her first thing when I go back to LA, with 12 inch roots haha oh well! Thanks Arlene :)

I was recommended to see Todd because I needed a total hair overhaul. I had hair down to my butt, in some odd shade of red leftover from a previous job. It was long hippie no-​shape hair. Not cute.
Todd took out the length, fixed the color and actually gave it movement! Now I constantly get compliments on how shiny and healthy my hair is whereas before it was just ‘Wow! You have a LOT of hair’.
It’s been a few weeks since I had it done and it is still super shiny and soft and awesome. I just wash and air dry and it looks perfect every time. :)
Thanks Todd!

Dear Javier,
Let me start off by saying that I know being a hair dresser makes me a horrible client. Also having worked here with you for almost 4 years makes it even harder for you to slack off on blow drying my hair because I know just how well you REALLY can blow dry. (Remember the 2008 New York vacation I took Javier? Yea that blow dry lasted me 5 Days in humid NY weather) Yet this is only a small part of your talents.
I waited 2 weeks to write this review because I wanted to see how my curls would look after I washed out my hair a couple of times. Since a bad haircut can be hidden by a good blow dry I decided to wait til I washed and styled my hair wavy (natural texture) to give the Unilocalers an honest and complete review. Well let me tell you I LOVE, LOVE, L.O.V.E. my haircut. This was not an easy haircut and thats why I came to you. Frankly ever since I left the salon I was very happy rocking the no layers, straight bangs look because I didnt have to worry about who cut my hair. Any one could do that cut. But as soon as I started asking for layers I realised no one was cutting my hair the way that I wanted them too. Maybe some were afraid to take off too much (ended up feeling like they didnt even cut my hair at all) and others actually did take too much (choppy layers that were too short in the front and extension looking in the back). After some failed attempts I said to myself «I will not be the shoe makers kid that has no shoes! (or ugly ones for this analogy) and made an appointment with you. I’m so glad I did because I have been getting compliments almost every day and am obsessing over my hair.
I mean this cut is just too perfect. I just wash it at night and put some moroccan oil curl cream in it and sleep. The next morning It looks like I spend hours on it (I don’t). Great body, smooth curls, the back has just the right amount of disconnection without it looking choppy but blends in smoothly in the front so I dont have «puppy dog ears» (I think Beth came up with that by the way) I mean its no joke taking someone as picky as me with super long one lenght hair and layering almost 8 inches off. It’s very difficult to not make the last 2 inches of my hair look like their just straggling when you layer so much. Its also very hard to have lots of body when our hair is down to your waist. Well Javier you just cut a very difficult hair style on a very picky person and she was super satisfied. So thank you, thanks for listening, thanks for caring, and thanks for being you. Your the bestest.
Mangos and Kiwis
Selene
P.S I still park in the back in the spot impossible to get into.

So this past weekend we went to Sterling for an appointment with Arlene. She did hair and makeup for my daughters senior pictures. First off, the salon itself is very nice, clean and they have a nice lounge area to sit while you wait. The receptionist guy who works there is also extremely friendly and keeps things running nicely. When it came time to get things started, Arlene asked her what she wanted done to her hair and how she wanted her make up. Every request that my daughter asked for was met beyond her expectations. Her hair looked beautiful and her makeup was exactly how she wanted it. Overall, everyone in there seemed nice, their regular customers seemed happy and that’s very important. I will def. be going there in the near future for my own services. Thank you Arlene.

Bryan is the bomb?
super colorist.
amazing human.
need to say more? NOPE

Todd is the best colorist in LA. He gives me pretty pretty princess hair even of when I don’t deserve it cause I’ve been bad.
Love Todd!

I recently spent 6.5 hours in a chair at a local beauty school and after asking for a trim and a little brightening on my 6 – 9.5N long blonde ombré, I got a shoulder length blunt mom cut and a baby duck yellow 10 blonde all over. Ouch. I was afraid to go in public lest I be mistaken for a lady of ill repute. Megan took a look at my hair in different lights and toned me to a beautiful beige 9 – 9.5. It’s gonna be a process to get back to natural-​ish, but at least now I have 100% confidence in my stylist, and she’s a hell of a lot faster. She’s got my trust and I’ve definitely found my new spot.
I highly recommend!

I booked an appointment with Arlene at Sterling Salon in dire need of a hair makeover. I had gotten a horrible ombré hair dye at a salon (that shall not be mentioned) and couldn’t be seen with it any longer. I found parking right in front of the salon and when I walked in, Arlene was there to greet me. I showed her a picture of how I wanted my hair to be and she did it exactly how I wanted and maybe even better!
Arlene made my experience great from the moment I walked it. I first sat in the chair and she asked me very relevant questions about the hairstyle I wanted, products I used, and my hair routine. Before she started the hair dying process, she even offered me coffee or water. She had some excellent suggestions and I trusted her to do her thing. She even recommended products for my dry hair and gave me tips on maintaining my hair color. She was so much fun to talk to during the entire haircut and made me feel really comfortable.
As a side note, when my meter was out, she even went outside to my car to refill it. Such great service!
Most importantly, the finished product is beautiful. My hair is shiny, healthy and EXACTLY the color I wanted and I couldn’t be happier.
If you’re searching for the right stylist, I recommend Arlene, hands down!

I’m giving 5 stars, but I’m really giving the recommendation to Bryan Cummins.
The salon itself is nice and convenient to where I live and work, but I would honestly follow Bryan anywhere in the city. Maybe even to Orange County. Yes, that’s how much I love him.
Bryan is the reason why people think I’m a blonde. He gives the most GORGEOUS highlights and makes my dirty dishwater blonde hair sunny and beautiful. No one realizes that I get it highlighted, and I get compliments all the time. He also gives a great cut. And he’s sweet and easy to talk to, to boot! True love, people.
I also convinced my husband, who has curly, difficult hair that has been BUTCHERED countless times by less competent stylists (I’m looking at you, Rudy’s Barbershop employees), to go to Bryan, and his hair looks great.
Bryan, you are amazing!!!