Head East Salon

I love this salon. I have been going for years and they are incredible! All the ladies who work there do an amazing job. I have always been satisfied with my hair along with nails, massages, facials, and specialty hair styling. They are amazing! Joani is an amazing owner and stylist herself, she is so attentive and does her best to make your experience the best it can possible be. Go see the ladies at Head East! You will not regret it!

I called the salon to let them know I was not satisfied with my haircut. I felt bad doing so bc honestly I don’t usually do this. They were super nice and accommodating. Another stylist offered to cut my hair again that evening. I was eager to try again. Annette did an amazing job, love my hair, and was so understanding. I will definitely go back. They stand by their reputation and wanted my business. I am a happy client and feel HeadEast handled the situation beautifully. Thanks again Annette!

I have always gone to random hair dressers to get my hair highlighted and cut until I had an appointment with Heather. She really knows what she’s doing and has great recommendations! I can relate to her because she’s young and knows what’s in style as well :) I go to her for a haircut and color and she is always flexible with my schedule and has no problem doing anything I want to my hair.

I had a relaxing face & shoulder& facial w mini dermabrasion. refreshing & lifting… Desiree did a beautiful job & my face was very hydrated!!:)

Joanie trutman, the owner of head east salon, has been cutting my hair for several years. She is the best. I try not to let anyone cut my hair but her.

I’m new to town and came to Head East based on its stellar reviews. The salon is well priced and the stylists know what they are doing. I’ve had my hair done by Summer a few times now.
I had a grown out pixie cut the first time I came in, and Summer was able to turn it into a chic and feminine cut that looked professional and stylish. My hair is generally tough to style, and I have a cowlick that’s difficult to work around. Summer was open to hearing what I wanted done with my hair, but also expert in rendering advice. The end result was gorgeous. This is the first salon in California I’ve been to that knew how to make a pixie cut look feminine and classy. Summer also had great at-​home styling tips for me, but didn’t push me to buy products from them (something I find off-​putting at other salons).
I also begged to be fit in for a last-​minute bang trim the day before a job interview — Summer was kind enough to fit me in at the very end of her shift, and was super sweet about it.
They also sell a bunch of neat handmade jewelry and accessories. When I come in on payday I have to hold myself back from buying up the whole store.

Always a good time at this salon. Have a glass if wine while you get your hair done? Yes please. Jennifer Wares is my stylist and she’s THE BEST! (For color, cut, and whatever you need done!)

A secret heaven hidden in Alpine! When you need a little pick me up or a simple reminder of how beautiful you are, check this place out! Not only did I shed 6 inches of my damaged do, I feel like I dropped 5 pounds of drag from my entire essence. As a first timer to this salon, I was extremely impressed by the attentive and skilled stylist, Jill. By the end of my appointment, not only did I feel lucky that I found my new stylist, I also feel I gained a new friendship that I was not expecting! Needless to say, I haven’t been the type to give myself pampering but after this experience and feeling as good as I do about myself after that visit, you better believe I scheduled a future appointment!!! Thank You Unilocalers for sharing your reviews about Head East Salon– that’s how we discovered this lil gem to begin with! :D

My hubby made me an emergency appt here in August (bad at home kit) and Britani nailed my color! I have returned to her and am so so so pleased with the way she does my hair. She corrected my disaster the first time and has yet again sent me home a happy woman! She does a great job cutting too. I have not experienced any of the «gossip» that has been posted; just a nice salon with pleasant ladies in there

I love this place! I live out in La Jolla, and I’d drive all the way to Alpine (a good 40 minutes away without traffic) just to get my hair done by Jessica.
I had extensions put in back in August ’10.
For those of you who aren’t really sure what the process is like, let just say it takes a really long time! The ones she has are the little silicon ones that attach to your hair. I did a lot of research before I had them done, and I found that the weave-​in ones can lead to dreadlocks later on and the glue-​on ones. well… it’s glued to your scalp. how can that possibly be good for your head?! So I decided to go with the ones Jessica had.
It took a while to dye and highlight my hair since it’s pretty thick, and going from a darker color to a lighter color also takes some time for the color to «lift.» But she did an amazing job at it! I’ve had numerous compliments on how well the color matched my skin tone.
It took about two hours to get all the extension pieces in (I had probably over 100 pieces all over my head). The entire process took about 4 – 5 hours. I could only go after work, so Jessica stayed with me until 11pm! I was in a rush to get them in because I was going to Vegas the next day. She was such a sweetheart about everything.
I’ve gone in a few times to maintain my hair (she offers 50% off all maintenance!), and she’s always so accommodating.
If you’re thinking about getting extensions, I highly recommend Jessica!
I’ve spoke to a couple of the other girls there as well, and everyone seems really friendly.