Expressions Hair Design

I came here for a simple wash and cut, and it was absolutely great! Brianna was fantastic! She was very friendly and I really love my hair! She would confirm with me throughout the cut if it was the correct length, if I wanted more layers, etc. I brought my 4 year old daughter back to get her hair cut too. Brianna was very accommodating and made the visit very special. She even put glitter in her hair! I definitely plan on returning.

El mejor salón Anamaria siempre hace excelente su trabajo y un excelente ambiente todas son muy agradables me encanta venir a este lugar

I’ve been going to Expressions Hair Design for the past five years and they have always done an excellent job cutting my hair. The salon is clean, the staff is very friendly, and price is reasonable. I recently moved out of the Davis area and truly miss this place. If I ever go back to Davis area for a visit, I will certainly stop by here for a quick haircut as well.

I had the pleasure of getting my hair dyed for the very first time by Silvia, and in so happy she was the person to do it.
I came in for a Balayage style in a medium brown/​auburn color on my very dark brown hair. Although she made it look like highlights a little more than I would’ve liked. She was very understanding and fixed it so that it was exactly what I wanted.

I am so happy with this place!
Not only is it very reasonably priced, but they have amazing customer service! When I initially left the salon, I wasn’t sure if I liked my hair. So I drove back and asked for a few more alterations. My stylist (Anamaria) responded to all my requests with a smile. She told me that I should be happy with my hair and it was no problem to fix.
OVERALL I will come back and I highly recommend this place!

After watching Vanessa cut my son’s hair and listening to what she said about my own, I decided to give her a try myself and I’m SO GLAD I DID. I am extraordinarily picky about haircuts. I do not care about styling. I do not care about wash and condition. I am not looking necessarily to go out after I get my hair cut because it’s itchy and I just go home and wash it anyway. I do not color my hair. I am looking for one thing and that is a good haircut. I have tried at least 6 salons in Davis. I have tried at least 3 salon in Sacramento. The only lady that I trusted for years left for San Francisco. (She is someone that I was lucky enough to find early in her career so she only cost me $ 35 the very first time I tried her. She now charges $ 70 and lives in SF. I started thinking that perhaps I should be trying the more expensive route so that I could get the good cut I was looking for. So I tried one that cost me $ 65 and I have to say… MEH. So in my search to find a replacement for the lady who went to SF, I started thinking maybe I was being too cheap and started trying more expensive stylists. My lady who moved to SF did not give me a great cut 100% of the time, but she did like 95% of the time.)
Anyway, I am reading some of the reviews. I will update as I try more times. Currently they are understaffed and have three experienced hair stylists and are training new ones. I will not try anyone except Vanessa and I will give her another try for now and see how it goes. The cut is great value and parking is easy. I can’t say for sure, but is it possible bad haircuts were from stylists in training?
There’s a wait because they only have 3 stylists right now. … but isn’t that a good sign??? Demand is high. Make an appointment the day before or the day of so you minimize the wait. They don’t like to be idle, so even if you do have an appointment you might have to wait a bit right now.
You know how sometimes you describe a food place as a hole in the wall — where they have fantastic food at great value? Where the food just tastes great but they haven’t invested a lot in the décor and the surroundings? This is similar to me.

Love this place!!! If you need a great hair cut come here, and see Vanessa! She is wonderful. I’ve never been happier. Thank you thank you!

Ana Maria is the best! She always does a great job with my cut and color. Even when I moved out of Davis, I would drive over an hour to see her (I have trust issues when it comes to my hair). She always knows what color/​cut I’m looking for and (more importantly) she knows what styles would or would not work for me. I can’t recommend her enough. She is fantastic!

So just had Vanessa again today. This time I took 16 inches off the back for donating it. She always is friendly and does a great job and really listens. I will always use her.

Great experience at the salon.
Carol did a great job on my haircut & my 2 year old son’s hair as well.
I bought some great hair products that make my hair feel soft and healthy.
I would definitely recommend Expressions.

I just moved to the area and came here randomly for a much needed trim. What an amazing hair cut! Vanessa did a great job! I can’t make this haircut look bad and my hair feels so healthy. I’ll definitely be back.

If you are looking for a place to cut your short hair, I wouldn’t recommend Expressions.
I came in without an appointment, but one of the stylists said she could squeeze me in before her next appointment, which was nice; it was also the last nice thing that happened.
I had a long pixie and requested a shorter cut (think Ginnifer Goodwin). I have thick, straight hair so I warned the stylist that my hair tends to stick up when it’s cut too short. She acknowledged my warning and all seemed well until her scissors took over. The next 20 minutes of this experience ensured that I will never return.
The stylist used no guides or clips to section my hair. Instead, she cut haphazardly and left my hair lengths uneven. She started on the left side of my hair and cut it TOO SHORT, despite my earlier comment. It stuck up immediately and, in attempt to make amends (?), she made the right side of my hair longer. Not only that, but my bangs were noticeably lopsided, which I’m surprised she didn’t seem to notice. However, she did trim the mullet that was encroaching on my neck and it looks fine. Still, I would rather have a mullet than unevenly cut hair.
After the hair massacre, I paid $ 20 for the cut. (And question: are short haircuts the same price as long haircuts? I would have imagined a lower price, but not a big deal. What bugs me is that I was essentially charged $ 1/​minute. At that rate, I would have expected a hell of a haircut.) Nice place, nice people, but not for me.

I called asking if they have a stylist who can cut thick, curly hair. They said they did.
They lied.
My hair looks worse and worse the more it dries. Almost 6 inches were cut off and I just can’t believe how bad it is. I’m devastated.

Wow, this place is amazing! I went in for a Lob haircut with Vanessa. She was fantastic. She gave me exactly what I wanted and we had such a fun conversation about fitness. The price only included a cut (no wash/​style) but I didn’t mind saving the money. I absolutely will be back and tell everyone I know to come here :)

I was in desperate need of some shape in my hair and this was just the place to go. The stylist (sorry I forgot her name) listened to my lengthy hair history and what i wanted out of my haircut and gave great recommendations. I walked out of there loving my new style. Great service and affordable for college students.

I came here after realizing how close it was located to my apartment… I called and they said to come in so no wait or appointment was needed.
I got 6 inches cut off, my hair was super long and whispy and dry before. I got a wash and a trim with a layer and a side bang and it was super fast and was only $ 25! plus tip… It was scary seeing the 6inches being chopped off but I love the results.
So if youre in need of a simple trim a good wash and blow dry I recommend this place.
You dont have to worry about parking. And the L bus stop is right in front of this shopping center.

I went in on a whim (and a recommendation from a friend) for a haircut. I was completely skeptical at first because I have had prior bad experiences in various hair salon places in Davis.
However, when I went in, the lady immediately greeted me and was very friendly. I was promptly seated in a chair and taken care of. I told her I wanted to keep my length, but redo my layers (as it has completely grown out) and redo my bangs. She was very good at doing what I wanted! She even talked me through and suggested some good ideas. In the end, my hair ended up exactly how I wanted it, if not better! I highly recommend this place.

Great haircut, amazing prices! It was 20 for a cut and I have extremely long hair. I had Mela and she was very thorough with my cut and did exactly as I asked. Definitely recommend!

Vanessa cut my hair: removing up to 4 – 5 inches of length and adding more layers. I had previously frequented more expensive salons in Sacramento, but was tired of paying $ 50-​$ 60 dollars for «just alright» results. I chose this salon based on Unilocal reviews, and was not disspointed (I spent $ 20 on the cut, plus tip).
I made an appointment for Saturday on the day before. I couldn’t make a specific appointment, but was assigned Vanessa. I get the sense that all stylists work together and share professionalism. (E.g. during the cut Anna Maria came over and assisted at Vanessa’s request.) In the future I would try to request her again.
The high point of the cut was that Vanessa really listened to what I wanted and improved it with her professional opinion. If you go there, I suspect to get a good cut you need to speak up about what you want.
The ambiance is very clean and neatly appointed. While not ritzy, I was pleasantly surprised (given that it is in the same plaza as grocery outlet and dollar tree), the shop looks great. Plus the employees are all bilingual in English and Spanish.
Some reasons this may not be the place *you* are looking for?
– They offer a wash separate, and for additional charge, from a cut; this makes the visit feel less pampering.
– Not super ritzy location.

This place is located in the same plaza of Dollar Tree on E 8^th St. It was a relatively easy location to find. I made an appointment with Silvia, after hearing about all the raves about her.
Con:
1.) Took her just 10 minutes to finish trimming my hair and bangs. I felt like nothing much was done to my hair and she started blow drying and styling it.
2.) It was kind of awkward the entire time because she didn’t really talk to me.
3.) She cut my bangs differently than all the other salonist, it was just slanted down cut, it’s choppy.
4.) My right layers are shorter than my left. It’s choppy too making it really noticable.
5.) Dream Hair Salon on 65^th in Sacramento charges $ 20 dry hair cut as well, but they take more time and effort to understand my hair before cutting it.
Pro:
1.) Considerdate! She told me she rather start off cutting too little than too much, so she can fix it afterwards.
2.) Silvia was really easy going, when I told her what I wanted fix towards the end, so a total of 15 minutes to cut my hair.
If you’re looking for a fast and affordable cut, with low expectations then this is the place for you.
But, I like more one on one time with my salonists and getting opinions from them on how to cut my hair, so this place is not for me!

Service: Hair Dye
Cost: $ 85 for one color on long (one inch past my breast) and $ 10 tip
Stylist: Sylvia
I had virgin hair when I came in to see Silvia last Friday 1÷17÷14. I showed her an album of light brown hair that I would like to have. My hair was a dark brown coming in. Since this was my first time dying my hair I was very nervous but Silvia made me feel less anxious.
She showed me a tobacco color (6T) that looked very lovely so I agreed to it. The first time she used it, it seemed as if she had used a 10 vol which deposits (makes it darker). So the FIRST time she dyed it, it did not look very different from my original hair color minus the HALO of lighter hair at the top of my head (lighting maybe?). So I told her that it did not look like the swatch and indeed it did not. So she tried again (VERY ACCOMMODATING OF HER) adding in more (7T) to the tint. The color I left with was beautiful unfortunately it was not what I had showed her or had in mind. I had asked for a light brown and left with a very pretty auburn. Not to mention the top «looked» a lot lighter than the bottom.
When I brought my tresses up to my head, they were the same shade but because light always hits the top of your head, it looked significantly lighter at the top. I verified with my hairstylist in SJ (I decided to try Davis out to avoid having to travel with pictures in natural (sunlight) and non natural light (inside) and she confirmed that what I had «looks red.»
I came back the next day and she compared my hair to the swatch. My hair was a little lighter than the swatch and definitely more on the «red brown» side. When I mentioned that it «looked red and that I thought it would be more on the chocolate brown side,» another hair stylist said «Brown IS red.»
However, Silvia wanted to make me HAPPY so she told me to come back in a week if I was still unsatisfied with my hair. Since my hair is still on the red tone (more golden/​red tone now) I am going back today and getting a 6N, 10vol to hopefully result in a medium brown.
I have given them ⁴⁄₅ for outstanding customer service but could not give them the last star for having to come back after paying so much the first time.