Detour Salon & Store

This place advertises that they are «worlds worst taco shop» and I thought it was a witty saying as I passed it daily on my way to get coffee nearby.
I decided to check it out and I was sorely displeased. The service at the front desk was superb as they offered me a beverage, I swear the gentlemen would have brought me a three-​finger scotch on the rocks if I had only said please.
I called rather last-​minute and they were able to get me an appointment. What followed was akin to someone taking garden shears to a bugambilia. The stylist asked my if what I wanted and I stated I wanted to «reduce the George Costanza look». She proceeded to leave me looking like an eighteen year old military guy reporting to basic training. She could have at least used scissors, if I wanted to use clippers it could have surely be a «Han solo».
I’m not one to pout on those who fight for our freedom, but at the same time my main squeeze isn’t likely to be thrilled I look like an overgrown adult baby who can’t tell a carrot from a stick.

Awesome place! Shelby is wonderful with color.

I had to update given today’s amazing experience. While I have only come here for cuts, today was my first foray into color. My old stylist has left the salon and so I asked for a recommendation. I wanted a buttery-​blonde/​golden brown balayage, and brought in a picture. I had an appointment with Cayla who was amazing, to say the least. I really appreciated all the attention to detail and her creativity. Im so happy with the color and her recommendations for how to care for my new highlights and prevent damage. Thanks Cayla!

This place was such a lifesaver this past Sunday!
I really wanted a cut and style but, every place I called prior was booked or closed! Then I remembered detour since I used to work around the corner. I called them up and asked if they could fit me in on such short notice. They were able to accommodate! Phew!
My stylist was super friendly and helpful. Gabi, took complete care of me from the washing of the hair to making sure I was okay with the length of my hair and such.
I’m very pleased with my hair! Gabi did a fantastic job. She carried conversation but, it wasn’t forced so that was nice! I really appreciate her thoroughness! Next time you’re in need of a great cut and style I recommend Gabi! She knows what she’s doing!
Also, they have a boutique next door which has some pretty cute things :)

Very cute store with fun and artsy items for sale.
I checked in at 8:58am (noticed they had my name along with a few others on a list welcoming me as a first-​time customer) and my stylist Monique met me at 9:00am with a cup of coffee.
Went straight back to her chair by the window and got to admire the brick walls, high ceilings, and eclectic, funky art.
I was there to chop my hair off and Monique asked a lot of good questions before beginning.
She took her time and made fun, interesting conversation all while making quick, precise snips.
The whole haircut took just over an hour and Monique made sure I walked out of there with the Surf Bumble and Bumble shampoo/​conditioner as well as the appropriate hair spray for my hair type.
This is a great place.
Monique is a great person and wonderful stylist and I can’t wait to be back in June to take my brunette to blond!!!

I went in for haircut on Wednesday and fell I love. Katie gave me such a cute stylish haircut after listening to my every want and need. I am a physician who is super detailed oriented so needless to say I am a very picky person. I was so impressed with her skills that I took my autistic 3 ½ year old in today and was blown away. She was so kind, patient, and quick. She took the time to show him the shower head and play with the water to get him comfortable due to the fact that he has sensory processing issues surrounding this matter it can often be challenging. I will definitely be back!

I got my haircut today and I also decided to spice it up a little by putting purple in my hair, Wesley did an amazing job, I love it!!! The salon also has a really cute boutique full of great items. Will definitely go back.

Absolute worst haircut I’ve ever gotten in my whole life. Not even exaggerating. I’m going to have to grow my hair out for the next year to get it back to normal with how short my layers were cut. Super choppy & uneven, making my hair look «tiered» instead of just having blended, fluid layers. Didn’t even ask which way I part my hair.
Front desk booked me with Michelle — FYI.

This place is the best! I have been here at least 5 times and they always fit me in the day of! They even serve wine! I will be sticking with Detour!

I started having Brooke Barringer color my hair in October 2015. I was so impressed with the amazing changes of The color of one of my girlfriends hair, I asked for a referral to her new stylist.
I was really wowed with the results and how it changed her face having the haircolor adjusted right.
I have naturally blonde hair and because I’m older now the roots hv become muddy and peppered with gray. Brooke has managed to adjust my color and add some highlights and low lights, so my hair is looking younger than I am, but not too much younger.
I’m loving the base color and how it works well with my sparse gray growing in and my skin color. Super flattering.
Brooke has a sunny personality and is always pleasant to work with. She’s great with communicating about appointment times and is very good about her timeline.
I love the Kevin Murphy hair care products and can’t believe how they have changed the way my hair feels. It’s amazing when you find a product that works really well for you and your hairdresser introduces you to it and shows you what I can do for you.
Brooke Always has products for me to try and explains to me how to use them. After this last visit, I had two long time associates talk with me about my hair color and texture. Thanks to Brooke and Kevin Murphy products.
Detour salon is conveniently located in downtown Encinitas and has their own parking lot behind the salon. I love getting free parking when I’m going somewhere. Downtown Encinitas typically never has parking near the business you are going to.
Detour Salon has a store attached to detour hair styling side, you can look around and enjoy, or you can watch all the other stylists in the many chairs take care of their customers. I prefer people watching and laughing about the clock upside down on the ceiling for you to see when you getting your hair washed.
Detour salon has large windows and good energy and you will really enjoy having your hair done by Brooke Barringer.
Bring Brooke a picture of the cut you’d like and the colors you want in your hair and she will make it happen at a great price with great results.
Brooke has been helping my niece experiment with the carved shaving of the bottom layer of the back of her hair. Young people!

Just got a haircut here. It was alright, but for the price I’ve gotten a much better cut and experience elsewhere.

I’m pretty bummed out on my recent experience at Detour. I made an early appointment on Christmas Eve for color and a cut. I wanted to darken my base color to add more contrast to my existing highlights and brighten it up with a few more highlights. From the first moment of my consultation, my stylist didn’t understand what I wanted. She saw my blonde hair, and just wanted to add more highlights because she thought what I already had was «hard to get» and I shouldn’t cover it up. Basically she didn’t want to do what I wanted, so I left with color that looks literally EXACTLY the same and a cut that looks EXACTLY the same. I wanted a more sleek, graduated cut, and she just made a blunt cut that takes no effort. So, in the end I spent $ 200 for a look that doesn’t look any different, because my stylist didn’t want to do what I asked for. SOOO bummed out!

Needed a last-​minute haircut and got an appointment with Emily. Awesome cut at this always-​friendly salon!

I found Cayla over a resale page when she replied to my hair emergency. I needed my hair to get my hair done by someone else last minute because the person I normally go to cancelled! We set up an appointment and she was very helpful and professional! I needed my hair done before the Marine Corps ball and it turned out absolutely wonderful! She is so nice and sweet and I was so happy with the end result. She was very easy to talk to and really grasped what I was looking for with my hair. Its been over a month and the color is still great! I will be going back soon!
Thank you Cayla for delivering a wonderful experience!

Ask for Kelsey! She does my mothers hair (83) mine (40’s) and my niece in her early 20’s … She is wonderful and makes every haircut fabulous!

Ok, so I’m almost scared to tell everyone how amazing my stylist is because if you knew I’d never get an appointment.
But credit must be given where credit is due! Jaclene is the most talented stylist there is. There are no words. You’ll see.
You’re welcome. ;)

My current hair stylist is pregnant and no longer going to be doing hair so I went on search of a new one. Went in for a root touch up, and she did and good job. I told her I don’t want bleach on my scalp, so she did her best to find the best color to match mine. It came out okay a little brassiere than I like, but it will work!
Here’s the fun stuff– they didn’t give me a quote over phone– stupid of me not to ask, but for such a simple job I figured it was the basic price I always pay. About $ 70 for a root touch up. Easy work!
So she sat me down and asked did I get a quote and I said no, but I figured around $ 70, she said hold on ill be right back let me check??? Weird but okay. Then she came back and said” its $ 75 but since you have a little more than an inch of regrowth I’m going to have to charge you extra” and I was like okay no big deal how much and she came back with $ 25 extra for an less than half inch? Seriously lady? Whatever just get it done. hahah lesson learned ask for a quote over phone, or the hair stylist will up charge you whatever she wants.

This place is great! not only is the staff super friendly but they’re really patient with my three-​year-​old son and do a great job cutting his hair… I did not feel it was that pricey for his haircut and whenever I am in the area visiting family I will be coming back!

I just moved to SD from NYC and was very nervous about finding a new hair stylist, especially considering I was chopping almost 10 inches off! However, I had my hair cut by Emily a few weeks back and I am still getting compliments. I love the way it turned out and definitely plan to return to her. She was thorough and asked enough questions to find out exactly which look I was going for. In love with my new lob and happy to report I found my SD stylist :)
The salon is beautiful too with an awesome boutique store and great Bumble and Bumble products.

I desperately needed a haircut, and they were able to accommodate me the very next day. I ended up with Whitney James, and she was fantastic. She met my needs on how I wanted my hair cut, but also made some suggestions, which I appreciate because I want her professional opinion. And if you want a good blow out, go to Whitney. 90% of hair stylist can’t blow out my hair without looking puffy or frizzy. She managed to get a sleek look on my soft curly-​frizzy hair. I’ve made Whitney my new hair stylist.

I love Detour! I come here on a regular basis. The boutique is adorable with an amazing selection of jewelry, accessories, and clothes. The salon is awesome! I love the atmosphere, it’s edgy and has local artwork on the walls. The music is always good and the staff are so sweet.
I come here and always go to Laura. She has rescued me from a hair nightmare and has helped me bring my hair back to health. She has taught me how to care for my hair and to love it again. Her experience shows when she works, she is amazing and has done some magic with my hair. It’s been a long path of recovery from some bleaching disaster, without her Id be lost.

I was in the area for my brothers wedding, and his fiancée wanted to get her hair done here, so she booked me for a blowout.
The service was good. We didn’t wait too long. She asked me what I wanted, I told her, and I got the style I wanted.
The store attached is adorable, and bought a few things while I was waiting.

After two weeks since I received the cut, I still love my executive haircut. Because of my Asian hair texture, Dede took extra effort in making sure that the Westernize cut I wanted was the cut I got. Thanks Dede.

I’m an out-​of-​towner in love with my hairdresser at home of 20 years but really needed to do something different! I walked In & told the girls at the desk what I needed and they immediately knew who to put me with!!! Leslie gave me exactly what I wanted & I’m so happy now! I took such a risk and I’m so glad :)thank you Leslie

Just got another style from Brian the awesomeness! Thanks for always hooking it up and giving me the service that separates detour from all the others! See you next time!

Lana was fantastic! She listened to everything I wanted to have done! She was straightforward and to the point ! I’ll be back!

Just wanted to update my review for anyone looking for Krissy! I just found out she has moved down the street in Encinitas to Station Salon. I just got my color done and my hair looks better than ever!
Krissy at Detour Salon is the best. She brought my lifeless locks back to life. Not sure how it is possible, but she managed to cut 3+ inches from my hair yet it feels longer. Its smoother and softer than ever, but it actually has body! She also is so easy to talk to. Love going there to just catch up. Last time I was there I saw her save a woman’s blonde hair from previous disaster. Super excited to see what she will do with my color — she certainly has a gift!

Im so bummed after spending hundreds of dollars here in the boutique just before Christmas I bring a few items back my dad said he wouldnt use. 2 days later abiding the return policy stated on the receipt I am still told that they are unable to return the items per the manager and the owner that didn’t even take the time to look at the products that they so easily rejected me about. Im a loyal customer once I find a place to spend my money at… For them to so effortlessly make that decision I can so effortlessly spend my money elsewhere. If they would have just taken a little bit of extra time and even acted like they cared I wouldnt be so upset but the fact that they didnt says a lot.

My name is Greg and I have been getting my haircut at Detour salon for about 2 years now and they are excellent! Great service, great atmosphere and the boutique shop is an added bonus. I have been seeing Leslie who is the best! She can do it all! With her stylish grace and positive attitude, she we always put a smile on my face even when I’m having a bad day. My haircut always turns out better then anticipated. I highly recommend her!
Cheers!

The boutique carries offbeat clothes, handbags, jewelry and accessories in addition to the hair and skin care products. It is a fun place to shop for gifts.
I personally have not been to the salon but have heard good things about it. I am loyal to my stylist and am not a consumer of hair treatments or products. A simple cut every 4 months is all I need.
A young crowd frequents this store and I like the energy here.