Profiles A Progressive Hair Salon

Sarah Rose is thee best!!! I emailed her the night before asking if she could cut and color my hair. And BAM! She promptly emailed me back and I was her first appointment the next day! She is very warm, friendly, and makes you feel like you’re one of her girl friends. She is also honest! I told her that I needed that deep treatment for my terrible split ends. Towards the end she said she isn’t going to do that since the split ends got cut off. I think that is very very important that she didn’t do a treatment just to bump up my cost. She puts the client first and like I said, treats you like your one of her girl friends. :) I am totally happy with my hair. She also curled my hair and it held until evening time. It probably would have lasted longer but I worked out. I am definitely coming back!!! Thank you Sarah Rose*!!

I just had my hair color done by Mayleen. She is so friendly, Made me feel comfortable, she really took her time to do my hair. It was a really nice visit to the salon.

ME: Police, I need you help! I lost my Kihan!!!
POLICE: Is Kihan your son?
ME: No! Kihan is my stylist?
POLICE: Uh your stylist?
ME: Yes, my hair stylist! The salon he worked at closed and now I can’t find him!
POLICE: Uh Miss, this isn’t an urgent matter.
ME: Are you insane?! My hair is out of control. This is a hair emergency!!!
Okay so I didn’t really call the police, but I wanted to several times because when W Salon closed unexpectedly I lost Kihan! If you’ve ever found your hair stylist soul mate you know that this is worthy of a complete freak out. Finding your hair stylist is akin to dating to find the person you’re going to marry. And we all know that dating sucks the big one. Who wants to get their hair butchered or spend an awkward hour with a stranger who tells you their life story? Not I, that’s for sure! Thankfully my freak out didn’t last long as Unilocaler Lori I was sweet enough to message me about my Kihan’s move to Progressive Salon.
Located on the 5^th floor of the Ala Moana Building (Bank of Hawaii is on the bottom floor), Profiles isn’t a she-​she über fancy salon but I don’t care one bit. It’s clean, they’ve got complimentary coffee and treats, and most importantly, it’s got a beautiful Korean man named KIHAN!!! He cut my hair today and I feel like a new woman!
P. S. Sarah Rose is now back at Profiles Salon and she’s a gem as well!!!

Joy added shape and beauty to a so-​so haircut done at another salon. She took the time to listen to what I wanted and evaluate my hair needs. Love this stylist and this salon.

I found Mayleen Lau and Profiles salon through Living Social. You have to understand, I came from DC having a celebrity hair stylist. I’m EXTREMELY particular about my hair and my hair requires special care. I’m use to having outstanding professionals take care of my hair and after experiencing what was suppose to be a Honolulu’s Best, salon and hairstylist, which I believe was grossly overstated, I was not impressed with what Honolulu had to offer, so I was skeptical.
After a positive consultation experience with Mayleen, I decided to book the appointment. Not only did she make me feel extremely comfortable, most importantly, she truly listened to my needs and vision for my hair. She took her time, never making me feel rushed and continued to style my hair until she got it just right. In the past, if I went to other stylist because of a move or happened to be out of state for a while, I would always have to go home and finish styling my hair to my satisfaction. I did not have to do that after Mayleen finished. I absolutely LOVE my cut! It’s short, sassy, sexy and Mayleen was AWESOME! She will definitely be my stylist here in Hawaii. I’m done looking and it feels great!
Definitely check-​out Mayleen, she will take care of all your hair needs, even the most delicate hair. She will listen, give you her professional advice take her time and she’s super sweet and friendly!

Found this salon and Mayleen Lau with a living social coupon. Love mayleen and will definitely go back.
Nice salon, clean
The parking and finding the salon is a bit of a challenge.

Used a living social deal for Mayleen Lau. She was great. Very nice, knowledgeable, great hair cut. I loved that during the shampoo, she included a head and neck massage. Felt great.

I’m a client of Erin and she is the greatest. Erin is warm, friendly, witty, just a super great personality. She’s hilarious, all we do is laugh. She communicates well and always ask first how would like your cut. In this instance I leave it up to her vision and always left feeling more than satisfied. She has style & cut what ever the trend is, modern, edgy, you name it. I highly recommend seeing Erin. Awesome hospitality (try there coffee!) I promise you’ll never feel disappointed

Nice professional hair salon, I’ve been seeing Erin for a few years now and she always gives me the perfect cut. She can do any style you bring her, wether it’s the funky Asian cut to the more conservative clean cut which I prefer. My friends wife see’s her now too and she does fantastic work on women as well. They have fresh coffee or cold water for you if you arrive early. Her men’s haircut prices are the most reasonable for the quality cut that you receive. Give her a try!

The one & only Sarah Rose has returned! I followed her at Nueve & now she’s back. Although I’m not very fond of finding parking back here, there was no way I would look for a trusted hairdresser, preferably one who knew how I wanted my hair done in a certain way. I’ve been seeing Sarah Rose since I arrived here from Washington State and let me tell you, finding a hairdresser is like the stress of driving in traffic coming from Westside to Downtown at 7:00 A.M. I’ve always been very specific on what I want with my hair and most of the time Sarah already knows how to style it or offer advise on what would make it less «dull» or make it look «fuller». She gets pretty busy and her schedule can be full and Im lucky to get a spot with her. Sarah specializes on special occasion (wedding) by appointment and makeup as well. She makes your time worthwhile and provides feedback on what type of shampoo or conditioner to use. She even has tips on places for happy hour well at least that’s what I would ask whenever I come by. Please see her and please make an appointment as she gets booked fast.

Salon is a bit hard to find and parking can be a bit challenging but other than that it’s great!
Location — It’s in the building that’s almost attached to Ala Moana Center. It looks like there’s a space ship on the roof. The salon itself is located on the 5^th floor.
Parking — The closest way is by entering through Kapiolani Blvd and go up the ramp to Ala Moana Shopping Center. You can park on the second floor.
Salon — It’s a lot smaller than your average salon. When I was there only 3 – 4 stylists were in and since it’s like an independent salon stylists seem to come and go throughout the day. The waiting room had just a few chairs and when you enter one of the stylists comes out and asks you if you’d like something to drink.
Sarah Rose — I contacted her because of a Groupon she had and she offered the Groupon rate even without the Groupon itself. When I first called her I wanted to dye my hair a particular type of red but was afraid it wouldn’t look good on my naturally black hair and darker complexion. I texted her a few pictures of my then current hair color and what I wanted it to look like. She responded what she could do and I made my appointment for the following week.
At the appointment it’s always a little awkward with your hairstylist. What do you talk about? Why is she sharing such personal matters with me if we just met? But after spending a few hours with that person you really get to know them. There were only 2 hair washing stations and since my appointment was at 3pm there wasn’t a wait to use anything.
In the end my hair turned out exactly the way I wanted it to and I even decided to cut my hair and start with a totally fresh look. Thank you Sarah Rose!

Nice salon and was greeted properly and asked if I wanted a beverage. Sarah Rose was my stylist and she really took care of me. I told her to make me look younger. She chose to lighten up my face with color and balayage– which she as said would look more natural than highlights. She was totally right color was beautiful. My hair is thin and also wanted a cut to make it look fuller. While keeping my length, she layered my hair beautifully, framing my face so it didn’t look so drabby anymore. Oh and I also got a nice scalp and neck massage by her assistant. Her prices are kinda high usually but she us worth it.

Awesome awesome awesome!!! The first second I walked in I just loved the place. I was welcomed with a warm «Hello» and was offered something to drink right away. They had many choices too, not just water :). The salon is super nice. Very clean and organized. I only had to wait 3 minutes until Sarah came up to me and introduced herself. Super pretty lady with a great personality. She asked what I wanted to do with my hair and seriously made everything happened to the «T». The color and cut turned out perfect. I am a huge freak when it comes to my bangs and how I want them cut and styled and she made that turn out perfect too. My older stylist always made it too shot or didn’t angle it right but not Sarah. I also noticed that she just just finished working on a lady who had black dyed hair and turned it into light brown with 2 colored toned highlights. For someone to turn black dyed hair into something super nice and healthy looking is super talented which she is :). I hightly recommend Sarah Rose for any hair cut, style, and makeup. Glad to say I found my new hair stylist. Even better that she’s located in town next to Ala Moana which is super convenient for me. Thank you Sarah Rose and see you again.

Sarah Rose did an amazing job with my hair. Exactly what I wanted and she didn’t just speed me through and send me on my way which I find happens a lot at other hair salons! Definitely going back

Came here with crossed fingers and a groupon. Pleased to report that I walked out with killer hair! I bought a groupon to see Sarah Rose for some color work. I found Sarah to be kind, professional, and good at what she does. She took the time to talk to me about options for my hair and made sure I walked out a happy girl. If you’re in need of some beautiful hair art, go see Sarah Rose, she’s da bomb;)

Best haircut I’ve had since moving to Hawaii 3 years ago! I went to Joy for a haircut and color after seeing the cute cut my co-worker’s wife debuted. She said Joy has been cutting her hair for 8 years, so I decided to try her out. Joy was super friendly and took time to have a hair consultation to look at the pictures I brought and listen to my hair saga story. After agreeing on what would work best for my hair, she offered me a cocktail! Then she started to work her magic and she transformed my drab do into a Super Cute Stylish cut. One of the ladies in the salon said «Wow! What a transformation!» And I have never had so many people compliment me on my haircut. I am so happy I found Joy and would recommended her to anyone.
Also check out her Unilocal profile: Joy @ Profiles a Progressive Salon

If you want an awesome hair cut you need to see JOY!!! She just started there but I have been going to her for over 5 years!!! She takes so much pride in each cut. When I go there I never tell her what I want. I trust her totally. I have gotten so many compliments about my hair cut. You gotta see her. You wont regret it.

Ms. Sarah Rose has moved!
She now has a Chair at Nueve Salon (by Baby Emporium).
Go see her :)

Profiles is a salon where all the hairdressers are renting their chairs, so each one basically works for themselves. So they set their own rates, hours etc.
I go there because I’ve followed the lovely Mayleen to Profiles after the salon she was at closed. I love Mayleen, she does a fantastic job on my hair, people are always asking me who does my hair. So, let me say, if you go to Profiles, go to Mayleen. She’s fabulous wrapped in a bundle of awesome. I’ve been going to her for almost 6 years.
But going to a location like this is a bit of a switch for me — I liked going to an Aveda Day Spa/​Salon. It was convenient to be able to do a couple of services in one place and get my Aveda products while I was there too. Plus, it was generally very relaxing.
The salon is in the Bank of Hawaii building next to Ala Moana mall. I could do without walking down the hall, past the elevator, of an office building with foils in my hair to go to use the ladies room, but I guess that can’t be helped. You can park at the mall and walk to the building. Parking is free at the mall, so that’s a plus.
Don’t get me wrong, Profiles is comfortable, just not «ahhh-​spaaaa». It’s very clean (if a wee-​bit sterile) and busy. They have coffee and tea. It’s a bit odd walking into a salon and not having anyone to greet you or say hello. You just sort of find your stylist or hope they find you at the front door. Making an appointment means calling the stylist directly. The website has contact information for each stylist.
So if you go:
Go see Mayleen
Go shishi first.
Enjoy the tea and free parking.

I’ve been cutting my hair with ERIN K since 2007. She is very prompt, friendly and personable. I look forward to my appointments since I like a fresh haircut feeling. I cut my hair every three weeks. She books my appointments around my preferences and keeps me informed weeks in advance. This makes it so easy for me to keep my appointments with Erin. She gets a frequent customer, I get frequent haircuts. Erin’s prices for men’s haircuts are very reasonable. In fact, she probably should charge more. I can’t imagine anyone else cutting my hair.
Profiles has easy parking in the Ala Moana business building and the shopping center. The salon itself is well lit, clean and well kept. I’m in quite early so I don’t typically see a crowd. There’s free coffee and lots of reading material. You can find many hair care products if you are into it. Stylists are friendly and attentive. I highly recommend Profiles Salon and Erin K.