Ms Karen’s Place

Great job Ms. Karen! We took our 13 month old for his first haircut and she did a great job with our little bundle of protest! Got the curls, a picture, and a certificate! Great experience, we will be back!

I had my daughter’s first haircut with Ms. Karen a couple weekends ago. Ms. Karen was very patient with my crying 2 year old and I’ve gotten many compliments on my daughter’s hair. In fact, I’m loving my daughter’s haircut more and more as days go by. Thank you Ms. Karen!

My 8-​yr old daughter had never cut her hair — it was well past her waist. Somehow, it became horribly tangled. I had spent several days trying to comb it out, unsuccessfully. Not knowing a hairdresser for kids, I searched Unilocal and left a detailed message for Ms. Karen. She called me back the same day and listened to my concerns that my daughter’s beautiful hair would probably have to be cut off to deal with the huge knot. Ms. Karen said she would take a look and see what she could do. I fully expected that Ms. Karen would need to cut her hair all the way to the shoulders.
My husband took her to the appointment. Ms. Karen set 2 appointments back-​to-​back so she would have enough time to properly assess and fix the problem. When my daughter got home, I was prepared to put on a smile so my daughter wouldn’t see how disappointed I was to see her beautiful hair chopped off. I was shocked to see that only a couple of inches had been taken off (to keep the hair healthy)!!! Her gorgeous locks were still there! I was so happy and amazed. Ms. Karen cut out the knot in such a way that most of the hair was saved. She did the cutest set of ponytails with «twists», ribbons, and sparkles. To top it off, she gave my daughter a ring pop which totally made her day.
I have found my hairdresser for my daughter! Thank you Ms. Karen.

My son gets cut up once a month or so… Ms. Karen is FAST and efficient. Her schedule books up but we’ve never had an issue.
Price is fair for the final product but again… very fast! She has so many things to help entertain your little one from movies, balloons and trinkets and such. Definitely well equiped.

Awesome experience with her. Salon studio is very clean and she is very good with children. I will be returning.

We usually go to Cool Tops in Pleasant Hill but the last time we went both of my kids were screaming like it was murder, so I decided to take them to Ms. Karen since I heard so many good things about her. She was perfect! She knew exactly how to make my 3 year old feel comfortable. Anytime there were signs on him starting to get upset, she’d figure out a way to calm him down. She was quick and cut his hair perfectly. She will definitely be my go to person from now on.

Ms. Karen was awesome! So kind and generous and great personality. Great patience with the kids! She has such great reviews for a reason :)

Mrs. Karen is super nice. We needed a haircut urgently on sat and we just walk in wishing we can be lucky to have our kid’s hair cut done. She usually don’t take walk-​ins but she took our son and did a very nice job on him.
Our son loved the place and he sit nicely throughout the haircut. Afterwards, he got a toy, ballon, and a lollipop.
We’ll come back in couple month! Thank you, Karen!

Ms Karen is AMAZING! My 2.5 year old loved the experience and is happy to go back!

When I asked for recommended places to take my boys (3yrs and 1yr) for their haircuts, Ms. Karen’s came up quite a bit. Looked on Unilocal,saw her ratings and reviews, and gave it a shot. I am so happy to have listened to the suggestions and Unilocal.My mother came w/​me when I took the boys and she even couldn’t stop smiling and commenting on how good Ms. Karen was w/​my boys (she rarely does this). Ms. Karen asked what I wanted and was on point w/​my requests. She even had some goodies to give my boys, which was not offered in the previous places we took them. Ms. Karen made us feel comfortable and welcomed. My mother was so pleased w/​their haircuts that she tipped extra, and believe me, that also rarely happens. Ms. Karen just got 2 young regular clients and I will refer her to any parent! My 3yr old is ready to break some hearts when he starts preschool next week.

Great place to take babies for haircuts! My husband and I brought our 13-​month old for his first haircut and it was a wonderful experience. Ms. Karen worked fast, while giving our son encouraging words. Her place is located in the back of a salon and it’s nice and cozy. Lots of kiddie decorations to help distract and entertain little ones. After the haircut, we got a certificate with a photo of the three of us after the haircut, some hair and a balloon — keepsakes for this milestone haircut.
It was so much fun my husband and I can’t wait to bring our son back for his next haircut!

This place is awesome.
My daughter of 4 had her 1^st haircut there. The place has many distractions from a kids movie being played to figures and etc…
My daughter started to tear up but mrs. Karen calmed her by just her words and when she was done… my daughter looked like a million dollars. She did a fast haircut as well.
Go to this place for your child’s haircut. She is awesome.

Awesome hair cut. Quick and fun for my 3 year old daughter. Ms. Karen went above and beyond with a balloon, some sticker earings, glitter and bows in the hair. The whole bit. We live in Oakland but will come back to Ms. Karen for haircuts for sure. 100% recommended. (Parent tip: It’s a small space in the back of a bigger salon. Her name isn’t on the sign on the street. Oh, and come on time!) Duh.

We started coming to Ms. Karen about a year ago. Our then two year old was the crazy kid in the barber shop screaming at the top of his lungs every time we would take him to get his hair cut. We found Ms. Karen, and she pretty much put a stop to all of the bad behavior. He still wasn’t the happiest of campers for the first few times, but it didn’t take long for him to warm up to her and her process. She can cut his hair in about 15 minutes (which is very fast) and then he gets to pick out a treat, and a ballon! He loves getting his hair cut now! Ms. Karen is great!

All I can say is Ms. karens Place is PHENOMENAL… we arrive a bit early and a child was having her hair cut. Ms. karens attention to detail and her nurtured style of hair care is incredible… we knew this was the place to come to from now on and our child wasn’t even in his chair yet. we went to a place in livermore titled all about kids and the 1^st time was fine but for odd reason the 2^nd time was SIMPLY HORRIBLE… the woman layered our 14 month old’s (at the time) hair and honestly ruined it. Ms. karen took one look at the photo we took and shook her head in disbelief but said have no worries i’ll remedy this… our son did scream a bit in the beginning but Ms. karen took every precaution not to make him cry even more… she was so gentle and caring… i couldn’t believe how wonderful our son’s hair was after she was finished… i would DEFINITELY recommend going to her… we took the 35 minute drive and it was well worth it… oh, we even offered to give her a monetary tip and she refused… we still gave it to anyways after we insisted… forget all the other hair places give Ms. karen a try… you will not be disappointed… :).
Maybe I should have waited to review this place. Our brand new vehicle was broken into the night before. The criminal broke the window where our child’s seat was in the rearms obviously it had to be repaired as soon as possible. Well, the only appointment available was the morning of our child’s hair cut. I rushed as quick as I could to have the window done. Upon completion my wife telephoned Miss Karen & said we will only be a few minutes late & that we had an unexpected emergency. Well, I’m not sure what constitutes an emergency in her book but she said she will charge us a fee. I could not believe it. For someone who deals with children one would think they would understand that situations arise beyond a person’s control. Be ready to be penalized should something occur. Oh, my mother did hair for almost 30 years so I understand how booking appointments, renting space & how time is valuable but not to a point where one is charged when things happen out of the blue. I guess driving around with a broken window our child’s seat is located is not an important factor for being just a few minutes late. It wasn’t a cancellation. We arrived for an appointment one time where we had to wait while she received flowers & she rushed our child’s hair cut but we didn’t charge her for us having to wait. Should a situation arise where it is. I fault of your own & you have an appointment be prepared to pay a fee.

We went to three different places over the past few months for our 20 month old without any luck. Our son was immediately captivated by all of the trains, toys, cars and photos that he didn’t even realize he was getting a haircut. Ms Karen talked him through the whole process and made him feel comfortable. Not only did she provide a great cut, but she also did it in record time! Even though we live all the way in Benicia, all of our children will be regulars here at Ms Karen’s! THANK YOU Ms Karen!

My 2 year old daughter and I love Ms. Karen! She did a great job fixing a previous haircut. Every time I take a picture of my daughter now, her hair looks great. I’ve also received many compliments about her hair.
She is really wonderful in how she handles my daughter, too. My daughter is going through that phase where she won’t sit still. Ms. Karen is gentle yet firm and confident in her movements so my daughter knows that she just better sit there because it’s time to get her hair done. Plus she gets to sit in a fun car and watch a video. And there is a myriad of toys and pictures to look at.
Also, I love talking to Ms. Karen — she is smart, warm and really cracks me up. Very happy with this service.

I called and was lucky to get an appointment the same day. Parking was a little tucked away but we managed to find it. The salon is set up with a separate place for Kids haircuts in the back with lots of children’s decorations. There’s a great car for the kids to sit in while they are getting their haircut.
My son started screaming the minute Ms Karen put the apron on. My son is 2yrs old and was extremely uncooperative. She remained very patient, caring, and gave him a great haircut. Highly recommend her! And will definitely be going back!

I am very pleased to have found Miss Karen and her excellent reviews on Unilocal.
Unlike O.C.‘s review, Miss Karen’s phone manner was warm and cordial. She was able to fit my grandson in within an hour and she greeted us at the door and she did a smash-​up job cutting and styling his hair exactly the way I asked.
She was very attentive and knowledgeable about a child’s apprehension with clippers and scissors, and he was one handsome, happy camper when we left.
Thank you Unilocal and your reviewers for helping us find our new stylist for years to come!

After Kristine at Kristine’s Kuts infuriated me with her bad attitude (blessing I’m disguise because I hated that place to begin with), I was quick to turn to Unilocal for guidance. That’s how I roll.
Ms. Karen’s «shop» is a small (teeny tiny 5×7) decorated room in the back of Beauty to/​for You (with a small sitting area just outside the door area) It’s adorned with Holiday cards and pictures of children/​her clients. It also had cool wall paintings of plants and magical people. She had Cars 2 playing on a mini tv. Super cute. Immediately I knew it was a great sign.
Ms. Karen was pleasant to talk to. I have no clue what the other Unilocaler was talking about. She is a person and acts like a person. She’s honest without the frills/​fake/​butt kisser crap. I like that about her. That’s a true woman!
So, Kristine had previously cut the boys hair. Ms. Karen had me tell her EXACTLY how I wanted their hair. Which was great because they have weird hair. Ms. Karen had a great cutting technique. She used the buzzers and also trimmed with scissors. She was very through and clean. She has a real talent unlike Kristine. She was patient with the boys. She told them reassuring things («Ms. Karen is going to do this.» «Ms. Karen will take good care of you») and she was firm (not mean) so they would stay still or look down. GREAT.
Plus she had awesome candy to give the boys after their haircuts like ring pops and blow pops PLUS HOT WHEELS AND CUTE HEADBANDS for those extra well behaved kids.
***PLUS PLUS SHE TAKES CREDIT CARDS*** like, wow. I like her, she’s great with the kids, has a great technique AND takes cards (unlike Kristine’s… How hard is it to have an iPhone and buy that white cube… Everyone has one. Except Kristine) I left her a nice gratuity for being my kid haircut savior! I’ll definitely take the boys to her next time. Without a doubt!