Garbos Salon

Andy is the best! Always take his time to perfect his work! The price is reasonable. Expect to spend some at the salon as he’s always busy working between clients.

Garbos once again has succeeded in excellent service! A perfect pedicure and hair cut! Their prices are well worth it and They are all so talented! Thank you!

I went to Garbos to get my roots colored as the color grew out. I had recently moved to Laguna Niguel and wanted some where close. I figured because it was next to Nellie Gail it would be a high end salon. I wanted my roots the same color as my ends (how hard is that?) the girl that did my hair took forever and the whole time acted like it was her first time doing hair. Barely spoke English. I showed her my ends and my roots, I told her I wanted my roots to match my ends. She left the color on way too long and when she washed it out, my ends were red and my roots black! WTF! It was late, I was tired, I figured my roots looked so dark because my hair was wet. The girl said she didn’t have time to dry my hair so I had to leave with wet hair. After I went home I dried my hair and it still looked like my roots were black! I am devastated. I will never go back. They have terrible customer service and don’t know what they are doing or understand English. I have been referred to Luca Shea salon by a couple people and made an appointment to go there tomorrow to have my hair fixed the right way.

My mother is elderly and Andy always takes great care of her and her hair always looks great. He is so patient and caring it is lovely to find a salon that will accommodate older clientele and make them feel great! I will always bring her to Andy for great color, cut and blow dry.

I am so glad they have Kelly here
She is Awesome ! Great work well priced and very conscientious .
Ask for her or call her at 714−722−8080
She is awesome cut my hair so well coloured beautifully she is well trained in Yuko hair straightening too, always goes for hair training and is well versed with new research and products.
I love her ! glad she is at this salon all are friendly and do even nails well here! pleasantly refreshing
hope they maintain this level
JS

Hair stylist Andy always did amazing jobs of all hair styles. Price are very affordable but his appointments are very busy so the wait sometimes it takes long but it is worth the wait and price is unbeatable!
Here are some pictures of my hair do that Andy did resemble of Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

This is my third time here, the ladies are nice in a persuading let-​me-​offer-​you-​more-​services way. My nail experience was different, she started my services on a hair salon chair since the nail desk was busy. I appreciate them squeezing me in even though I called ahead and made an appointment. The lady who did my nails this time was an older woman with short hair and glasses, I know she meant well but was stressing out. The other ladies were yelling at her over towels being in the wrong place, and stuff which made her nervous. I felt like she was cinderella It also seemed like all the ladies don’t get along, very hostile environment. My nails were done pretty good though and the prices were good! But I don’t know if I’ll be back?

I brought my mom here last week for a haircut and last minutes wanted to bleach her hair and HELEN was kind enough to do it for her and after 3 washes and reapplying the bleach mama got to her preferred color lol thanks Helen your wonderful and great at what you do :)

Andy has been cutting my hair for a couple of years now. I have recommended him to a number of friends who all now go to him as well. He really knows how to cut hair! Some stylists don’t take your own hair texture in to account, simply blow drying it in to a style that it will never again look like after leaving the salon. Not so with Andy, he styles your hair to match your natural hair. I’ve had him color my hair as well and it turned out great. I especially appreciate however that it was HE who suggested that I didn’t need to color my hair. I have since let it go to it’s natural color. In reading some of the recent one star reviews, I noticed that cleanliness and lack of timeliness are mentioned. I frankly have never noticed a lack of cleanliness. But this is NOT a high end fancy salon… and the prices are not high end fancy salon either. None the less the cuts I get from Andy are far better than cuts I’ve paid 4 times the amount for! When I make an appointment they make every attempt to get me in quickly. ONCE I elected to come back another day because he was way behind and I didn’t want to wait. Everyone occasionally gets off schedule, why not give him a break and reschedule if you’re not desperate.

I work in the same shopping center as Garbos, and simply due to the geographical convenience, I’ve gone back for a total of three times. My first visit: I noticed the salon was dirty. The floors were not swept. The hair brushes still had previous customers’ hair stuck inside the bristles. During this visit, the female employees were drinking wine out of clear plastic cups. It was 6p.m. so perhaps this is what they do at this hour? The hair wash was unpleasant. The product seemed old and the towel used to dry my hair was hard and crusty. Andy cut my hair and he did an OK job, but in general, this place is just not clean. It’s like eating at a dirty restaurant; you really can’t enjoy the experience.
My second visit: I had an appointment at noon, but when I showed up (on time) Andy was still doing another customers hair. I waited 15 – 20 minutes. He came up to me and said he was going to be a lot longer and that he’d have someone else do my hair. I preferred that he cut my hair so I waited. I didn’t realize he’d take as long as he took so fifteen minutes later I asked him how much longer. He said at least 40 minutes. I left and came back because I was desperate and thought maybe this was just a fluke.
My third and final visit: I made another hair appointment at 6p. m because the convenience of location as well as their prices is quite appealing. I walked in and noticed Andy cutting someone’s hair. He was finished by 6:10 and so I thought, Ok, not too bad, but then he moved to the next chair. He started whipping some color in a bowl and casually staring at the TV on the wall. A female coworker was sitting next to me with her bare feet resting on top of the coffee table. I ask her if Andy will be awhile, and she says «Ask him.» So I walk over to him and ask how much longer he’ll be, and he informs me that he’s busy, and to come back at 6:30. Needless to say, I left and will never come back. I am going to pay a little more money at a salon that understands that I am the customer. When I book an appointment, I expect that it be honored, and really, a salon should never be as filthy as Garbos.

Ugh. I don’t even know how to start this review. Came here on recommendation from a co-​worker. Her hair is always so stylish and color always looked good. I came here expecting to look just as good as she did. I came here and I didn’t come out feeling that great about my style. My biggest complaint is the cleanliness of the place. (Or lack of).There is no sense of pride anywhere through out the place. They use old clothing dressers to store their hair tools, half of them had the drawers sticking out with the tools falling out. Their hair brushes were all mixed together. I swear there is no way they could decipher which was soiled and which was wasn’t (I’m really hoping they didn’t use a dirty one on my hair). They had hair products scattered on the dresser (I felt like I was in someone’s dirty bedroom).
My haircut was really nice (long layers and 1 ½″ trim) but my color! Omg, the color is TERRIBLE. I wanted balayage, I ended up getting bleached highlights. I swear my front layers are orange and my bottom layers are blonde! I’m going to have hit up sally’s beauty supply to get purple shampoo to try and even out the coloring.
Please pay a little bit more to have someone do a better job on your hair. Trust me, you’ll be happier paying more that saving a few bucks coming here.

I’ve gotten my hair cut here, and it was good. The pricing is what yo’d expect from a salon for a men’s cut. Overall the staff is friendly, offers some ideas for changing your look, and overall not a bad spot if you’re in need of a cut

I went here because my co-​workers recommended it. Only to later find out most of them don’t get there hair done there after all. They are super cheap, and a good example of getting what you pay for. My stylist didn’t listen to me about my hair care routine or what I wanted. I left the salon looking ok, but after washing my hair I was a choppy puffy haired disaster! I went back to have her fix it, and she agreed to, but didn’t actually fix it. She scolded me for not styling it the way she wanted me to. So after buying products to attempt this, and failing, I kept my hair in a ponytail for 6 months.

Uh no! Got an ombré and they didn’t even wash my whole head! Never coming back ever. I’m pissed I’m so impatient and someone told me to come here. Never ever listening to anyone always going to illusions salon off of Alicia and going to Ashton. I’m mad she was on vacation.
Worst salon experience ever. Old equipment. Their dryers are from 1900! It’s so messy and unorganized and no offense but Helen was rude and was saying my extensions are bad when everyone has said they are amazing she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

A friend of mine recommended Helen and I’ve been going to her to get my hair cut and colored for awhile now. I love it! I’ve also recommended friends.

This place is so great! Andy and everyone else there do amazing jobs with cuts and color. And it shocks me how affordable this place is! Everyone in my family goes here, I’ll never go to another salon!

I’ve been letting my hair grow & grow… ‘Last haircut, about three months.
‘As much as I love the «tumbleweed look,» it was time.
I usually go to a basic «chop, chop,» no frills, old school barber…
Joe’s Barber Shop —
‘But since I’ve been letting it grow out, figured I’d try a place that has a bit of finesse to the cut.
Thanks to Unilocal*,I found Garbos which is just around the corner and down the street from me.
It’s a standard looking salon, nothing fu-​fu or fancy-​schmancy.
Photo —
I called, set up a 2pm appointment w/​Andy. The people working there were all very friendly. I was greeted by a nice lady working the chair closest to the front desk. Andy was nice, personable, made small talk, and took his time. I especially liked the unpretentiousness of the salon. ‘Many of the salons in the area have that «uppa-​uppa,» nose tilted upwards, vibe… ‘Not this one! ‘Very inviting.
I’m not particularly picky when it comes to haircuts, I don’t need to LOVE it, just not HATE it! ‘This, I liked!
Plus, the $ 17 price tag added to the likability! (+ $ 5 tip)
‘Definitely going on my list of regular shops to go!
Mahalo Andy!
— Aloha!
Food: n/​a
Ambiance: 3
Service: 5
Value: 4

I love going here. It is easy to park, very clean and comfortable. Andy cuts my hair without trying to make all these other suggestions on styles. He knows that I know what I want. Everyone in this salon is great and the prices are very affordable.
I would highly recommend Garbos Salon! :)

I bike from garden grove to follow Helen to Garbos Salon every month just to get my hair cut, would never go anywhere else. friendly atmosphere, great people, excellent hair stylist.
Huy

My mum found Garbos simply by driving by. When she came home from her haircut — we barely recognised her — it was fabulous!
I’ve been getting my colour done at the Paul Mitchell school (I’m cheap ;-)) but decided to give Garbos a try. I can say that I will DEFINITELY be going back to Garbos!
Andy did my cut and colour yesterday and it is fabulous! He completely understood what I wanted and made my hair look wonderful! I’ve been wanting to go slightly lighter blonde for a while, but no one seemed to be able to do it properly. (I’ve got dark blonde hair naturally.) I should take a picture and post it on here — cos it’s wonderful now! And the right shade!
I am so thankful that we found them! Would recommend, 100%.