Calm, A Salon

Pros: fun & friendly staff, cute set-​up, great hospitality, nice products, some great stylists.
Cons: almost impossible to get an appointment unless you book months in advance, and if you have to reschedule forget about it; miscommunication on stylist experience levels, extra cost for a blow out (which could be a pro, I’ll give you that). My final deciding factor: a recent miscommunication with a new (to me) stylist which resulted in me being unhappy with my color. I called her to ask for a correction, she left me a voicemail and told me it will fade out, I called back & left a message and nothing since. I’m not impressed with this latest experience and on top of the constant difficulty scheduling an appointment I’m looking for a new place.

Needed a new salon. Tried Calm. Couldn’t be happier. Sonya did my color and it is fantastic. The price was totally reasonable, and the salon is a pleasant place. Can book online. The owner came over to introduce herself and welcome me a received a free blow out (also fantastic) because it was my first time there. Kerastase product line. A week to 10 days later I received a hand written thank you note from Sonya. This is amazing and certainly made the difference to me. Good Business practices. Totally will return. Recommended them to a friend and going on line now to make my next appointment.

I’m visiting the Bay Area for the month and needed a haircut so I booked with Meg Alper who was phenomenal. From the consult to the shampoo to the cut and style she was professional and superb. She gave a scalp and neck massage that was thoroughly relaxing. She styled my thinning hair with just enough of a nuanced and sophisticated difference that made it look fantastic and I’ve received a number of wow your hair looks great where did you get it done? comments. Wish I lived here. She is very responsive talented and creative and I highly recommend her. — bourbon of bourbon and champagne and by the way my wife, aka champagne, had Meg color her hair last week and was super pleased also.

Margaret– I can’t say enough good things about her. She’s a total professional, and makes you feel super comfortable. She asks questions and never makes you feel rushed. I’ve liked every, cut, color, and treatment she has done. The salon is also professional, clean and has a spa like vibe. Highly recommend.

I love Calm a Salon! I never understood before what a true salon experience is like. These women will pamper you! From helping me with everyday make up to make up for a big event, Margaret has been amazing. Ainsley and Sonia do awesome haircuts, color and treatments, and Eryn, the owner, is super friendly and accessible.
They recommend products but don’t do a hard sell, and I’ve been happy with the products they’ve chosen for me. Also, Ainsley recommended the Keratase de-​frizzing treatment, and I am not kidding that it has changed my life! Menopausal hormones have made my normally straight hair into a frizzy nightmare… no more. Now I just have lovely, manageable curls.
I love the new color Margaret did for me – and in a few days, I’m bringing my husband in for his first salon experience, and hopefully some real help with his hair, which is needing help these days.
Last night I went out for my birthday dinner with my new cut and color, and makeup, and if I do say, at 54 I felt glamorous! Thank you, Calm.

I had Eryn do my makeup for my wedding and I could not have been happier! She really listened to what I had in mind. I told her I was going for a more natural look and it was perfect! It lasted all night and looked great in pictures. They makeup itself is great too. Since she has her own brand of mineral based products she knows exactly what to use, and the lack or harsh chemicals is definitely a plus!
Eryn was also so accommodating to all of my bridesmaids who came with me for moral support. She let us take over her salon while they all got themselves ready. She also let us eat lunch and drink champagne. We had a great time!!!

I love Calm! I found Calm through Unilocal.Calm is a beautiful and calming space filled with nice talented artists. Their customer service has always been very good. But it wasn’t what got me to go to Calm.
I was looking for someone who can cut curly hair, and Alli’s name popped up on my search. I have curls and waves and Alli consistently cuts my hair beautifully! I love her. I’ve also started coloring and she’s a magician! Balayage is a great technique to start putting color in your hair, and Alli is a master of it. Growing up, ive always been frustrate with my hair. It was too poofy, dry, and shapeless. With Alli’s care and recommendations, my hair has been so healthy shiny and beautiful. I’ve embraced my hair. I get so many compliments now. I wouldn’t have beautiful hair without Alli. Thank you, Alli!
Alli is no longer at Calm, a Salon. She’s at a new location at Rockridge Day Spa off of College Ave in Oakland. I’ll be following her.

Eryn — the owner of Calm, A Salon is OUTSTANDING. The salon itself is beautiful and everyone in it is like a big family. A wonderful place to spend a few hours and treat yourself! She did my daughters hair, cut and color — and it’s the best I’ve seen it look in years! They do consultations about your hair and what you want before — which is 100% worth it! Really gets an understanding of what you want!
Eryn and Sonya also did all the hair and makeup for my other daughters wedding this past weekend. 9 Bridesmaids and the 2 moms as well! Words cannot explain what a wonderful job they both did. They did far more that just made each girl look gorgeous. Eryn is a «hairapist» and a wonderful one at that. She calmed everyone, worked with everyone’s unique wants and needs, and made the bridal party look spectacular. Could not have been happier. I cannot recommend enough that you both book an appointment at Calm and have Eryn and her team part of you day! It will feel like family in the room with you helping you get ready, as it did for my family having Eryn there.

I have seen Margaret many times for color. I was a «do it yourselfer» because of time and now will only go back to occasionally touching up roots. Margaret is not only fun and nice, she’s an excellent communicator and my color has never been nicer. The shine in my hair is actually back and the new color gets so many compliments as it looks way more natural. Love the whole experience. The salon itself is also pretty amazing. Like the name suggests, Calm, and the treats to snack on are a great touch.

I have brown hair, pretty easy to color right? In my experience most of the time everyone gets it a little wrong. Alyssa nailed it on the first try. Brown, pretty, rich, not overly any color other than what I was hoping for. Based on the amount of wrong color I have had in my life, I would have to strongly recommend Alyssa for getting it right. It is such a rare find.

I was looking for a place to get a cut and highlights, but I’ve never done highlights before, so I called around. Most places gave me price quotes and that’s it. I called Calm, and Alyssa went above and beyond in discussing options and pricing. I seriously chose this place based on her wonderful customer service alone.
Fast forward to my appointment. The salon is welcoming and true to its name. The receptionist was friendly and attentive, and they have water and snacks for customers. I was seen right on time, and Alyssa is really friendly, listens to you, and offers her honest opinion. We decided to skip highlights and do cut and color instead. She did a fantastic job, and I’ve been getting non-​stop compliments on my hair. I’ll definitely be back!

I love Calm. Alli is my stylist, and she is a magician. She is flexible, creative, ridiculously competent and personable. Everyone at the salon is super nice, the space is beautiful, and there are tasty snacks!

I followed my stylist Alyssa out here from Danville. Location wise, it’s pretty great because Fenton’s Creamery is legitimately the next block over and I can’t complain about that. :) Parking can be a bit of a struggle since it’s located on Piedmont, but if you’re willing to walk an extra block or two, you can find 2 hour street parking on the side streets.
The staff at Calm are all super friendly. Each time I walk in, I’m greeted with a smile and an assortment of beverages and snacks. I love the work that Alyssa does with my hair. She’s the 3^rd stylist I’ve ever let touch my hair. Why? Because I have thick, Asian hair, and if you don’t know how to cut it, it will go crazy. Alyssa always knows how to get the cut just right for my hair, and I trust her enough to her do balayage on my virgin hair next week. I’ve never had my hair colored, but there’s always a first time for everything!

One word: PERFECTION! Alli is amazing, professional, and an absolute doll. Her artwork is flawless and I am very very satisfied. The salon has a wonderful ambiance and the staff is super friendly. My sombre came out amazing!!! The communication between the client and stylist is not linear and she exceeded my expectations. I literally squealed when my hair was blown out and my colors popped just how I wanted it to. I will definitely be going back and I highly recommend this salon to anyone who wants to get their hair looking fabulous. Thanks Alli and to the rest of the Calm team!

Just left my appointment at Calm — and I love my haircut and the woman, Alli, who cut it.
She’s just great — super easy to talk to, and gives the best head massage I’ve ever had. I’ve been to many salons, and she’s been my favorite.
Only thing I have to say was the price was high, but I loved it so much — I’d go back.
Thanks Alli!

I think it’s a nice local salon.
My only issue is you have to be on your toes because they will upsale you on everything. Extra this and extra that.
I probably won’t go back because I just want to relax and get a cut and not subtly sold too.

I came here for about year, and I was very happy.
In October, I stopped by the salon to make an appointment and was told my stylist was no longer there, but they could make an appointment for me with someone new the following afternoon.
They told me they only had 4:30 available, earlier would have been better for me, but I could make it work and wrote it down on my calendar.
Well, the next day when I showed up for my appointment I was told that I had missed my appointment and that my new stylist was already with another client.
I explained that this must be a mistake.
Instead of owning up to their mistake, they proceeded to make me feel that this was my fault and «they would do their best to accommodate me».
This is not how a paying loyal customer should be treated.
I have taken my business elsewhere.

I was in the area for a doctor’s appointment a couple months ago and stumbled upon this salon. I stopped in because I saw that they were selling kerastase products and I needed to buy one of the styling products. The woman who helped me was amazing and so helpful. They didn’t have the product I was looking for in a full-​size but was able to find one in a travel size which would hold me over for a few months.
I was so thankful for their help and loved it. The ladies who were getting their hair done looked amazing by the way. These ladies know their stuff and if I lived closer I would definitely be a regular here for cuts and hair coloring needs.

Alyssa recently came back to Calm after working at a salon in Danville for a few years. She worked here in 2009 when the salon first opened. Now she’s back and she did a great job with my hair! She’s talkative and sweet and I would recommend her to anyone! I will definitely be back!

Once again… an awesome experience at Calm, A Salon! I went and got my bangs trimmed last month and got ombré done on my hair a few weeks ago. Just like the bang trim appointment, everything went very well. Heather did my hair again and did an EXCELLENT job! I plan to go back a get a haircut in a few weeks.
Never have a been so satisfied with a hair coloring and stylist:)
Can’t wait to go back!