The Copa Room

A quiet salon with great talent inside! I prefer a more «personal» approach to having my hair done… one without a crowded waiting room and 14 blow-​dryers making hearing anyone impossible. The Copa Room gives me all that and more! Kathie takes a very individual approach to working with each client, and give the time necessary to truly understand what you want. I have never left disappointed, and I’ve been going there since it opened. Cut and color are precise and beautiful. Fair prices and great service. Can’t ask for anything more! Highly recommended.

I’ve been going to Kathie for 18 years. When I first moved to San Diego, I complimented a girl on her hair cut and color and she referred me to Kathie. I’ve been going to Kathie ever since and I don’t trust anyone else. She specializes in cuts that do not need to be styled. Just shake and go. When I lived in LA I went to some very expensive stylists who messed up my color or cut. I love that I can rely on Kathie to always without exception do a great job. She’s the best!

Kathie is fantastic at color especially for blondes like me. Add the olaplex treatment to your color for a few extra $$$ it is worth it to have undamaged, softer and fuller hair. Great salon to be 1:1 just you getting all the attention.

This was my first visit and I loved every minute of it. Kathy gave good color advice and I ended up with the perfect shade of brown. The cut was also exactly what I expected and I left feeling like a million bucks!

Kathie has over 25 years of experience, which I personally see as a critical asset for any expertise. I’ve been going to her since 2000, when I was referred by a nurse who had great hair! What I think is her greatest attribute? She makes consistent *sound* decisions when it comes to my hair. For instance when I’ve been blonder she always reminds me of the increased maintenance, potential damage, and a need for more frequent cuts. In other words, she always provides both sides of every hair decision clearly and realistically. She is always on my agenda not hers. She has never cut more than one mini-​millimeter more than I asked her not to, even when my hair probably needed it! She will respect your wishes and maintain ultimate professionalism, but will give you honest, straight forward advice, pro’s and con’s about any style, color or cut you’re considering. I trust her 300% because under her domain my hair is always healthy and looking it’s best.

Kathy has been doing my hair for over ten years. She is a wiz with color. She took my head of awful black hair and turned it back into a beautiful natural color. It took a lot of patience over the years to do it right and not ruin my hair anymore than I already had. I won’t let anyone else color my hair!!. .thanks Kathy

I can’t say enough about this salon. Kathie is an amazing stylist. She is a perfectionist and takes the time to give me a really great cut. She is also fantastic with color. It’s SO hard to find someone who can do red right! She is patient with my ever changing mind and helps guide me to the perfect look every time. The salon is cute and comfortable with a retro vibe. She is the owner and only stylist so you get her full attention. Her hours are flexible but she does book up fast so best to plan ahead. Parking is on the street but I’ve never had a problem finding a spot close to the front door. I will never go to another stylist again!

Kathie Wagner is one of the best colorists in San Diego. I also love the owner and the décor of this hidden little gem.

The Best!
Kathie used to do my hair back in 1984 and ’85 when experimental hair was in and good cuts were essential. I lost track of her over the years but recently reconnected with her on Facebook. I always remembered her incredible talent, her exquisite taste, and her soft-​spoken demeanor. No hair stylist I’ve been to since then has seemed to care as much about clients as much as Kathie. She really takes pride in what she does and has a great eye and an expert hand. I recently had my hair cut by Kathie again (after having gone all over town) and I am the happiest I have been in over 20 years. I highly recommend her for your hair cut or color. She was able to make just a few changes to the disaster of a haircut I had going, and bring me and my hair back to life and put a smile on my face. Thanks again Kathie, I’ll be back!