Bohemia Hair Studio

There are no words in the English language to express how amazing Brenda and Alex are. I get compliments on my hair color 6 – 8 weeks after my appointments, which is nuts!!! They are so fun to hang out with, use great products and even gave me a Christmas present!!! Alex’s scalp massages are also the best. Seriously go to them, I have never ever been unhappy, and refer all my friends there. But don’t go too much so I can still get an appointment!

Brenda has been doing my hair for years. I was so happy when she moved to a studio closer to where I live. It took me many years to find a colorist that was good with blondes and doesn’t rip off clients with long hair, huge plus! She cares about the integrity of her clients’ hair and their satisfaction with the end results. If you are unsatisfied she will fix it, no charge. She has also never over trimmed my hair when I ask for a micro or tiny trim as many stylists are wanton to do. She takes her time and has very competitive pricing for the level of service and quality of work she does. Her assistants are always great as well. I always look forward to my appointments. My sister even makes appointments with her for when she visits from out of state.

I asked for balayage ombré, but the result came out just a regular highlights. I even provided pictures of the color of the hair that i want & gave alex a heads up that my hair absorbs the color fast, but the end result wasnt even close enough to any of the ombré pictures i gave her. As soon as she started drying my hair, she knew what she had done didnt even look like an ombré at all. For a first time customer, this is definitely not a good experience.
Im still giving 4 stars coz she did offer to fix it the same day, but i refused it coz i didnt want to over processed my hair. I explained to her that new moms like me dont have the luxury of time to stay longer or go back and forth to the salon for an error that couldve been easily avoided. Also, brenda was so nice and accommodating when i talked to her over the phone and that deserve a star :). I honestly wont come back for obvious reasons, but i should say im still impressed with their works (especially brenda’s) to their other clients.

Brenda is amazing! Super sweet and always willing to answer any questions. Been coming to her for about a year now, and I couldn’t be happier. She is definitely worth coming to. No disappointments here.

My review is long over due. Brenda has been doing my hair for over 5 years now. We’ve been through every hairstyle/​color together. You name it. Pixie, bob, lob, mermaid hair, from red, brown, balayage, silver, sombre, platinum blonde. She’s done it all. Brenda is awesome and very patient. She won’t let you do anything detrimental to your hair… (For those who have hair A.D.D. like myself) I always want to try something new and fast. Brenda will take you wherever you want to go BUT will always take you the RIGHT WAY. She’s taught me patience brings great results. I ALWAYS get random women complimenting my hair and ask who my stylist is… I love it. If you want to look, feel your best & have healthy hair Brenda’s your girl. You’ll love her fun creative personality & style. Love me some Brenda B!

Brenda is awesome. I’ve had a few appointments with her and she’s great. She does it all. Some of the services she’s done for me are balayage, haircuts, keratin treatments, full color, and glossing/​toning. She’s good at predicting how my temporary color treatments will fade. Like this one time, I asked for pink highlights and she suggested adding some purple into the color to cut brassiness. It totally worked. My hair did not turn orange! The pink faded into a pretty pale strawberry champagne. What I like most about my appointments with her is that every visit is pretty chill. She’s good at managing her time (so I never feel like I’m sitting around, wasting my time) and I like that she’s a nice person, to both her clients and her assistants.

Alex does my hair. She does a great job! She took my boring brown hair and put the right amount of highlights and low lights to make it look awesome. I never tell her what I want specifically. I just give her a general idea. I completely trust her to always give me the right style and keep it easy for me. I’m a working mother of three and she understands that.
If you’re looking for someone to keep you looking fresh and stylish go to Alex.

I had been looking for someone that could dye my hair exactly how I wanted it, and had been searching forever! My sister told me that she was going to Brenda at Bohemia Hair Studio, and I decided to book an appointment with her too. My sister went the day before and her hair came out soooooo good! The next day, I went to Brenda and I seriously LOVE LOVE LOVE the way my hair came out! I had light brown hair and wanted to do a balayage and ombré look with blonde. Brenda recommended dying my base color, so that my natural hair color would grow in and blend into that. I seriously love the whole look overall and would definitely recommend Brenda to anyone! Also, everyone at the salon was so nice and welcoming. I will for sure be back to see Brenda at Bohemia Hair Studio!

Before Brenda, I would always either color/​cut my hair myself or go down the street to get a cheap trim. I tried out another stylist twice when I decided to get straight bangs, but that’s about it. However after discovering Brenda last year, I can confidently say I have found my hair stylist for LIFE that I know will never leave me disappointed with my hair.
I came to her with natural dark brown, loooong, essentially virgin hair since I hadn’t done anything to it for about two years. I wanted a blonde ombré and a drastic cut in length, and she worked wonders. She also made my bangs more blunt, and I was absolutely in love with it. See first pic for reference!
I came back another time to make the tint even blonder and loved the results. But the very last time I went, I asked for purple tips and she suggested a periwinkle color instead. Again, amazing. Her little boutique is so chill and welcoming, and I feel so comfortable right in her chair because conversation with Brenda and her other assistants comes so naturally. Can’t wait to come back for next hair adventure!

This review has been a long time coming. I’ve been seeing Brenda for over 2 years now and I am so elated every time I walk out of her salon. She is so skilled and knows exactly what will look good on each customer. I trust Brenda so much that I often tell her to do whatever she thinks will look good! Brenda and Alex are so sweet and easy to talk to. The ambiance is always relaxing and fun! Good music and snacks=) Brenda’s work speaks for itself and I know she is a busy lady because she’s got mad skills! But I just wanted to do my part to give her a shout out! I even have my mom coming to her. She’s just fabulous! So glad I found her=))

love love love Alex, you’ll never be sorry you had her touch your mane! ;)

For as long as I could remember, I’ve always been on the hunt for the perfect hair stylist. About 4 years ago, I finally found her… Brenda. I had hair down to my butt for years and was finally ready for a change. I wanted to go pixie! A friend (who had the cutest hair styles) referred me to Brenda. When I went to see her and told her I wanted a pixie, she was so excited to do it. It turned out so awesome! I have never been with a hair stylist that wasn’t afraid to do what I asked. This let’s me know that she is confident in her skills and I can trust her «scissor hands». It’s always a pleasure to get my hair done by her. She is so friendly, fun, and real!

I first went to Brenda when she was still at Salon Lavish (2012). I had her give me a makeover for my birthday and she gave me a dramatic one with an A-​line haircut.
Three years later, I found myself back in Brenda’s chair. My hair is long and jet black. I haven’t colored it in 2 years. I just wanted some highlights to brighten it up (plus I have a few white hairs coming in! OMG.) Since then, Brenda has her own place now in San Dimas within Sola Salons. It’s right next to the Boot Barn. As soon as you enter the main entrance, turn left, and Bohemia Hair Studio will be right in front of you.
The studio itself has an intimate setting as it’s not very large. So eventually all the ladies in there were in some sort of conversation together.
Instead of «regular highlights», Brenda went with a balayage/​ombré look for me. Which is low maintenance with a natural look once your hair starts to grow out. My appointment was at 9:00AM and I was done at about 11:30AM. She also added the Gloss treatment with blow dry and style. She curled my hair after the blow dry and the finished look is the photos section.
Wow, I can’t believe how big of a difference the color makes. It doesn’t stand out too much (like in your face), but does add highlights and depth to my hair.
I think I’ll be coming to Brenda more often now.
NOTES:
No Walk-​Ins (appointment only)
Texting the hair stylist directly for an appointment works best (versus using the website)
Price ranges are listed on their website
Receive 10% off any salon service with Unilocal check-​in
⁶⁴⁄₁₀₀ Reviews for 2015

Brenda is by far my best kept beauty secret!
.guess it’s not so secret anymore ;)
Been a loyal client since Brenda’s Salon Lavish days and after all these years no other woman (or man) has touched my color. Bohemia Hair Studio is a private boutique salon and an appointment is always a must.
Having Filipino hair, Brenda is able to lift my color without any brassiness whatsoever which is truly the work of an experienced and knowledgeable hairdresser. From ash brown/​blonde, balayage highlights, rich burgundy, to now a deep chocolate brown. Brenda has got you covered.
Most importantly, Brenda is someone who genuinely cares about her clients — truly a beautiful soul. And that more than anything. is priceless.
Current hair situation:

I absolutely love Tiffany here at Bohemia!!! She is a wonderful stylist and I have been coming to her for years. I have chopped my hair, done highlights, grew it out and recently did a balayage on my hair and she matched it with the picture I had shown her and I cant even tell you how many compliments I get on my hair. I have never been disappointed and always leave super happy and feeling beautiful. I have recommended so many people to her and they love her as well. Thank you Tiffany for making me feel beautiful

5 STARS ALL THE WAY.
NEVER in my 25 years of life have I EVER left a hair salon and gotten EXACTLY what I wanted. Either it’s too expensive or I’m just whatevs about the results. With Brenda, you seriously won’t be disappointed! I made an appointment because my friend absolutely raved about how happy she was with her hair (cut and color) and I had noticed that she was particularly fly lately since her hair was on point. I was in dire need of a haircut and I showed Brenda what I was hoping to get. I have fine, long hair with medium thickness, but it’s pretty flat most days. I asked her for something that had a little more texture but was still easy to maintain.
She works quickly, efficiently and really takes into consideration the quality of your hair and what you’re hoping to achieve. Brenda was super nice and helpful… not only did she give me tips on how to maintain my hair, but she literally taught me how to curl, how much product to use etc etc. It was the most informative haircut I’ve ever had.
Brenda even works with your schedule… my schedule is crazy and I have school and work, but she is super accommodating. There are just too many good things to say about her. After 25 years of searching, I have finally found THE ONE. For all you ladies out there on the hunt, look no further. This is it.

I love Alexandra Valerio! I’ve never dyed my hair before, and she did my first ombré! I got sooo mang compliments on my hair from work, and even randomly from strangers and I always recommended Alex. Since Alex, I’ve never let any other stylist touch my hair. Alex is the best!

I am not normally in the business of writing reviews on here, but I have to let everyone out there know what a wonderful experience it is to have your hair done by Alex at Bohemia Salon. Trust me when I say Bohemia Salon is truly the best out there. It seemed impossible to find a decent hair salon. They are truly a dime a dozen around here and you never really know what you are going to get when you walk into one, except at this place.
I happened to stumble into the lap of Alex V. one day and I have to say that I was immediately hooked and have been seeing her now. She never disappoints. She always makes me feel and look gorgeous even on my worst day. She is attentive, always listens to what I have to say. I value her opinion when it comes to hair. She is the sweetest person in the whole wide world and she always makes time to squeeze me in whenever she can.
Bohemia always has a relaxed, fun atmosphere. I promise, you won’t be disappointed if you make an appointment here.

I love Brenda and highly recommend her as a hair stylist. I have been going to Brenda for over 10 years now and will follow her anywhere she goes. In the 10 years I have been getting my hair done by Brenda my hair has always looked fun and different. We have experimented with many colors and haircuts throughout the years. She has made me platinum blonde which was challenging because my hair is very dark naturally, also a bright redhead, ombré and has even added extensions to my hair. Brenda is honest and will not tell me or do anything that may be unflattering on me. I fully trust her with my hair. Throughout the years I have recommended many of my friends and family to her and they have all been fully satisfied by her work. If you want a fun, creative stylist with great ideas you can trust make an appointment with Brenda!

I don’t even know where to begin! Ask any female and they’ll tell you just how difficult it can be to find the perfect hair stylist — it’s next to impossible! Everyone thinks they can cut, dye and style hair, but that’s rarely the case.
After years of searching and being unsatisfied, I finally found Brenda. I am incredibly happy to have found her and refuse to go elsewhere. If you’re unhappy with your current stylist or are searching for someone to cut/​color your hair for the first time, look no further. Brenda knows what she’s doing and you’ll leave the salon feeling and looking like a million bucks. I can’t say enough good things about her.
I completely forgot to mention her assistant! Alex is also fantastic and very helpful. Such a great team.

I have been going to Brenda for 11 years. 11 years! I’ve tried all kinds of stylists — from the Asian ones, to going to the Vidal Sassoon academy, to trying out a stylist on groupon/​living social. Brenda is my solid, go-​to stylist, and I know that everytime I walk out of that salon, I’m going to love my hair.
She FINALLY opened up her own salon (in the Red Robin shopping center, located in Sola Studio Salons), and her large clientele has followed her, which is as expected since she’s solid, consistent, and very very good at coloring hair. At her old studio, she was usually always booked 2 weeks in advance.
Check out how I met her here:
The great thing about her salon too is that she’s really close to Klatch Koffee!