Cetana Salon Spa

Extremely mediocre cut at typical high San Francisco price point. Furthermore the management are rather rude, and will try to stick you with a more expensive stylist without explaining or asking.

Great people, very nice and presentable, Nina was great she did my hair and i loved even though it was my first time there, my hair came out looking exceptional! Erin did my facial and it was wonderful and relaxing, she also helped us at the front desk and was professional. Perfect place to get a few things done with great service. Very satisfied!

I cannot get enough of the Aveda products they use!!! I get the BEST scalp massages here and it is pure bliss after a long stressful work day. Monica gives the best scalp massages and will use Aveda oils before she shampoo & conditions my hair. I always choose the lavender oil. :) She is meticulous and a perfectionist, always making sure I’m 100% happy before I leave the salon.
Staff is friendly and professional. They always offer you a beverage of your choice and have fresh cookies in the waiting area. Love it!

I can’t believe I haven’t posted a review for Cetana yet?! I’ve been visiting Ursula at Cetana for about a year now, and she’s absolutely AMAZING! I first found Cetana because I needed a place close to work to get my regular hair trip, and it was about a 5 minutes walk from work. My hair is not super high maintenance, but having pretty thin hair, cutting layers can be tricky. Ursula always give me great recommendation of how much she thinks I should cut off, and always does a great job with layering. I’m also super picky about my bangs (I’ve gone through about 3 stylists before this because I was never super happy with my bang trims). Ursula was able to get my bang trimmed at the perfect length (and she does complimentary between-​cut bang trims). There are salons where your hair will look perfect maybe a couple of weeks after you’ve cut them. Not here. I walk out of the salon feeling fabulous, and I don’t have to worry about scheduling date nights or girls-​night-​out right after getting a hair cut, with the fear that it doesn’t «look right» after a fresh cut. Also, Ursula gives AMAZING hair wash. I just wish my hair feels that fresh everyday. Anyways, if you live/​work in SoMA/​South Beach and is looking for a hair salon, Ursula is your gal. Plus side: Cetana does not break the bank! Their service prices are very reasonable. I’ve gotten way worse cut while spending twice as much money. This is the place!

Came in for a hair color and cut. Did not leave disappointed. Friendly service, not pretentious. I will be back.

Very fancy experience for me. Never paid more than 30 bucks for a haircut. Although I wasn’t in the mood, it was cool to be offered wine. Ernesto was really cool and easy to talk to. He listened to what I wanted. He gave me tips on how my hair worked & how to style it quickly and easily. He gave me just what I wanted. I got a lot of compliments on my hair. It was a great experience. However, I’m not used to paying over 100 dollars for a haircut so I probably won’t go back for a while.

While I usually get great haircuts from Roy at Cetana Salon, I recently enjoyed my haircut from Erica. She was friendly, easy to talk with, and a great communicator. I enjoyed the experience and would recommend both Cetana salon and either Roy or Erica as a hairstylist.

I have been to many, many, many salons in my day, so I feel very qualified in saying that Cetana is the best in San Fransisco. Nina Snell color corrected my hair exceptionally well and has consistently done a great job with conditioning treatments and haircuts. This salon is essentially a full service in the way that they treat you: you are welcomed with a beverage and some delicious cookies, your are fully advised on exactly what you want in addition to any risks or maintenance associated, and you walk out feeling like a rockstar. I would highly recommend this Salon.

Definitely a full-​service salon. You are made to feel at home, immediately offered tea, water or wine. It’s an aveda partner salon so all the products are amazing! My stylist knew exactly what I wanted based on only a very brief phone consultation. She took her time and did such a great job. I definitely felt that I was in great hands the entire time. L-​O-​V-​E them!

What a great find! Booked a morning appointment for a haircut, plenty of parking on Brannan. They offer drinks and cookies while you wait. They also use Aveda products that smell fabulous! My hair is nice and healthy again. Soft, more movement, more life. Rose did a great job! I will definitely be coming back.

I did a root coloring for the first time, having light blond color and light natural color as well.
Just after procedure it looks good with having hair straight, and with salon light, but the next day I notice the difference in color under daylight, and it was getting more noticeable when I’ve done a ponytail. So at the end results was not that expected, but overall service was great — welcoming and respectful. I also had no allergy to Aveda hair color while my skin is very sensitive, so I can recommend it.
Update: salon manager fixed the problem, I got great result and satisfied with the service

I don’t normally spend much $$$ on a haircut because I used to have long straight hair and it didn’t really make much difference for me. However, I recently decided to go for a bob and went to someone who wasn’t very good and completely hated my hair. I gave it a very long one month to grow out my hair and decided to go see Ernesto based on reviews I read on Unilocal.He first assessed what needs to be fixed after seeing the look I wanted to achieve and told me that it would take some time for my hair to grow out in order for it to look all better. But he said there are two things he can do to make it better for the time being. And HE DID. After I got the haircut, I got compliments from my coworkers vs. no one said a word when I went from long to short in the previous cut from someone else.
I am very happy that I found Ernesto and probably will go back to him and let him do more magic!!!

Juanita does it again! She is truly world class service when it comes to all that she does. She treated me like royalty, made sure I was always feeling beautiful, gave me step by step instructions on her make up application and even set an intention with me before we started!
Her energy is pure, loving and very easy to get along with.
The makeup application was bold, beautiful and made me feel like a model for the day!
If you are lucky enough to have Juanita grace your face with her magic brushes, you can consider yourself a true goddess.
That is how I felt after i left, a goddess!
Thank you Juanita!

Love, love, love Laka! I have followed her from elsewhere and am ecstatic to have found her. I receive a compliment a week on my hair and I have Laka’s cards at the ready for referrals. Easy, incredibly talented and amazingly gifted– Laka is the stylist you can trust 100%. I often let her make my haircut decisions and am never disappointed. After YEARS of searching, I have found the stylist and salon for me. Thank you Laka and Cetana!

I got my hair colored today by Nina.
I have thick and dark Asian hair and Nina was able to get it super light and turn me into a modern day grandma!
No breakage and I have received so many compliments already! I may have finally found my colorist in SF! I no longer have to get my hair done in LA anymore.

Just got a fun textured lob (long bob) by Nina! She is amazing and did a great job. I volunteered as a hair model for a class they were doing with their staff and it was a great experience. All the stylists had an amazing end product!
Super impressed by the timeliness, cleanliness, and general good vibes. I will definitely refer friends to Nina and be back again.
Ernesto taught the hair class and seems pretty amazing as well. He assisted in taking some weight out of my hair and was so precise with the scissors, i felt no snagging or pulling on the hair! He is definitely a very experienced stylist and Id recommend him too.
P. S. I got an undercut as part of the new style and its a great way to be able to wear your hair in a ponytail when u have short hair!

Been coming here. Every hair stylist all seem really good. I walk pass other customers and everyone’s hair all look great done by the stylists here.
My hair stylist is Nick and he’s awesome!
Nick listens to what you want and simply has the skills to make it happen! He’s also fun to chit chat just enough during your hair appointment. Someone pours out talking for hours the whole time would kill me lol. Nick is just great.

Went back for round two and my hair came out exactly the way I wanted it.
I showed her (Maddie) a pic I found on Pinterest and she was right on the money.
Came out absolutely perfect.

Got my layers refreshed by Ernesto and loved every bit of both the resulting haircut and experience at the salon.
I came on the Father’s Day and traffic getting there was horrible so I was late — nevertheless I was taken in and received superb service

I haven’t cut my hair since 2011. And partly due to the fact that I am tough to trust people with it. After scouring Unilocal for a salon that I felt fit me, I double lucked out having met Kristen.
She is adorable. She is awesome. She is talented. She is funny and she loves food! Within 2 seconds of meeting her, I trusted her to take over a foot off my locks. She glanced at a picture I found online and within minutes the cut was spot on.
I’m beyond impressed and booked my first coloring in four weeks. I would definitely refer any picky ladies to pay Kristen a visit (by appointment)!! Can’t wait to come back :-)