Salon A7

Jay is extremely talented and the entire A7 team is a pleasure to be around. As a male — I get my haircut once every three/​four weeks and it always looks amazing if I must say so myself. The client base speaks for itself as you will see a a very long list of current clientele that visit Jay and the rest of the A7 team routinely because of the great work they do. I have tried multiple places in NB and around Union Square and this is the best hair salon in San Francisco. My benchmark is 8 years in Manhattan where I have tried multiple salons that could not deliver the way Jay does including Cutler and Bumble & Bumble.

I love Salon A7. Jay is so talented, he really understands hair textures, color, & has fabulous style to boot. I have really thick hair and he is meticulous in my highlighting. He also thins out my hair with each cut so it doesn’t give someone tendinitis to give me a blow out. He takes into consideration that I have a toddler and keeps my style modern without being too hard to maintain. This salon is excellent from top to bottom. Jen, who handles everything but the kitchen sink as far as day to day operations is also my go to source for many referrals for all sorts of services– tailoring, spray tans, facials, you need it? Jen will hook you up! She’s a connector! I’ve also had a bang trim from lovely Lily, it’s like a tribe of people that you just trust to make you look your best! The salon is clean and thoughtfully designed, I feel comfortable and take care of each visit. I’m so glad me and my hair have found you A7!

NEVER GO TO JAY! I had balayage appointment with Jay. He absolutely ruined my hair. Originally I had my natural color so it was very easy to work on it. Jay left spots everywhere on my hair. He over highlighted the left part of my head and almost didn’t touch the right one. I spent $ 2,000 to fix what he did to my hair. A7 didn’t cover any of hair treatment procedures I had to go through neither the cost of «services» provided by Jay. I hope they will keep my review and take actions to stop damaging people hair.

This is a gem of a salon! I chose it based on how close it is to my work and the high reviews on here. I’m very particular about my color and Jay did an amazing job. Flawless highlights that look natural, a great cut, and a blowout that had me flipping my hair on my way back to work.
Very easy to book online or over the phone, go to Jay for a winning look.

Recommended by a friend, Jay and his color specialist team prevailed in correcting another salon’s idea of «balayage“on my curly, thick hair. I had given up on my first time coloring my hair in years and didn’t know how to explain why the current color was wrong or how I wanted it. But, armed with a few inspirational photos and a sense of what kind of feeling I wanted evoked by my hair, Jay was able to truly understand what I needed. Such a relief! Ultimately, the color was corrected to a sultry caramel brown with depth in tone to show off my curls, and weeks later I am still in awe at how vibrant and soft my hair is following such an intense color correction.
Come to Jay after (or hopefully before) you’ve experienced coloring elsewhere!
Side note — I am use to vibrant, loud, and high energy curly hair salons. This is not any of that. Instead, Salon A7 is more like a tranquil european spa where you can unplug. So, leave your phone at home or on vibrate. Relax!

By far the best salon I’ve been to in San Francisco. Jay was the only colorist who was able to do what I wanted. (dark hair to a couple shades lighter while eliminating warmth). He did an excellent color correction for me. Lily gave me a great cut as well. Everything was top notch, even down to their excellent coffee.

This place is great. My first time getting my hair coloured and they helped me through the whole process. Jay did a great job and the colour is awesome. Also, everyone at the salon was super friendly and nice. And I even got a cup of tea thank guys

I was in a dire need of a haircut and found salon A7. And woah, this place is good! Aside from the beautiful décor of this place, I was seriously impressed of how easy it was to schedule an appointment. My cut was fantastic and Lily is an absolute sweetheart. I’m going to make this my regular salon from now on!

This place is only a block away from where I live and the reviews were looking great, so I thought I’d give it a try before going to the Edwardian Ball this year. Best decision ever. Jennifer who was on the phone is very helpful; Lily, who took care of my hair is a true artist. I showed her some Victorian-​styled up-​do images and she immediately understood what I had in mind. My hair is thick, long, soft and very difficult to hold curls, but what she did with it lasted the whole event. It looked great even after 12 hours. Thank you Lily. Highly recommended for special occasion hair-​do & make reservations early because the salon does get pretty busy :)

I found myself at A7 after following Lily from her previous salon. She is simply irreplaceable and I’ve referred many of my friends to her. When it comes to cutting long, curly mens hair, she handles it like a pro. Every time I walk out of this place (10+ haircuts), I have been VERY satisfied.
The best part: One time I realized after 3 days that she left too much on top, she offered to fix it for free.
I could not recommend Lily and the A7 crew more. From the receptionist to the head honcho, this place is easily one of the best in SF. Highly recommend.

If there is such a thing as a hair God, Jay is it. I moved from Boston four years ago and have been searching, searching, searching for someone I love. Jay gets my blonde EXACTLY right. His salon is gorgeous and I love going to see him. The whole team is fabulous at A7. I always know I will walk out looking fabulous.

I followed Lily here from her last salon because she is an artist! Im a professional musician and male model, and when I sit in her chair I just say «do whatever you want». The stylists on set never touch my hair when I come to a shoot because Lily always hooks it up. I’m actually a really big fan of the whole salon! Jay is amazing and Jen is a knockout. Too bad Unilocal only allows 5 stars. Love me some A7 and Lily!

I have followed Lily wherever she goes for the past 3 years because she does an amazing job with my hair!
Want it short? She can do that. Go purple? She does it. Highlights? She’ll do that too.
I have really thick hair, and not many folks know how to work with my hair. Not Lily– she knows how to cut it so it grows out nicely. Even in between cuts, my hair still looks really good and no one can tell that I’m growing it out! She is great with highlights too, go to her for your cut and color!

Jay does an awesome job on my boyfriend! He has super curly hair that is very hard to shape. But since he has been going there, he has gotten so many compliments and is very happy. I can’t wait to go to Jay for coloring my hair!

Jay has saved from a really terrible haircut accident (not self inflicted :-)) and has done a great job at fixing it step by step. I adore him, his vibe and his work!
The salon also has a very happy and positive crew :-)

David Reposar has been cutting my hair for well over a year now and I’ve never been happier with its style than I am now. He is attentive to my needs, highly skilled, and an artist — he is not just technically skilled — ie a truly Talented Stylist. Because I have difficult hair, I’ve often left salons with cuts that looked good that day, but I couldn’t recreate what they’d done. With David’s cuts, my hair looks good all month. Which really matters to me, and to my husband! He has been so impressed that David now cuts his hair as well.
David trained at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in Los Angeles and worked in L.A. and NYC, and is now here in SF. David has also been doing my color since he joined Salon A7; they carry high quality products that are good for the hair and the earth.
David is Artistic Director at Salon A7 and his strengths in lifestyle arts extend beyond the salon into concierge services, including full range styling for photo shoots and more. To top it all off, he’s a genuinely nice person and fun to work with! His business partner, Jay, also trained at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in L.A. and worked as Color Director at Schwartzkopf Professional, North America for 10 years before going back to his roots in SF. He takes the lead on color products and they are a strong and complementary team. Their receptionist, Jennifer, is always friendly and helpful. Together they have created an environment that is modern, light and chic in the Upper Grant section of North Beach. In summary, I recommend this salon unreservedly.

I love this place. This salon knows all the goods of the beauty. I’m super in love this place and I wish to give them more than 5stars. Super sweet and friends (professional) team. Their colors are shiny and amazing, extensions are incredible, suggestions on your hair style or make up, their conditions and shampoos — You name it .
I’ ve done so much w Jay and Daniel looking forward for more to come. Jen — is incredibly sweet and very professional lady. She always makes sure that you are satisfied and happy client.

It was a really great experience to have my hair cut with David. He knows the texture of my hair well and he is pretty good at styling. He asked me how I want it, and I’ve really no idea, the only request is making me pretty and the result came out perfect, I do love it. I have wear my old one for a really long time and I was really tired of it. He made me a totally fresh one. It also really easy for me to style at home. I would love to say:” Thank you, David. Thank you so much!” I would definitely recommend this salon and I’ll come back for sure!

Salon A7 is the benchmark for the ultimate in hair care!
Jay and David are phenomenally talented artists. Jay creates fabulous color and David delivers the perfect cut. I love how they work together to bring about the best look for me. Almost daily I receive complements on my hair color/​cut. The salon delivers the utmost in client accommodation. Jennifer sets my appointments and ensures my time at A7 is nothing short of wonderful. It’s the consummate hair experience.
Stop reading these reviews and book an appointment at Salon A7 now!

There aren’t enough wonderful things I can say about my experience at this chic and gorgeous salon. I received one the best haircuts I’ve had in the Bay (lived here 5 years), and honestly perhaps one of the best haircuts ever. I was fortunate enough to have David work his magic (and believe me when I say MAGIC) on me. I left it up to him to do what he was feeling, and he gave me a super flattering and gorgeous cut that is easy to manage and style-​the color is also to die for! I feel like I can’t fail to mention how super kind and lovely he also is. An all around fabulous human! Gush, gush, gush… I could go on and on.
If you want to be your best glamorous self-​then call and book an appointment with David Reposar now-​before the secret gets out about him!