Sassoon Salon

Go see Kimberly!
She’s very detailed and precise! Professional demeanor and laid back attitude. She’s good about asking questions to really understand what the client wants.
I have really fine super curly hair and I switch between wearing it straight and curly. I HATE going to salons, so I resort to cutting my own hair.
I first came in wanting a trim and my hair straightened (nothing too drastic for my first appointment) she did an awesome job. She throughly cut my hair evening out the areas I cut so horribly and straightened my hair section by section.
Second time I came in I made the mistake of cutting my own hair AGAIN in between salon visits since I got a little antsy before my next appointment (since my hair is very curly I wanted to round it out) Kimberly not only fixed my mistake but made my hair look even better!
I get complements EVERY DAY about my hair.
Thank you Kimberly!

Think twice before stopping here to have your hair shampooed and styled. I came in looking for a blow dry with a round brush and was told they had someone who would do that. But they didn’t. You see they have banned round brushes– none in the salon. When I met up with my family at Starbucks an hour later they wanted to know why I had not gotten my hair done. I will have to find another salon tomorrow.

I’m a New York transplant, so I get the Sasoon thing. (I’m also a guy.) I always see Melissa, who does a super classy and amazing job cutting my hair. She herself is a class act. The problem with this place is customer service. The dude at the frond desk is an a**hole and I cringe every time I walk in. I could get into a pissing contest with this guy – my suits are made in London and my shoes in Paris but why bother. Wouldn’t it just be easier for us to all just get along and enjoy the work that we do? The experience starts at the front door, fyi.

Carmen is the best colorist in all of Seattle!
Carmen is an experienced colorist who takes time getting to know her clients and Always delivers a fantastic result! The staff at Vidal are customer centric and friendly. You can’t go wrong getting your hair done here.

Registered on Unilocal just to be able to leave a feedback for this place :)
Working in downtown, I passed by this salon pretty much every day. I wasn’t happy with my previous haircut experience, so I was on the lookout for something new. And there was Sassoon and Emily. I can’t praise her enough! I want to note how patient she is. I’m a huge pain in the glutes for the hairdressers, because I always have doubts: Bangs or no bangs? To keep the length or not? Edgy or classic? Emily is a high class professional. She actually listens to what you want and has an eye for detail. Add her sweet personality to this mix, and you’ll have an experience of you life.

Okay, we’ve all done it~ at home hair color. I was feeling overly ambitious and honestly, emotional. A combination that produces mishaps and obviously, poor decision making. My thought was, «I can do my own color correction. I know the basics of chemistry and I’m damn crafty. I got this.». Umm… oh no… no I didn’t. I came into Sassoon yesterday, embarassed of my now splotchy, brassy, multi-​colored brown and orange hair; desperate for a miracle.
I was lucky enough to be placed with Erik Schurman, a color speacialist at Sassoon~ who is new to Seattle as of just too weeks ago. He’s here from LA where he was member of The Sassoon Academy’s Color Team as a Color Instructor. I just won the hair lottery I tell ya!
Erik was kind, patient and clear without any condiscending or shaming when explaining my options. He set up three different scenarios for me to chose from. After my consultation with him I was impressed by his professionalism and care; placing my full trust in him and his expertise.
I now have beautiful rich mahagony hair that feels soft and healthy despite all that I had just put it through. Within moments of leaving the salon I recieved a compliment on the street corner from a woman who said, «I just LOVE your hair color!»…BOOYAH!!!
Seattle we have a new gem here with Erik Schurman… lucky us.

Emily is the best-​creative, thoughtful, fun. It is rare to find someone who you trust completely with a hairstyle but I truly believe she is an artist and have absolute faith that the haircut she gives me is the best for my face! I will never go anywhere else.

Time for an update. Emily is fantastic. She never stops growing as an artist and continues to impress with her intuitive approach to clients’ needs. Driving from PDX just to see her. Thank you!

My experience with Sassoon was an utter disaster. Being half pakistani and half Italian I have a lot of Thick hair, cost cutters just isn’t going to cut it for what I need. I grew up around hair dressers so I am familiar with product lines. wella is NOT top of the line, I am so kicking, myself for not calling in advance and checking. Had I known it was wella I never would have let them touch my hair. I want my hair to look tasteful, classy and professionally done especially when shelling out 200.00−300.00 dollars. I work in the business world my hair has to look somewhat classy not like a Walgreens box dye. I moved to Seattle a year ago and did not know where to go to get my hair done. i didn’t want to leave my choice to chance or Google. I had tried two other places I wasn’t overly pleased with the results. I asked my old hairdresser from Wisconsin who she recommended I go see, she highly recommended Sassoon I trusted her judgment. I called to arrange a cut and color and I told them «I have hair past my mid back and it’s very thick and very long I will need at least two hours at minimum for the color so please book enough time.» I arrive to my appointment and I’m told abby has only been booked for an hour. She tells me she has enough time to put a toner on to tide me over till she has enough time to see me for a few hours I agree this is fine. For those of you who do not understand much about hair Coloring process toner is a one step color treatment that is very simple it does not involve bleach or lifting color it is a deposit. I ask her to make it a medium brown covering blonde highlight with a brown toner is simple. Instead of doing my hair and Abby passes me along to an intern, She was working on three clients at the same time. The moment The dye is washed off and I see what my hair looks like I am horrified and know that a terrible mistake has happened. I was hoping it would look better once the hair dried. Instead of light brown hair, I went from dark blonde to Cheap peroxide looking apricot colored orange hair! I may as well gone to Walgreens and done it myself the results probably would have been better. My hair looked horrible! Even Edwardo the guy that cut my hair commented on how terrible the color looked he felt sorry for me. Abby was courteous enough to not charge me. I give credit towards admitting a mistake. Edwardo did an okay job on the cut, but it was not a 100 dollar cut more like the quality of a 50 dollar cut. He took his time and was not sloppy or rushed with me. Also keep in mind you will spend 20 dollars + on parking in a garage as it is next to impossible to find street parking. I found the atmosphere of the salon to be tense. The employees did not seem happy that was obvious. I will never return EVER. Getting your hair done should be fun and you should leave feeling beautiful, not in tears or angry. I will need to get the color corrected a few more times to fix what was done as oranges and reds are so hard to get out. This will set me back financially for sure. Must get fixed can’t show up to my job with Orange clown hair. UTTER disaster. My advice if you want shiny healthy looking color go with Davies color line. Research the products used ahead of time advocate for yourself. Check out my profile picture to see what my hair normally looks like on a good day. I hope this never Happens to another woman, I don’t wish it on anyone.

Emily is the best!!! I am absolutely in love with each haircut that she gives me! She has cut my hair 3 times now and somehow each time It gets even better than the last! Never before have I gotten so many compliments!
Not only does Emily give unique and amazing haircuts she is also an absolute joy to be around. Always very fun and friendly while balancing it all with amazing professionalism. I would honestly recommend her to everyone I know including my closest friends!
Sassoon has such a classy feel the second you enter but is still very comfortable. It is visually clean and beautiful, everyone is always so kind, they acknowledge you right away and always offer something to drink. I hope to continue getting my hair cut at Sassoon by Emily for as long as I can. Cuts as great as Emily’s are worth a million bucks!!! My favorite for sure!!!

I love this salon, my hairstylist is Edward and he is the best in town for men’s hair. I’ve been everywhere and this place is number one, the staff is really friendly and I always feel very comfortable here.

Hip downtown location, check. Pricey, check. Consistent great cuts and service, check and check. I’m not sure where my original review went for this salon but it’s been at least 2 years since my first review and I want to say that I still love Edward. I have tried many stylists in between but I always go back to Edward. He has fixed some awful haircuts for me, including one that looked like an overgrown bowl cut in which he turned it into a hip mid length bob that I got endless compliments on. You pay for what you great and this place is no exception to that rule.

The mixed reviews here are kind of understandable. I tend to think traditional Seattle aesthetic (rumpled, imprecise, grown out) doesn’t mesh well with Sassoon. If you like sleek, modern/​mod, asymmetrical hair and would be more at home on the set of A Clockwork Orange than the Burke-​Gilman Trail, this is the place for you! These people are kind of expensive (it varies widely; the color with Abby is some of the cheapest in town — just tell them your budget when you book) and it’s important to know they are not general practitioners. If you’re heading over from REI, yeah, you’re going to think this place is snotty and weird. Hippie.
I don’t have Sassoon hair any more but these people kept my head well before I defected to natural hair and first world problems like growing out my bangs. Abby is the most amazing colorist I know. She painted vivid shades of copper (okay, orange) highlights on my hair that turned heads whenever I walked into the room for months. In the first month, no less than a dozen older men sputtered and asked if that was my real hair color. Yes, Abby’s coloring consistently MADE MEN QUIVER. If you’ve never tried an iconic Sassoon style, go get your hair cut into weird points and triangles and splash some ballsy color on. It’s a rite of passage and this is the perfect place to find out if it works for you when you fully commit to it. Their shampoo massages are beyond belief, too. You get an instant Ziggy Stardust phase. What could go wrong?

As a guy, I’m used to getting my hair cut wherever is convenient. However, I recently decided that I want to grow my hair out and my wife suggested that I go with her to Sassoon because she gets her hair done there and loves it.
I’m completely new at this whole upscale salon thing and was a little overwhelmed with everything in the beginning, but the people at Sassoon put me at ease pretty quickly — bringing me water, answering questions, and being very nice in general.
After getting my hair washed, I sat down with Brooke, who proceeded to ask me questions about what I envisioned for my hair, what I liked to do with it, etc. We looked at some pictures and I told her what I eventually wanted, and she took it from there.
While I don’t yet have the long locks I’m shooting for, I’m positive that Brooke set up a great foundation for my hair to grow into, and I’m looking forward to going back to keep my hair in line. It’s a bit more expensive than what I’m used to, but I feel that it’s justified for the overall experience and expertise of the staff.

I’ve gone for Sassoon for at least a year as a hair model. Everyone is incredibly friendly and professional. I’ve mainly gone to Emily, who was under training for Sassoon for the past 2 years and mentioned she was trained at Aveda as well. For being interracial I would say I trust everyone here with my uniquely textured hair. I straighten my hair and also like to be able to leave it natural and Emily has given me a great versatile cut that caters to that. I’ve also gotten my hair cut my Lisa who is great too! I can’t imagine going to any other salon in Seattle.

See Emily! Or anyone really but I love every cut Emily has done on my hair. She’s helping me grow it out and I still look cute every cut! She is so friendly and talented and I can tell she really listens to what I want and makes brilliant suggestions.
I have never gotten as many compliments on my haircut and hair color as I have since I became addicted to Vidal Sassoon artists.
Everyone who works here has a clear passion for the industry.
The colorist I had my first visit here (her name escapes me but you really can’t go wrong here the training these stylists go through is phenomenal) for my bleach and tone spent extra time correcting some gold spots left over from the last salon I’d been to and gave me the most beautiful platinum tone.
After I get my hair done here I can’t stop looking in the mirror. I love Sassoon Salon!

This is my favorite and ONLY place to get my haircut and colored. Edward and Carmen are incredibly talented. I’ve been coming here for almost three years and although I have moved, I still will only get my hair colored/​cut when I come back to Seattle. The staff is incredibly friendly and polite.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Lisa. My hair always looks amazing! She’s very professional and works magic with each cut.
My daughter has gone to Emily with mixed results. The first cut was lovely and sharp, but the second cut Emily took it upon herself to cut layers in her hair. It’s very short in the front and really long in the back. It doesn’t look nice down unless it’s blown out. She’s ten and that’s not practical. It’s also too short to put up on a ponytail. What’s most annoying is that my daughter’s been patiently growing it out for nearly two years. Now she’ll really take the back up several inches just to restore the balance.
Also know you need to tip cash. I think a high-​end salon should allow you to put the tip onto your payment, instead of sending you to the cash machine. Over the years I’ve lived in many places — and have been to many Sassoon Salons. Only Seattle seems to have this policy.

OMG I’m not even sure where to begin. Honestly, some of the most AMAZING hair stylists in the pnw. I’ve had my fare share of hair treatments… not all so great. But this place definitely delivers!

Worth every penny! Without the skill of these stylists (I see Edward, but I’ve watched other stylists on the floor– all mad skills!) I couldn’t be wearing the long, layered cut I now have. My hair is wavy, very thick and coarse (half Asian me), and it’s difficult to find a stylist who knows how to remove the bulk to achieve the look and feel I want. W/​my background in hair, (schooled at world-​renowned Toni & Guy), I’m EXTREMELY particular. I drive from rural WA to the city for my cuts. (50 minutes) It’s worth it!
Note: I do have color done at a different location, after trying color at Sassoon (which was good). However, I’m able achieve the same look in color at a closer location.
I see a reviewer below said that a blow-​dry is an additional charge. I always have a blow dry/​never had to ask/​never been charged. (?)