Brenton Lee Salon

This is a great Salon. Great atmosphere and great service. I got a haircut and it made me feel young again. My hair was originally messed up from a previous barber but Brenton Lee’s team was able to save and style my hair. Thank you!

Loved this experience… And totally love my hair. I definitely will be returning.

Six months ago I moved to the Pasadena area. It is always hard for me to let go of stylists bc I remain loyal to them for years until I move. I found Brenton Lee Salon on Unilocal and read thoroughly through the reviews. I called to make an appointment and was booked for a clean-​up trim with Rain. Our first meeting was nothing short of wonderful. Not only was she personable, she showed great attention to detail.
Four months after my first visit I came back for a «drastic» cut, which for me is cutting my hair 4 inches. Clearly I am cautious when it comes to change with regard to my hair. Once again Rain did an exceptional job. At that appointment I consulted with Rain about balayage. It’s a new year and I wanted an improved change. She convinced me that she can make it so that the color would blend naturally with my hair. I was sold and booked my next appointment for the following week.
I came prepared with a couple photos of the color I liked so of course Rain made it happen. What would have been a scary experience with coloring my hair for the first time (at 35yo), turned out to be perfect and completely enjoyable.
Shoutout thanks to James and Sara for making sure I was hydrated with chilled water, and the glass of Merlot was a wonderful additional treat. Clearly, the staff are amazing at Brenton Lee Salon. The salon is clean and stylish in décor, AND they play good music to keep you in a positive mood.
Lastly, if you are looking for a gentle and detailed stylist, I highly highly recommend booking an appointment with Rain. She is all types of wonderful. I have become a serious fan after 3 visits over the course of 4 months. If you’re not convinced, to add to her amazingness, Rain gives the best scalp massages during your hair wash and conditioning!
High five, Brenton Lee Salon. I give you two thumbs up!

Sonia is wonderful! I receive many compliments on my color. Sonia is the greatest.

Friendly costumer service, stylists are very nice and my hair looks amazing every time I leave.

I’ve been a client of Brenton’s even before he opened his salon. All these trickling group attacks on this social media is really petty and unprofessional. Brenton is a stand up man and is a perfectionist that is why he is a master of his art. I have never been let down and have always left feeling great cause he cares about his profession and his clients first and foremost. The times I’ve been in the salon I’ve seen his own employees be lazy sitting around and not hustling like a real hungry artist should. As to why they are no longer there and posting childish reviews behind a screen.
If youre follower and read what others say then so be it. But if you’re a real leader in this society you will go and get your own experience and go from there. And you too will understand why these «bad reviews» exist. Hair is a persons a big part of a persons identity not something to play around with and they take that very seriously here.

I just got my hair done and now I’m in a great mood I loveeeee my hair. Soooo I got washed, colored (Ombré’) by Julie and layered by the best in southern Cali BrentonLee himself. I’m walking on a cloud now and my hair has body, shine, and lifeeeee. I can’t reiterate enough how much I’m in love with this place. The unique modern inside plus the service gets 10 across the board from me. Thanks again BrentonLee Salon xoxoxo

I don’t know what «Hollywood J» is talking about but Brenton Lee Salon is the best place to get all your beauty needs taken care of. From reading his post, it looks like it has nothing to do with the services provided here. It sounds like a personal matter that needs to be taken up with the owner personally rather than complain about it on social media like a spoiled brat with a sense of entitlement.
Anyway, I’ve gotten my hair done here, my mom and my sister and we all have left with nothing but 5 star service. You walk in and you’re instantly greeted. You are offered refreshments for your wait or while you’re in the chair getting your hair /​makeup done. As your waiting you’re being checked in to your stylist and when they’re notified, they come and get you. The stylist do not rush and really enjoy their time with you. I loved the interaction and the effort to make you feel at home and as comfortable as possible.
One thing that really stood out and will keep my loyalty forever is how much James, the manager, went out of his way to make sure we left happy. I went there to get a blow dryer for my mom for Christmas. Sadly, they were out of stock which was ok with me considering the busy holiday season. James personally went out of his way to drive to Costa Mesa and pick up the blow dryer I was going to get for my mom. This just made our experience here the best we’ve ever had at a salon. My mom will now have the amazing blow dryer she wanted for Christmas.
Thank you Brenton, James, Julie and the whole team.

I’ve been to this salon multiple times and have been a big fan for a while! Rain did my hair today and it’s the best cut I’ve gotten at the salon. I got a long bob. She took her time and did not rush. I was thinking about going shorter, but she advised me not to because I curl it often and that would make the cut look even shorter. Good call!
It’s also interesting to see a salon that has a diverse staff and clientele. It just shows that they are good at cutting all types of hair.
Love this place, and I will continue to come back!

I am giving 5 stars, I really liked my color and my master.
Just one thing, I didn’t mention it at the beginning, and I am afraid if I said it
now my master will feel offended and I don’t want her to feel that because she is the sweeties and wonderful and kind hearted. It’s just me, I would really love my appoinment be quiet, without any «small talks» and aside questions-it’s a real torture for me to have all that but I do not how to say it polite and I do not want them to think I am rude-​I understand it’s very unusual request. I just wish they will not assume everyone enjoys small talk and some people actually like quiet.
May be someone can suggest me how to mention it in very polite way and without offending anyone because I have to idea how to let them know. I am very afraid to look rude.

It was my first time at Brenton Lee salon on Friday Nov 13^th. It was my first time doing something on my hair what so ever.
My appointment was with Sonia and I am really happy about the service she gave me. She is an absolute five star pro. Sonia did a perfect job with patience and my highlights turned out to be fabulous. I just simply love her work.
Although I’m really happy with my stylist, I have some complaints about the salon. I wear hijab and I asked for a private room and they agreed to it, but it was not a private room, it was a curtain in the middle of a room. I preferred that they’d told me the truth, because I wasn’t that comfortable there. After my appointment, I found out that in November salon offered free glaze for any color service on their website, which they didn’t tell me about. I would have been happier if they had told me about it. Here is a picture of the offer which I ended up paying 69 $ for 65 $ value!!! So I strongly recommend you to check their website first and then go there.
I’m not taking my five star back only in honor of Sonia’s work and personality.

I used a LivingSocial voucher for a haircut, conditioning treatment, and blow-​dry. The stylist was pleasant and friendly, but she is in need of training. My haircut was noticeably uneven on one side, and I had to point it out to her. Thankfully, Brent (the lead stylist) fixed it for me, but it’s uncomfortable to have to point out a stylist’s mistakes when you think you’re getting a professional haircut. (I have very fine, thin, straight hair and asked for a trim with long layers, nothing complicated.)
I was not happy with the blow-​dry because my hair kept getting sucked into the back of the dryer. When she was finished, I pointed out that some of the ends looked kinky and frayed, and she just used cream to smooth them down. There was also an obvious dent left in the back of my hair that I had to ask her to fix, and my roots didn’t feel completely dry. She dropped the comb three times and just seemed a bit clumsy.
On a positive note, the hospitality and atmosphere are excellent. They have a complimentary drink menu and cookies in the waiting area. And all of the staff are very friendly. I’m happy with my haircut after Brent stepped in to fix it. I just didn’t plan on being there for so long while my stylist was receiving on-​the-​job training. (My appointment took 2 hours and 20 minutes.) I also am still stuck with the damage caused by letting my freshly cut hair get sucked into the blow dryer.

Pricey services and not at all impressed with the outcome.
I wanted a dark brown base color with all over caramel balayage highlights and some lighter blonde face framing highlights. I showed the stylist several Instagram photos of what I liked and didn’t like. Overall pretty standard SoCal Asian chick hair and not a dramatic change from what I had before which was now grown out/​faded a bit.
7 HOURS and $ 243 later…
The color didn’t come out AT ALL what I wanted. The color was too dark, the tone was off, and the highlights were uneven. Part of the reason the color was too dark was because her bleach/​lightening was so splotchy and uneven that she had to dye it darker to cover it up.
I was there from 4 pm until nearly 11 pm, partly because the stylist left me for a 30 minutes to an hour at a time, several times, to work on other customers. She had two other junior assistants come and take over (one only had a whopping month of experience… greeeaaat), though that still left me waiting in the chair by myself twiddling my thumbs for a long while. I originally thought to get a haircut, but ended up having to forgo that altogether after it got later and later.
She charged me $ 124 for the highlights, $ 84 for base color, $ 20 extra for an extra tube of color, $ 15 to curl/​style 6 clip in extension pieces, plus tip.
Rather than offering to fix my hair and get what I paid for, she said I would need to come in for another session and pay ANOTHER $ 104-​$ 124. She sort of then shrugged, said she tried the best she could, and blamed the poor outcome on my hair. Isn’t it the job of an experienced colorist to work with and adjust color and the process based on a client’s individual hair type, coloring history, and reaction to the chemicals?
After seeing how dissatisfied I looked, she soften a bit and said that she wanted me to be happy and to call her. I’ll see if she can make things right and I may adjust my rating after another session.
The salon provides return customers coupons and a personal note afterwards as well as drinks to sip on while services are being done (no doubt to promote positive Unilocal reviews). These are all well and good, but my experience was that the skill and service of the stylist was not up to par especially considering how much I paid.

I am a huuuuuge fan of the Brenton Lee Salon!
I found my stylist, Sonia, through a mutual friend of mine (Lynn K.) Sonia not only gave me a consultation prior to doing my hair, but she told me also how to take better care of it after my cut and styling was done.
One of Sonia’s lovely apprentices gave me a Phyto treatment, which left my hair and scalp silky smooth. I usually have terribly frizzy hair, but the Phyto treatment has left it beautiful (it’s been about ½ a month since getting it done, and it’s showed little to no signs of dryness coming back.) I will be going back in a few weeks to get the treatment again (Sonia recommended once a month for hair like mine.)
After my treatment, I got the most ahhhhmazing scalp massage! It was heavenly. I suffer from unbearable eczema, and this really did the trick to solving my dry skin problems on my head (since I can’t exactly take lotion and smear it on my head…)
Then, Sonia cut my dry, dry split ends while keeping the length, and proceeded to show me how to curl my hair using ONLY A ROUND BRUSH AND BLOWDRYER. Goodbye, curling irons! Goodbye, damaged, burnt hair! Sonia was so patient with showing me EXACTLY how to replicate what she did in the salon; she even let me try it on my own in front of her! She is truly an excellent teacher.
I will never go to another salon as long as I live here in South Pasadena. They have easy parking, their scheduling is well maintained and professional, and their facilities are clean, clean, clean. They also serve complimentary beverages, so you go ahead and have that glass of wine while waiting. :)
CAN’T WAIT TO REFER ALL OF MY FRIENDS HERE! xoxo, I love you Sonia, and I love you Brenton Lee!

I was asked to be a hair model yesterday for Thida. She took her time and gave me exquisite attention to detail in all aspects of the process to touch up my roots and perform a partial highlight. Her attention to detail and her talent for hairdressing were proven to be nothing less than outstanding! I left the salon smiling from ear to ear as I felt beautiful and cared for with maximum detail! I have absolutely no roots and the color is not only natural, but shiny and gorgeous. Thank you Thida!
~Tashia Gates

I had an amazing deep conditioning treatment utilizing Phyto products done by stylist Rain. She truly took her time conditioning my hair and pampering me. Rain didn’t cut corners and spent time massaging my scalp and applying the product to my ends carefully and thoroughly. The salon is modern and everyone who works there is very nice! I will be back on a regular basis.

I love Sonia! Not only did she do an absolutely INCREDIBLE job on my highlight and cut, but she took the time to show me a technique on how to best blow dry and style my very fine/​thin hair. I ended up buying 3 products but not because she pressured me to!
Sonia is by far the best hair stylist I’ve ever been to. I highly recommend!

What a miserable and unprofessional waste of my time! Went to get my hair trimmed and colored here and they have absolutely no idea what they’re doing!
First it took SOOOOO much longer than it should have because my stylist got my color wrong and re-​did it THREE TIMES!!! By the end my scalp felt like it was on fire!!! + I had to cancel other plans!
In addition: someone who I can only assume was the owner or manager named Julia (I think?) was bad mouthing other customers while I was getting my hair done, like really being nasty and it made me feel extremely uncomfortable. I could obviously hear her! Bleh — dont wanna do business with people being that petty.
Anyway: Save yourself the trouble and go anyplace else — perhaps super cuts or a lawnmower!

Several of my friends have recommended Brenton Lee Salon to me and I finally booked my first appointment this week with Amanda. I love the cut Amanda gave me. I have been trying to grow out my hair and did not want to take off a lot of length but at the same time I needed a cut that made my hair feel lighter and healthier.
Amanda took her time to make sure she created the look that I wanted and then taught me how to style it so that I could recreate the look at home and not just have it the day I left the salon. I tried it myself the next day and it worked!
Thanks to Amanda I have a fresh, healthy salon cut that all!

Jane is my girl! She truly cares about how you look and feel and always does an amazing job! Prices are more than reasonable and products are top of the line.
Love the salon, it’s beautiful, clean and easy to park. Everyone is so friendly and nice!