Hair Salons in Aliso Viejo

Leopoldo, of Leopoldo Hairology, loves healthy hair, which is why he slathers damaged locks in sulfate-free Yuko Kokoro G shampoos, sulfate-free organic Dikson with keratin, conditioners packed with plant extracts, and organic keratin treatments. He’s accumulated more than 40 years of styling experience, both in the United States and Europe, training at Vidal Sassoon, Toni&Guy, and Jingles International of London. His diverse array of clients through the years has enabled him to masterfully cut to the individual, and he amps up the service by including a shampoo, style, and complimentary glass of wine with each treatment. In addition to cut and color services, Leopoldo tames frizz with Nu Organic Brazilian keratin treatments packed with organic botanical ingredients. Aftercare is also organic and has bio-active keratin in It to help the treatment last longer. These treatments aim to keep frizz-prone locks smoother than a bucket full of melted butter for three to six months. The keratin also conditions and strengthens the internal structure of the hair leaving it silky, shiny, and smooth.

Robin White, owner of Azalea Salon and Boutique, and her staff style male and female manes with environmentally friendly hair products from Kevin.Murphy and Eufora. Seating clients at stylist stations equipped with vintage dressers and gilded mirrors, staffers manipulate manes with single-process color, highlights, and feather extensions. They also perform Brazilian blowouts and keratin treatments, which let them smooth unruly strands without asking clients to lay atop ironing boards.

The salon’s nail technicians pamper hands with manicures and feet with pedicures or detoxifying ionic treatments, which work to draw out toxins with the help of a warm bath and buzzing ions. Inside treatment rooms, aestheticians armed with SkinCeuticals products revive façades with custom facials and peels and whisk away unwanted hair. Before appointments, clients may sip complimentary beverages, peruse the boutique's selection of eclectic gift items, or sun in the outdoor garden while counting backward from 1,000.

Beams of sunlight pour through the windows of Newport Hair Design, bouncing off ornate mirrors, peering through tall plants, and gliding across sleek, cherry-wood cabinets. The salon’s talented stylists mimic the modern aesthetic of their ornate styling stations as they shear inches from locks, light up hairstyles with gleaming colors, and level out frizzy locks with japanese-straightening and keratin treatments. After outmoded hairdos have been updated, manicurists take the beauty-boosting baton and run with it, trimming, filing and reshaping the nails on fingers and toes. Waxing technicians complete top-to-bottom makeovers by removing hair from the face, limbs, and Brazilian regions, leaving the body as smooth as a figure-skating saxophonist.

Toni&Guy Hairdressing Academy’s salons, where skilled students snip away, continue a four-decades-old hair-taming legacy that began at a single salon in London. The academy sorts stylists by specialty, allowing them to focus on the latest trends and techniques in their respective fields and preventing quick-draw blow-dryer shootouts. Hair artisans snip hair into the proper shape before adding a wash and style according to client preferences uncovered during a complimentary consultation. Specialists apply full-coloring treatments, adding nonnative tints.

For more than 14 years, master stylist Dennis Lee has developed expertise in hairstyling while hopping from one prestigious salon to another, participating in Passion magazine photo shoots, working at fashion weeks in New York and LA, and styling the hair of royalty. Now at Armando, a Joshua Christopher salon, he cuts and styles hair based on individual texture, thickness, and proximity to balloons. He uses color techniques grounded in geometry and renders keratin treatments to reduce frizz while increasing shine. With every service, he takes into consideration the client’s needs, desires, and individual characteristics.

Cindy Puentes worked at a number of high-end salons before taking the plunge and starting Hair by Cindy. Now with more than 15 years of experience under her blow-drier holster, she expertly treats tresses to an array of services. From stylish cuts to weaves and keratin treatments, she strives for fresh looks that keep in line with clients’ vision or dream journals.