Hair Salons in Scotts Valley

Regardless of which one of the eight James Craig's cheerful stylists clients choose, they can rest assured that the stylist has undergone extensive training in the art of haircare, cutting, and coloring. Each of the seasoned stylists have completed the comprehensive one-year The James Craig Advanced Education Program and routinely study up on the latest trends under the Redken Exchange educators the salon has flown in from New York. The staff prides itself on using only the most-advanced salon products, including Kérastase, Redken, Oribe, and the James Craig signature line.

Sunlight floods the hardwood floors of the elegant salon, where the stylists administer cuts, colors, and hair-extension services as customers sip on complimentary coffee and tea. Each procedure begins with an in-depth consultation to discuss desired looks and ends with an informative discussion on re-creating professional styles, such as how to blow dry curls to create flattering waves or fashion an elegant scalp-top topiary garden.

When stylist Leslie Vasquez first opened Platinum Lounge back in 1999, she beautified the coifs of her growing clientele with only a short list of basic hair services. After the salon's 2004 relocation to its current space in Santa Cruz, Leslie expanded its staff and menu of services to run the pulchritudinous gamut from nailcare to makeup applications, waxing, and UV-free tanning. Now wielding 25 years of experience in her field, Vasquez leads experienced stylists as they re-invent coifs with her specialty hair extensions, all-natural Rene Futerer hair color, and smoothing keratin treatments. Manicures and pedicures pamper fingers and toes, and aestheticians customize hair-removal to each client's skin type with a choice of eight different wax formulas.

Laure Chicoine and her talented staff have experience with everything, from the most boisterous follicles to the shiest tousles of hair, and offer many salon services to deliver the look you prefer. Hair-shaping services include haircuts for men and women with a style consultation, aromatherapy scalp massage, a thorough cleansing and conditioning, and a blow-dried finish ($45+ for a junior stylist, $85+ for a master stylist). Depending on how many galas you have on the horizon, you can also get a special-occasion styling ($35+) or any of the salon's various hair colorings and tint retouches to make you happily unrecognizable to your chatty mail carrier ($50+). Nirvana also offers makeup services, eyebrow shaping, and Brazilian blowouts. As an added bonus, Groupon purchasers get 15% off any retail purchase on the day of redemption.

Main St Annex Salon is home to stylist Deborah Parkinson. With more than 15 years of experience, Deborah brings her training at London's Covent Garden Aveda Salon and editorial credits for fashion shoots to each of her appointments. Deborah individually consults with every client on preferred style and look, keeping in mind both seasonal trends and customer desires in order to create ideal looks. She keeps up to date on the latest hair trends, creating an ever-evolving menu of hair techniques. At Main St Annex Salon, clients may find traditional hairstyling services alongside ultramodern straightening treatments and ombre highlights, which, like leaning too close to a light bulb, leave hair brighter at the tips.

Stylists in this posh salon revamp manes using premium products, such as Label.m, Unite, and Kevin Murphy. Colorists infuse locks with sun-soaked highlights that are free of brassiness or grease stolen from local restaurants. On the company's blog, a collage of inspirational photos, such as vintage-inspired curls and on-trend dip-dyed hair, celebrate classic feminine style with a modern spin.

Stylists at Baliza Salon draw on their arsenal of salon-quality products from brands such as Pureology, Redken, and Pravana when cutting and coloring clients’ hair or pampering their skin with facials. In addition to cuts, stylists also combat unwanted frizz with keratin-infused Brazilian gloss treatments and add volume and length with hair extensions. Away from the styling floor, aestheticians cleanse pores with facials, and nail technicians add shellac polish to keep nails looking as fresh as a crisp head of lettuce floating through the vacuum of outer space.