Etherea Salon Spa

04/28/10

great experience with Fredrick & Alexander

by bert74 at Citysearch

I went to Etherea and had my haircut from Fredrick! It was a job well done! He was fun and friendly! The staff there was friendly and professional. I also had a thorough consultation with Alexander Scott about thermal relaxing for my next visit. Can't wait to return!

• Pros: Great Staff

01/24/10

Entirely Disappointing ...Tired of Phillip!

by KiraKnightly at Citysearch

I went to Etherea to see Phillip, he has been my stylist for about a 2 years now. I followed him there from another 3 other Aveda salons, this is now his 4th. First of all, the parking was a disaster, couldn't find street parking, and had to pay $17 to park in a lot, and it made me late to my appointment, and that made Phillip very annoyed. He was tugging on my hair as he was cutting and blow-drying it -he was just so negative and bitter, as he had someone else waiting that was also late due the horrible parking. I have followed him from several Aveda salons. 4 salons in like 2 years, ..that he probably, I am now thinking he got fired from them all, because he always has such mean things to say about his previous salons. Why doesn't he ever have anything nice to say? I feel like he sings my praises, but it's really fake. I for about a year had to hear his bitterness about his previous employer, then I followed him to another salon, and heard nothing but gossip about the other employer. To be kind and professional, it is entirely inappropriate to bad mouth your previous places you worked at ...at least he had a jobs in this economy! Now, I followed him to his latest place, Etherea, in which the place was like a ghost town, and very dirty, and it was awful. Bad decor, snobby and rude people, parking was expensive, then I have to sit and listen for 2 hours of gossip about his latest previous employer. I have seen Phillip order people around, and I just never know what kind of mood he is going to be in. Either he is really nice, but it seems like he just cares about my money and not me, or he is just gossiping away about all of his "horrible" ex-bosses. I came to know the last one, and it is obvious he was fired, and as I sat down, he once again proceeded to tell me awful things as usual about his recent previous boss. So, I follow him from 1 salon to another to another, I listen to him, I hear all the gossip as I have come to expect, but as I sat there this time, I began to wonder ...if all he does is gossip about his prior salons, the problem is probably not with his ex-salons, but with Phillip. Why can't he stay in one place? Why does he jump from salon to salon, bad-mouthing everyone and every other salon in the city? I have decided I am tired of listening to his drama, and I want someone to listen to how I want my hair done, not the latest scoop as to why he has changed salons ONCE again. I am going back to his previous Aveda salon in West Seattle ...they were really nice there, and there was parking, and I felt very comfortable. So tired of listening to Phillip and his drama!!!

• Pros: Nada
• Cons: parking, filthy, overpriced, snobby staff & 2 much drama

01/16/10

Go see Sofia!

by mjinseattle at Citysearch

I went for my first haircut, and had the best experience! All of the staff were very friendly, and I left the salon feeling wonderful. Sofia is an incredible hairstylist - she really listens, takes her time, and does a fabulous job!

01/08/10

go see Alexander Scott

by ashley 99 at Citysearch

It had been awhile since my last haircut, as I am growing out my hair. My layers were a mess, and my hair looked dead, so I didn't know what to do. I thought I was going to have to take a lot off the length to make my hair look good again. I explained to Alexander that I wanted to keep my hair long if possible, but with more volume. Most stylists take this to mean that I want an upside down U in the back of my head with layers, which is not true! I told Alexander that I didn't know what to do to make my hair look better, so I trusted him to make the decision. My hair turned out AMAZING. he took the time to make sure my layers were symmetrical, which I really appreciate since that often does not happen. He also walked me through how to style my hair the way he did since I usually used a different round brush than he did. He then told me what products to mix, so now I can style my hair the same as he did. I was very satisfied with my haircut and will be going back to Alexander Scott for my next appointment.

• Pros: takes the time to get create exactly what you asked for
• Cons: parking

10/19/09

Alexander Scott is fantastic

by Nishky at Citysearch

i highly recommend alexander scott - hair stylist. i have a few friends who had been clients of his at another salon and when i saw their cuts i said - "whoa - who did your hair?" i was truly happy with my cut - he has a knack for styling that goes way beyond his years, an eye for geometry, and got my hair to behave in ways i didn't think was possible. i know a scott will be going places in this business. get in while you can!

also - very nice warm staff at etherea too.

• Pros: thoroughly talented stylist
• Cons: pay for parking