Salon Blast
A Capitol Hill salon specializes in the art of color and cut.
(206) 325-2471
2306 24th Ave Ste E
(at Lynn Street)
Seattle,
WA
98112
47.6395
-122.3021
Neighborhoods: Northeast, Montlake
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Salon Blast is the best at hair coloring
by tammyfred
September 27, 2008
I found Tim at Salon Blast for a hair color. My hair is very long, and naturally frizzy. It has always been a chore drying and flat ironing straight. I have never been able to wear bangs, or any look to short around my face. He was very good about first explaining how a shorter look around my face would balance, and give my face an oval appearance. He took a lot of time explaining how to simply dry my hair in the right direction, which was pretty easy, and would allow for bangs. He really did an expert job of coloring the exact tones to go with my skin shade. I was really impressed with his ability. My last stylists had no eye for detail, and surely did not have the training or skill that Tim used with me. I liked looking at all of his photo work in Europe/ London, and New York. I will be back again.
- Pros: Conduct was very professional
- Cons: not great to get to during Husky football games
What is up Searchers
by robbiefischer
June 24, 2009
Yes I too really found Salon Blast like so many of you. I did the onlinesearches, and got refered here.
I saw Juan for the first time to get a new cut, and he did a really nice change to my hair color. I am super pleased. The salon is very cute, and clean. I always look for clean. it is a red flag if a restaurant, or little business is dingy. The people were very friendly Mariah is sweet, and very friendly.
Thank You to Juan
- Pros: Professional
- Cons: didn't see any bad signs
Happy Shinny Hair
by Hollyburt
June 13, 2009
Last night, Tim at Salon Blast gave me the gift of bangs -- a gift I was always scared to ask for because I have curly hair. For years I've suffered wracking bouts of bang-envy of my straight-haired friends, never thinking it possible for me to sport a fringe, because let's be honest: no one wants anything on their face befitting the description "short and curly".
I never broached the subject with past stylists; for some reason, I didn't feel like I'd trust them if it wasn't their idea. When Tim mentioned bangs as an alternative to a standard shape-up of my overgrown shrub-like 'do, I decided to go for it, equal parts trepidation and excitement enclosing my heart like a vise. (OK, that's a little dramatic, but I was nervous, and intrigued. The last time I had bangs was when I was 5, before adolescence and the onset of the uninvited natura-perm.)
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I am 27, and my Lox are down to the middle of my back, and bleached colored from years of too much sun. I wanted a deep red brown hair color. I gave him a picture. After examining it. He made it, he handed it back, and asked if I wanted to add more color depth, and add in a few more colors. Heart pumping. I said go a head
I took off my glasses, rendered virtually blind, and let Tim go to work. When I put my specs back on, I was momentarily horrified at the stranger in the mirror, but one short bus ride later, I was home, unable to peel myself from the bathroom and my reflection. This morning I am as excited, if not more. My neighbors have said it looks light years healthier.
- Pros: A lot of help Fixing, and styling my bangs
Hair for a new Mom
by maripearl
June 09, 2009
I came to Tim at Salon Blast as a new mom and had a picture of what I wanted. Between pregnancy, and having the baby it just seemed the logical thing to do. Over and over again each stylist told me that if I cut my hair short it would exaggerate my round face. So I was put off it. I brought a picture with me. He told me that it would be no problem and he could customize the look that I wanted. So, nervously, I went under the scissors. He also broke up some of the blonde that I had become really bored with. By the time he was done, I was completely relaxed, and satisfied. He showed me exactly how to style my hair and gave me some tips. When he was done, I was thrilled. My hair looks great. I walked out of the salon with a great sense of confidence. When I got home I still loved it but I was worried that it wouldn't look as great when I washed it and did it myself. Man was I wrong! My hair is too short to put it in a pony tail so I have no excuses. It takes me 20 minutes to do my hair which used to take an hour and I love it. I always have it done now. He has me for life!
- Pros: Very Knowledgeable about Hair Color and Syling
A picture is worth a thousand words
by loyalgall
June 04, 2009
Being a first time person, I was a little nervous about trying another salon in Seattle. I have been a fan of the big spas in the past. I have been to the Salon that plays music louder then night clubs, and I have visited the salon chain that has held the torch in Seattle for the last twenty years, and neither of these places had very inspired coiffures. One of the girls in my law firm suggested I try Salon Blast. She said these people spend a lot of time Training, and really love what they do. I got a really good vibe from the stylists at this place. The two working near the entrance booth greeted me when I entered.
I moved here from Hawaii and have spent a year searching for a really good person to work with my hair color. My frustrations are behind me. I brought a picture of the color I wanted. Tim went over all of the cautions from my former color, and just did a first class color, and spent more time after cutting showing me how to use rollers to get wave, and light curl into my very straight hair. I really have to mention that the lady ahead of me could not have been crazier then any person I have ever seen in a salon. She kept running her hands through her hair as her stylists was shaping, and demanding more be cut in one area, and more thinned in another area, and complaining about the last salon she had been to.I closed my eyes, and all I could think of was this guy is not going to have an ounce of creative energy left by the time he gets to me. On the nut case meter, she was a ten. I have to give him a ten for the polite patience she received. I guess crazy people need their hair cut as much as the sane. I asked about her, and he was very nice, and just wanted to talk about my hair. I was very, very pleased, and promised to write a well deserved review.
- Pros: Time well spent.I din't have to pay for parking
Honoring, and Greatfull
by galeday
May 27, 2009
Ok! So now I have been back three times. The first time I had my color brightened. It is a sad day when the gray begins to out pace the natural hair color. I had hair to the middle of my back. So I only wanted a small amount cut off. Everything went well. The color was very natural, and I had a hair cut that did not freak me out. I was very pleased. The second time I was willing to let the man do what he thought would look best. We spent a very fair amount of time talking about the length, and style. I thought of giving up a mile of my hair, and Tim suggested only a few more inches to avoid the trauma of separation anxiety, and for the color he nicely blended multiple colors. Honestly I have never had so many people comment on my hair. If it were not for the gray creeping in, and my hair growing like an out of control California forest fire I would have left it alone for six months. It just looked outstanding, and I actually enjoyed styling. My third time was the just as good as the bonus round second visit without the long consultation from the previous visit. He is pretty meticulous, and gets to working intently, and doesn’t want to come out his trance until it looks like a master piece. I have a lot of hair, and feel very comfortable endorsing Salon Blast. My sister sees Mariah, and she too always has a great experience.
- Pros: professional attitude
I brought in a picture.
by myadmeyer
April 08, 2009
The Salon atmosphere is very Boutique, and not stuffy. They stylists are like little worker Bees attending to customers, and smiling at everyone walking into the Salon. I brought a picture into the Juan at Salon Blast and I left with the hairstyle i had imagined. Juan spent about two hours personally making my hair look exactly like the picture and he even stayed until 8:00 PM. He stayed late making sure it was perfect. The service was incredible, I felt more like a guest than a costumer and Juan was sincerely interested in my ideas for the haircut as well as friendly. I'm so glad that I chose to get my hair cut here.
- Pros: No attitude
Jill's Choice
by liberaljill
April 07, 2009
Every haircut I have received here I have loved. My mother and I go here regularly and personally, I have always had a good experience. The staff is always friendly - in person and on the phone. Tim makes his recommendations but always goes with what I want (which is usually his suggestion since I always love his ideas). He isn't afraid to try new ideas/techniques, and there is no pressure to buy product either. I do like how before and after the cut/color, that he looks at me through the mirror. It made me uncomfortable at first because I wasn't used to it. But I like it now since it makes me feel that he is actually looking at me the way I see myself, and listening to what I want. My mother is a little more demanding. I really wish there was a way to put her before, and after picture on this site. She had a head of very gray hair, and little style. I don’t know how he talked her into this style, but it is really fashion forward short blonde color, with dark included and cut with long pieces that swing like a junior high kid. Cute. It is hard to say she is mom. She looks younger.
- Pros:
Hair Photos
by mmlover
March 31, 2009
I am new to Seattle and looking for a new salon and found Salon Blast on CitySearch. The hair photos look great on this site and your salon's website! Are they all your personal works? I saw some of the photos on various national magazines. Do you do editorial work? Please post reply...Thanks Tim!
- Pros: Example: best croissants in town
- Cons: What are the drawbacks?
SHE LOOKS TEN YEARS YOUNGER
by clinekristina
March 17, 2009
My wife asked me to write a review. She started as a customer about a year ago. It took a lot of pleading on my end to get her out of the obsession of cutting her own hair. I bought her a gift card, which she did not use, and finally just walked her in the door, and she got right in. She is a professional person, and very beautiful, but zero talent when it comes to hair styling. I have to give these guys kudos for patience. She has seen about everyone in the salon. They have done a really terrific job of helping her develope a small scale version of fixing herself up daily. I AM IMPRESSED. About a month ago she anounced that she was going to color her hair. Will she did it, and I do not know much about the process but she looks like the girl I married ten years ago.
- Pros: PATIENT STAFF
TALK OF THE ELEVATOR
by louiswillis
March 17, 2009
Very professional, but not intimidating. The staff are friendly. I feel confident seeing any of the stylists who are available at the time I can come in. They are all good! I am growing out my hair (after a terrible experience somewhere else) and they have helped me through the nearly year-and-half process. I am very happy with the results. I am trying to be good and book every 6 weeks, otherwise, I can be tempted to cut my own hair. After I had the bad haircut, I was like hey! I could do a better job, snip snip! The staff have been very tactful and kind about correcting my mistakes! The owner, is always there, and he seems to be an encouraging presence to the other stylists. I usually book when I can take the afternoon, because I've had experiences at almost every salon, but the wait has always been reasonable here. I plan for that, because that is how it generally goes at any busy salon. On sunny weekends, my husband and kids play at the park in the Arboretum, or Library (which is a block away) while waiting for me. We always enjoy that!
Finally I got brave enough to get hair coloring. I had the owner, Timothy do whatever he thought would look proper for my face, and age. No Problem. he instantly pulled out a number of photos of pervious work, and got me even more revvvvved up!!! I work in a downtown Law office, and now I am the TALK OF THE ELEVATOR. Almost every morning some stranger comments on my hair color.
- Pros: parking is a breeze. It's a quick drive from downtown
