Renée Barnes Hair Studio

Renee gives amazing cuts. My hair was dried out but manageable. I left Renees studio for my first visit completely in love with my hair. The cut was so nice, my hair felt bouncing and silky. My color was beautifully done and Renee really gave it her full presence and attention. My hair felt nourished and refreshed.

I came to Unilocal to look up Renee’s phone number to schedule an appointment and saw I had not hit submit on my review from a few months ago! I first found her and booked my appointment based on her reviews. Upon our first meeting, she listened to me, looked at my hair and said exactly what I wanted, but never could put into words: the color I had as a child. Perfectly toned and multidimensional blonde. I’ve had so many try and was not expecting much more than covering up my roots… Was I ever surprised! She used a combination of lowlights and highlights and the resulting color was so beautiful and natural. I’ve never received so many compliments on my hair. It grew out beautifully and now I can’t wait to go back!

As a singer, figure skater, and a full time employee at a law firm, my hair has taken a beating — a merciless beating — at the hands of flat irons, blow drying, the wrong hair products, hair spray, dry ice rinks and of course my relentless pursuit of lighter hair (to hide the greys — I’m not sure where this logic originated).
One morning I came to work and saw a co-worker’s beautiful, healthy-​looking, silky tresses, and I had to know who did her hair. She referred me to Renee, and wow…
First of all, she had a lot of repairing to do. My hair was extremely brittle and bleached out. It took two visits. She deep conditioned my hair, then put in a darker base tone. The next day, she added some low lights, and a glossing treatment, and then she gave me the best haircut I have ever had. EVER.
I basically didn’t have a style; it was just long, flat and blunt cut, with bangs. Boring. She cut layers all over, added volume to the sides (I have a very narrow face, and I need it). It’s a long modern shag, with volume.
I had not envisioned my hair darker, but Renee convinced me that this color was really the best for my skin tone, and she was absolutely right.
She also educated me on the types of products I should be buying, and the good news is, they don’t break the bank! I’ve been using my new product regimen for weeks now, and my hair has lost its frizz. I have also ditched the flat iron in favor of a round brush. I’m actually having fun with my hair. I can’t believe it. It looks and feels so much healthier.
I have never received this many compliments on the cut and color. If I were able to post a photo, I would!
5 stars!

I went to Renee for a haircut and ecaille color session in mid September. It’s the first time I’ve had my hair professionally highlighted. Some of the color was a tad light, but Renee toned it down and took the time to be sure that I was happy with it. My hair was also very long, and I requested to have more long layers cut in. We cut a few inches off, and with my new color, I felt beautiful! I think we both agreed that next time, we want to cut even more layers, but I am soooo happy with my hair! Unfortunately, I think I spend way too much time checking myself out in mirrors now, but is that really so bad? I will say that Renee made it very clear that if I found anything I wasn’t happy with after I got home, I should call her and she would gladly fix it. It’s great and very professional that she stands behind her work and keeps her clients happy!

I’ve been seeing Renee for about a year now and she’s great. Her prices are reasonable and I’ve gotten so many compliments on my hi-​lites from friends and strangers a like. I just had a touch up and toner done today and I don’t know what Renee used today but my color looks and feels brand new again. I’m super excited. She’s honest and a great conversationalist too:-)

I went to Renee with a Lifebooker Loot for Ecaille highlights. She is talented and did a good job, but be warned that you will be paying more than the cost of the Loot. When I got there she told me that the Loot was only for ¾ partial highlights, claiming it was in her post for Balayage so it should also be in her Ecaille. It’s not. I don’t know how much extra I would have needed to pay to receive full, as I couldn’t afford to pay any more money so I was resigned to only receive partial. She also charged me $ 30 extra for toner for the highlights or else they would be a harsh bleach color. I understand the Loot is a price cut for the stylists, but it sucks to be in the chair with no choice but to pay or end up with a half-​finished service. This is my constant worry with Lifebooker Loots and have been lucky up to this point. I’m getting lots of compliments on her work, but I’m not happy I didn’t receive a full treatment and had to pay extra to get the correct color. She also tried to get me to cut my hair because she didn’t like my layers.

I found Renee when my previous Sassoon-​trained hairdresser of 15 years had moved out of town, and she is excellent.
It took a long time to find her. I went through *several* other hairdressers before her, and they did not give me the haircut I was hoping for.
I finally decided that I needed someone who had been trained at Sassoon, so I went to Sassoon. The hairdresser there did not listen to what I wanted. The cut was way too short on the bottom and way too long on the top. I went back again to have him even it out, but it still was not right. As a result, I had to wait several months before my hair grew out enough to get the cut I wanted.
Renee listens. She gave me the exact cut I wanted. She will be my hairdresser from now on.

Renee is very good at what she does: HAIR!
I have never had a go to professional for my hair. I have spent anywhere to 20 – 500 dollars on a sitting for my hair, and no matter how much you spend, its the artist behind it that makes the difference. I have walked out of hair appointments in tears many times! Renee might be the first professional I’ve saved the contact info for. :)
I’m an actress, so my hair really needs to look healthy and happy at most times. I have very fine and dehydrated hair. Renee communicated with me the entire time, took her time painting my hair by hand, made a beautiful cut, and in the end – an amazing multi-​toned, dimensional, and natural looking color. It was perfect. My hair doesn’t hold color too well, so she talked me into a repairing product, and it’s awesome, too!
My toner is fading at the moment, so I just set up a follow-​up toning. She’s my new gal!
I think she strives to make your hair awesome. I trusted her with my hair. :)

After a great first experience, I came back to for more hair art with Renee. This time I wanted an ecaille coloring on my hair. The difficult technique is a new take on soft balayage ombré that requires multiple colors to create a multi-​tonal, multidimensional tortoiseshell effect. Renee did the most amazing job! I receive compliments constantly on my new hair color. Absolutely love it!!!

I have been going to Renee for the past 9 months and could not be happier! She is excellent with layers and somehow manages to get my super fine, stick straight hair looking voluminous. Renee is also amazing with color and really knows how to perfect that natural looking balayage. I’m so happy I found Renee!!!

I went to Renee for the first time last week for allover balayage and a base lift, and she’s amazing! I’m really picky about who I go to for balayage because I went through a hair nightmare last year with someone who did not know what they were doing. I ended up paying over $ 500 to get it fixed, so lesson learned: you can’t cheap out on good color. That being said, Renee charges a really reasonable rate for what she offers, and she is definitely an expert colorist. I’m a fan!

Went to Rene for the first time last week. Really liked how my cut and color turned out. It’s been a long time since I was really happy with my hair. The only downside is that it took a while and it was a little costly, but to have a cut that I like it’s well worth it.

I went to Renee with high hopes because she’s a fast talker.
She convinced me to change my hair color from blonde to brown because it would «highlight my face».
The results were a disaster. The color changed to orange within one week.
Furthermore I lost a lot of hair, seeing patches of scalp all over my head!
It was a horrible experience and had never happened to me before, though I’ve
done color for over 20 years. (see my «before» blonde looks)
I cried and hid myself until my hair started growing back.
When she pursued me to recolor, I explained that I was not interested because of the lost hair, Renee became angry and very rude.

Outstanding! Truly I am a natural carrot top. My hair is now a 100% white and after having my son every colorist I went to it turned pink.
I met Renee one day after she was starring at my hair… and I am 10 shades of pink with embarrassment desperately in need of some serious attention. Well she nailed it.
She really worked with me reviewed my images from childhood to present listened to my thoughts and then took charge. I have been to here multiple times now and my hair has been absolutely gorgeous each time. I consistently get compliments on my cut and color. I went back East and my family and friends that hadn’t seen me said my hair looked fantastic best they had ever seen it.
Finally I found an amazing Studio that really cares and really wants to make me shine. It’s so hard to get the right shades of reds that look natural and she did it. Thank you Renee!

Renee has been the go-​to hair stylist for my parents and me for over 25 years, and for my teenage daughter for several years. We are all so thrilled with the results! Renee is both a cut and color expert. I don’t have gray (yet) but my hair has darkened over the years. Renee knows the best techniques to get the most natural, highlighted look. She also knows great treatments to repair hair that has been damaged by swimming, hair dryers, curling irons, etc. Renee’s prices are very reasonable and she is the best kept secret among the hair stylists to the stars in this city.

I was tired of being blond, wanted to refresh my look by going ombré but had hard times finding a salon where they would do it. Because in my situation it was tricky, we had to do the other way process: make roots dark, add low lights and and blend it with my light ends. Dying dark and then ombré would obviously damage my not so healthy hair.
So I made some research, found Renee and was surprised how many good reviews she had. I am glad to become another happy client! She is The master, the queen of her art. We texted each other back and forth. I sent some pictures of what I had and what I wanted to have. She was very helpful and explained how she would do it the healthiest way possible. It was very kind of her to answer my questions around 8 – 9 pm when most of the people are off and don’t want to deal with work related stuff.
It took us quite a while, she retouched my haircut which I was not happy with because of my previous negative experience. It came out PERFECT, can’t be any better! I love that Renee always checked back with me before proceeding to the next step: if I want to leave my front hair blond, if I like my bob puffy or flat, and etc etc. I am so satisfied with the results! Would highly recommend her service! Thank you Renee, you are amazing! P. s by the way the treatment was outstanding, my hair feels so silky soft, like brand new :)

I was lucky enough to take advantage of the Lifebooker promotion when my regular stylist was unavailable. Renee was meticulous, thorough, and managed to correct a bad haircut in addition to giving me perfect balayage highlights. I say this all the time and it’s true, but your hair is the one of few accessories you have to wear every day of your life so it would be worth it to invest in it, right? It helps Renee really takes pride in her work. I’m so satisfied with my cut and color that I will be a returning client. But while reviews are just opinions, her work speaks for itself, and my hair looks GOOD.

Called to make an appointment for a balayage which was offered on Lifebooker for $ 69; however, when I spoke to her (Rene) on the phone she didn’t sound too happy about the fact that I had found this deal and said: «this isn’t going to cover the whole head, just the top and sides» and I asked «so it’s not a normal balayage?» And she replied: «for $ 69? Are you kidding me?!» (while laughing).
I do not like to leave bad reviews but I felt that this was necessary because I believe she handled it very unprofessionally.

I just finished my session with Renee and I couldn’t be more happy! From the intimacy of a private session in her own mini-​boutique within Salon 90 210 to the TLC she put into the cut, the experience was stellar. She took time to find the best color to match my natural hue, while bringing out warm highlights along with covering my grays. Very picky and usually unhappy with cuts once they dry, Renee masterfully texturized and sculpted my hair into a realized style not just a cut. My hair feels healthy and light and the experience was so relaxing. I recommend Renee highly and will be back again and again! I even bought a gift certificate for my mom for Christmas!

Having lived in LA for 18 years, I’ve tried out almost every high-​end salon (Umberto, Juan, Juan, Frederic Fekkai, Giuseppe Franco, Jose Eber, Louis Licaro, Cristophe, Vidal Sassoon among many others!) and I have to say, Renee Barnes is friggin’ fabulous and up there with the best of them for sure!
I’ve been to her for both cut and color and was impressed enough to become a repeat customer. She was great at listening to what I wanted and my blond hair not only looked natural, it lasted a long time without getting crazy roots. My cut was equally impressive… the shape stayed with me for a good three months without even needing a trim.
Best of all, she has her own salon so it’s more intimate and you don’t feel like you’re being herded in and out like you do in some of the other salons. More one-​on-​one service as opposed to tipping 3 – 5 different people for cutting/​coloring/​combing/​washing/​drying your hair! Highly recommend her for blond hair as well as for brunettes as she did a fabulous job on one of my friends… natural, soft caramel highlights!
Check her out… won’t be sorry!