Farah Hair Design

I’ve been having my hair cut and colored with Farah since 2013. I work in the film industry so its important that I always look good and Farah never fails to impress! The salon is really wonderful and cozy and there’s always fun music playing and people talking and laughing. I keep my hair very short but a lot of the clientele here go in for the luxurious blow-​out and for fancy updos. There’s something here for everybody it seems. HUGE BONUS: 3 hours FREE parking at the Westside Pavilion right next door!

I have been going to Farah for more than 15 years. I love her hair cut, color and blow dry. I love Anita eyebrow treading and recommend here to lots of friends and families.
Great customer service and nice attitude.
Thanks for all this years.

I have been going to Farah for over a year now. She is truly outstanding. The first time I went to her I took a picture along with me of what I wanted my hair to look like.
She made her suggestions and gave me an excellent hair cut. The best I had in many years…
The whole salon is very friendly and they play very nice music…& I will be going back

I wish I lived in LA! I was in town for an event and had my hair blown out here a couple months ago. They beat any east coast salon I have been to! My hair looked amazing! I would totally commit to taking the 6 hour plane ride to come here. Their staff is professional, friendly and knowledgeable. They are unbeatable in my book! You guys are #1!!!

Do not go… I was recommended to Farah Hair design by friends. I arrived at my appointment time for highlights. I was greeted by Farah who said she will be right with me. 15 minutes later she directed me to change. I sat in her chair for another 10 minutes while she was on her phone and talking to other customers. She then addressed me. She told me that I needed many other treatments. Fine, i agreed. I told her that I had 2 hours. She then told me that I needed a hair cut. She asked me if I wanted to keep it long. I said Yes. ²¹⁄₂ hours later, she made me a bleached blond and cut my hair very short. She did not listen to me or she does not understand English. She then passed me off to someone else to blow dry my hair. He did not introduce himself. He burned my scalp and kept bumping me in the head with the dryer. I could not wait to leave. 3 ½ hours later, I payed my bill and ran out. I am debating to protest the credit card bill. Even if they wanted to «fix» my hair, it will take a while to grow back. They did repect my wishes or my time. I will never ever go back.

I am not a regular Unilocaler, and rarely post comments on line for the businesses. However, after several years of impeccable service from this place, could not resist sharing my experience. Considering losing my hair, and the difficulty keeping my hair in a good condition, never been disappointed from the service and the fair rate (especially for the Westside). definitely a 5 star!

I have been going to Farah hair design for many years. Anita does my hair and she does a great job. I love this place.

Farah gave me the best haircut and Highlights (Ombré style). Her colors don’t burn the hair. She is an expert and knows what she is doing. Anita gives great brazilian blowouts and keratin treatment (Lasts about 3 – 4 months). Ultimately everyone at the salon does a fantastic job and are very welcoming to new and returning clients.

Since I always color my hair at this place I just decided to get a haircut with Farah.
The hair cut was perfect. Exactly as I wanted it. The price is very reasonable and Farah is such a great person as well. Great experience all together for all the times I have been going to this place.

Since I moved to LA last year, I was looking for a professional hair stylist. I am very picky about my haircut. I have a thick curly hair. It’s very hard for me to find a perfect hairstylist who knows how to do layers hair cut.
I tried this place once and I fell in love with it!!! Farah, the main hair stylist, she is a pro in layer hair cuts. She knows exactly how to cut my curly hair in layers so it looks the way I always wanted!
I also did a hair color here and I loved it as well. She uses a natural hair color which is perfect for my thick hair. It looks very natural on my hair and it didn’t dry my hair at all as other hair colors will do.
Also, I should mention that the people working here are very friendly and polite. They will serve you coffee or tea while you’re waiting. In general the atmosphere in this place is very pleasant and friendly.
I would definitely recommend this place. If you are looking for a professional hair stylist, this is the place to go!!!

Awful experience. I went there to get ambrea hair and she burned my hair and did extra services to clear the messed up situation. Don’t recommend this salon if you care for your hair.

Well I have only tried eyebrows threading there and I have no comment about the rest.
Mona has been doing my eyebrows for two years now. She is awesome. She is an artist and knows the job well. Whenever I ruin my eyebrows she finds a well to make it look nice with whatever is left. For the first time in my life I do not worry about my eyebrows. Price is reasonable too.

True that as a guy might not be the most useful review for a hair salon, but I will like to write a short review about Farah:
It took me a while (and a few times of cutting my hair myself) to find a place where I feel comfortable and know the will do a great job. This is the place.
To start with a great service, all of the people working there are really nice to you. Far from other places where you feel just «in line», in here they will know you by your name. That’s nice.
Their work is always as you ask them to be, no more, no less. And that’s the point of a haircut (at least for men). Pricing is in the same level of other places around that you won’t get as satisfied as the results in here.
Summarizing: After almost 2 years searching, I found my place and really happy with Farah

This is a great hair salon! They are amazing with hair and the process are very affordable. Farah has been cutting my hair and I’m always happy with how it looks, she’s really good at adding layers.
Mona is great for blow outs, she works really well with thick, long hair. I always walk out with lots of volume which I love!
They always have appointments available when I call in which is so surprising because they are really busy, but its nice to know I can call a week in advance to make my appointments.
There are a few parking spots in the back of the salon and metered street parking out in front.

wow! Amazing experience I got a haircut from Farah! she is extremely professional!
Thank you Farah!

I’ve been coming here for years, but only for blow-​drys!
I never had Farah, but the lady that does the blow-​drys is great!
I usually get loose curls and at other salons they usually fall out by the time night comes, but all of my blow-​drys from here stay and look great!

Farah did my haircut and some one else did my blow out, but they worked great as a team! Great service, very friendly… I will be returning! (My haircut picture is posted #11, I’m wearing a yellow sweater)

I actually went here because it’s the store front for another service that was sub-​contracting out of there. Was late for an appointment and had tried to call to reschedule, but their voicemail was full. I went anyway to try for a walk in, and arrived at the front door of the salon. I reached for the door and noticed it was locked. It’s packed inside with customers and staff and they look at me like I’m literally an alien from another world, no one moving to assist.
I ring the doorbell and again I get the «interesting animal at the front door, but not my concern» blank stares from the staff. One of the guy clients in the chair motions for me to try the door next door. I go there and repeat my «door is locked» performance. One female employee literally looked at me as she walked BY the door to walk back to get back to her cutting station.
And then I start getting angry and disgusted.
I finally am noticing that the staff and clientele is almost universally of Persian descent (I am African American and don’t make it a habit to «play» any sort of «race card»: i.e. I don’t cry «racism» when someone looks at me cross-eyed…but, when it hits you in the face like a bat…).
FINALLY an older woman on staff comes to the door to see what I want. But she won’t open the door, so I need to shout that I called for an appointment but am late. She can’t hear me and finally opens the door where I explain the deal. She half-​apologizes and explains that they are «by appointment only.» I respond that I’m not understanding how they knew upon looking at me through a glass door that I didn’t have an appointment. She half-@$$ed another apology again and let me in.
I started to wait for the woman I was meeting with, who was very sweet (I don’t think she saw me since she was near the back of the store), but surrounded by these coiffed Kardashian-​cloned Stepford Salonists that had just racially profiled me en masse, I felt so both nauseous and furious. I apologized to her, but cancelled the appointment and left.
If you are a client there or are considering them, while you are not directly affected by this behavior, I hope you’re asking yourself «whether the work is good or not, is this kind of treatment the kind I want to support with my commerce?» (trust me, this wasn’t nuanced AT ALL: pretty clear what went down). To put it another way, don’t reward reprehensible behavior.
Feel free to mention this review to them, then find another salon. One where the staff doesn’t wear pillow cases with eyeholes cut out over their heads during their off hours.
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EDIT: the lady who I had the original appointment with called to apologize a couple of hours or so later and offered to reschedule and tried to explain that the staff was skittish because of a recent theft. Still leaving the review: being robbed doesn’t mean you can’t be civil behind a locked door: the door being locked wasn’t the problem it was the near-​minute of me ringing the bell and standing there looking ridiculous while they all impassively stared at me that was insulting.
I did not reschedule; moved on and found someone else. You should as well.

I haven’t gotten my hair done here (yet) but Anita did my eyebrows the other day and she couldn’t have done a better job! She has such a gentle touch, I only felt minimal pain, and she did them exactly how I had described. Making an appointment was easy, I called the morning of and the girl on the phone was able to get me an appointment the same afternoon.
Everyone is super friendly and welcoming from the moment you walk in the door. The receptionist, Farah (the owner), among others all greet you as soon as you walk in. I definitely recommend this salon and will definitely be coming here regularly for my eyebrows, and when I decide to get my hair cut.

I love Farah, the gracious owner of this salon beside the Westside Pavilion. She’s a class act, and she’s got magic scissors. Farah can deftly cut 4 ½ inches off my hair in less than 30 minutes and have it look perfectly.
I’m a no-​fuss kinda girl. I don’t need the head massage; heck, I don’t even need the styling afterward as my coif is usually wash and go. So this is my kind of place.
I used to pay $ 150 or so for a cut in Brentwood and always felt ripped off because my hair is Asian straight and long. It’s healthy, shiny, and easy-​peasy. With $ 35 here, I get exactly the same results as a frou-​frou Brentwood salon, and I am happy.
Great find!