Glama-Rama

I’ve booked several hair color appointments with Glama Rama, and each time I leave completely satisfied. This time, Jinelle helped me transform my brown, grown-​in highlights to platinum blonde. She is charming, efficient, and exceptionally generous with her gift. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would return for professional service, quality results, and pleasant ambiance.
The only side note is that many stylist only accept cash tip. There is an ATM next door for all your immediate cash needs.

Jen Rea is the shit. She answers all my questions and is super thorough when she cuts my hair. I had her do a more drastic cut about a year and a half ago and I love it. Ever since then, she’s been my go-​to hair stylist. Every cut keeps its shape for months and looks great. I highly suggest her!

My hair was not looking and feeling amazing so I decided to give this hair salon a try. It has a cool atmosphere and the staff is kind. The hairstylist said my hair needed all of these first aids and products to help it. I spent a lot of money for these treatments but in the end I just should have said no. I was getting a significant amount of my hair cut anyways which solved a lot of the problem. The shampoo and conditioner I bought at Sephora for curly hair did more for my hair than all of the treatments I paid for. My hair cut was uneven. I will not return.

So happy with my new haircut by Tresca, and excited about our plan to take my hair to grey (finally) so I can then put colors in it! and finally finally stop having to worry about those stupid grey roots. I have only seen her once so far but Tresca is obviously an excellent colorist and stylist. I highly recommend her and Glama-​Rama in Oakland.

This review is for Rebecca — she did both cut and balayage highlight. I have no complaints. The place is very wallet friendly too. My cut was $ 50 + tip and balayage highlights were for $ 175+tip for medium length hair. I will go there again.

Went and received an awesome cut from jinelle diamond at glama Rama in oakland, I have been getting my hair cut by her for 7 plus years now and have been overly satisfied everytime, she is very friendly, charismatic and knows exactly how to cut/​style my hair, she is up to date with the latest trends and accommodates your needs/​desires for whatever look you might be going for. I would strongly recommend her to all of my friends in need of a dope cut, THANKS JINELLE!

Pretty good business. Cool, quirky, queer friendly, fun! The owner is a sweetheart, a true gem and she is a badass hairstylist!

I made an appointment with Jinelle and couldn’t be happier with the results!!! I’m new to the area, and wanted to change my tired blonde highlights to something fun and exciting.
I called the salon to book an appointment last friday. They got me in for a consultation the next day and made my appointment for this Friday after I got out of work. Schedule was easy and the receptionist was extremely friendly and accommodating.
My consult was very smooth. Jinelle was super excited for my «Sunset» color that I wanted.
My appointment went perfectly! Jinelle was fun, welcoming, and did an AMAZING job! The service was fast, and my cut and color is absolutley beautiful.
I would reccomend this shop to anyone and everyone!!! I can’t wait to rock my fabulous hair all around town!!!

Jinelle is an artist for my hairs. I’ve been going to her for 6ish years now. She is always receptive to ideas, and happy to customize them to fit you. She has great ideas of her own. I’ve had some extreme changes with my styles, Jinelle handles them no big deal.
She’s easy to talk to, and laid back. She can do everything from simple blonde highlights to rainbow unicorn magic. She was in SF Glam for at least 5 years, then came to the east bay where parking is plentiful and the street is a good one for strolling.
Salon feels open and bright, staff are all chill. They also have revolving local artists featured on the walls.

Becca is a life saver! Precise, attentive, and whip-​smart. Great service. I travel from Novato to have her work her magic on me. Worth the drive.

I was recommended to this salon by a friend who goes to their SF Branch. I’m not sure about that salon, but Oakland Glama-​Rama is just great! Rebecca did my cut and she was awesome. I can’t tell you how nice it is to have someone really listen and give great feed back. She was very patient with me and my conflicting hair ideas!
I LOVE my cut, bonus since we needed to take a lot off! (had hair down to the middle of my back now it’s just below my shoulders) I’m still getting compliments and it’s been a few weeks since my cut.
Everyone was really nice that was working there too and the retro pictures are a nice touch to go with the overall décor.
So happy i found my new hair stylists!

This year I set a goal: «Treat Yo’ Self» because Parks and Rec is over and, for reals, lady – you need it. So, I set about making a list of what exactly that meant. First, my treats could not be fully gendered or set to femme – I knew it wouldn’t be a long-​lasting feeling of «Yass, Queen» if either existed… instead, any moment had to be **new** (asterics, new, nothing mediocre). So, I made a list of things I have never experienced, hadn’t experienced in the last five years (funds and ethics based), and both had to meet Queer lining (as in, any or all of: queer supportive, open with straightforwardness, loving, really f*ing gifted, and/​or known for the queer love). To be heard, I am pretty soft about my hair; it all grows back, right? Well, that doesn’t mean that, after five years, I am about to «Super Cuts» my Sunday.“Straight-mo’s” – my mathematics work for you, too, baybes. I hadn’t had an actual cut or pro dye in five years, my hair had undergone bleaches, box dyes, strange colours of various proprietors, shaves in various places – all the punk, or Bay weirdness/​queerness that one could imagine. So, I wanted to feel a special mane feels; my hair needed to be a fierce beast of worthwhile-​ness at the end – but, spending dollars is about more than a haircut. I couldn’t toss out my hard-​earned green with an individual that was eager to eat such lettuce without any kind of real meal.
Rebecca, or Becca, Knell made sure we were both satisfied; hopefully this metaphor is working. In case: she rocked my hair out, while making me want to come back. I didn’t plug in headphones or try to knock out our conversation with any other (trust me, they were bag-​packed) of my many resources. More than that, she treated my hair like a potentially soft-​blanket that was to wrap my head; bleach – let’s make sure it stays strong and non-​frizzed, toner – you should be so lucky to meet a well-​blended friend. Becca made my head and, let’s face it, brain feel safe even when hair-​banding (I imagine bandits) tried to stop her. More so, when my hair was orange, she found a safe, balanced way to get rid of any future Vitamin-​C, 90’s karaōke moments based solely on how I would have had to explain what happened. Now, my alliteration station: bob, bangs, blonde, is more than what I could have predicted.
Becca, hockey-​loving (who could not love a Sharks streak?!) woman of talent, thanks much for my super sweet dye, cut, and belief in the potential. So looking forward to my future self-​treats at your growing eye! Thank you, queen. And, readers – what are you waiting for? Go get your box-​treated, possibly manic-​panicked or splat, treated mess an upgrade by ensuring lengths to this future hair-​star! I went for an undercut that will be granted non-​additional fee touch-​ups and Betty bangs that, as always, make me feel bangin’…so. Seriously – call, schedule a consult, and treat yo’ self!

I was 100% pleased with my appointment with Hilary.
ACTION:
After hashing out the game plan and going through reference photos before the haircut began, I felt assured that she understood what I was going for. There was a lot of good back and forth communication, checking in, adjustments, and most importantly: questions before snips! She had great suggestions (given w/​o any pressure) that I am happy to have gone along with. She also let me know that I could come in for a free bang trim between cuts.
VIBE:
Hilary and the rest of the staff were super friendly, easy to chat with, gave me CAFFEINE, and generally led my morning to a lovely start. I’ve been ricocheting between salons for a few years since my longtime stylist moved. This is the first spot I’ve walked out of completely satisfied. Speaking of which, during this visit she completely salvaged the zombie leftovers from my (ultimate nightmare) previous cut (yes there is a review.)
I would definitely recommend coming here.
UH OH:
If I had the dough, this would totally be my regular stop. Unfortunately this salon is way out of my budget. I –definitely– do plan on returning and look forward to it, but I can’t come as frequently as I would like. I’m only shaking my head at my wallet, not the salon.

Kinetic Intellectual and Hair Artist Jen Rea — is a consummate style professional! THE BEST.
The most amazing thing is that Jen creates a space for you to dream your new ‘do. Carefully stepping you through the myriad options; all while assessing and ascertaining the specifics of your hair and your final objectives, Jen meticulously, and with a relaxed encouragement, begins to develop your vision for your hair with your input and then adds her mad skills.
The next step is that she makes sure the careful and MUTUALLY agreed upon assessment becomes a magic hair reality. I was impressed with Jen’s assessment, abilities, and her artistic cutting skills. Rare is the hairdresser like her that actively listens deeply, and then collaboratively helps you get what you really want, while applying the technical tweaks needed to turn a cut, or a ‘do into high ART.
I treated myself to a birthday makeover cut from Jen, and I cannot believe how good I feel about my own hair. I wrote this stellar recommendation, because when a professional like Jen does their magic that well, they deserve the accolades that they earned. My greatest suggestion was to say «feel free to work your own ideas».
The final step is that part many great stylists sometimes skip, she really gave me insight and a great understanding of how to make the hair repeat the look again and again. Thank you!

If you want to try something new, I highly recommend seeing Becca! She has not only put up with me bringing in my own red dye (and not even enough of it at that), but when I told her I wanted to try something different – specifically a fire ombré – she was all for it and succeeded in making my hair look just how I envisioned it! She didn’t shy away from neons colors (whereas I’ve been to other salons that don’t even believe me when I say I want RED) and I could not be happier with the result.

FInally! I got the haircut/​color I’ve been looking for. Moe is the best! I love my haircut so much that every day I get up and look in the mirror and get a big smile on my face because I wake up with great hair.
I’ve tried many salons over the years, and because of my age, hairstylists give me very matronly haircuts that do not fit my personality nor work with my face, until NOW!
Moe listened very carefully, and put a lot of time and attention into the look I wanted to achieve, as well as giving me a «wash and wear» haircut that I asked for. I’ve been looking for a colorist with some creativity who really gets me, and I finally found the creative and talented Moe!

I went in yesterday wanting a black-​to-​lavender ombré. The stylist, Jen, was really friendly and told me upfront that we might not get it as light as I want. I assumed she meant it would be a medium purple – which I I would be ok with. But 4 hours later, my hair was a barely noticeable dark dark purple :(You can only sort of see the color in the light. Jen said it was because my hair was so so dark it was hard to lift the black off, but it seemed like she was rushing to finish me because she had another client soon and someone else had to finish blow drying my hair. If more time was spent for the bleaching process, I feel like my hair would’ve been lighter. It was barely a medium brown after bleaching.
I know it’s hard to do dark virgin Asian hair, but I have Asian friends and see Asians walking around all the time with bright, bleached hair, and I went to an Asian salonist years ago who had no problem bleaching my hair to the bright color I wanted. Yes, asian hair is tricky, but I wish they were trained more in dealing with different kinds of clientele, or gave me a clearer warning about the results, and I would’ve just gone to an Asian salon instead.
Everyone on the staff was super friendly, and I got a lot of compliments, but I feel like I’m settling for a color so far away from what I wanted for $ 200 :(

This review is specifically for Tresca, because she’s the best colorist I’ve ever been to, and the only one I trust with my gray hair.
I’ve been dying my gray hair since I was 30 and I was sick of being a slave to the bottle and being embarrassed by the skunk stripe every 5 weeks. Now, having finally met my true love, I’ve decided to grow my gray out. And I wouldn’t do it with anyone but Tresca.
Tresca’s a highly-​trained colorist, and I’ve always loved what she’s done with my color. She has a technique for growing gray out that makes it look intentional and stylish, like Tish in The Addams Family. Now that I’m growing my gray out, people tell me all the time, «I love what you’re doing with your hair.» Strange women approach me & ask for the name of my colorist. Men even notice (!)
I’ve been to other stylists and tried to get them to do what Tresca does with my color, but they just don’t get it.

This is a gem. Yes, it is in Oakland, but it’s still worth the trek out for me.
So, I’d recently left a long-​term (fabulous) stylist and needed to find someone still up my style alley but within my price range and a bit closer to home. Believe it or not, the 30 minute drive to Oakland for hair appointments is a cake walk compared to what I’d been doing for the prior decade. I came in needing a cut and color, around the holidays, hoping for the best.
The first stylist I saw was Moe. She’s lovely and very good at what she does, but I’d say she leans more towards classic cuts and style. Since I favor a bit more funk in my cut and color, from my second appointment on I scheduled with Katey McKee. Her style is much more in line with mine, so it was just a better fit. I will post photos of Katey’s work on my hair, and if anyone wants something similar, she is your gal.
In three appointments, Katey took me out of my long-​term red obsession and into something more along the lines of what I’d been wanting to try but no prior stylist was on the same page about. I wanted blue, damnit! Blue with cutouts and other fun stuff. There does not seem to be a level of funky cut that she is afraid of or inexperienced in, and her feedback when spitballing ideas is always honest and super helpful. She is *also* great, managing the inevitable damage bleach does to one’s hair. My hair is pretty fickle (BABY FINE, straight as an arrow and can only take so much torture in one go) and thanks to a stellar level of skill and product line, she has kept it in fabulous shape. Seriously, it’s more manageable now (with about four colors and multiple recent bleach-​fests) than it was when I sat down in her chair with one color on it. If you see her and she recommends Olaplex treatment, I would advise you to listen. That stuff is amazing. I love my hair and plan to keep coming back so long as I’m in the area. Katey is genius at what she does and probably the most in-​demand stylist here, so you’d do well to book in advance and either have an initial consult or chat with her by phone/​e-​mail prior to your first appointment to be clear on what you’d like to do. I managed to have my entire consult with her over e-​mail, which saved tons of time in the chair. As for her pricing, I think it is fair and average for the area and her skill level. On top of that, she does NOT push product and can recommend gunk of every price range that will suit your head. This isn’t one of those snooty salons that will shame you into buying five cans of hairspray. If you want an accurate estimate on price, contact Katey directly. READ: This is no Supercuts, but you are investing at a market rate for a quality hairstyle. She is far from expensive all things considered.
Salon-​specific tips —
1) There is no private parking lot. It’s all street parking. Tack another 15 minutes onto your commute just in case you need to circle the block and/​or walk a bit. Telegraph parking is metered before 6pm but Alcatraz is free.
2) I think all the stylists are cash/​check only. The only thing I’ve paid for with plastic is product.
3) You can book/​cancel/​move appointments online. Very handy. Be sure to check out their site for that info, as well as info on the neighboring barbershop and SF salon.
4) If you want a specific quote on price, you will do best to call or e-​mail the stylist you want to see directly. You can also get their Instagram info if you want to check out more examples of recent work. I think most of them have such accounts. Katey’s Instagram is @scootsmcmuffin

I was extraordinarily lucky to find Moe at Glamarama in Oakland. I’d been struggling with my prematurely graying locks and was giving up the fight of dying my roots brown every few weeks. I decided to embrace the fun trend of going punky, silver/​gray in order to have fun with the transition to my new natural silver. I happened upon Moe through a Unilocal search and was very impressed by her work.
Moe was very patient with all of my questions and explained the process to me as we went along. She added in a treatment that saved my hair from the typical damage bleaching can cause. She was meticulous and gave me exactly the color I was hoping for. She was equally as meticulous with the cut, making sure I was happy with the shape and final product. I highly recommend Moe.