Peppermint Cuts

I had the same experience as another reviewer: The owner completely did what she wanted and didn’t listen at all. It was our baby’s first haircut and important to us and even though we told her repeatedly that we just wanted the hair around his ears and back of the neck trimmed she just kept cutting away at the top and back and I kept saying ‘only around his ears and nape of his neck please!’
She also asked when we first got there if we wanted to shave his head??? What a terrible suggestion.
Please steer clear, something is off with this woman.
PS it’s sad now looking at our baby because even though it was a little shaggy at least it didn’t look choppy :(

I have gone to fancy and expensive salons in both Boston and SF, and have paid a TON of money to get my hair done the way I want it, but Lili is the only one who has ever gotten it right. And if she doesn’t get it perfect (which is rare) she will gladly fix it ASAP. FANTASTIC.

Lily is the best hairdresser I have ever gone to. She has been so amazing. She is always there when I need an emergency cut or color. She is incredible!!! She is so reasonable, more than any other salon, and is so kind and warm hearted to boot. She does the best highlight and color ever, and cut. Parking is very easy; the salon is warm and inviting, and Lily is so fun to chat with! She is open to making last minute appointments and is such a lovely person. I recommend Lily so much. Highly recommended: make an appointment today!!!

I showed up today with a half developed concept of what I wanted done to my hair. i described it and Lilana made it happen. it really doesn’t look like I imagined it… it looks Better. last time i asked for just a basic bob, and got a great cut that kept me happy until it grew out.
My kid also got a great cut today… we both have thick abundant hair and Liliana knows just what to do with it. I feel like she gets my hair and knows how to take my whakadoo idea and turn it into a really good cut that feels unusual enough to make me happy, but is well enough executed that i can still show up at my office job.
we first found Lliliana a few years ago through a Plum District coupon, and I’m so glad we did; it’s great that both my kid and i can go to the same place and walk out feeling awesome.

Excellent stylist! Im Not from the city, but got a hair cut here, due to tight schedule and I got hooked up! I may have to move here just to be closer to this shop.
Highly recommend+ make an appointment.

I took my 1.5-year-old daughter here for her first haircut ever this morning and Liliana did a great job. I called Liliana at 9am and we came in less than 2 hours later. She trimmed her hair exactly how I wanted it and it took less than 5 minutes. She was really great with my daughter too. Liliana is super friendly, fast, flexible, and understood exactly what I wanted. Now my daughter and I have the same bangs =)
I will definitely be taking both of my girls to Liliana in the future!

Cue working mommy guilt: my jusssst about 3 y.o. starts preschool on Monday and was looking distinctly like the fifth Beatle with his raging moptop. Just in time, I picked up a deal on Plum District ($ 13 for a kid’s cut), so I spontaneously called PC at 4:15 this afternoon. Liliana said, «Come by at 5:30,» so off I went, embarassed but happy that my kid doesn’t have to be blinded by his bangs when he starts school.
Arrived to a closed storefront and a surprising sign saying hours are by appointment only, but the owner/​cutter appeared 3 minutes later (I was early), and let my son get used to the shop for a few minutes before mentioning (nicely but firmly) that we had to get the snipping show on the road b/​c she had to make the bank. Fair enough; small businesses seem like a ton of work, and I can respect a schedule.
I guess I’m not foofy enough to care that the place isn’t high tech or particularly sterile, but the wall paint and carpet seemed fresh and clean enough to me, and while the toys in the toy bucket could certainly use a good going over with some play-​spray or some hot water & soap, it’s still nice to have a kid-​friendly joint and a kid-​friendly stylist who’s not faking it. I didn’t notice anything particularly life-​threatening about the horse, and I did fasten the (perfectly serviceable) safety strap around the boy’s waist.
The haircut itself was a 5-​minute job, easy peasy, and while competent, is frankly nothing I couldn’t do (and have done) myself, in our bathroom, save for the clipper work right at the end (which the kid didn’t love, and which doesn’t seem to have added much to the look). Nothing crazy, certainly not the hatchet job other reviewers have described, and although it’s true that Liliana said something like, «I think I’ve got it» when I briefly said I’d like it trimmed but not buzz-​cut, I was ok with it because she’s the professional, after all. I worry that a lot of reviews of kids’ services suffer from comparison to all the places that, in catering to kids, kiss moms’ asses. I don’t need my ass kissed, so I was happy with our experience at Peppermint Cuts.

Friendly and quick, but bad haircuts…

PERFECT for my 2 and a half year old daughter’s first hair cut!!! Lilianna was SO SWEET!!! My daughter is slow to warm up, so I wanted to find a place that was kid friendly and the hair stylist would be understanding, patient and engaging with my daughter! Lilianna is all of these qualities!!! She sat with us in the front while my daughter played with the salon toys. Then we went back to the horse where LIlianna picked up my daughter and put her on the vintage carousel horse (yes it is chipped a bit, but it is vintage and kids don’t care about that sort of stuff!). My daugther sat there nicely the entire time (which is amazing to me because she isn’t that good with strangers) and let Lilianna cut her hair. We were finished in 5 minutes! She did a fabulous job! I will definitely recommend her to my friends with children! My daughter also loved the painting on the wall of the Little Mermaid!

She’s the best hairdresser I’ve been to!
Works perfectly well for me — not fancy, not expensive, and flexible with time-​schedules!

I travel from the Lake Tahoe area (yes 6 hours total folks) EVERY 6 weeks for Lili to color and cut my hair. My husband also makes the trek to Peppermint Cuts. I tried 4 hair stylists in the Tahoe-​Reno area during the past 2 years but was miserable each and every time. Lili is not into frou-​frou but she knows how to cut, color and style hair!!!

I’m so sad I took my beautiful baby boy for his first haircut and now his hair is awful. He did great, I was surprised how still he sat. So, the bad job is due to the hairdresser not him. She was more concerned about picking up her kids in 30 mins and just rushed through. She also took out a buzzer and buzzer random parts so he is shaved in one spot and has parts not cut evenly on the other. The back of his neck looks like steps going down, it is so crooked. It is a crooked haircut on a crooked street. I have to laugh or I would cry at how horrible a job she did.

I’ve never posted on Unilocal,but I have to write about this experience because this was the BEST! The owner of this adorable little hair shop, Lili Senel literally picked me up at my house, drove me to the shop at 7:30am and did my hair, and then drove me to work!!!
You don’t get this service anywhere. And, on top everything my hair cut and color turned out amazing.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Yes, the salon is bare-​bones, no extra frills, but Liliana does great cuts for a great price. I brought my two-​year-​old son – he wasn’t at all happy about having his hair cut, but it was all over in about five minutes: snip-​snip-​snip, and he had a fine and handsome new ‘do. Liliana took longer on my hair, but still not as long as I’m used to spending in salons, and she exactly matched the picture I brought in of the cut I wanted. My son’s haircut cost $ 15 and mine cost $ 25. It’s a great bargain, especially for busy women who don’t like to spend hours having their hair cut, and I’ll definitely be back!

Lilliana does a great job with the hair cuts for my kids and myself, too! We’ve been going there for the past few years and are really happy to have found this place. As another reviewer stated, it’s not an upscale place but that doesn’t bother me at all. We get great haircuts at a great price!

I’ve been to all the kids hair cut places in SF and this is the best one. It might not have the best facility, but Lilliana is super nice and knows how to cut kids hair. She can do the classic girls’ bob and a nice boys cut too. Not too fashionable, just basic kids cuts, where kids look like kids and not little adults.

Lilliana is a sweetheart and really works with your busy schedule. When I was dying my hair, highlighting and all that jazz… she would get me out of there in under two hours always (I have a huge thick mop of mane people). She works well with you (helping you decide), your hair and really one of the best dye jobs I have had not to mention a good solid cut.
Now I am gonna be blunt this is not a upscale, marble floors, with tea and cookies and one person washing your hair and another blowing you out. Here salon is made to be kid friendly, it is not a fuzzy, be seen, frou frou salon; but you don’t pay those crazy prices nor spend ¹⁄₃ of the day there.

I didn’t know that Peppermint Cuts was closed on Sundays when I called. I was surprised to received a warm hello. I read (addicto Y) and (Sharmon H) pitiful review. both left me wondering why people who are so unhappy with your lives at home would bad mouth someone they barely know? Lilliana was a joy and a pleasure to meet! Lilliana Was Kind, Warm, and Very Gentle with my 10 moth old! she cut his hair Perfectly and in record time! WE loved her wonderful shop both inside and out! She gave the best first hair cut ever experience ever! I highly recommend her and Peppermint cuts for your kids first or next hair cut! She has earned me as a loyal customer!

I’m embarrassed that I live in the same city as Sharmon and Addicto — they complain of chipped paint on the horsey chair and old items in the shop. Are these the values that you are instilling in your children? That old or outdated things and items with chipped paint are awful? What do you go to see Lilly for? A HAIRCUT! She cuts hair well — magical with squirming kids. The horsey chair is loved by kids provided that are not told that it is bad because it is old.

Even one star is too high of a rating for this place. I wish Unilocal offered a Warning symbol option, like that yellow triangle with the exclamation point in the center that sometimes shows up on your computer. That would be a more accurate rating from me.
Just like Sharmon said the place is dirty and outdated; and that poor pony. It definitely has seen better days – during the 1960’s maybe. The «safety strap» is chewed through and about to break any second. Seeing that it’s supposed to serve as a kid friendly barber chair and is pretty high from the floor, I would think this safety risk would be addressed.
I agree with M.C. when (s)he says that the owner is very friendly, and if I were only reviewing for the personality of the owner, the star rating would have been different. However, the owner truly does not listen when you tell her how you want your child’s hair cut. She cuts it the way SHE wants to cut it, which was not what I asked her to do. So not only did I leave there dissatisfied with my son’s haircut (and took him to another place a couple of days later to have them fix it), but I was also upset that she didn’t bother to listen to me. As far as the place being «relaxing», I TOTALLY disagree. There wasn’t ANYTHING relaxing about this place. Also, the toys (which don’t appear clean at all) are stuffed in a little box which is located right near the entrance/​exit door of the shop. So, basically, your child plays right in the path of the doorway.
Needless to say, I won’t ever take my child there again.