Wild Root Salon and Spa

I went in on a whim based on a stylists hair I saw inside the salon. I had been watching my kids play in toddler play area just outside the salon. I’d recently received a cut I did not ask for and was curious if it could even be fixed. I saw this woman and thought «she has cool hair, I bet she could tell me if it can be fixed.» So I asked her and she said she could absolutely fix it and that she knew exactly what she needed to do. I figured, what the hell, why not? She exuded confidence and was rocking a similar style to my own. Glad I trusted her. She made my hair awesome in about 8 minutes flat! Her name is Donna. I have wavy/​curly color treated blonde hair. I’m rocking a side and under shaved, asymmetrical bob. It’s pretty great! Thanks, Donna!

Katie did a fabulous job on my color and highlights. Just what I wanted and really enjoyed working with her. The whole salon is very friendly and comfortable.

If you’re thinking about a bikini wax, I HIGHLY recommend Crystal Robbins — she’s fast, REALLY good, friendly, and makes the whole thing totally not awkward. You can tell she’s an expert, and she’s super nice too! I’ve been seeing her for years– it is definitely true that the hair grows back more sparse over time and it’s so much easier! If I could give her ten stars I would!
p. s. does great work with brow and lash tints too!

Shawn was amazing. I had long, long hair and was clueless about what to do next. I just knew I was ready for a big change after years of letting that stuff grow to waist-​length. I did have a few trims and one cut to shape it before I realized I wanted it all gone. Shawn was brave enough to tackle this project even though I was not sure what to do next. He pulled up a number of different photos on his phone, we chose a layered, long-​bob, kind of surfer look and he was off. He was great with my slightly wavy auburn hair and gave me a fantastic new look. Luckily for me, his people skills are great and he read me well as, with the right products, this look is easy to maintain. (Walk out of shower, add product, mess it up with or without blow dryer and good to go.) So great to have such a reliable place to go. I will be back again and again, Shawn!

So after three years of craziness at home, I decided to go to Salon to have a hair cut and feel little better about something related to myself.
I must admit I am never very good in conveying my wishes when it comes to my hair, in past I have been very very lucky that I found right hair dressers who understand exactly what I wanted and obviously I kept them as long I stayed there on that particular city or country.
any ways, due to my own deficiency I decided to take the picture of the hair style which I wanted and honestly it was not the picture of magazine where I would just imagine myself as a model and get upset if results wouldn’t come back the way I was expecting. The picture was my own, which was taken few years back, when I had short hair.
I showed the picture right away and asked the lady if she could cut that hair style. fist thing came out of her mouth was wow and then she said she would be able to do it .
I was happy, I thought my job was done. Lady was friendly and soft spoken. she gave me some scalp massage. and then took me to wash my hair and then we returned back to the station. Then she asked if she started doing a bob with layers or stacks. honestly I am not that good to know the technical difference of cutting both styles and that is why I brought my picture and showed it to her. any ways, I also remembered that when I explained to my previous dresser about the hair style I wanted I describe it a bob with layer and she did what she did
any ways, she also mentioned that my hair should be below my chin levels at front, which I totally agree as I had that previously .
any ways. She quickly cut the hair, the look of style was very different than what was my previous style and then she started, styling it. I asked if she is going to do more cutting afterwards. she said, she would little bit.
but then in few minutes she asked why I was asking her. and I said, the look is very different then what my previous style was (in my picture which I clearly showed her), then she said, it is because, in the picture it was stack not the bob.
I said, ok. but then I think she realized that I didn’t like the hair style and she did a very quick trim .
and then style it. honestly the way it turn out was not horrible at salon. I left the tip to the lady too. because I sincerely belief that the workers over there do what ever they could the best they could .
However I came home and took shower the next day and try to style. Again I am not super styling expert, I tried to do what I used to do previously and then I realized what a mess that hair style is. It looks like if I am wearing a fluffy miniskirt on my head, which is sitting right at the level of my ear and accentuate my «Vulcan «ear if I try to tuck it behind my ear or look like princess Leia ear covers if let them cover my ears. I tried to tam them with the product (again the same one which I used before) along with hot iron with no results. tomorrow I will try to watch some Youtube tutorial to style it differently and try to do something with it which is the last thing I need on top of taking care of toddler twin and a job search (oh, I don’t know, I thought, the new look will help me finding a job and I am not sure what will happen in this department lets see)
To be honest I blame the company, they need to raise the pay for their workers and may be improve their working condition and provide good training, so they feel happy (My stylist didnt complain about it I am just trying to justify the situation) My previous stylist were very happy people and I can understand they were living in Canada their and their families health care and school education was covered and they were getting child benefit so even if their pay was not that great they were not worried about many things. In US things are different so companies need to step up .
I am not coming back to this company and it is not because of the workers.

Today was the second time this happened to me, back to back. I made an appointment to have my hair color touched up and styled. When I arrived to the appointment this morning, I was told that there must have been a mistake and I was scheduled for the following month. Mind you, I had a full on conversation when I called to make the appointment ensuring that the salon was open on New Years Day. I had the same issue a couple of months ago.
I love Shawn, my stylist there. But unfortunately, I will not return for services at Wild Root because they aren’t capable of scheduling properly. My schedule is so tight and for me to take the time to drive there and be told «sorry», is not going to work. I should have listened to my friend who quit going to Wild Root because of service issues.
For now, I will have to find a different salon that works professionally and values my time as a customer.
This specific salon is lucky to be located in a mall where foot traffic is high. Too bad that you cannot create a solid customer base with this type of service.

The salon itself is lovely, and the staff is always friendly and helpful, but the reason I make the trek to Northgate from Capitol Hill is Justina. I actually first met her when she worked at the Gary Manuel Studio in Belltown, and followed her when she moved to Wild Root. She consistently gives me some of the best cuts I’ve ever had. Even more valuable has been the general grooming advice she’s given me, which has made a huge difference in my personal style. VERY highly recommended for men’s cuts.

Do not go here if you are a guy.
Terrible haircut. Go to great clips for a better one. I’m totally serious. This is the most expensive haircut that I’ve had. And it was by far the worst.
Sideburns were not done right. One side was longer than the other. And the shorter side was uneven.
She shoved product in the hair and didn’t even ask me if I wanted any. (I don’t like product).
The scalp massage that comes with the shampoo was not even worthy of calling a scalp massage. It was more like a hair massage.
Waste of money and time. And I have to fix my sideburns.

Today was my second visit with Shawn. He is absolutely amazing! I walked out looking fabulous and feeling like a million $$$! If you are looking for a balayage or highlights, he’s definitely the guy you need to see. Thanks Shawn!

Crystal is amazing at doing brows! After recently moving to the Northgate area I tried everything local, gene Juarez doesn’t even compare! It’s like she just looks at my face and knows how to make my brows 100% on fleek. She might honestly be the best brow lady I’ve gone to in my life. I usually get a wax and tint

I get my cut and color done by Shawn & we’ve decided he should just go by the blonde magician. He has transformed my hair and pushed me to try things I’ve never been willing to before, always to a magnificent result. Wild Root Salon & Spa are lucky to have him!
Great business all around, great prices, value & not to mention it smells incredible. Also the tea. the tea is so soothing. I definitely recommend giving this salon a try.

Save yourself the money and go somewhere else.
I showed up with several pictures of the cut I was looking for. Instead of asking me any questions, the stylist just did her own thing. She never even asked how I style my hair (straight, curly, etc), where my part is, or to see any of the pictures. I said I wanted to keep my long hair which I had purposefully been growing out for months. I left with a hideous bob with patches of hair at least 3 inches shorter than other sections. Honestly looks like a 5 year old went to town on my hair with safety scissors.
Needless to say I’ll be going elsewhere for my corrective haircut.

I just called to schedule an appt and found out that both of my stylists, Courtney and Megan, both recently left. Of course they wouldn’t tell me where they went or how to get in touch with them. If anyone happens to know where either of them is now working, could you please let me know?

Love this place! My last salon was also an Aveda salon but they did not have anywhere near the positive energy or professional skill set found here. I’ve been coming to Wild Root for about two years so this review is really late!
My cuts are fairly simple, my hair is long and I keep it mostly one length, sometimes some light layering. The color hasn’t been nearly so simple and I think this is the fifth salon I’ve been to but the only one that’s ever really given me what I was asking for. My mother just told me last time she saw me «wherever you’re going to have your hair done keep going there, they’re doing a much better job than the last place».
Crystal is a color expert and I always receive compliments on her work and she really seems to love what she does. She is always positive and upbeat and has a passion for figuring out what you want and doing it right. I am the type to get in a rut and will do the same thing over and over. She has often made suggestions for new things to try such as changing styles and highlights and I have always been well pleased with whatever we decide on trying. Highly recommend!

Another great experience at Wild Root! I was not sure what I wanted this time around, but like always, Julia took the time to really listen to my concerns and look at my crazy pinterest board. :) She then formed the perfect cut and color and made me look 5 years younger (at least that’s what my friends and husband said!)
Highly recommend this salon and Julia!

I had prematurely wrote a 5-​star review of Julia’s skills — I was caught up by the emotion of getting a new cut/​style/​stylist. However, the next day or so I noticed a big gap from the shortest length of hair to the longest… there was no blending; it was so abrupt. Also, the front right side of my hair was this awkward no layer chunk. My hair felt funny (when I ran my fingers through the «layers», and to me I could see the error in the cut… I was pretty bummed after noticing it.
Overall, I think Wild Root is a very beautiful & clean salon & the staff is very welcoming but I’d probably go to another stylist… and I did but at different salon.

I wish I wasn’t so impatient to book with any hairstylist at the wild root… I thought with the prices all of the stylist knew what they were doing. Well, I got an awful cut… Was so upset about it I called back and the manager was very nice but she booked me to fix it but it was with the same girl… Hesitant, I trusted this place because I have been going here for a year or two.
Well a more professional lady helped clean up this girls mess and told her how to handle my hair. Everyone’s gotta learn right?
She didn’t even attempt to follow her coworkers advice and just blow dried my hair to get me out of her chair. I am so miserable with my haircut. I don’t think I can go here again…
What bothers me the most is that this new employee doesn’t seem to even care… she at least needs to be watched like a hawk or shadow someone. Or maybe she just didn’t like me. Or hates her life. I have no idea but she seemed just as miserable and extremely dismissive, unfortunately…
To sum up: ‘Worse than when I came in’ haircut and bad attitude. Miserable with results. The manager is really nice though.

Your first hair experience at a new salon is sort of like a first date. A bit excited and a bit nervous at the same time — all the potential and unknown possibilities.
I was on the lookout for a reputable salon without having to pay an arm and a leg and came across Wild Roots. I thought I’d give it a try given all the great reviews and it’s reasonable base price of $ 35 for a haircut. Well I wasn’t disappointed.
I had the pleasure of meeting Shawn who just started working there the day before. I have thick naturally curly hair that I am pretty particular about — needs to be professional, yet a little crazy and bohemian. I told him just that, and he delivered beyond my expectations. After we discussed what I was looking for, he gave me a lovely scalp massage using one the Aveda oils and then rubbed my temples during the wash — which I could have let him continue for an hour. He was fantastic and I will make a point to request him on my next visit.
The salon atmosphere is charming with it’s nontraditional waiting area. The woman who greeted me was lovely, very helpful and offered me relaxing herbal tea. Overall, I got a very pleasant/​relaxing experience for a very reasonable price.
The «first date» was more than a success, and I will certainly make a second.

I highly recommend Amanda! She’s cool, sweet, and very into what she does. You can tell by how attentive she is and how she goes beyond what you ask her to do to your hair.
She shaved the side of my head. You know, the undercut style. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments, but it wasn’t until I went back a couple months later to get the grown hair trimmed up, that I began to see how effin’ awesome this hairdo is!
I have long hair that goes down to mid back, and she did the layering very well. If I ever to flip my hair the other way to cover my undercut, there would be high volume with visible layers flowing. Every time someone asks who does my hair, I tell them to go to wild root at Northgate.
Plus, their tea is delicious!

Why is it so hard to find a good salon in Seattle! I have so much crap In my hair right now that I can’t run my hand threw it, and the smell of all of the product is making me nauseous. All I wanted was a trim and my bangs shaped I don’t understand how you fuck something that simple up! The haircut itself took maybe 5 minutes. I showed her that I wanted my bangs shaped to the side. They are straight across and different lengthens. It looks like shit. The next 30 minutes she spent blow drying my hair and dumping loads of smelly crap in my hair. I’m going to go home and take ANOTHER shower in the middle of my day just to get all of this out of my hair. What the fuck? It’s like you tell them what you want and no matter how clear you are or how nice you are they just do whatever the fuck they want. I feel violated.