Laurie Ann Carmelengo

So, I really wanted a spiral perm, because I am tired of my hair. i looked to Unilocal for some advice. I called and left a message for Laurie. I explained I have super blond hair and its a bit damaged on the ends. She told me to email her some pics to see if she recommended doing it. She wrote me back that it would break off, and would not look like the picture of what i was trying to achieve. I appreciated her honesty, because I do not want to spend 200.00 and not be happy with it. She was very friendly and professional. Maybe in the future i will try her some other type of hair services.

This review is way overdue. Laurie Ann knows her color! She has been my stylist (Marissa) for 9 years. I was cursed with going grey in my early 20s and Laurie Ann keeps my grey away and makes my hair look natural and like it was never colored in the first place. Thank you!

Laurieann is top notch. She spent 8 hours patiently fixing a botched color and helping to repair the damage with a keratin treatment. My curly hair is in the best condition it’s ever been in and is so easy to blow out. She really listens to the cut I want and the style is perfect. I won’t let anyone else touch my hair now and between the keratin treatments and products she helps me select my hair is finally growing to the length I’ve always wanted.
— Ashley

I’ve been seeing Laurie Ann for a year and a half now for both color and cut, and I always leave her salon feeling the same way: beautiful and sophisticated. I receive compliments all the time on my cool haircut — a kind of a cross between a shag and a bob that she created for me – and I have come to trust her completely. She is an artistically gifted stylist and highly knowledgeable about her craft. The products she uses are excellent quality, and she is very professional about the way she conducts business. On top of all that, her prices are totally reasonable. I feel lucky to have discovered her through all the great Unilocal reviews, and I add my own now with much pleasure.

I just had my second visit with Laurie Ann and I think she is terrific! A true professional yet warm and friendly. I felt a real connection from the first moment I met her. A friend did the research and referred me, and I have to say I am glad I finally made the move from my previous hair salon.
I love the intimate atmosphere, the personal attention and the expertise. Bonus: Precious (Laurie Ann’s dog) is a sweet touch.
As for my hair — color is perfect. She takes the time to blend the right color and highlights. She keeps records so she isn’t guessing every visit. My roots seemed to last longer.
Cut is great. Advise is spot on. Laurie Ann is also very accommodating with my appointment time and I expect her to be strict — it is her business. And she takes the right amount of time — not making me wait hours while she works with other clients (like my previous salon).
I plan to be going to Laurie Ann for many years to come. Thanks so much for the terrific job and great company.

Top-​flight colorist — best I’ve ever had.
I moved to L.A. and choose a colorist randomly in the phone book — DO NOT DO THIS. My hair was a nightmare, and I had to get it fixed. So I scoured Unilocal and found Laurie. She has totally transformed my look, and I have the best color I’ve ever had.
I’ve lived in New York, Seattle, D.C. — and she is the best. My eyebrows are finally correct as well. I recommend her highly if you want to look better than you thought you could.
It also doesn’t hurt that she has an awesome New York sensibility. A fabulous tough girl.

I’ve been going to Laurie Ann for over 3 years now, and I feel that I’m really ready to write this review.
Often times we jump at a chance to praise or criticize in a public forum when we really haven’t had a chance to fully get to know the person, the store, the vendor or the service we’re reviewing. I feel that I can honestly appraise Laurie Ann since I’ve been seeing her every 6 – 8 weeks for haircuts, blow drys and hair coloring. For me, consistency is the most important thing I look for in a hair stylist. Laurie Ann gives that. I consistently walk out with a great cut and blow dry (not easy with all my cowlicks!) and shiny healthy color.
I’ve changed my hair style about 3 different times over the years and she always gives me what I ask for. She knows my limitations with the blow dryer (believe me, she’s tried to teach me!) and she understands what I can and can’t do on my own. Laurie Ann is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to hair. She only uses the best products and it has made an amazing difference in my hair. My color lasts longer than it ever did, it’s healthy and shiny and easy to style.
Time management is important for all of us, and that is another quality in which I really respect Laurie Ann for. I never have to wait to get into the chair, she’s as punctual as I am. She’s easy to communicate with, just send an email and you’ll get an outlook calendar appointment. It’s also the little things that make a big difference. She’ll remember your birthday, she’ll write down your information in her book, she’ll remember you at Christmas time. I think her prices are more than fair, in fact she’s less expensive than most stylists on the Blvd. Most of all, I really like my time in the chair. It’s devoted to me and I spend it knowing that I’m in good hands!
Thank you Unilocal for helping me to find her!

I’m so happy I found Laurie Ann! She basically saved my hair from a horrible dye job. I love my color now! She is truly talented, takes her time to analyze your hair and decide what will work best for you. She matched the color that I wanted perfectly. That was exactly what I had in mind and more! It looks very natural, I’m getting tons of compliments. She uses very nice products too. She also cut my hair very nicely — didn’t chop it off, gave me a trim like I asked. She is not one of those stylists that will cut off half of your hair when you asked for a trim. She will truly listen to you and give you her professional opinion whether something is achievable or not.
I found Lauri Ann based on other people’s reviews, now it’s my turn to give back. Enjoy! :)

THE best for perms!!! (And this isn’t your 80’s perm!)
I don’t often go to salons — it always disappointing and I’d rather cut and style my hair myself to save the money. But after giving myself a perm over 20 years ago, I swore to never do that again. (It’s WAY too hard to roll your own hair.)
My long layered hair needed a boost. I have a lot of it, but the stands are fine. As I age it seems like it gets harder and harder to do what I want it to. So I decided to seek out a perm specialist. Searching Unilocal for help, I came across Laurie Ann. Although she did not have any perm reviews, her other reviews were so glowing that I decided to give her a try. Every other stylist has at least some negative reviews, so I figured this might be a safe place for me to go.
And I’m so glad I did!!! Laurie Ann is truly at the top of her game. She continues to stay on top of all hair trends and keeps her methods current, using only the best products and the best techniques. My long hair is now full of body and beautiful spiral curls! Not too tight, and not too loose, the curl is gorgeous! I also took my daughter to Laurie Ann several days after doing my own hair. She wanted a looser wavy perm for the sake of body with a little wave. And her hair also came out as she was hoping. Beautiful loose waves.
I’m convinced there is nothing that Laurie Ann can’t do!
Yes, she is expensive… but if you want to splurge on yourself and get the hair you want, she is worth it. And be prepared — she always adds on a cut and style to your bill, so bring about $ 50 more than you expected to pay.
Laurie Ann has restored my faith in hairdressers. There are a few good ones out there — you just have to do your homework. Laurie Ann will make sure that you leave her studio feeling great about your hair! I would recommend her to EVERYONE!

OK, its been, um, I lost count of how many years I have been going to Laurie Ann, but I bet its been at least 5. Laurie Ann knows hair more than anyone Ive ever met, its kinda scary how much she can tell you about your hair. That being said, she is fantastic with color and cut. I also have her do the Keratin treatment on my fine, curly, frizzy hair and then I have straight, smooth shiny hair, just like I coveted on everyone else! Laurie Ann is fun to talk with and she is a virtual encyclopedia of rock and roll and she always plays the best mix of music to boot! Put your head in Laurie Ann’s care and you“ll never regret that you did!

When I originally came to Laurie Ann, my hair was at least 6 different colors and some of the colors I had no names for. I had gone to other stylists, but they wanted my first born child in exchange for correcting my «issues.» They also had major attitude about my hair. Laurie Ann comforted me and explained that she could correct all the color havoc I had inflicted AND bring back my hair to it’s former health. It seemed like a really tall order, but she did exactly what she promised and much more. My hair is now a beautiful, natural, healthy chocolate brown. My crown of glory was restored and I have Laurie to thank for. Laurie Ann knows hair!!! If you are looking for someone who is trustworthy, talented, sweet, and a hair rock star but doesn’t have an attitude (like many hairstylists I know) go to Laurie Ann!!!

Laurie Ann has got to be the most talented hair stylists in the valley, and LA area for that matter. She does a double process blonde for me, and until she started doing my color I was never satisfied with color from other stylist, and since I found her 2+ years ago I am so happy with my color. She really knows what she’s doing, has passion for what she does, takes pride in every cut color or other service she does, and years of training, and also was a teacher for her hair dye company. No other stylist I’ve been to has really «gotten it right» with my color, it was either orangish tinged or too bleached out — but she just really has an eye for what her customers want and better than that, she knows how to do it! Plus its always fun because she has good music and is great company.

I had an appointment with Laurie Ann on Dec. 3 for 3pm. I arrived 10 minutes early and was standing at her doorway. It looks like she was busy training her student while her student’s client were sitting in the chair. There were 3 people in the room and no one else. Yet, not once did Laurie looked at me to acknowledge me or even offered me to sit down or tell me she will be with me shortly.
My parking meter was running and I had some where else to go that day after. Poor customer service, Laurie was rude and inconsiderate. I don’t care if she is busy. All she had to say was, «Hi. I know you have an appt. at 3p and since you are here early, please have a seat and I will be with you soon.» Not once did she say hi and not once did we have eye contact. The salon is small like a bathroom. There was no one in the small doorway but me.
Finally at 3p, I left fuming. She had the audacity to call me at 3:10p, 10 minutes after my appt. If you count from when I was there at 2:50p and when she called 3:10p, that’s a total of 20 minutes wait. I didn’t bother to answer the call. I rather spend my money on someone who cares and who wants my business and not waste my precious time. She lacks common courtesy. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS SALON. I don’t care if she has great review on Myspace or Facebook, etc. I wonder if she paid friends & family to write a review for her. I got 1^st hand of this horrible experience. It would’ve been my 2^nd visit but now it’s my last. I always felt uncomfortable having a conversation with her the 1^st time I met with her.
I found another great Hair Stylist and much easier to talk to as well.
Her name is Sharon and she is the owner of Shimmer Style Lounge in Sherman Oaks.

Absolutely the best! My hair has never been this healthy! Just had the kerratin straighting and its amazing. Laurie Ann is the best!

BY FAR THE BEST HAIR STYLIST I’VE EVER BEEN TOO. To sum it up, my hair is a disaster that has been a source of major stress for me over the years. I realize now that it has mainly been due to bad, inexperienced people working on it. Nobody does cutting, coloring and straightening better than Laurie Ann. I’m a rock n roll performer by profession, so this is VERY important to me. I truly believe she is the BEST. And believe me, I’ve been to many before her. She beats them all.

I just wanted to take a minute to let everyone else know how great Laurie Ann is.
I came to find her after looking for a «Framesi» specialist in Los Angeles on Unilocal.«Framesi» is a wonderful color line from Italy that I knew produced a rich pigment on the hair.
Upon arrival to her studio my hair was sort of an orange blonde. Laurie Ann was able to evaluate my hair and come up with base color and high light formulations that would perfectly flatter the color of my skin.
She was super patient, and I felt confident after watching her mix up batches of color that my hair was in safe hands.
I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an EXPERTcolorist.
I even got a mini Keratin treatment which put a nice gloss on my frizzy locks, and seemed to make the color even richer

I have been with Laurie Ann for almost 2 – 3 years now and could not be happier. When I first came to her my hair was damaged and looked like a tiger b/​c of bad home hair dye jobs.
She is an AMAZING colorist and I could not be happier with what my hair looks like. She also uses the best products that don’t strip color and condition your locks.
The best part about Laurie Ann is that she will be real with you — she’s not going to just do anything you tell her to… she will give you a litmus test to be sure this is what you want to do to make sure that in the end you are happy.
I have heard great things about her Keratin smoothing treatment and can’t wait to try that next.
And best of all she has now become a great friend. It also helps if you love the Rolling Stones.

Laurie Ann has been doing my cut and color for about three years now. I moved to the valley in 2001 and went through many stylists before finding Laurie Ann. She’s now moved to her own suite at Sola Salon and the experience is top notch.
Laurie Ann is an extremely well-​trained and well-​educated colorist. She’s got years of experience with the Framesi brand, which is the best color product I’ve ever used. She’s patient and informative, honest and her prices are very fair.
Laurie Ann’s suite at Sola is beautiful. It’s comfortable and spacious. She’s got great personal style and it really shows in the way she has set up her suite. She also can do full body waxing and is using a very high-​end wax product.
I’m so happy with my service and I know you will be too.

I have been overseas, in Kuwait, for five years experiencing some good salons some not so good, so when I returned to the area six months ago I was desperate to find a salon with a good colorist.
I looked here, at Unilocal,of course, and found a salon where one person was praised again and again. I went there and found the talents of Laurie Ann Carmelengo. She is as certain of her appraisal of your hair as you desperately want someone to be. Over the nine months she has been coloring and blow drying my hair, she has always been right in her suggestions for me. When said I wanted some highlights, she explained her training/​teaching of and for the Framesi brand and why the color would get richer and richer over time and why I really didn’t need the highlights I always thought I needed to make my hair look natural. I followed her advice and my hair has never looked better. By all means please say Susan D. wrote this, she deserves the praise. Only a small charge for valet parking at Sola Salons.

You won’t regret going to Laurie Ann! I’ve been going to her for cut and color for about a year now and she has completely saved my hair! After years of going to overpriced salons a friend finally referred me to Laurie Ann who was able to get my hair back to its original beauty. Her prices are excellent and she is very flexible around your schedule. I followed her over from her previous salon (Dej) but was excited to find out that she also does waxing at her new salon which my bushy eye brows are thankful for!
I loved her new space at Sola Salon. Check her out, I promise your hair will look great and it will be worth every penny!