Salona Mar

I found Meghan Carraher a year ago after googling color specialists in my area. I can’t believe how talented she is! Her attention to detail is unbeatable! She takes so much pride in each and every clients’ individual goals. She asks the right questions for people like me who do not use the right terms like toner and base break, etc. She makes certain that what I am expecting to achieve is actually what I am telling her. Great communication! I have been disappointed in the past when I go see a stylist and one time I like it and the next time it isn’t the same. Meghan has ALWAYS met and exceeded my expectations! Not only is she amazing with color she also is great at cuts too! And my guilty pleasure is her make up line she sells called Paisley and Canvas. Great products! I highly recommend Meghan!!! I love the location too because my favorite clothing store Camellia’s is down the street and a great restaurant on the corner… T’s café!

LOVED my experience with Meghan! She is a consummate professional and truly knows her craft. The wizardyness that was taking place on my head… only Meghan understands… but let me tell you… the results were amazing! I’ve had my hair done plenty of times over my 40 years and I’ve never seen the little tricks that Meghan did done anywhere else. She was also so forthcoming with what at home care would make my hair (color) really last the longest, and provide my overall hair quality the best results. She’s a wealth of knowledge! Ask her anything about hair… she knows the answer. I also had mentioned how great a salad looked via Facebook pics at the sandwich shop next door. When I called to order one while waiting on my hair to process the girl mentioned they weren’t serving any more food. Meghan heard that and popped over for me and came back carrying my salad! What a sweetheart!
Also, as mentioned… she gives the very BEST EVER head, shoulder, face massage. By the time she was drying my hair I was ready for bed… so relaxing. Truly the best salon experience to date. You won’t be sorry if you book Meghan. I can’t wait for my next visit~!!! Thank you, Meghan!

I really wanted to try this salon, especially with all of the great reviews. I called their main number 3 times hoping to speak with a human… they have a very long recording with everybody’s cell phone number on it. Near the end of the recording was Meghans. I called her # and got another message that asked me to send an email to her with photos of what I was looking for and what my hair was like at the moment. .i didn’t send photos because I didn’t have them on my phone but I described what my hair was like and told her that I would bring photos. I can’t remember if I left a voicemail, I think that I did. I sent her an email on Thursday and asked if she had openings for that day or Friday. I realized that there was a great possibility that I would have to wait for an appt until the following week or more but it doesn’t hurt to ask? On her personal message she says that she will respond within 48 hours. It is Monday night (it has been 96 hours and change) and still no response. I was willing to wait the 48 hours to hear back from her (I heard the message) and would have waited but I was hoping to get in earlier. …disappointing.
I am new to the city and this process has been frustrating. I understand that some stylists want to control their own booking/​clients for customer service/​loyalty reasons but I find it hard to believe that this is the most efficient and best way to do it. Could there be a back up? Could you stick with what you promise and respond within 48 hours? Could their be an online system of booking where clients can see the stylists availability and book themselves online?
Overall pretty disppointing.

Deborah knows hair. She’s known my hair for years — long, short, highlights, color, all of it. She’s great and the whole salon exudes the same feeling of competence and creativity. I look forward to my visits — for Deborah and the salon.

I have been a client/​friend/​confidant of Debra Quackenbush for 11 years. She is continuously going to classes to keep up with her art of styling. She is a true professional who loves her work and loves and cares for her clients. I wouldn’t think of going to anyone else. I am always asked where I get my hair done. It is always just right

I have been going to Carrie for 12 years. Love her, the salon, the location and the atmosphere. All the stylists are educated on current trends and products. The space is cool — local artists display their work throughout the salon. Excellent customer service.

I absolutely LOVE this salon and my stylist is Meghan Carraher! She is such an amazing talent. I feel so comfortable when I sit in her chair and my mind is at ease. It’s easy for me to communicate what I want done and I never leave without feeling like she cares and does everything she can to make me happy. I hate lazy stylists! I’m glad I found someone who is on it and gives such great customer service. Ladies seriously… Book an appointment! Just don’t take my spot ;) Looking forward to my next appointment!!!

Debra is AMAZING! For 15 years this is the only woman I have allowed to cut my hair. She is truly an artist. She takes so much time with me. She is always up to date on guys styles. All my cuts look great for weeks after with no effort. Love this woman!

I have VERY CURLY Hair and this is the only place that tames my crazy hair and makes me feel so beautiful. Merci merci merci

Seriously the best !! Megan listens and gives you exactly what you want! She helps you decide whats best for you! I cant wait to use her new makeup line too!!! i already tried the eye brow pencil, bronzer and foundation and they are awesome!

Simply stated: Katie is awesome. She is very attentive and will do (i.e. cut, color) whatever your heart desires! She’s been cutting and coloring my hair for the last 10+ years and I don’t dare go to anyone else. I’m a professional commercial real estate manager and outdoor enthusiast (go figure), and Katie is able to cut/​color my hair perfectly every time. Katie is highly recommended!!!

Meghan Carraher is AMAZING. Meghan seriously sent me to hair boot camp and changed my life. Let me start with a little history to fill you in on how I was introduced to Solana Mar and Meghan. I have always been extremely weird about who touches my hair. Three years ago I moved out to San Diego on my own. Not knowing anyone or anything outside of my job, I had to completely start over with finding new healthy food spots, doctor, dentist, nail salon, good people, shopping, gym, hiking spots, a hair salon, and so much more… This is when Unilocal & I became very close. I was living in Pacific Beach at the time and needed to get my hair done badly. I came across some great reviews on Unilocal for a place in PB and the reviews for a specific person there were awesome! When I got there, the place was very well kept and all the stylist’s had cute hair. I told the girl what I wanted, she gave me some input, then she started talking in «hair foreign language,» and I decided to trust her. She mentioned that to give my hair more of a thin look, she would razor it and to make the blonde on my hair pop, she would also use their new special color treatment. Everything went south as soon as she started to squart some liquid on my roots, my head started burning, and all I could smell was bleach. Yep, in a nutshell, this lady ruined my hair. It took about a year to bring it back to life again. I learned to like it for what felt like forever. A year later was also when I decided to start letting my natural color come through (Dirty Blonde). At this point, I was living closer to North County San Diego. By the way, I never went back to that place again and started going to a friend’s sister just for some simple highlights and a trim for that year after that. I was finally starting to see some re-​growth (from the past razoring job) underneath my hair and my hair started getting thicker and longer little by little: D. This is about the time when one of my friends mentioned to me that she heard about a hair color/​stylist who was AWESOME. I looked up Meghan Carraher on Unilocal,and was very pleased with all the fabulous reviews I found. Like some people said in previous reviews, you can find her by typing in «best hair colorist/​stylist in North County.»
I decided to give Meghan a call and about 5 minutes into our conversation, I felt like I had known her forever. She was SO sweet, gave me a little introduction, and asked me what my goals were for my hair, and even gave me a little education on it. That is when I said, «Pencil me in, I can’t wait to meet you!!» She was booked for about 2 weeks, but I didn’t care so I waited. When I got there, the parking was very easy, and the salon was in the best location (lots of healthy eating places, walking areas, beautiful beach views). I walked in the salon and was immediately greeted by Meghan. She offered me some water and sat me right away. I told her my story and let her know exactly what I wanted. She gave me some ideas, showed me some pictures, and talked me through how she was going to put me through hair boot camp. She did just that! In this first appointment, she added a few highlights to blend the roots and make everything just look very natural. She also gave me a great trim that day! I had no split ends after and it didn’t look choppy or straight across (I had let her know I did not like the straight across look). I got SO many compliments after that appointment and my mom, who refuses to go anywhere to get her hair done, wanted to fly across the country to go to her.
At my second appointment, Meghan gave me some new pointers on what to put on my hair and what to do to prevent heat damage and breakage. I bought 2 of her products that day and I use them to this day. One of them is oil based that I put on my hair while it’s wet and again after I dry my hair. The other is a spray that helps my hair hold curls because it is naturally straight. All of the products and tools she has recommended me to use have been amazing. My most recent appointment was when I walked in asking for an ombré look. She suggested we do «sombre» and then lighten me up a little when the summer comes. I showed her some pictures oand she showed me some as well. I walked out of that appointment that day with hair exactly like the somber I showed her – SO pretty and SO natural. My hair has been growing fast ever since and feels thick again. I have also been taking biotin vitamins, emergen C packets (her recommendations), and eating even more healthy.

I have been going to Katie for YEARS and she has never let me down. From gorgeous cuts (short and long) to beautiful, blending colors (blonde to brunette and everything in between!) — Katie is an ARTIST. Once I was walking out of her salon and a teenage girl was walking in… I overheard the girl say to her mom «I want my hair like that!»…
Katie is not only a hair dresser, she is also an instructor in hair color and design for Scruples, making her knowledgeable in all the latest trends and products.
Katie is meticulous and pays very close attention to detail and what the client wants. I couldn’t recommend Katie more…

My mom and I both have been going to Katie for years and years and I always look forward to my appointments with her. She is great with color, I always get compliments on how natural my blonde looks. I have never been disappointed with my highlights!
Even though I live in LA now I can’t even think about changing stylists… she is well worth my drive!

As good as it gets is exactly right!
Meghan at Solana Mar is fan-​freakin-​tastic!
My daughter wanted colorful tips for her birthday and I was hoping to make her first salon experience amazing. Went to Detour and MAN did they get it wrong. Didn’t talk to her, had the shampoo girl wash her out and blow her hair dry– no style. Uck.
I found Meghan on Unilocal and I just explained what my daughter wanted– I didn’t have to say anything and she was already telling me that she wanted to make my child’s first experience memorable and fantastic!!!
Meghan is warm, friendly, talented and professional and I am so thrilled to have a stylist again!
They book their own appointments there so go to the website and call her number.
Avoid Detour and head to Solana Mar for Meghan. You will NOT be disappointed.

Meghan strikes again I am so excited with my dramatic part 2 of my ombré adventure :) Check out the colors I love how healthy my hair has become and how long it’s gotten. Meghan definitely knows how to make any mane a beautiful one! She is truly an artist and I found the right red for my dramatic ombré. Wait until we bring the blond higher she definitely will be changing my ombré to it’s finest for end of summer tequila sunrise ;)

Wow!
I have been meaning to try out Meghan at Salona Mar for a while now. I decided that I needed to go to the best colorist possible, and I am glad I did. She managed to exceed my expectations.
She examined my hair and decided to do a subtle ombré with face framing highlights. It just looks so natural and I’m stoked!
So with that being said YES, I would highly recommend her to anyone!
Ps. Her shampoo’s and hand massages are AMAZING!

DISCLAIMER: If you are single and choose to let Meghan cut/​style your hair, you might just find the love of your life.
Here’s a quick story from last year. I had kept Meghan as a contact after she had once cut my hair at Bellus Academy in Poway. She had done an amazing job as a student at the Sasoon school, so I figured I’d give her a call to get another cut from her new residency at Salona Mar. On June 30,2011 I met up with her and it had felt like reconnecting with an old friend. Feeling completely comfortable with telling her what I wanted, Meghan executed a GREAT hairstyle. Her technique is professional, quick and I was satisfied. Later that night, I went out with a friend on a weekday (yes I know, going out on a weeknight, who does that?) and when I had agreed it was ONLY because «I had just got my hair done.» Well I’m glad I did because to this day I am still dating my sweetheart and it’s been almost a year! We always joke that «it’s gotta be the hair.»
Meghan is an artist. Plain and simple. She is passionate not only about making people look good, but ensuring a person is very excited about the cut. This woman sells confidence! Sure you can get a haircut almost anywhere, but what makes her different is that she listens to a client and is honest. She doesn’t «upsell» products to make you feel obligated, but instead explains why products are needed. The facility is clean, boho-​chic; you feel like a celebrity because the atmosphere oozes luxury.
Her scalp massages are to die for! Why pay a masseuse when you can get a good rub down (get your mind out of the gutter) and hairstyle for the same price?
I highly suggest new clients to Salona Mar ask for Meghan. You won’t be disappointed. afterall, who wants to look like a realhouse wife of _​_​_​_​_​_​? :)

I’ve been seeing Meghan at Salona Mar for a while, and she’s the best. You get a shampoo, scalp massage, hot towel treatment, and of course great styling.
I let Meghan use my head as her canvas, and the result is pure magic wrapped in whimsy wrapped in awesome.

Meghan is AMAZING!!! She’s very talented and actually listens to what you want! She was very friendly, professional, and made me feel very relaxed. I love my color and cut! The best part was the shampoo and lovely scalp/​neck massage, it was AMAZING. I will definitely be coming back to see her.
Go in and see Meghan! Tell her Bonnie sent you ;)