United States > California > San Francisco > Madusalon

Name:

Madusalon

Address:

300 Divisadero Street

City, State:

San Francisco, California

Country:

United States

Phone:

(415) 626-4782

• Stylist:

  Ivy

  Review:

  I am a 3a just beginning to accept the fact that my hair requires a lot of time, care, and money. I went to Ivy after reading reviews here, and I definitely think the $85 Deva cut was worth it. Like others say, Ivy is really sweet and makes you feel like her one and only client. She gave great advice about t-shirt drying, clipping, etc. Clipping hair at the crown of your head, along your part, makes ALL the difference. She insisted that I come back if I want anything touched up (although, I think at this point I just need to find the right products to really make her work shine). My only wish is that she gave me more direction on what products to use. I appreciate that she didn't "push" products, but I need to know where to spend my $$, so that I don't buy dozens of $15 bottles of product. Once I find the perfect products, I know that my hair will look as good as when I left Madusalon.

  Reviewed by CSkieller on Jun 15, 2009

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• Stylist:

  Isabelle

  Review:

  5 stars Isabelle gave me the BEST haircut for my 3b / 4C curls that I've ever had ! A DevaCut of course. She is patient, fun to talk to, and extremely knowledgeable about curly hair. She should know as she has the most perfect and amazing set of curls on her own head. The entire time, she told me how NOT torture my curls and SHOWED me how to treat them right. After a lengthy discussion about what I wanted and getting my hair cut dry, Isabelle gave me the most amazing shampoo massage EVER ! The scalp massage should be a service in-and-of-itself. She flipped my hair and wrung out the excess water and warned me to never, ever use a terry towel – but used an old t-shirt instead. After my hair was dry, she trimmed a few stray curls, misted with a wonderful lavender spray and voila….the most perfect curls I’ve ever had on my head. Never again will I go anywhere BUT Isabelle at MaduSalon.

  Reviewed by mholland on Jul 17, 2008

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• Stylist:

  Ivy

  Review:

  Ivy is such a cutie! Sweet personality and awesome stylist. I went to Madusalon for my 1st Devacut ever and left extremely happy with the whole experience. Ivy was attentive and careful. Even though she is a straighty , she knows how to care for us curlies. She is conversational but not distracted while she works her magic. She explained she was going to cut more layers in my hair which look great! She didn't try to push products on me which I really appreciate and she even gave me some clips and showed me how to use them to tame my pesky cow-lick. She was also very insistent that if I wanted to come back and have her fix anything about the cut after I styled it myself that I was completely welcome to do so. Her service was great and I will definitely see her again!

  Reviewed by funkedisco on Jul 05, 2008

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• Stylist:

  Ivy

  Review:

  Have you ever had a hairstyle that looks better and better each day? Have you ever had a hairstyle that people that don't know you or have never seen you before tell you how wonderful your hair looks? Have you ever had a hair style that looks better and better as the day goes on? I have that.. thanks to Ivy. She knows her hair. Super friendly, helpful and really cares for her clients. She gave me so many tips on haircare that I never knew. I found my hair angel...

  Reviewed by oneblulove on May 09, 2008

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• Stylist:

  Carolina

  Review:

  I went to this salon because they were the only ones in San Francisco boasting Devachan-trained stylists. Left an hour and a half later with a haircut I'm still recovering from a year-and-half later. Carolina lopped huge chunks of hair off all over my head-you can't call it layering. When I objected to the damage, she acted insulted and tried to cut more. To add insult to injury they charge extra for the dry Deva cuts. So beware-just because they say they know what they are doing, they don't. (FYI, I had a cut at the original Devachan in NYC four years ago and loved it.)

  Reviewed by scoopscout on Apr 17, 2008

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• Stylist:

  Marie

  Review:

  I have spent a year with Marie and yes, she is very charming, but I am looking on this site for another stylist. Madusalon is the only one in SF that does Deva cuts. But Marie is so charming and friendly that she takes almost 5 hours for a cut and highlight even using her assistants liberally, and she is really hard to book. Booking today for my next visit two months hence, there was one time available within the two-week time frame I was looking at. And this time, my highlights weren't quite what I like--in fact it's so close to my natural color I'm wondering what I spent $225 for. I'm scared to venture back out there, but this curl tyranny has gone on long enough. Note to other salons--send someone to Deva and break the monopoly!

  Reviewed on Oct 12, 2007

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• Stylist:

  Carolina

  Review:

  What a horrible experience! I drove three hours and paid $85 to get a Deva cut and i did NOT get one. Carolina didn't pay attention to me, didn't explain anything to me and just chopped randomly. I sat upset watching the salon owner, more carefully coif two heads of perfect looking curls so much differently than I was done. Carolina neglected clips when drying and crunched me before I was dry (in fact I was soaking wet). I went back to Marie and what a day and night difference! She took care of me and thoug hshe took off more than I wanted it was the perfect fix for my formally stringy 'do. Thank goodness for Marie, go to HER if you go.

  Reviewed on Jul 21, 2007

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• Stylist:

  Theresa

  Review:

  Theresa has cut my hair twice, and it looks AMAZING. I get compliments on it all the time. She not only turned my wavy, frizzy puffy hair into *curly* hair that holds all day in SF weather (who knew I had curly hair??), she also gave me a cute, hip cut. She spent a lot of time on the cut both time and a lot of time showing me the right styling and drying techniques. My hair looks great literally every day. She also has fabulous curly hair, which is inspiring. LOVE.

  Reviewed on Dec 03, 2006

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• Stylist:

  Theresa

  Review:

  After reading the Curly Girl handbook (Lorraine Massey), I have been on the hunt for someone who can cut curly hair properly and found her at Madusalon. Theresa cut my hair to suit my face while listening to what I wanted. She also gave me numerous tips for keeping my curls looking their best...without pushing products. Theresa, along with the salon owner Marie France Cesar and 2 other co-workers, Ginger & Shannon, have all been trained the "Deva" way to cut curly hair. I have only seen Shannon & Theresa in action and they are very passionate about curly hair. My hair looks and feels great. My second time there I took my friend who has a hard time getting her bangs to curl once they grow out. Theresa & Shannon confidently coaxed curls out of her longer bangs. The transformation was amazing!

  Reviewed on Nov 27, 2006

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• Stylist:

  Marie

  Review:

  I have had my hair cut by Marie 3 times since living in SF, and only once was it decent. The first time, the cut was ok, but she cut off way more than I requested (just a trim does not mean 2 inches!). The second cut was better, in that she listened to me about the trim only part; she did not cut my front layers short enough. The third cut was the last that I will have at Madu Salon. Not only did she cut too much, but the layers she did were awful! Even 4 months later, the style of my hair has not returned to its previous state. Also, she decided that the solution to my funky straight hairs at the back of my head would be to cut the back of my hair into a "V". I know that she has the Devachan certificate, but a brief training course is not equivalent to the true Devachan cut you will receive if you get your hair cut at Devachan in NYC. I am now nervous to get my hair cut in SF and may wait yet another 2 months to get a real Devacurl cut---in NY!

  Reviewed on Nov 06, 2006

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• Stylist:

  Marie France Cesar

  Review:

  I have had a very difficult time (as I am sure we all have) finding a good stylist for curly hair. Anyone can cut curly hair but very few can really style it. After eight years of living in San Francisco, I have finally found Marie France Cesar . Marie uses the Deva hair cut since she was trained at the original Diva Hair Salon in New York City. She is incredible! She thought me how not to fight my hair but to embrace the curls. I no longer have to roll my hair to get the curls, they curl on their own now! She is also very sweet. I HIGHLY recommend her!

  Reviewed on Sep 28, 2006

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• Stylist:

  Marie

  Review:

  I've had 2 cuts so far at Madusalon and I loved both of them. The first was with Teresa and the second with Marie, who owns the salon. I also had Pintura color this last time and beloved spouse (who LOVES curly hair) says my hair has never looked better. Marie managed to give me a cut where I don't have the too-heavy curl flattop that I'm always struggling with. Plus she is a gorgeous charmer, smart and funny with wacko curls herself. I hope she stays in business forever! Oh, and I drive 1 1/2 hours to get there, too!

  Reviewed on Jul 13, 2006

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