Giuseppe Franco Salon

Came in today to get my hair colored with Lizbeth Vargas. I showed her a picture of what I wanted and she matched it to the best she could with my current color. I am very happy of how it all turned out and loving it! The staff was nice at the lobby and offered me a beverage even before I sat down in the chair. Easy to find, parking available in the back, great energy of a salon.

Went in a couple of weeks ago and got a haircut and color from Liz! She’s so awesome and I love how my hair turned out. It turned out a lot better than I expected and I will definitely be coming back to her to get to the color I want. Thanks Liz!

I started Unilocaling just to give Diana 5 stars! She’s amazing.
I’m a girly girl. Love getting my nails done, going to the spa and getting blow outs but I hate getting my hair cut. I don’t remember ever leaving a salon happy until now. I didn’t even bring in a pic but Diana understood what I wanted.
My hair is long and thin but I have a lot of it! She worked magic on my hair. I love it!
Thank you Diana. I will be a repeat client.

Came here to get my virgin Asian hair highlighted a very natural ombré. Walked out with hair that looked NOTHING like my hair inspiration photo. Although it didn’t look bad, it wasn’t what I wanted (and was not worth the $$$ I paid). My stylist was very sweet and let me come in for free so she could fix it, but unfortunately, the second job was rushed and I ended up with lighter, chunkier highlights on ONE SIDE of my head and more subtle, finer ones on the other side. My coworkers and friends legitimately asked me if one side of my head was lighter than the other… so no bueno. :(I was able to find a stylist at another salon who was able to give me exactly what I wanted in one session, so it’s not like I was asking for anything difficult or impossible.
Be warned that the lighting in this salon is tricky — your hair looks much lighter in the salon and you can’t really tell what your hair truly looks like until you get into different lighting. So, both times, I left the salon REALLY happy, only to be disappointed as soon as I walked indoors elsewhere.
All in all, I didn’t have an absolute hair nightmare story — but I definitely wasted my time and money. There are better salons out there and there are worse salons out there, so I’m rating GF a perfectly average 3 stars.

I love this place! Everyone is really nice and welcoming. They offer you drinks (non-​alcoholic) while you’re getting your hair done. I went in for hair color and Liz did an AMAZING job! She knew exactly what to do to fix my hair! I highly recommend. The girls who shampoo and condition your hair are awesome! It’s a little piece of heaven: extremely soothing and relaxing! Overall, I’m really pleased with their service! I walked out with beautiful, silky and bouncy hair!

I have been getting my hair done by Lizzy for about four years now and I am very happy with her work. My hair is healthy and looks great, every time I go in and get a hair service by her she make sure that she takes her time and is very patient with me especially dealing my with my long corse hair. I went from having really dark almost black hair to now being a blonde my hair has not been damage she make sure she uses the best products to protect my hair. She has great product knowledge, and makes sure I maintain my hair looking healthy. She also has an amazing hand everyone I get a haircut my hair grows super fast! I love it. I highly recommend her! Thank you Lizz for being an amazing hairstylist and doing such a great job!

Diana Du does my haircuts and coloring! I love her. She does a great job every time and she’s so fun to chat with. I refer her to everyone.

I had been looking for a great salon and a great stylist for a long time and I am so happy that I found this place and especially Liz she is hands down the best stylist you could ask for she is very nice friendly has a great personality and of course is very professional, patient and does an awesome job! Im so satisfied with this salon and with Liz that I now bring both my daughters ages 19 and 21 to get their hair done with Liz she has done Extensions cuts and color on them and they are totally in love with her, I wouldn’t trust just anyone else with there hair as they are my LIFE!!! I totally recommend this place if you’re looking for a salon with a great atmosphere and a stylist that you will never replace, check it out and be sure you ask for Liz. FYI you might even run into a superstar while getting your hair done!!!

My hair was a total mess before coming in and seeing my savior ETHAN DARIO!!! He brought so much body and life back into my hair along with an amazing cut and color that you cannot get anywhere else!
The hospitality at this salon is like no other as well! Love Guiseppe he is a total sweetheart!!!
I came in when I first moved to California, not knowing anywhere I could go to get my hair done, and I had heard about Guiseppe Franco salon so I decided to try it out! I walked in and was immediately greeted at the front desk with a friendly smile and was asked what I would like done! They put me in a chair up front and Guiseppe came up to me and started playing with my hair and telling me what he recommended and listened to my requests and we came up with a plan together! Then he brought me my hair life saver Ethan!!! He was so friendly and happy his positive energy took away all my nerves and we went to his station and began the creation! I fell in love with my hair after it was done, and the process was so much fun with the laughter and stories we shared! It was so worth every minute and I could not be happier with my hair!
If you want rich color, a clean and fun salon to go to, I recommend Guiseppe Franco and ETHAN DARIO to do your hair there!
Trust me! You won’t be disappointed! :)

I loved my experience here. Got my hair done by Liz and I am very happy with my new color and cut. Everyone is so nice, including Giuseppe who came by and said hello. I will definitely be coming back :)

I just love getting my hair done here by Liz she is the best and everyone else are so nice !!! She is the best hairstylist ever !!! I’m just in love with my hair I love it!!! Everyone need to go to Liz check her out !!

I’ve been coming here for almost a year now and I really enjoy my experience. Rocco has been doing my blonde as well as my cut since I’ve been coming in. He does a wonderful job and his personality is awesome. He really took the time to understand what I wanted and delivered, and continues to deliver top quality work each time.
Parking is either in a lot behind the building, or in the parking structure, where they have one free hour parking. The rates aren’t too bad either.
The salon is part of a complex that has clothing stores, as well as a restaurant, but you can’t miss it. The front desk staff is very friendly. I LOVE getting my hair shampoo by Angel, he is such an angel and he doesn’t scrub your hair like some of the other staff does, which after having bleach on your scalp, no one wants to feel someone’s nails digging into their tender flesh. The shampoo bowl and chair is very comfortable, no more stress on your neck due to the little platform in the sink that you rest your head on.
The salon is always busy but there is always someone to walk by and ask you if you want anything to drink. They have water, soda, and coffee. The bathroom is a bit hard to find, upstairs, and to the left, usually behind some closed door, but it has always been clean when I’ve used it. Grabbing a smock can be a bit tricky, as it is located to the left of the desk, in the first door, and when you go to open it you have to be careful not to bump the two stylists that are there doing their client’s hair.
Guiseppe is usually around, if he’s not with a client he comes over and says hello, asks you how your day is going, etc. He also will make hilarious announcements over the intercom system.
The pricing is on par for what you would expect to pay in a Beverly Hills salon.

All I can say is that the visit at Guiseppe Franco, with Ethan as a hair-​stylist, was more than just a visit at the hairdresser: it was an experience, a celebration.
I have not often seen a team acting that well together. The atmosphere was super relaxing and fun and the result was fantastic. I went to a very important meeting after and felt sexy and strong after Ethan did my hair. I can highly recommend the Salon, Guiseppe Franco and his team.
Thank you!!! Jackie

The hair stylist here are hit or miss. They either rent a chair or they work for themselves. If you ask the salon to refer you to one they will give you one of their own NEW stylist. They will never refer you to the ones that are renting — who are amazing!
Best advice is to watch and see which stylist you like…

Worst experience I’ve had at a salon anywhere in the world.
This was really unbelievable — it went from bad to worse. I’ll put things in point form to make this easier…
— went in for CUT, COLOR and tape in HAIR EXTENSIONS
— did color first and a trim so girl could order extensions — which I had to pre-​pay for in cash
— I took a sample of my old extensions to show her what I wanted in color and hair quality
— even showed her pictures of what I wanted — style, cut and color
This is where it started to go very wrong…
— the «stylist» I saw was Candice
— she colored my hair a couple of shades lighter than what I asked for… and yes, lighter than the sample piece I had brought with me
— even though I said «No bangs — nothing above the cheekbone» and showed her pictures, I ended up with BANGS ABOVE MY EYEBROWS (I will try and upload a pic)
— when I confronted her about the bad cut, she told me that they weren’t above my eyebrows (photo shows otherwise) and she wished I had shown her the pictures of what I wanted again while she was cutting
— I told her I wish she had paid attention the first time
— I had already paid for the hair, which arrived about 2 weeks later
— the hair is horrible!
— I have very fine, blonde hair. What she ordered is coarse, wiry and looks like doll’s hair
— it was most likely Indian or Brazilian hair, black in color to begin with and then bleached — it looks over processed
— Candice suggested I get a Brazilian Blowout after the extensions were put in to try and fix that problem
— she should have used Russian hair which is finer and softer — I’m not sure if she even knows that
Another bad cut…
— the hair extensions were too long, so instead of doing a proper haircut she just razored off the ends making it even worse
— there was no shape or movement just long pieces of itchy, frizzy wool-​like hair stuck to my head
$$$
— I tipped her extremely well both times I was in the salon thinking she would step up her game, provide better service, and fix things if there was a problem — mistake!
— even paid extra to order extra hair … which she kept. When I asked her about it, she said «No… this was hair I had in my car»
— I had paid her cash as required, got no receipt and she denied everything
2 WEEKS LATER THE EXTENSIONS STARTED TO FALL OUT
— I had to have the hair recut
— had to have a Brazilian Blowout and the hair is still coarse
— Candice gave me a really hard time just to take 10 minute to retake a few of the extensions … she «didn’t have time» … it was 5 DAYS before she would spare 10 minutes
A WEEK LATER HAIR IS STILL FALLING OUT and constantly needs to be redone
— I’ve spent more money FIXING this mess than it cost originally, and will probably have to have them all taken out and start from scratch
When I called the salon to ask them to tape in ONE EXTENSION… about 5 minutes, they also «didn’t have time» — kept me waiting for 2 hours and told me to come back the next day.
*** THE STYLISTS ARE FREELANCERS. They rent space at the salon and you have to pay the stylist directly. The salon takes no responsibility for what the stylist does and tells you to take it up with them.
POSITVES
— the color ended up being good when she did it the second time and did what I asked
— after spending more than $ 1000 on my hair in one month to have a mess that is falling out every couple of days and is an itchy disaster, the salon offered me a «free blowout» and told me that even though they didn’t have time to fix the one piece that fell out, (in the bank no less — embarrassing!) I should call them again if anymore pieces «slipped»
NOTE: Candice does your hair with you facing away from the mirror so you can’t see what she’s doing.
She is very young, inexperienced, and just doesn’t possess strong skills at this point in her career + is arrogant with a bad attitude.
I’ve been getting hair extensions done for about 10 – 12 years — this girl claims she has been doing extensions for 5 or 6 years. These are absolutely the worst I’ve had.
UPDATE: since I wrote this review yesterday, 4 MORE EXTENSIONS have FALLEN OUT — and the salon will absolutely not make time for anyone to fix them, or even look at my hair and help me try to figure out why they are falling out daily. It’s Saturday, and I have plans tonight. To say I’m not impressed with the customer service is an understatement

My wife heard good things about the salon and was recommended to see Antonia to cut her hair and add highlights.
Don’t get me wrong – her hair looks gorgeous. The reason I am taking the time to write a 1 star review is because Antonia completely took advantage of my wife – and would probably do the same thing to you.
Imagine going to a restaurant and asking the waiter how much the steak is. The waiter says $ 50; you decide that sounds reasonable, so you order it. At the end of the meal you get your check and you were charged $ 100 for the steak. You ask the waiter why it wasn’t $ 50 and you get a bunch of excuses about how the steak was worth more than that or that it cost more to cook than he was expecting.
These kind of bait and switch shenanigans are exactly what Antonia pulled on my wife. She was quoted at $ 50 for her haircut and $ 175 for the highlights. When the work was done, Antonia decided that because my wife had «more hair volume than she was expecting» she was going to charge double the price. In her own words, «double the hair double the price.» Excuse me? You can’t agree on a price for a service, perform the service, and then after the fact decide the service should cost more and raise the price accordingly.
This kind of behavior is completely unprofessional, especially for a high end salon in Beverly Hills. If my wife’s hair was too voluminous to get the same price as anyone else, she should have been informed BEFORE cutting and highlighting her hair, not after.
We will not be returning to this salon. Charging $ 400 for a haircut and highlights that were quoted (and agreed upon) at $ 225 (+tip) when she sat in the chair to get the service done is theft.

Loving my new hair by Liz!
The entire staff is so friendly and the owner is amazing!
Anything you need Liz can make it happen!
She was able to find the perfect blonde to go with my skin tone! LOVE IT! No need to look anywhere else!

I’ve been going to Giuseppe since I moved to LA, 23 years ago, and I always leave with an amazing hair color/​cut that not only looks good on my head, but also compliments my skin tone.
I’m supporting two separate households, so money can be tight, and if I need something basic, I just go to a local salon. I tried to fix a hair debacle from a local salon myself, and ended up with alternating stripes of bright red and dark brown throughout my hair.
I finally learned with this last experience at this local salon, that sometimes the first experience can be good, and then you go back for something like a root touch-​up, and they change your entire hair color to something you can’t even identify. The service is just never consistent.
The service, quality, professionalism, and consistency of service at Giuseppe Franco’s salon has always been excellent. I also appreciated that when I went to Giuseppe after this debacle, that he was very professional, didn’t say a single word asking why I just didn’t go to him in the first place, and he didn’t treat me like I was an idiot who tried to perform her own brain surgery. I said all of those things to myself, but he was just happy to see me.
Cristina did my color correction. I thought that with everything that I had done to my hair, and the shape that it was currently in, that she’d be performing a miracle if I just walked out of there with something resembling a normal hair color. Instead, I left with amazing red hair that really complimented my blue eyes and skin. Instead of leaving just feeling lucky not to have striped hair (which I did), I left absolutely loving my hair!

C A N D I C E A L I C E
She’s absolutely amazing.
A hair magician.
I am from Europe and it’s really hard to find good hairstylists.
I am very picky and like to change my hair a lot.
It’s been my 4^th time now and I couldn’t be happier.
She made me go pink, blonde, long hair, extensions, now I have a lob and fresh blonde baleyage.
Of course Beverly Hills $$$ is a little more pricey than other areas, but if you expect a lot, it’s fair to pay fairly.
I’m her customer for life!
Everybody is super friendly, the Owner Guiseppe is always up for a short chat.
Café Roma is right there, so get your latte with foils on your head.
Nobody cares. LOL
Thank you Candice! xxx

Candice Alice! Seriously if you are looking for color or color correction, look no further. This is a welcoming salon in the heart of BH. Candice took me from red back to my natural roots (dark blonde) and the transformation is unreal. You know that moment when you get back to your car after a hair appointment. and look in your mirror, and almost start to tear up because it’s that good? Yeah.
Parking can be a little steep ($ 12 bucks in the nearby garage), but I guess that’s Beverly Hills for you.