Salon Aurora, San Diego CA

I LOVE this salon. The atmosphere is so inviting and the women are incredibly talented. I have been a client of Amber's (the owner of Salon Aurora) since her early days as an apprentice back in 2017 when she transformed some bad highlights I got from someone else into beautiful warm tones that mixed well with my natural color. Together, we have taken me from brunette, to bright blonde, to pinks and purples and blues, and then back to my natural color, until today. Today we highlighted my hair for the first time in two years, and I am SO happy with the results (before and after attached). Sam is a great assistant, and you can tell that she knows what she's doing and is eager to learn. She also gives the BEST shampoo I've ever had. I have also had the pleasure of getting services from Maddie back when she was Amber's assistant, and now she is accepting her own clients! It has been amazing to watch these women grow into rockstar stylists. I could go on and on but you should honestly just let Amber and the girls work their magic on you instead ;)

I’ve paid Amber (salon owner and stylist) hundreds of dollars in extensions and always tipped 20% and still ended up with the hair in the pictures I attached. Hanging edges, yellow extensions, and a bellami weft that scrunches and gaps. I gave it over 6 months of coming in and telling her things that did and didn’t work, like poking out edges and slipping. Usually I was fine with everything but mentioned the edges slipping “everything is perfect but my edges are slipping”. She made a point of really sewing them in one time but by the next it was like she forgot and it was back to slipping. She fixed two slips herself and one she had her assistant do it once. Both times I came back with slippage again and this time… see pictures. Frustrated that I felt like I was trying to give her time to figure out my hair, frustrated that I kept tipping her well, frustrated that I had to now tell her how unhappy I was, I tried to cancel for my Tuesday on Sunday and the link wouldn’t let me. I tried to disappear. She knows I came in with messed up hair the last two times she did it, right? Wrong. She texts, I try to save face for both of us and say I’m sick. She says she’s charging me $180. I explode with the honestly that I’m sick of paying her for horrible hair and really wanted to be let go as a client, instead of saying she understands and knows my hair has consistently slipped and not blended and she has struggled with it, she claims she knows nothing of it. Instead of saying okay you’ve paid me for hair that never even stayed in right, let’s leave this where it’s at, Nope, She wants more of my money. Please look at the pictures of my hair and tell me that that’s something that just happens to a knowledgeable and informed stylist that has been told several times the beads coming off the hair and slipping is a problem. Whatever the response is, it’s classless. If you do bad work, you don’t charge when people don’t want to come back. Bad work is bad work is bad work. Sorry I’m human and didn’t want to be the meanie that tells her stylist she does bad work. I sure wasn’t nice when she wanted to then charge me for work she wasn’t even doing.

Let me start by saying I don’t trust many people to do my hair because I’m sooo picky. Therefore, it took me about a year of stalking Amber’s work on social media to build up the courage to visit Salon Aurora. I can honestly say that now I wish I had gone sooner!

I went to Amber for a half head highlight and long hair cut and she absolutely knocked it out of the park. I had about 9 months of grow out and was looking for a blended, dimensional, “fall” blonde. She took her time to understand my hair goals and look through my inspiration pics to make a game plan. I really got a sense for how detail-oriented she is because of how carefully she went through my (thick) mane of hair and meticulously highlighted each piece to create the seamless blend I was looking for. Her work truly speaks for itself, but on top of her incredible talent, Amber is super funny and nice and the appointment really flew by. Her assistant Sam was fantastic as well!

The salon itself is absolutely beautiful with high ceilings, stunning natural light, beautiful plants, and was even decorated for Halloween when I went!

I can’t recommend Salon Aurora enough and I can’t wait to go back for my next appointment!

I have been Amber's client since I moved to San Diego, five years ago! My hair always looks amazing and I get so many compliments on it. She is beyond talented and a wonderful human. I love that my hair always grows out nicely and stays healthy and beautiful.

People think I'm crazy because I drive all the way from Ventura county to have Amber do my hair. But it is truly worth it. I never really enjoyed having my hair done and was never confident in any of my stylists until I met Amber. Now I never doubt her for even a second. I honestly feel so grateful to be one of her clients.
Cannot recommend her enough.

Amber kills the hair goals every single time! She is the best of the best! The salon is spectacular, too! So earthy and clean

Maddie did a great job with my hair! She was so sweet and fun to talk to for the multiple hours I was there. She really listened to what I wanted with my hair and kept checking to make sure I was happy with how it was looking. I’m so happy with how it turned out and I’ve been getting tons of compliments on my hair!

The space is gorgeous and all the girls in salon Aurora were super welcoming to me! I will def be recommending Salon Aurora to my friends:)

I ADORE MADISON! She's been doing my bleach & tone for almost a year now and I've never been happier with my hair! So much appreciation for her attention to detail (Blondes, you know how important that is) You'll feel so comfortable in her chair. She always answers any questions I have and if we're trying something different with toner or vivids, she explains the process so well. As for the location, street parking is easy and the salon is tucked away in a quiet courtyard. Could not recommend Madison and the gals at Salon Aurora more!

I highly recommend this place! I went in for a consultation because I had no clue what I wanted to do, and less than a week later I was able to come back for a truly transformative color and haircut. After consulting with Amber and communicating that I was looking for something that felt more modern and less heavy, without feeling TOO shockingly different, I am so happy with the partial head highlight and haircut. I will absolutely be back for the great service and great vibes! (see pic of me w/little supergirl for a "before")

I've had my hair done by Amber for 5+ years and continue to see her. She always listens to what I'm looking for and gives helpful tips on how to achieve and maintain the desired look. I went from highlights to bleached hair, and during this transition when my hair wasn't holding up much due to previous damage from another hairstylist, Amber has guided me throughout the whole journey on how to best take care of and maintain my hair in the healthiest way. She is very knowledgeable and extremely talented at what she does! She also listens carefully to what the client is looking for and in my opinion, goes above and beyond with the results. Always pleased with her work! She is incredible and can't recommend her enough. Thank you Amber!

Amber is the best hairstylist in San Diego, hands down. I promise you, you will not be happier with your results with her! You won’t find anyone like her (and if you do, it’s probably because Amber trained them) Also, she knows what you want better than you do! I trust her with all of my crazy hair goals!

Do yourself a favor and go see my girl, Amanda Moon! I tell everyone I meet to go see her! She is such a great stylist! And this new place is such a vibe. Just check out how well she did my color a few weeks ago! I keep getting compliments! Even my boyfriend is talking about how good I look! Thank you so much, Amanda!

Had the pleasure of having Amanda Moon as my hairstylist and could not be more happy! She takes the time to listen and understand what style I am aiming for and the results are perfect. I will continue to book with Amanda because she is simply the best!

Amanda is amazing! She takes the time to figure out exactly what you want and how to deliver! She is incredibly talented and the best part is she’s so fun to talk to you won’t want leave when you’re done! I left with exactly what I wanted and my hair has never looked and felt better. The salon itself is super cute too! I love all the plants and natural light!

Incredibly talented women! Couldn’t be happier with my hair. They have a long-term client in me

Every time I see Amber I leave loving my hair! She always listens to what I want and makes sure we’re on the same page before doing anything major. Her new salon is great and I’m so happy I found a great stylist in SD!