Amber
Hair salon in Los Angeles, CA
Amber is a holistic hair salon in Los Angeles. The salon selects its products on three standards: ingredient quality, efficacy and sustainability. Products are checked for their ingredients, and sulfates and parabens are avoided. Lines carried include Innersense Organic Beauty, O&M color, Najeau botanical scalp and hair regimens, and Mazz Hanna products.
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Amber is a holistic hair salon in Los Angeles. The salon selects its products on three standards: ingredient quality, efficacy and sustainability. Products are checked for their ingredients, and sulfates and parabens are avoided. Lines carried include Innersense Organic Beauty, O&M color, Najeau botanical scalp and hair regimens, and Mazz Hanna products.
Amber Lesse, the owner, is also a stylist and has worked in hair for more than 17 years. The salon's focus on clean beauty began shortly before the pandemic. Services cover blonding, color, cutting, extensions, rituals and smoothing, and the Cezanne smoothing treatment is offered in three hair lengths. The salon notes that results from the Cezanne treatment vary, and it is formaldehyde-free.
Blonding and color services are timed by the service. A mini highlight takes at least 2.5 hours, and each step up in highlighting runs longer. Color correction is priced at the stylist's hourly rate and begins with a consultation. Prices vary by stylist. Golden Hour appointments before opening or after a stylist's normal hours are billed at 1.5 times the standard rate. Housecall service adds $200 within 15 miles, and additional fees may apply for longer distances.
Cancellations or changes need at least 24 hours notice, and later cancellations are charged 50% of the appointment cost. No-shows are charged the full cost. Confirmations are sent by SMS or email three days ahead. Arriving more than 15 minutes late may mean rescheduling with the full fee still due. Concerns about a service should be raised within one week; refunds are not offered, but a service adjustment can be arranged with the stylist. Guests and children are asked to stay home unless they are receiving a service.
Holistic in its approach, the salon chooses products on ingredient quality, efficacy and sustainability, and avoids sulfates and parabens.
Services
Final prices may vary.
Highlight options range from a mini highlight to an ultimate version with dense foil work throughout, plus bleach and tone and color correction after a consultation.
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Mini Highlight $250+
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Partial Highlight $345+
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Bleach & Tone $400+
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Full Highlight $415+
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Ultimate Highlight $500+
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Color Correction Price at booking
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Ultimate Highlight (More Than a Full Highlight) $500+
Color services cover gloss and toner add-ons, grey-blending options, root refreshes, a full-color refresh and all-over color.
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Gloss/Toner add-on $85+
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Color Camo w/ Stylist $90
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Base Color - No Blow Dry $140+
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The Refresher $165+
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Base Color - With Blow Dry $180+
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All Over Color $240+
Cuts range from kids' and short cuts with clippers to pixie, custom, curly and standard haircuts, with bang trims and beard trims available.
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Bang Trim $20+
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Kids Cut $80+
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The Groom $95+
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Haircut Add-on $100+
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Haircut $145+
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Pixie Haircut $160+
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Transformational Custom Haircut $160+
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Curly Haircut $190+
Scalp and strand rituals use Najeau, Innersense, RŌZ, k18, O&M and Malibu products, with add-on shots and treatments for shine, volume, damage and buildup.
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O&M Shine Shot $25
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O&M Volume Shot $25
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The Mini Scalp Ritual $30
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The Mini Strand Ritual $30
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K18 Treatment $45
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Malibu Treatment $50
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The Signature Scalp Ritual $60
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The Signature Strand Ritual $60
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The Ultimate Scalp & Strand Ritual $100
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Cezanne Smoothing Treatment - Short Hair $375+
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Cezanne Smoothing Treatment - Medium Hair $400+
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Cezanne Smoothing Treatment - Long Hair $450+
Blow drying is offered as a standalone service starting at $85.
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Blow dry $85+
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Housecall Services $200
Extension consultations are offered, and extension services are booked through the front desk or a stylist.
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Extension Consultation $50
Stylists who offer it will come to clients within 15 miles for an added fee.
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Housecall Service add-on $200
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Meet the team
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Amber Lesse
Owner & Stylist
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Blake S.
Barber
- Blake Stein Barber
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Carolina P.
Stylist
- Cydney G. Stylist
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Krishna A.
Stylist
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Kristina F. Stylist
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Riley V.
Stylist
Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.amberlosangeles.com (opens in a new tab)
- Highlights
- Certified Green Circle salon
- According to the salon, it recovers 95% of salon beauty waste, including hair clippings, foils and color tubes
- Product selection screens for sulfates and parabens
- Extension work with Bellami-certified training, including k-tip, i-tip, tape-in and hand-tied options
- Golden Hour appointments before opening or after normal stylist hours at 1.5 times the standard rate
- Housecall service within 15 miles for $200
- Good for
- Blonding and highlights
- Brunette and red hair color
- Hair extensions
- Curly hair cuts
- Men's haircuts and beard trims
- Clients who prefer sulfate-free and paraben-free products
- Housecall appointments within 15 miles
- Treats
- Dimension and brightening
- Color correction
- Gray blending
- Gray coverage
- Damage from bleach, color or heat
- Hard water and mineral buildup
- Smoothing
- Volume for blowouts
- Frizz
- Techniques
- Foil highlights
- Balayage
- Root melt
- Base bump
- Gloss and toner
- Bleach and tone
- Color correction
- All-over color
- Scissor cutting
- Straight razor cutting
Products & treatments
- Innersense Organic Beauty
- O&M
- Najeau
- Mazz Hanna
- RŌZ
- k18
- Malibu
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