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Gold Finch
Gold Finch

Gold Finch

Hair salon in Oakland, CA

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Gold Finch is a hair salon on the corner of College Avenue and Kales in Oakland. The salon describes itself as a neighborhood salon for hair. Services range from quick dry cuts for returning clients to longer color sessions, and the stylists handle cutting, single-process and dimensional color, highlights, balayage and special occasion styling.

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Gold Finch is a hair salon on the corner of College Avenue and Kales in Oakland. The salon describes itself as a neighborhood salon for hair. Services range from quick dry cuts for returning clients to longer color sessions, and the stylists handle cutting, single-process and dimensional color, highlights, balayage and special occasion styling.

Some services depend on how a client arrives. Women's cuts ask clients to come in with hair clean from one to two days of washing, in its natural state and detangled. New clients and anyone who has not been cut in six months or more book a longer haircut so the stylist has time for a fuller consultation. Balayage and highlight prices are starting points that depend on time and product.

Gift cards are sold, and Buy Now, Pay Later is available for bookings from $50 to $4,000, with approval needed before the appointment. Listed hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM and Friday from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM, with one stylist also keeping Saturday appointments.

The salon pairs a considered consultation with skilled technique. Products are chosen for strong performance and clean ingredients, with a mindful approach to beauty.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Free-hand painting for depth and lightness, offered as a partial service or a fuller, softer full version. Full balayage is usually booked once or twice a year.

  • Partial Balayage $385
  • Full Balayage $450

Root touch-ups, single-process color from root to end, and a gloss treatment.

  • Color Touch-Up $210
  • Gloss Treatment $215
  • Signature Full Color $265

Cuts for men and women, including dry cuts for returning clients, reshaping for curly hair, and longer appointments for new clients or transformations.

  • Men's Haircut $140
  • New client mens haircut $165
  • Dry Haircut $180
  • Women's Haircut/Maintenance $215
  • Curly hair cut re-shape $235
  • New Client or Transformation haircut $235
  • Women's Long Haircut/extra thick $235

Hand-painted partial and full highlights.

  • Partial Highlights $385
  • Full Highlight $450
  • Women's Long Haircut/extra thick= extra time $235
  • Full Highlight (New Client/ First highlight w/Morgan) $410

Photos

  • Dark bob with bangs, cut and partial balayage result
  • Short bob with side-swept layers on a client in pink
  • Long blonde layered hair result on a client in pink
  • Salon styling area with chair, mirror and plants
  • Colorfully painted front door with house number 5430
  • Window with plants, books and hanging driftwood decor
  • Street-front bay window with Gold Finch sign
  • Close view of styling chair base and footrest on wood floor
  • Salon waiting and styling area with brick fireplace
  • Wall shelves of hair products and vintage hooded dryer
  • Sunny lounge nook with bench, cabinet and plants
  • Close view of vintage wooden cabinet and rug

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.goldfinch.salon (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Razor cuts and short pixie styles, with stylists who focus on low-maintenance shapes
  • Hand-painted balayage and partial highlights, with free-hand painting priced by time and product
  • Grey blending and coverage, color correction and multidimensional blonding
  • Cancellations made 24 hours ahead are free; shorter notice is charged half the service price and a missed appointment is charged in full
  • Buy Now, Pay Later for bookings from $50 to $4,000, with approval before the appointment
  • Haircare from Reverie, Cult + King, Davines and Hairstory, with a focus on clean ingredients
Good for
  • first-time clients
  • returning clients
  • men's haircuts
  • curly hair
  • long or extra thick hair
  • low-maintenance cuts
  • grey coverage
  • bridal trials
  • special occasions
Treats
  • grey coverage
  • root regrowth
  • color correction
  • dimensional color
  • curl shaping
  • haircut transformations
  • bangs and face framing
Techniques
  • balayage
  • free-hand painting
  • hand-painted highlights
  • single-process color
  • root retouch
  • gloss treatment
  • razor cutting
  • scissor cutting
  • clipper cutting
  • curl enhancement

Products & treatments

  • Reverie
  • Cult + King
  • Davines
  • Hairstory (including New Wash cleanser)

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