Embellish First Avenue Salon - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Jun 2020

I think this salon is now permanently closed - that is the message on their answering machine. Apparently the stylists have moved to other locations and they will let you know where your favorite stylist has gone if you don't already have their contact information.

Feb 2020

Been coming here for a long while now, review is shamefully overdue! I had been searching for a new color expert for about a year after moving to Monrovia and am so lucky to have found Michelle! She's incredible! She does my color, cut and style perfect every time! I have a dark blonde natural color that I get highlighted and she always gets my color spot-on! And she always does such a great job on the Dutch braids too! Not to mention that she is so sweet and welcoming! She's the best! The salon itself is very cozy and clean and welcoming with ample parking.

Jan 2020

Yelp review for Brianne - Considering I'm a dude, one would think this review would be strictly for those needing a guy's cuts, but that one person would actually be wrong because my girlfriend also consistently gets her cuts with Brianne, whom this review is about, and she has the same positive things to say. And I'm still finding my gf pretty hot and dating her, so, it's definitely a universal review for anyone needing a new + more-than fairly priced hair dresser/stylist -- I don't really know the correct terminology, but ya'know - that person that can either make or break your hair game with a pair of scissors. And Brianne has made ^this^ guy's game so much more full of confidence with my hair and where I'm spending money to get it cut at. To those that don't really try with the head of hair they've got right now because you don't think: 1. There's a style out there you could really get with or that works for you. 2. You haven't tried a hairdresser outside of Super-Cuts (or a place similar to) or, when you did, you were sorely let down and told yourself you wouldn't spend that amount of money on a hair-dresser again. 3. Need a hairdresser that can honestly talk it out with you to see what you hair is capable of and which cuts would look nice on you. And also one that will also help you find products that work for you and show you how to use them. Not so she can up-sale you, but stuff that works. ( for instance, I had never used mousse or a hair-dryer before and they now save me 30 minutes in prep-time and give me a way cleaner finished product when I do my hair, also, I bought all of the stuff I use on amazon ) 4. Or you are just looking for someone who can offer you a friendly smile and conversation to you every time you sit in a chair for a cut. Then you'll want to check out Brianne, because I was in all these scenarios before I met her (: And, continuing on, if you are like I was, I struggled with a hairstyle I could wake up with and manage in the morning while feeling confident walking out the door 100% of the time for so many years. Sometimes I'd have a really messy look but my hair would get in my eyes too many times and looked way too shaggy when I needed to look nice, and then other times it'd be too much of a combed gel look on me that was so preppy looking. I knew I wanted it always somewhere in the middle, with that natural bed-head look. But no hair dresser could really get me there. My hair for me ended up causing more problems through my days at : work, school, gym, you name it! Basically more problems than any head of hair really should have. Brianne has solved all these problems and now gives me a cut I love. She listened to me for a good 20 minutes the first time I sat in her chair stumbling through what I wanted and helped figure it out with me while giving advice, for instance, I didn't think a circle cut in the back would look good but I like it way more than the square cut I got for years since it matches the shape of my head better. Every time I go in I get my hair washed and head massaged for about 8 minutes, then we go in for a cut. And she manages her time with her clients very well! She tells me that she knows her clients, whether they get very extreme cuts or if she knows they are often late, she always is on time for each client because she had properly managed her schedules out. Brianne has a beautiful spirit , a wonderful motherly personality , she is easy going / easy to talk to , and men , I don't mean to spill her beans because this is just a yelp review, but if any fine gentleman is out there needing a hair cut, has their life in order, and isn't like all the other D-bags she's told me about during our gossip chats-I mean- my hair cuts, she is on the market ( but I do think it would take a lot to win her over as she's one of a kind! ). Brianne has helped me by not only meeting my expectations, but takin