Union Square Studio

Jean is THE BEST cut and colorist! I’ve been going to her for over 8 yrs, she is so talented and just a fantastic person, I look forward to going to see her every time.

Jean Nelson is an amazing stylist for haircuts and color. I followed Jean from Cowboys & Angels and she has not lost her edge. She has taken my hair from long to short and back again — layered, razored, blunt bangs. I’ve had highlights, lowlights and ombré. Jean is a true professional and keeps on top of the latest techniques so that you are always in good hands. I cannot recommend her highly enough and in fact I recommend her all the time which is probably why I have so many friends that get their hair styled by Jean as well. Make your appointment today!

I bought a Gilt City deal for full highlights. I had no problem scheduling an appointment. I left a message for Katy and my call was returned the same day. I was a little nervous since I’d never had highlights done before. When I got there, Katy was really nice and she spent time with me picking out the perfect color (they have actual hair samples with the hair color which is much easier to imagine than just seeing it on a piece of paper).
She took her time and put in the highlights very carefully, strand by strand. Overall, it took 2 hours and I was incredibly pleased with the results! She even took the time to blowout my hair after washing it even though it wasn’t specifically stated in the voucher deal. I would definitely go back to Katy for highlights.

I went to Katy for a hair cut. I was bored with my current hair style and wanted to have it changed. After a brief consultation, she cut me a fringe and fixed my layers. She did an amazing job! The hair cut was absolutely perfect and survived a brazilian blowout a month later without any need to be refreshed!
The only reason I’m not giving her the full five stars is because it is really hard to make an appointment. It takes forever to find a time that works for both sides and sometimes she might even call to reschedule. Actually, I wanted her to be my only hair dresser in SF, but I got tired of trying to schedule an appointment.

I bought a Gilt City voucher online for a haircut with Katy. I called multiple times to schedule a haircut over a month’s time and the phone was never answered. In addition, I left numerous voice mails with my contact information asking to schedule an appointment; none of which ever returned.
If Katy’s attitude towards the studio’s customer service was so lackadaisical, I’m glad I was spared in seeing on how she would have cut my hair.

Katy is the best hair stylist in the entire Bay Area, I am always happy after she does my hair. She always listens to you and do what you want not what she wants… if you not sure she can always advise you… it is very hard to find a good hair stylist here and I am so happy that I found her!!! Thanks Katy for everything!

Jean Nelson is absolutely superb. Always a flawless haircut. –NN

I moved back from Brooklyn NY and was looking for a hair stylist to do my haircut the way I wanted and I went to several places and could not find anyone who could do it right, until I found Union Square Studio. I made an appointment with Katy, who is the owner of the salon and came in for my first haircut. I was taken by surprise when I came there, the place had a great design to it, and Katy did an amazing job. She did my haircut and styled my hair exactly how I wanted it. Katy is very charming, creative and a master of her craft,. I have been going to her ever since and I am not planning on going to anyone else. She does an amazing job every time and I am always treated well. Her staff is friendly and they all do a great job. If you are looking for a great stylist in San Francisco for men or women Union Square Studio is the best place to go. I highly recommend you go try them out you won’t be disappointed!

Went to see Katy the owner and had a wonderful men’s hair cut. Great attention to detail.