Unwind Salon

Love this place Best cuts and color in the Tahoe region!!! I go in and say just make me beautiful and Nicole does every time thank you

Love, love, love Unwind! Nicole made my totally neglected hair look so smooth and shinny, Stephanie did an awesome gel mani and pedi with super fun colors and Ariel did a bikini, eyebrow and underarm wax leaving me fresh. Loved everything, super fair pricing and awesome, laid back vibe. Nicole made a chai latte and fresh popped pop corn too! Next time I’ll get a spray tan to finish the package! They all made me feel pretty and spoiled! I can’t ask for more!

5 star is rare, but my wax by Arielle was the best ever. All hair gone, pre-​treatment and post-​treatment. The last one I had from a Lake Tahoe spa was mediocre at best with unnecessary exposure. Arielle, on the other hand, took all comfort levels under consideration. The location was quiet and clean. This will be my wax specialist.

I have been going to Nicole for over 10 years and trust no one else with my hair. She is a color master. Her salon is clean and she continually upgrades it. She also has tanning and nails. You coudln’t ask for better service.

I echo everyone else’s comments — I’ve been going to Nicole for years and she is awesome! Very creative and skilled.

I had a terrific experience yesterday, getting my eyebrows waxed with Nicole. I live about fifty miles away and was in Truckee for a job interview; she was able to fit me in last minute, but she didn’t make me feel last minute at all. In addition, the shop’s got a good atmosphere, and I felt comfortable. Best of all, she did a really nice job on my eyebrows — I’m pretty picky after years of both waxing and threading — and she listened to what I want, used her own eye for balance, and I left happy. I don’t trust a lot of people with my hair /​eyebrows, but I’d go to Nicole for either. It’s SF Bay Area standards and excellence for Tahoe /​Truckee prices. :~)

I have been going to Nicole for the past 9 years, namely because she is awesome! She is really creative and can take my vague ideas about having cute hair and turn them into a rocking haircut that always grows out well.
She is also a master of color and is excellent at everything from a subtle wash to fierce highlights and hot colors!
To top it all off, she also does facial waxing and is excellent at eyebrow shaping.
And…she has always been super flexible with her schedule and is great about accomodating me with my last-​minute requests.
Nicole is awesome and I highly recommend her!

I love Nicole at Unwind. I have the frizziest and curliest hair out of everyone I know. I have had so many bad haircut and coloring experiences that I cut and colored my own hair for almost 10 years! I finally got the nerve to go to Nicole after speaking with her. I liked the options she proposed to me and made me feel confident that she knew what she was doing and she really listened to my concerns. The first time I saw her we did a straightening system, color, and cut, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. The first time I walked out of a salon without crying. It was a transformation. A total masterpiece. She does the best highlights I have ever seen. Her pricing is fantastic and the experience is worth any amount of money and time! She is so good that my sister and mother also go to her. I would HIGHLY recommend Unwind! You will not be disappointed.

Nicole has been a bit of a hidden treasure in her «hide away» location behind Chevron near Donner Lake.
Working in a bright, clean and cozy studio without the typical loud talking gossip bouncing off the walls works well for her and great for me as her client. I appreciate a more laid back and relaxing vibe when having my hair colored and cut. I get enough «action» in my own life.
My hair color is blue black, which can fade quickly, yet when Nicole performs her magic my color stays shiny, blue shimmering goodness abounds and lasts 6 weeks, even with daily washing (I have fine hair and look like I have the flu if it is not washed constantly.) Having very long hair that took me years to grow — it is super important that a «trim» of half an inch is as promised. Never has Nicole cut more hair than originally promised. Gladly looking in the mirror at the end of my appointment is a pleasure — not a reason to cry in the car on the way home.
Nicole also has the newest «fad» items like tinsel and feathers, learning the right methods for the newest styles if you want that kind of thing. More than once I have seen her «repair» another stylist shoddy job. Always throwing some humor and fun in to the conversation with the upset client who is getting her hair repaired. That takes class and skills to relax someone in that traumatized position.
Nicole is the woman I trust for my lovely locks!