The best salon in San Francisco to get your hair cut, styled or colored!
1996 Union Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Sunday - Friday 10am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
(415) 567-5656 Make a hair appointment online! Now Hiring
Red Union Salon uses organic hair products as well as botanical hair products as well as aromatherapy where optimal results can be achieved. Red Union Salon is proud to carry the best hair products by Phyto, Logics for Matrix, Redken, and Goldwell.
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Artistry meets wearability!
Katherine Sawyer brings a keen eye and great skill, developed from many years of experience and advanced training, to her hair designs. Katherine began her career at age 19 assisting some of the best hairstylists and colorists in the area and her training includes hair academies in Paris and London as well as being a Framesi certified Master Colorist. Katherine has styled hair for large runway shows, television and video, including ABC Rocks and even a Billy Preston video for his song And Dance.
Katherine owned and operated Dava Dava Hair Salon on Union St for 15 years before deciding to let that go and focus solely on her clients. She has performed at hair shows, taught large styling classes for clients and cutting classes for stylists, and trained her own assistants that went on to open salons of their own. Katherine works exclusively with Framesi and Redken color lines and has developed a unique highlighting technique she calls Double Blonde that gives maximum natural blonde results.
Katherine currently divides her time between San Francisco and Oakland to better serve her Bay Area clientele.
Hours:
San Francisco – Red Union Hair Salon
Sundays from 12 and Tuesdays 11:30-7:30
Oakland – Right Angle Salon, 310 Forest St
Wednesdays and Saturdays 11-7
Booking number for both locales:
510-316-7236
To learn more:
web.me.com/katherinesawyer
Join Katherine’s email list:
katherinesawyer@me.com
Comments or questions are welcome.
Erika Redding, also known as Hairika, is the founder and owner of Red Union Salon, and loves running a dynamic hair salon on fashionable Union Street. Erika opened Red Union Salon to merge hair, fashion, and art all into one space. Now this vision has come true, and Red Union Salon frequently hosts art openings and continually displays new artwork in the salon.
Her hair and fashion expertise has included work both in front and behind the camera as a hair designer, fashion designer, makeup artist, model, set and wardrobe designer. Her advanced international training by Martin Parson, Redken, Matrix and Vidal-Sassoon has enabled her to educate other stylist at hair shows across North America. She has even modeled and designed hair backstage at Prêt-à-Porter, the famous international fashion event in Paris. Her closest friends and clients include many actors, actresses, athletes, artists, models, and fashion designers here in the United States as well as back in her native land of Germany and throughout Europe.
Erika has been called the “Zen” hairstylist for her grounding, calming effect, on her clients, and takes you from “Zen” to “Ten!” With her expert haircutting and hair coloring techniques, she is a true artist at work that loves designing a breathtaking new look for you!
Comments or questions are welcome.
As I was doing my research on summer hair it occurred to me, that summer hair in San Francisco is a whole different story than anywhere else. As Mark Twain said “The coldest winter I ever spent was the summer in San Francisco”. That being said, whether you are a newbie in our fair city or have been here for a while you are going to need some San Francisco Summer Hair tips.
First of all, you will notice that it is not unusual for you to want to put on a heavy coat, a scarf and even some boots for our summer. It can be very foggy and windy, hence “styling products” are the key.
To start you will need a “blow drying aid” to keep the frizz away! One of “Carmen Electra’s” and my favorites are ”Phytodefrisant”. It smoothes and moisturizes while keeping your hair from getting frizzy. Followed by “Phytolisse” a finishing serum for lots of shine. Voila you look like a movie star!
If you have curly hair like me you may love this weather. A moisture absorbent towels from “Bed Bath and Beyond is a must”. Blot your hair by gently scrunching it when you get out of the shower. Then using “Curl Refiner” by Redken scrunch in and distribute evenly though out your hair. Do not comb! On a windy day follow with “Curl Boost” also Redken and scrunch some more. 5-10 minutes to Goddess Tresses!
For you manly men, “Crew” is the way to easy San Francisco Summer hair. My three favorites and our best sellers are ”Molding Clay”, a high hold with medium shine. ”Defining Paste”, with medium hold and low shine or ”Fiber” with high hold with low shine. If choosing the right on is confusing, stop by and we’ll make sure you walk out with the right one.
So there you have it. Stunning summer hair here in San Francisco is yours! Now that you know which dab will do you go forth and be beautiful and be handsome!
He combines the ability to give shape, texture, and color to clients by just looking at them. He specializes in highlighting and Vidal Sassoon precision hair cutting.
Using his judgment he formulates the hair and chooses the color picking from the very best of Paul Mitchell, Goldwell, Redken, and Wella.
He has done many a runway shows in both LA and NYC.
Doing amazing extensions using Great Lengths with the highest quality in human hair.
He has also assisted in television and has done wig work with drag queens at National pageants. He is always furthering his education when ever possible, taking classes and keeping fresh on all the latest trends.
He has also done a lot of make-up work with weddings, runway, and drag queens.
When not working he enjoys Roller-skating through Golden Gate Park, hanging out with friends in Dolores Park and hitting the bars, clubs dancing to mash up and 80’s music. You can always find him vintage shopping around the mission or hanging out in local coffee shops reading or chatting with friends.
Comments or questions are welcome.
Simple haircuts for Spring
Despite the economic news, the spring 2009 runways featured bright, shiny and geometrically constructed collections. From red-carpet ready goddess dresses to ’80s street fashion to silky harem pants and jumpsuits, designers went bold. As a result, runway hair tended to be subtler. It seems this season is all about paring down the hair. Hair had a very modern feel that stayed close to the head. Loose hair was the exception not the rule.
Off the Face Hair
Whether swept up or slicked back, this season’s was kept away from the face with no bangs to disturb the lines. The close-to-the-head wet look was seen on the runways of Badgley Mischka, D&G, and Versace. At Prada, Guido Palau pulled hair into a classic French twist, and then gave the style extreme edge by giving it a lacquered look.
Middle Hair Parts
A runway staple, middle parts are sexy, simple and can be reinvented each season to work with bouncy curl, loose waves or super straight styles. Seen on the runways of Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and Versace. The middle part can add edge to an updo or infuse style with casual glam.
Hair accessories
Almost every designer incorporated a headpiece into their show. Guido paired romantic waves with jauntry fedoras for Ralph Lauren and created “caps” by wrapping tights around the models’ head at Jean Paul Gaultier. Marc Jacobs fashioned a textured braid to go with the designers hats using Redkens‘ Fabricate and create flyaways for a messy look. Adding a hair accessory like a hat or headband can really complement an over-all look.
So, there you have the scoop for spring! We look forward to seeing you soon to incorporate these new looks into your life style.
Wow, does this article (see below) ever take me back. Do you remember when Sebastian invented Cellophanes? It was one of the first colors that created a lot of shine with a lot of color deposit, and one of my favorite colors ever.
Being a new stylist at the time it was a bit challenging however. Many of the colors where “Hot!” – in the industry meaning on the “unnatural” side. Punk was in then. However if you where not a “punker” and did not want screaming bright hair, it was definitely a problem. So, when Redken came out with Shades EQ, I fell in love. We use Shades EQ in the salon now and it is “perfection every time”. We still also use Sebastian and love it too. Of course it’s not scary any more since we are all seasoned colorists & stylists now.
For more information, be sure to check out the Do You Shades EQ website.
Do you shades EQ – Celebrating 20 Years of Inspiration
Stylists around the world depend on its gentle, no-lift formula to glaze refresh and correct. With every Shades EQ service, they know their clients will end up with healthy, shiny, amazing color. What else would you expect from the “haircolor that thinks it’s a conditioner”.
Amazing Credentials
In 1988, haircolor wasn’t the first thing on stylists minds. Back then, it was all about the “cool factor” of being a great cutter. Companies focused on product and education desighned to cater to younger clients desire for cuts and body waves. Hard to believe but color was thought of as complicated, old fashioned and-frankly-just not hip!
Something had to come along to change things. That something was Shades EQ. Redken Founder Paula Kent Meehan turned what seemed like a limitation into an asset, creating haircolor that was simple, dependable and totally versatile. The EQ represented the equalizing effects on the porosity of the hair, and “conditioning color gloss” let stylists and clients know they’d end up with healthy, gorgeous shine. What’s more, catch names like “TerraCotta” amd “Rocket Fire” helped stylists easily visualize the results they’s get.
For the first time, stylists where empowered to give clients their dream haircolor, and they weren’t afraid to do it, in fact, they were excited about haircolor.
An Inspiring Future
20 years later, that excitement hasn’t faded one bit. Now, with more than 50 shades in 16 tonal families, there’s simply no limit to the possibilities. No wonder stylists vote Shades EQ the #1 long-lasting, no ammonia, demi-permanent haircolor year after year.
-Ann Mincey,
Vice President, Redken Global Communications
Favorite Shades EQ Shades: 06AABonfire and 06R Rocket Fire
Lynne Chapman has a good review on BellaOnline of the Redken products we feature at Red Union Salon.
Her bottom line, “These items are very effective and useful for creating the styles for which they are designed“, is really important. All of our stylists at Red Union Salon receive extensive training from our vendors and have many years of experience using products, like those from Redken, for achieving optimum results for our customers.