Dada Spa Salon & Cafe

This is located on the 3rd floor of the Ala Moana hotel. Made reservation for a Korean Contouring facial. My appointment was with Kaitlyn. She was a couple of minutes late in calling me in and my facial finished 2 minutes early. Kaitlynn was very good at what she does. Massage pressure was perfect and very good. However, we kept getting interrupted by someone outside. When it came to the part where she was putting the clay mask on me, she left for a good 10-15 minutes. When she came back, she started massaging one of my arm/hand and a customer walks in and disturbed us again. So, although Kaitlyn was very good at what she does, the experience wasn’t very good as I felt like I did not get my full hour of uninterrupted facial.

I flew 5 hrs to sit in Esther Park’s chair. She provided me with the best hair salon experience in my life. Not a drop of hair dye on my ears, forehead or clothes. She shaped my asymmetrical bob hair cut beautifully and better than any other stylist. She is as meticulous with her shears as she is with her attention to her client. I will continue to fly 10 hrs total every 3 months to experience hair cutting/styling and color perfection.

Shelby is absolutely wonderful! 😊 She did a beautiful balayage on my hair and was so kind and patient throughout the entire process. When I arrived, I wasn't sure what I wanted, but she kindly guided me and did an amazing job. She uses high-quality products and even recommended some great ones for future use. I'm so happy with the results and would highly recommend Shelby to anyone looking for a talented and caring hairstylist ❤️

Paige is absolutely wonderful! I haven’t gotten my hair professionally done in almost 3 years because no one ever does what i ask for and i always leave with wishing i never got my hair cut. I asked paige for a full cut + color, layering while also keeping the length and absolutely no thinning. Not only does my hair feel so healthy, but it’s still long!! finally someone who actually listens when i say KEEP THE LENGTH. Adding on that the layers look beautiful and blended straight without having to style it, which is something that definitely held me off from getting layers done because i always hated how you NEEDED to style your hair in order for layers to not look like crap. She also gave the most relaxing head massage ever. Love my hair, loved the experience, glad to finally find someone who i trust with my hair!

If you are looking to get your hair done, book with LAYLA!! Not only is this the cutest salon ever but my hair has never looked better thanks to her! She does it all and is absolute perfection. I have gotten my hair done at other salons before but after getting it done with layla, my hair has never been stronger, softer and healthier! Please look at this before and after. Thank you again Layla for this masterpiece 😍

I went in wanting something totally different. Esther Park delivered beyond anything I expected. She was able to enhance my natural hair texture which came out amazing, even better than what I have pictured in my mind. If you’re thinking about trying a new style or trusting someone with a transformation, go see her.

This post is long overdue and is about a "balayage" I got from the owner of the salon, Richie, almost 4 years ago. I’m writing this now because to this day, my hair is still affected. I wanted a balayage and had highlights that had grown out, and just wanted the color brought up and for it to look lived-in, but when I left the salon, my hair was darker than when I went in, and the highlights weren’t balayage, but rather just sort of regular thin highlights with a root shadow. The color wasn’t at all what I wanted, but the main issue was that when I came back to the salon to get it fixed (by a different colorist this time), I learned that Richie had used PERMANENT COLOR on my roots. Who uses permanent color for a balayage? Obviously balayage clients eventually go back in to get the color touched up. The stylist told me that Richie often does that to clients’ hair. I hated the color so much that I just dyed it back to my natural color. It’s now nearly 4 years later, and I still can’t get highlights yet because the permanent color has not grown out all the way.