Best Salon to Work For Near Los Feliz, CA | Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa

Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa is hiring stylists, colorists, and apprentices at our Aveda concept salon in Old Town Pasadena, located at 52 Hugus Alley, Pasadena, CA 91103. From Los Feliz, the drive is about 20 minutes west on the 134 to Los Feliz Boulevard. We hire across full-time and part-time roles, train through the Aveda system, and pay for continuing education. Apply by calling (626) 304-0007 or emailing BokaosAveda@gmail.com.

If you are searching for the best salon to work for near Los Feliz, you are looking for the same thing every other stylist is: a chair where the work matters, the team has your back, the owner is in the room, and the clients keep rebooking. Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa has been that chair for stylists in the greater Pasadena area since 1995.

Why Stylists From Los Feliz Drive to Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa

Los Feliz is storied Hollywood-adjacent neighborhood with craft-driven clients. Our chair is roughly 20 minutes away west on the 134 to Los Feliz Boulevard, and the drive is worth it because of what is on the other side of it. Stylists come to us from Los Feliz for the same reasons clients do. Our team is small, the work is real, and the mentorship is direct. You will not be one of forty stylists rotating through chairs. You will be on a team where Hasblady knows your name, your goals, and your weak spots, and the senior stylists have actual time to walk you through the work. For stylists in Los Feliz who want their next chair to be the chair they stay at for the next decade, this is the drive.

What Makes Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa a Place Stylists Stay

Our team retains. Senior stylists at our salon were juniors at our salon. Master stylists were senior stylists here. People do not cycle through our chairs the way they do at most other salons in this market. The reasons stylists give us are consistent. The owner is in the room every week. Mentorship is real, not marketing. The clientele is loyal and rebooks, so your book actually builds. Continuing education is paid, not optional. The product brands on our shelf are the brands you already wanted to learn. The team supports each other, including when complex color goes sideways and you need a second pair of hands. None of that is unique to one element. It is the cumulative effect of thirty years of careful culture work.

Who Works at Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa

Our team is led by owner and master stylist Hasblady Guzman, who has been behind the chair and behind this salon since 1995. Hasblady is in the salon every week, in a chair, working alongside the team and personally mentoring apprentices and junior stylists. The Bokaos team includes stylists like Aly, Andrew, Analicia, Arghi, Sal, plus our senior color and chemical-treatment specialists. Every team member is licensed in California, Aveda-trained, and works across the full menu including cut, color, balayage, smoothing, extensions, and Aveda spa services. Visit our Meet the Team page for individual stylist profiles.

The Career Path at Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa

Apprentice (months 0 to 12). Cosmetology license required. Apprentices shadow senior stylists, master shampooing and the Aveda ritual, learn color formulation, and start cutting and finishing under supervision. Aveda Institute training is paid and required.

Junior stylist (months 12 to 24). Independent on cuts, blow-dries, and basic color. Junior stylists build their book, take walk-ins and rebooks, and assist seniors on advanced color and chemical work.

Senior stylist (year 2 plus). Independent on the full menu including balayage, foilyage, color correction, smoothing treatments, and extension installs. Seniors take on apprentices and mentor.

Master stylist (year 5 plus). Strong returning book, leads complex color cases, represents the salon at events and education.

Brands, Tools, and Continuing Education

The product brands on our shelf are the brands we train on. Aveda is our primary color and care system. We also use Olaplex, K18, Brazilian Blowout, GK Hair, Keratin Complex, Kerastase, Redken across services, plus IGK, Sunlights, Zenagen, ECRU New York, Biondo Miele. Stylists at our salon graduate with working knowledge of every major brand on the modern salon shelf. We pay for continuing education. Aveda Institute training is required and salon-funded. Brand certifications across Olaplex, K18, Brazilian Blowout, GK Hair, and Keratin Complex are available and salon-funded for stylists who want them.

Culture at Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa

We hire for craft and character. The chair next to yours matters, and our team has spent thirty years building a culture of stylists who actually like working together, share clients when needed, and pull for each other on complex cases. New hires usually tell us inside their first month that the salon energy is different from anywhere else they have worked. That is the result of careful hiring, direct conflict resolution, and a leadership team that is actually in the room every week.

Getting Here from Los Feliz

From Los Feliz, take west on the 134 to Los Feliz Boulevard to Old Town Pasadena. Most stylists driving in from Los Feliz reach our salon in 20 minutes outside rush hour. We are at 52 Hugus Alley, a one-block walk from Colorado Boulevard. Hugus Alley has on-street parking, and there are multiple Old Pasadena public lots within a one-block walk. Full address: 52 Hugus Alley, Pasadena, CA 91103. Phone: (626) 304-0007.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa located?

52 Hugus Alley, Pasadena, CA 91103. We are in Old Town Pasadena, walkable to Colorado Boulevard and the Norton Simon Museum. From Los Feliz, the drive is roughly 20 minutes west on the 134 to Los Feliz Boulevard.

How do I apply?

Email BokaosAveda@gmail.com with the role, your resume, and your earliest available start date. Or call (626) 304-0007 and ask for Hasblady or the manager on duty. Walk-in resumes are also welcome any day, 10am to 6pm.

Do I need Aveda experience?

No. We will train you on the Aveda system. If you come from Sassoon, Redken, Wella, L'Oreal, or another major training background, we will translate. Plenty of our team came from non-Aveda salons.

What product brands do you train on?

Aveda is our primary system. We also train across Olaplex, K18, Brazilian Blowout, GK Hair, Keratin Complex, Kerastase, Redken. Stylists who graduate from our chair leave with working knowledge of every major brand on the modern salon shelf.

How long do most stylists stay at Bokaos?

Long. Tenure at our salon is normal. Senior stylists were juniors here. Several team members have been with us five-plus years.

What is the day-to-day culture like?

Calm, focused, collaborative. We share clients when we need to, support each other on complex color, and keep the salon energy professional.

Who runs the salon day-to-day?

Hasblady Guzman, owner. She is in the salon every week, in a chair, and works directly with the team.

How does Bokaos handle conflict on the team?

Directly and quickly. Hasblady addresses team issues in person, not through gossip or memos. If something is not working, we talk.

How to Apply

Three options, in order of speed:

1. Email BokaosAveda@gmail.com with the role, your resume, and your earliest available start date.
2. Call (626) 304-0007 and ask for Hasblady or the manager on duty.
3. Walk in any day, 10am to 6pm. Drop your resume at the front desk.

We respond within 48 hours to qualified candidates.

Ready to Build a Real Career?

If you are a licensed stylist or a recent cosmetology graduate in or near Los Feliz ready to do serious work in a salon that will actually grow you, get in touch. Call (626) 304-0007, email BokaosAveda@gmail.com, or visit us at 52 Hugus Alley, Pasadena, CA 91103.

Related Pages

• About Bokaos Aveda Salon & Spa
• Meet the Bokaos team
• Contact and directions