Nerissa Pacio Itchon

Best SF Financial District Beauty Deal: Robert James Color Salon “Happy Hour, Happy Hair” Fridays

Summer and Friday Happy Hour seem to go hand in hand, and this season that ideal time of day has gotten even sweeter. For the beauty buff seeking the ultimate in efficiency—gal-pal bonding, something bubbly, and much-needed after-work pampering—Robert James Color Salon in San Francisco has launched a new “Happy Hour, Happy Hair” promo.

Robert James Color Salon. Photo by Moanalani Jeffrey.

Photo by Moanalani Jeffrey.

Why stand inside a cramped bar with a bunch of suits waving down the barkeep, when for $35, you can get an expert blowout, a glass of champagne (or wine), and whether you decide to go solo or bring a friend, a few moments of positively relaxing end-of-the-week bliss?

Robert James, stylist and owner of Robert James Color in SF’s financial district. Photo by Moanalani Jeffrey.

Promo 4-7 p.m. only; For an appointment, call the salon at (415) 447-0773; 315 Sutter St., 4th Floor, San Francisco; http://www.robertjamescolor.com/

Published by Nerissa Pacio Itchon

Nerissa Pacio Itchon is a San Francisco Bay Area-based journalist, editor and copywriter. A graduate of U.C.L.A. and the University of California— Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, her award-winning work has been published in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, Women’s Wear Daily, Detour magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the San Jose Mercury News. She was a staff reporter at the San Jose Mercury News for several years writing about the arts, entertainment, fashion and beauty before taking on the role of fashion and society editor at 7x7 magazine, San Francisco’s monthly lifestyle glossy focusing on fashion, food, people and entertainment. She has been asked to judge numerous fashion competitions in the San Francisco Bay Area and has taught an undergraduate introduction to fashion journalism course at the Art Institute of California-San Francisco. Nerissa loves covering not only the visual beauty of fashion, but the intriguing stories behind it. Throughout her years in the industry, she has found joy and inspiration interviewing a bevy of stylists, hair and make-up artists, models and designers— from Stefano Pilati and Michael Kors to up-and-comers still hand-stitching one-off pieces in their tiny studio apartments. Nerissa most recently managed the product copywriting team at LVMH-owned Sephora.com, where she wrote and edited beauty copy for the production and marketing e-commerce departments. She currently works as a freelance style writer for the San Francisco Chronicle and other publications. What can't she live without? Her Hermes scarf, her handsome husband and two little girls, and her reporter’s notebook.

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