I am in “hair love” – she is amazing and a true miracle worker!!

I needed to find someone in San Diego and I am so happy with Amber! Being a blonde and going to a new stylist can be very nerve-wracking. But all of my fears went out the window during our consultation. We went over a game plan for getting my hair back in healthy blonde shape – and I literally left the salon feeling like a new person. She was not only a great stylist but so fun to chat with!

Amber is literally the BEST – I have never been happier with my highlights and can’t wait for my next appointment. You can tell she genuinely cares about her clients!!

As for Moda Salon – it was very cute and the receptionist was friendly.

15 friends 24 reviews Natalie O.
San Diego, CA

In addition to looking great and improving your hair’s texture, elasticity, and strength. Get the latest and greatest hair styling and product recommendations from San Diego’s Celebrity Hairstylist, Amber Gimbel, along with 20% off of all Kerastase Repair and styling products and gift sets. Buy Now!

Book your appintment with Amber Gimbel at Moda Hair Design located at:

3753 Sixth Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-299-6632

Deal Terms:

Limit 1 voucher per person; buy as many as you’d like as gifts.

Valid for appointments with Amber Gimbel only.

Appointments available Wed-Fri 10am-8pm, and Sat 10am-5pm.

Call 619-299-6632 or email ag@ambergimbel.com at least 24 hours in advance to make your appointment, subject to availability

Subject to hold credit card number upon scheduling for new customers, 24-hour cancellation policy applies

This STEAL includes a shampoo, scalp massage, haircut, with complementary neck clean ups, & glass of wine every 3-5 weeks.

This excellent offer is only valid for Amber Gimbel at Moda Hair Design located at:

3753 Sixth Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
619-299-6632

Deal Terms:

Limit 1 voucher per person; buy as many as you’d like as gifts.

Valid for appointments with Amber Gimbel only.

Appointments available Wed-Fri 10am-8pm, and Sat 10am-5pm.

Call 619-299-6632 or email ag@ambergimbel.com at least 24 hours in advance to make your appointment, subject to availability

Subject to hold credit card number upon scheduling for new customers, 24-hour cancellation policy applies

Gratuity is not included: please tip on the full value of the service, not the voucher price (average tip is 15-20% of original value).

Cannot be combined with other offers or promotions.

The content of a box is simple, you will receive 4 or 5 samples, a card with the description of the content and even explanations about how you can use the products.  It is an inexpensive way to treat yourself to new beauty products each month and actually getting a feel for a product before making the comittment, and potentially not using it. Subscriptions start as low as 3 months, which makes for the perfext holiday gift.

The trick to making Ombre look good is the person wearing it needs to be young and good looking to begin with,  (like all of the hairdressers that I work with) the hair needs to be styled, and the person should also wear at least 1-2 cutting edge articles of clothing so everyone gets the memo that you are open to the latest trends, and not paying to look broke. Whether a trickles down from the celebrity world or trickles up from the streets, it has  be done right. After all, Ombre..means Amber in French..Not Hair on crack.

What is our hair made of? Why do some people have dandruff? How long can people grow their hair? Check our hair dictionary for interesting information on hair and learn some hairy definitions in the process

• Hair Color

  Pigments in the hair follicles give our hair its natural colour. They are produced inside specialized pigment cells and from there the pigments travel through tiny channels to the keratinocytes, thus inundating the entire hair with color. In general, dark-haired people have a higher concentration of pigments in their hair than blondes.

• Cuticle Layer

  The cuticle layer forms the outermost lining of the hair. It consists of a single layer of scale-like overlapping keratinocytes. The condition of this outer layer indicates the state of the hair’s health. In the optimal case, flat keratinocyte scales are tiled smoothly around the cortex and protect the inside of the hair shaft against damaging influences from the outside. Intact cuticle layers around the hair form a smooth, light-reflecting structure. Beautiful lustre therefore indicates healthy hair.

  In contrast, the cuticle layer of stressed hair (due to bleaching, perming and frequent hot blow-drying) is disorganized and rough. Under these conditions, damaging substances can easily penetrate into the hair cortex. As a result, the entire head of hair looks brittle, dull and shaggy. Intensive hair treatments and conditioning rinses restore the smooth structure of the cuticle layer.

• Hair Cycle

  Individual hairs go through a sequence of developmental phases. Most hairs (about 8 of 10 hairs) are in the growth phase (anagen phase). In this phase the new hair root is generated and the hair grows. This phase lasts between two and seven years. A two to three week long transitional phase follows (catagen phase). In this phase, the cell production in the follicle stops temporarily, the follicle constricts and the hair falls out. Approximately one per cent of the follicles are in this transitional (catagen) phase. In the following resting phase (telogen phase), the hair follicle regenerates, the cells start to divide again and a new hair starts to form. About 10 to 20 % of all hairs are in this phase, which lasts about two to four months.

• Dandruff

  Dandruff shows up when the scalp sheds dead skin cells prematurely and in excessive numbers. This can happen whether the scalp is dry or fatty. Different conditions may cause dandruff, such as stress, improper nutrition, hormonal changes as well as dry heated air, frequent blow-drying or aggressive shampoos. Remedies are anti-dandruff shampoos with active ingredients like Octopirox or zinc pyrithione.

• Hair Follicles

  The hair follicle is a slanted invagination in the scalp, in which the individual hair is anchored. The hair shafts form inside these follicles. Sebaceous glands end in the upper part of the follicles. They provide the hair and scalp with sebum.

• Grey Hair Growth

  Grey hair is not really grey but rather a mixture of colourless and pigmented hair. The mixture appears grey. Hair turns white when the pigment cells reduce their melanin synthesis. In some people, this process starts very early and very late in others. Genetic factors determine when the first white hairs appear.

• Growth

  Hair grows 0.3 to 0.45 mm per day or 1 to 1.2 cm per months. (1 cm is equivalent to 0.4’’.) It is practically impossible to influence the hair growth from the outside. The maximum hair length ranges between 40 and 80 cm (between 16 and 32’’).

• Keratin

  The main component of hair (and nails) is keratin, a very elastic protein.

•  Life Span of Hair

  On average, a hair remains in the scalp for six to eight years before it falls out. The individual life span depends on genetic factors. In cases of severe hair loss, the life span of hair may be reduced to three or four years.

• Hair Loss

  Losing 30 to 100 hairs per day is normal. Several conditions can result in losing more than the maximum of 100 hairs per day. In about 95 % of all cases of both male and female hair loss, genetic factors are to blame. Due to the overproduction of male hormones (androgens), the blood supply to the hair follicles is reduced and in turn, the hair is no longer tightly anchored in the scalp.

• Melanin

  The skin pigment melanin also occurs inside the keratin fibres of the hair. The amount of melanin determines how light or dark the hair is. As people age, the melanin production slows down and the hair turns grey or white. There are two types of melanin, the larger brownish black eumelanin pigments and considerably smaller reddish yellow pheomelanin pigments. All existing human hair colours are composed of these two pigment types.

• Structure – The Way Hair is Built Strength

  Hair consists to roughly 80 % of keratin (protein), 10 to 15 % is water and the remaining 5 to 10 % are pigments, minerals and lipids. The cuticle layer forms the outer layer of every hair. The cuticle layer envelops the inner part of the hair shaft called the hair cortex. The cortex comprises about 80 % of the hair mass. Coloring, bleaching or perming takes place inside the hair cortex.

• Strength

  A single hair is able to hold at least 100 g weight without breakage. That brings the combined bearing capacity of all hairs on the average scalp to at least ten tons.