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Best Bargain Beauty Shop: Cosmic indolence on the cheap
Martinez Beauty Salon
It's north of Highway 4 on the Walgreens side of Alhambra Avenue across from the oil-change place -- a whitish Hansel and Gretel house that's a bit tilted. Its slogan: "Our house is crooked but we're not." Good shaded parking under some majestic redwoods. Haircuts for guys go as low as $8 -- women pay $10 for a trim, $15 for a full cut. Highlights, manicures and pedicures, waxing, acrylic; all are available at similarly good prices. Facial: $40. Pedicure: $20. Nail lady Kimberly and hair queen Dalena both are friendly, fast, fair, and do excellent work. Perhaps a little too much Celine Dion on the box, but ask them to put on some Vietnamese romantic tunes and you're golden.
(Sorry, no information is currently available for other years in this same award category.)
