Hair Salon Near Me in Pacific Heights: Posh Salon & Blow Dry Boutique

Posh Salon & Blow Dry Boutique at 2444 Fillmore Street, on the corner of Fillmore and Jackson in Pacific Heights, opens its blow-dry counter at 7:30 a.m. and closes it at 8 p.m. For anyone typing hair salon near me between Lafayette Park and the Marina, it runs two menus under one roof: cut and color specialists, where a haircut starts at $110, and blow-out specialists, where a 45-minute blowout is $67.50.

Posh is owned by Bethany Jackson, whom SF Station describes as both the owner and a working stylist, which means the person setting the tone still holds a blow dryer. Client reviews on Birdeye that mention Bethany and her team are dated about 17 years back, so this corner of Fillmore and Jackson has been setting blowouts and color since the late 2000s.

Time Out's write-up singled out the room rather than the hype: black leather chairs, modern rectangular mirrors and marble accents, with none of the pink, overly girlie styling common to blow-dry bars. Product lines named over the years include Bumble and bumble, Kérastase and Shu Uemura. The website still carries its own slogan, BEST SALON SAN FRANCISCO, in capital letters across the top of every page.

The services page splits the staff in two. Cut and color specialists handle the salon side: a haircut from $110, tint or single process from $170 with a toner add-on for $55, partial highlights from $220 and full highlights from $300, plus a $65 root smudge. A Brazilian blow out is a flat $450, and extensions are priced only after a consultation.

The blow-out specialists work the counter. The standard 45-minute blowout is $67.50, and the one-hour version at $90.25 is reserved for extra curly or thick hair, or hair with extensions already in. The Express Style, just hot tools on hair that is already dry, is $59. A Kérastase treatment can be added to any service for $55, and the salon recommends it with a blowout for longer-lasting results.

Posh sells blowout packages online through its booking system: three for $202.30, six for $392 and twelve for $760.50. Against the $67.50 single price, three blowouts bought one by one cost $202.50, so the three-pack saves exactly 20 cents. The six-pack works out to about $65.33 a visit, and the twelve-pack to about $63.38, a saving of $49.50 across twelve visits.

Makeup is sold on the same counter and can be added to any service. Daytime makeup is $85, evening makeup is $125 for a 45-minute application, and a 60-minute special occasion look is $195. Just Lashes is $45. Specialty looks cover costume hair, 1970s and 1920s styles and Hollywood waves, which makes Posh a practical one-stop for a themed party on a Saturday night.

The salon says it is committed to getting every client in, which is why the blow-dry counter opens at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m., with earlier and later appointments taken by request. That early start is the real advantage: a 7:30 blowout leaves time to reach a downtown office by 9, or to sit through a long wedding morning without rushing.

Booking runs online through the STX Inspire system linked from every page, and the site posts one rule at the top of every page: unless you pick a specific stylist from the drop-down menu, the system automatically matches you with a stylist, even if the time slot appeared under someone's name. If you want a particular person, choose them in the drop-down first. Gift cards and blowout packages are bought in the same system.

Reviews name stylists more than they praise the room. A recent Yelp review shown on Apple Maps credits Ethan with asking questions and checking the desired length before cutting, and another reviewer called him meticulous with Hollywood waves. A Google reviewer who wears extensions said she is picky about her blowout and that Lily handles it every time, which matters because extension blowouts take the one-hour slot.

The regulars are easy to spot from the reviews: one client says she can usually get a last-minute appointment, another says she has had many blowouts there and holds them to high standards, and older Birdeye reviews name colorist Kelly three times. One December 2024 review describes Posh as a standard salon that is also a high-traffic blowout bar, which is an accurate picture of the front of the room.

An honest call: skip the three-pack. At 20 cents of savings it buys nothing but a commitment, and if a second blowout does not suit you, the money is already spent. Buy a single $67.50 blowout first, ask for the same specialist next time by name in the drop-down, and only move to the six- or twelve-pack once you know whose hands you trust with your hair.

If Fillmore is fully booked, Monarch Salon at 1695 Union Street in Cow Hollow is about a 20-minute walk north and lists Monday to Saturday hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on its Fresha booking page. Its menu starts haircuts at $120 and blow dries at $80, and it bills itself as a balayage and color specialist.

Walk one block west on Jackson Street and you reach Alta Plaza Park, which fills the blocks between Jackson, Clay, Steiner and Scott. Its terraced stairs on the Clay Street side are a favorite climb, and the hilltop lawn looks north over the rooftops toward the bay. It is a good spot to check a fresh blowout against the afternoon wind before committing to dinner plans.

Head the other way, north on Fillmore past Pacific Avenue, and at Broadway the street drops so steeply toward the Marina that the bay fills the whole frame. Back south, the Fillmore shopping strip runs toward California Street, and three blocks east sits Lafayette Park, with the Spreckels Mansion facing it from 2080 Washington Street, across from the park's tennis courts and dog lawn.

Address: 2444 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, at the corner of Jackson Street in Pacific Heights. The blow-dry counter runs 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., with earlier and later times by request. Transit: the 22 Fillmore bus runs along Fillmore past the door, and the 1 California stops at California and Fillmore, four blocks south.

Book online through the salon's STX system and pick your stylist in the drop-down, or you will be matched automatically. Weddings are booked through an inquiry form, with bridal hair at $195 and the option to host your party at the salon or have the team come to you. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP for a dinner spot on Fillmore Street once your blowout is set.