Studio Savvy Salon wins the 2026 “BEST” Hair Salon North Coast Readers Poll
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SD Voyager: Life & Work with Deena Deann Von Yokes of San Diego
Deena is in the news again. Please go read this SD Voyager article on Deena’s life and in-depth look into her experiences. Find out what has led her to this moment where she is now the author of her own book Lipstick, Grace & Grit. Enjoy the article: https://sdvoyager.com/interview/life-work-with-deena-deann-von-yokes-of-san-diego
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After 45 Years Behind the Chair, “The Hairapist of Human Reinvention” Releases Lipstick, Grace & Grit
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After 45 Years Behind the Chair, “The Hairapist of Human Reinvention” Releases Lipstick, Grace & Grit Beauty veteran, breast cancer survivor, and single-mother-turned-entrepreneur Deena Von Yokes turns four decades of salon-chair wisdom into an honest, funny, deeply human guide for women ready to come home to themselves. RANCHO SANTA FE,
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Beautiful Dresses at Palma Boutique & All the Buzz for Opening Day!
Studio Savvy’s Summer Scoop: Hats, Hair & Haute Fashion! It’s that time of year again! Opening Day at the Del Mar Races is happening Friday, July 18th—and Studio Savvy will be closed Friday, July 18th while we are off to the races for all the fun, fashion, and fabulousness. We’re proud to say we’ve been
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Events, Featured Buzz
What To Wear Opening Day Del Mar Hat Contest
Vision for Opening Day at Del Mar 2025 The 2025 Opening Day at Del Mar will be a breathtaking fusion of art, fashion, and elegance. Titled Monet Ballet at The Races, this event will capture the ethereal beauty of impressionist watercolors, the softness of ballet, and the vibrant charm of a spring garden in bloom.
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What to wear
Fashion and Style Isn’t About Age
“Style isn’t about age, it’s about YOU! As Iris Apfel said, ‘Dress for yourself before you dress for your age.’ The trick? Recognizing that YOU, right now, are worth dressing up for. No need to play the ‘wise elder’ or cling to who you were 15 years ago. Embrace who you are today, whether that’s
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Spring Hair Color Trends
Spring hair color update: Why It’s a Must! Just like swapping out your wardrobe, updating your hair color each season is key to keeping your look fresh and flattering! Here’s why: Spring & Summer Glow Warmer weather = sun-kissed skin! Lighter tones like honey blonde, soft bronde, and caramel enhance your glow It pairs perfectly
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Grateful for You & Exciting Fashion & Hair Updates for the New Year!
Happy New Year! We hope 2025 is off to a fantastic start for you. We just wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generosity and support throughout the holiday season. You truly spoiled us, and we couldn’t be more thankful. Thanks to you, we made it through our busiest time
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In The Savvy Salon
Meet Our Stylist Serina
Serina is a rising star in the beauty industry, bringing passion, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to excellence at Studio Savvy Salon for many years. Her loyalty and enthusiasm make her an integral part of our Savvy team, and we are proud to have her brighten our salon with her radiant smile and uplifting energy.
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Meet our Stylist Dylan
Rising Star in the Hair Industry Dylan is a young, dedicated artist taking the beauty industry by storm with his passion, precision, and drive. Specializing in hand-tied extensions, he has quickly made himself a go-to expert for seamless, natural-looking hair transformations. With an unwavering commitment to mastering his craft, Dylan has rapidly advanced in cutting-edge
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Fashion Shows, Featured Buzz
Exciting News! Talking fashion with KUSI, NBC7, and ABC10
Check us out Friday morning, July 19th talking fashion with KUSI, NBC7, and ABC10 Then join us for the Del Mar Opening Day Hat Contest, Saturday July 20th! Fashionistas, We are thrilled to announce that Studio Savvy will be part of the Del Mar Opening Day Hat Contest, now our 13th year of the
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Von Savvy Allure Clothing Spring Fashion
Summer Style Inspiration at Von Savvy Allure located at Studio Savvy Salon: Tank Dresses t-shirt dress and Cowboy Boots 🌵 As the sun graces us with its warmth, let’s explore the delightful fusion of airy t-shirt dresses and timeless cowboy boots. Whether you’re strolling through sunflower fields or dancing at a backyard barbecue, these outfit
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Rose Gold “Hair-color” and Aline “Haircut” Before and After
At Studio Savvy Salon in San Diego, hair fashion is their passion! Founded by Deena Von Yokes, this award-winning salon has been serving the community since 1993. We had a good chuckle when a client innocently came in with long blonde hair and wanted it short and a completely different color but scheduled a regular
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Hair Color Before and After at Studio Savvy Salon
“Say goodbye to brassy and hello to fabulous! 💇✨ Our corrective color services aren’t just about transformation, they’re about expertise and skill. Ready to refresh your look for spring? Trust us to balance those tones and bring out your soft, stylish side. The right color isn’t just a change, it’s a confidence booster!
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The Ultimate Cozy Travel Companion
The Nordic Beach Jacket Flying can be an exhilarating experience, but it often comes with the discomfort of chilly airplane cabins. Whether you’re embarking on a long-haul journey or a quick weekend getaway, finding the perfect travel companion to keep you warm and comfortable is crucial. Enter the movie jacket, a cozy, very soft, and
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Behind the Scenes, Events, Featured Buzz
Pair Your Hair to Compliment Your Hat
So you’ve finally found the perfect fascinator or hat, a gorgeous dress, amazing shoes, you have all your accessories, jewelry, make-up, your fascial and manicure appointments scheduled, and you want to make sure your hair is going to be just as fabulous as the rest of your race day look. What hairstyle should you wear?
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Events, Fashion Shows, Featured Buzz
The Birds, Bees & High Tea – 2023 Del Mar Opening Day Hat Contest Theme
This years theme brings many possibilities for Opening Day Fashion, and specifically as it relates to the 2023 Opening Day Hat Contest. Here we have some images to give fashionistas and contestants alike something to inspire your looks. We wish best of luck to all the contestants for this years event, and for those of
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As Seen [in] About Town – The Hat Contest Edition
Article 1: WEARING MANY HATS • Article 2: EYES ON THE PRIZE
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Fashion Shows, Featured Buzz
Top 15 Questions About What To Wear For Del Mar Opening Day
Are you looking for some sage advice on what to wear? Here’s a Q&A of the most common questions I get about fashion in addition to the Del Mar Opening Day Hat Contest. When planning my attire for a big event like Del Mar Opening Day, I like to think about this quote: Dress
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Featured Buzz
Top Sassy Summer Hats… and Keeping Your Skin Healthy
Summer is the perfect time to break out your hats and show off your individual style. Hats not only add an edgy touch to your outfits, but they also protect your skin from the harmful sun’s rays and help you stay cooler in the summer heat. From bucket hats, fedoras, to ranchers, here are some
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Featured Buzz, Hair Cuts / Style Bar, In The Savvy Salon
Top Hair Color Trends for this Summer
As we move into a new year, it’s always fun to think about updating our look. One way to do that is by changing our hair color. Whether you’re looking for something subtle or a bold new look, there are plenty of hair color trends to consider. Here are five of the top hair color
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Fashion Travel Junkets with Studio Savvy
It’s that time again for Deena to explore and refresh the fashion palette for Studio Savvy Salon. This year she will be traveling to new and old destinations to see and experience the latest in the worlds trending fashions. Deena will be seeking new looks for hair, hair color, clothing, footwear, accessories and how to
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Deena Von Yokes of Studio Savvy: Five Things Anyone Can Do To Have Fabulous Hair – Authority Magazine
Read the article at Forbes.com Select the proper hair care products. This by far is the number one essential thing for fabulous hair. Just as you would your skin, provide the right ingredients and products that moisturize your hair. Keep to a regular schedule for haircuts to keep the ends fresh and prevent splitting. Invest
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A Breakdown of the Most Common Hair Straightening Treatments… Plus, the Best Method for Your Texture – Yahoo Living
Read the article at Yahoo.com by Nashia BakerSeptember 28, 2020 Those with straight, wavy, curly, or coily hair textures all care for their hair using a different approach, and this includes straightening treatments. According to Psyche Terry, the founder of Urban Hydration, it’s important to keep in mind that straightening techniques are not one size fits all. “Each curl
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Five Tips For Finding Confidence In Your Ability To Lead – Forbes Magazine
No matter your industry, today’s always-on culture means you’re probably working and socializing with your co-workers or employees. Unfortunately, I’ve found that it’s becoming much more difficult to set up boundaries between employees and leaders. As the owner of Studio Savvy, a hair salon, I adore my employees and spend most of my days with
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How To Run A Business When You Can’t Open For Business – Deena Von Yokes on Forbes.com
Thank you for following along with me over the years and I’m so excited to announce that I am now a @forbes contributor on their business council, a lifelong dream of mine! My PR agency @ChicExecs and I have teamed up to share my business knowledge and success stories and I couldn’t be more excited
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Patio Pampering and Outdoor Beauty Barbering at Studio Savvy!
WE ARE OPEN MONDAY AUGUST 10TH TEXT MESSAGE 619-838-4247 — APPOINTMENTS ONLY or contact your stylist directly Since March we’ve all been on this rollercoaster ride and fortunately Studio Savvy is able to open our doors again! We are delighted to say we can serve you just as we have before, but this
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Featured Buzz
Let the ONLINE Opening Day Hats Contest Begin!
And Away They Go! OK folks the Del Mar Opening Day Hats “Online Contest” for 2020 has begun! Anyone 18 and over in the USA can enter by simply coming up with a great hat, whether your own design or a great one you bought, pair it with a fun outfit, and then post a
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Welcome Back Beauties!
Hello to all our beautiful hair obsessed friends! We want to thank all of you for coming back to the salon since we’ve reopened from the county’s COVID-induced-holiday ended 3 weeks ago. Other than we are all wearing masks, and not giving out hot and cold beverages , and not handing you magazines with beautiful ads
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Featured Buzz
The Del Mar Hat Contest Is Finally Here!!
Studio Savvy’s Mane Event The 2019 Famous Del Mar Fair Hat Contest Find your wildest hat and come on down to opening day at the Del Mar Racetracks and participate in the 2019 Hat Contest sponsored by Studio Savvy Salon! Enter in the Plaza De Mexico between 11:30 and 3:00. Learn More Here Wednesday, July
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The Haircut That Works On Everybody
The days of scrolling through Instagram looking for a haircut that you pray will look good on you are over. Say hello to your new best friend… the Lob
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This Is Not Your Daddy’s Snake Oil
pH Bonder Isn’t Just For Blondes One of the most exciting hair care technologies to come out in recent years has been pH Bonder by Redken. Suitable for all hair types, this is an absolute game changer for those looking for stronger and silkier hair, even after a hair coloring service. So what is it?
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Kris Jenner Tackled Two of Spring’s Biggest Hair Trends at the 2019 Met Gala
Kris Jenner Goes Platinum Blonde: Prepare To Do A Double Take 2019 has been nothing if not full of surprises. From a Country/Hip Hop collab topping the Charts, to the Internets reaction to Will Smith as Genie in the upcoming live action version of Aladdin (coming to theaters on the 24th by the way). And
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It’s an epic hair party at Studio Savvy Salon!
It’s always a party with our awesome team at Studio Savvy Salon! We’re a passionate bevy of experienced, professionally trained, whacky, wicked, and always fun loving stylists, dedicated to bringing you fabulous hair! We are all versed in the latest epic fashions, cuts, color, styling, braids, extensions and more. Don’t you deserve a fresh style?
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Academy, Behind the Scenes, In The Savvy Salon
Happy Holidays from Deena and the Studio Savvy Glam Squad
All of us at Studio Savvy Salon are wishing you a truly wonderful, terrific, spectacular, loving and Happy Holiday season! We hope you are surrounded by lots of loving family and friends, as we are looking forward to doing. With our last weekend before the holiday and the final rush to get your hair appointments,
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Events, Fashion Shows, Featured Buzz
Join the Fashion Contest & “Derby Days Wine Festival” this Saturday at the Races!
What is more fun than enjoying wine and champaign while dressing up to be in the Derby Dames & Dapper Dan Fashion Contest? Not much else, except doing that while watching and wager on live horses races, and eating gourmet snacks with music on a sunny Saturday afternoon. All you beautiful Dames, and handsome Dans
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Behind the Scenes, Featured Buzz
Gala Glam photoshoot fantasy
Seriously, have you ever had that fantasy of a night out as the elegant princess, or charming prince? For us ladies, who doesn’t love the elegance and beauty of putting on a glamorous gown, exquisite jewelry, and having that specialty appointment for a stunning hair style and perfect make-up? Wait a minute, what about the
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A Savvy Remodel
The making of a successful salon make-over, and back to making amazing hair!
Featured Buzz, In The Savvy Salon
Check Your Schedule, the Salon is getting a Make-Over!
We are incredibly excited to share with everyone the great news. We are remodeling the salon!
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Tips to Save Some Green & Look Like a Million!
At Studio Savvy we are always humbled by your choice to let us be your hair stylists. We know how hair can be very expensive in both time and money to style and maintain. Since we wear our hair every day, it is probably the most important feature of our appearance and self image. For
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Featured Buzz, In The Savvy Salon, Product News
Our Secret Formula to Amazing Hair?
What is our formula for giving you the best hair possible? The key ingredients are: 1 – The Training!2 – The Products! and3 – The Color! Studio Savvy is Always in Training Deena is now Redken Haircolor Authority Certified! And will soon be teaching what they learned in training sessions at the salon to the
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Bonnie’s Bundle of Joy
Say hello to Eva Grace Todd, Bonnie’s precious little bundle that is making all of our hearts melt. She is going to be a wonderful addition to all of our lives. For those of you anxious to see Bonnie, and start making appointments with her again, Bonnie will be taking appointments and working on Tuesdays
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LOVE News – We LOVE Bonnie is having a Baby!
We LOVE Bonnie and her Baby! Bonnie is having a BABY!!! Please stay tuned for news about Bonnie and her foray into Baby LOVE and Mommyhood. We are over the top excited that one of our own artists is having a baby! GOOD LUCK BONNIE! We can’t wait to meet your wonderful new baby! While
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LOVE News – Our LOVE of Hair Color
Hot Tips The very current look for blondes this season is Babylights Icy Blonde from Redken’s Blonde Idol Collection. For all of you beautiful brunettes, there are new tones with Redken’s new Cool Fashion. Shades EQ is our friend. It takes any of our colors and puts it over the top! Talk to you stylist
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Events, Fashion Shows, Featured Buzz, In The Savvy Salon
LOVE News – Our LOVE of fashion with Dame Zandra Rhodes
We LOVE Zandra Deena and the Glam Squad LOVE to, and look for any opportunity to style hair and make-up with Dame Zandra Rhodes! We just worked with Zandra on a timely and lovingly February pink fashion showing in Del Mar for “Pretty in Pink”. The event was a San Diego Opera Pre-fashion showing for
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SD Opera presents Dame Zandra Rhodes’ fashion event for ”Pretty in Pink“
Once again, Deena Von Yokes of Studio Savvy Salon will be doing extraordinary hair for Dame Zandra Rhodes at a fashion show and event that you should not miss out on! On February 8th the fashion legend, Dame Zandra Rhodes will be gracing us all with her presence at the Pretty in Pink reception, giving you a
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Zandra Rhodes Fashion Show at the Westgate
Time for some incredible local Fashion news. Deena was styling hair this week for the truly fabulous and famous Dame Zandra Rhodes, who was hosting the 18th annual “Zandra Rhodes Fashion Show” at the Westgate Hotel in San Diego. Check out the wonderful video segment from Ashley Jacobs and our friends at CBS News 8.
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Hair Cuts / Style Bar, In The Savvy Salon, Product News
Shades EQ Gloss
IF YOUR HAIR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY? If you’ve never had a gloss, it’s about time you get one! Shades EQ Gloss, by Redken, is the hair color that thinks it’s a conditioner! Shades is an award-winning, ammonia-free, demi-permanent color that can be used to glaze, correct (tone), refresh, and even blend gray!
Events, Fashion Shows, Featured Buzz
Be a Winner on Opening Day at the Hollywood Fashion Contest!
Get ready for the Fashion Event of the Fall on Wednesday, November 1st, Opening Day of the Del Mar Bing Crosby Season at Del Mar Show off your hottest Hollywood Style & Glam by dressing up and entering the “Hollywood Fashion Contest“. Men, Women, Couples, Celebrity Look-A-Likes, Famous Movie Characters, you can all compete for
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Fashion GPS to Opening Day in RSF Connector
Savvy Tip: TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Book online before this Wednesday to get Race Day Ready! Your Savvy Squad is here to help you with all things hair: color, cuts, keratin treatments, extensions, styles. So book now!! With so much exposure to fashion inspiration on social media these days, it can be hard to know
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