Editor Note (July 2012). The previous owner of the Powder Box has retired. The current owner, Janet Snidow, has renamed the business Mane Alley.

I was planning on taking my 2 year old daughter to Snippety crickets on Solano Ave. for a haircut but thought that I would search the archives to see what others experienced there. I read several mixed reviews on Snippety Crickets but found a couple of recommendations about a place near Snippety Crickets called the Powder box.

A woman named Trisha took time to get to know my daughter and make sure that she was comfortable and even having fun before she even started to style her hair. If the child is fussy, she would prefer to wait until the child is calmed down. She charges $13 until they are 13 years old and also cuts adults and does manicures and pedicures. The place is not as cute as a salon that caters to children, but Trisha's experience with children makes up for the lack of enviroment.

Powder box salon
1757 Solano Ave
Trisha
510-525-8541

Re: Haircuts for Children (May 2000)
I've also tried a place on upper Solano Ave (the Powder Box?) The cut was decent, the woman was kind, but I had to schedule the appointment a week or so in advance and it reminded me of some place my grandmother would go. Cecily