Salon and studio, downtown Phoenix

A chair worth
coming back to.

Careful color, honest advice, and a room that finally feels like yours. We take our time so your hair takes care of itself between visits.

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1,200+ clients through the chair
4.9★ across 187 reviews
12 yrs behind the chair

Section 01 · Story

Twelve years, one belief.

Hair is not a service you rush through. It is a small, weekly decision that changes how a person walks into their week. Maren started this studio to slow that decision back down. To sit with a client, read the hair, and only then pick up the color bowl.

We take fewer clients per day than we could. We charge a fair price and we explain it. And we build the kind of chair a stylist would want to sit in.

Maren Ellis, founder

Section 02 · Services

Priced honestly. Explained before we start.

Every price includes the consult, the wash, and a real conversation about your maintenance plan. No surprise add-ons at the register.

Precision cut & style

$95+

Long-form consult, custom cut for your texture and lifestyle, blow-out finish. About 75 minutes.

Root touch-up

$135+

Base color refresh with a gloss to keep the tone true. Cut not included, add on for $65.

Full balayage

$285+

Hand-painted lightening built for grow-out. Includes toner, treatment, and finished style. 3 to 4 hours.

Color correction

Quote

Booked only after a free 20-minute consult in person or on video. We refuse to guess. We show you the plan before we mix.

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Hand-tied extensions

$650+

Custom-colored, sewn-in wefts. Includes install, cut, and blend. Maintenance every 6 to 8 weeks.

Bridal & event

$185+

In-studio or on-location. Includes trial. Bridal parties of three or more get a private studio hour.

Section 03 · The chair

Why regulars stay for years.

We read your hair before we mix.

Porosity, previous color, water quality, how you actually style at home. All of it changes the formula.

Price is on the wall.

You see the price before you sit down. If a service adds cost mid-appointment, we stop and ask.

The room is quiet on purpose.

Two chairs, not eight. One playlist. Real coffee. You are not shouting to be heard.

We text you before you have to text us.

Reminder five days out. Rebook link the morning after. Nothing else. No spam.

Section 04 · Second opinion

Someone else quoted
$1,400 to fix your color.

Before you book them, upload the quote and the photos. A licensed stylist will hop on a live video call, look at what is actually going on with your hair, and tell you the truth: whether the price is fair, whether the plan is safe, and what we would charge to do it right.

Free for you. Ten minute call. No pressure to switch.

Start a second opinion

Other shop $1,400

Our honest quote $485

real client, Feb 2026, name withheld

Section 05 · The work

Real hair. Real people. No filters.

Every photo shot in the studio under the same light. What you see is what you get on your drive home.

Warm bronde balayage · 3 sessions

Root melt · gloss refresh

Bridal soft updo · natural finish

Hand-tied wefts · 18 inch

Copper correction · box dye fix

Precision bob · fine texture

Section 06 · Membership

The Chair Club.

A monthly membership for the clients who already come every four to six weeks. Cheaper than paying at the register, priority booking, and small extras that matter.

Wash & go

$59/month

One in-studio wash and blowout each month
10 percent off retail
Priority booking window on Sundays

Most joined

Root Club

$129/month

Root touch-up every 5 weeks
Free gloss refresh between visits
15 percent off any add-on service
Text-first booking (skips the waitlist)

The Studio

$249/month

Root, gloss, cut, and blowout each month
One friend guest cut per quarter
20 percent off retail and extensions
Named seat on the wall

Cancel any time by text. No contracts. Unused visits carry to the next month, up to two.

Section 07 · Reviews

What regulars say.

"She actually asked what my mornings look like before she cut it. I have not had to blow-dry once since."
Alex R. · Root Club member

"I have paid more at fancier places to feel worse about my hair. This is the one."
Priya S. · balayage, twice a year

"I brought a quote from another salon and she saved me almost a thousand dollars without a hard sell. Bought me for life."
Cameron D. · color correction

Section 08 · Book

Reserve your seat.

Tell us a little about your hair and what you are hoping for. We reply personally within one business day. New clients are asked to book a consult before any color service.

Consults are always free.
A card holds the appointment. Cancel free up to 48 hours before.
We text, we do not spam. Ever.

A chair worth coming back to.