Dallas Hair 2009
Local stylists share their clients’ craziest stories.
Tales From the Chair
Dallas stylists share their clients’ craziest stories.
“I once had a client cut her hair with tree trimmers because her hair was getting in the way while doing yardwork!” —Darla Koske, Daireds Salon & Spa Pangea
“One of my clients thought her husband was trying to kill her with Ex-Lax in her coffee. So she moved into the spare bedroom with her coffee maker.” —Kaycee Clark, Dear Clark Hair Studio
“One client was telling me about how she served as a ‘test subject’ for a hair apprenticeship test where the student must demonstrate with shaving cream how to apply hair color. Well, the girl who was testing bought Nair instead of shaving cream, and when she put the first quadrant on my client’s hair, the entire section came out bald to the scalp. Lesson: hair remover is not shaving cream!” —Matthew Tully, Matthew Tully Hairdressing
The Products Every Dallas Girl Needs
Five must-have items no head of hair should do without.
1. Diana the Hunter 250/25 Scepter Ceramic Curling Iron ($135/Avalon Salon)
“The heating element twists, so turning the iron can be done with your fingertips.” —Jason Hull, Avalon Salon
2. Aveda Smooth Infusion Style-Prep ($24/Willie & Coote Salon)
“It’s good for all hair textures and all hair types.” —Karen Dittmar, Willie & Coote Salon
3. Philip B. Deep Conditioning Crème Rinse ($26/Warren Wilkes Salon)
“Any Philip B. hair products. I’ve never seen anything that conditions like them.” —Warren Wilkes, Warren Wilkes Salon
4. Sebastian Halo Mist ($17/Salon Pompeo)
“It moisturizes, protects against heat and UV rays, defrizzes, and blocks humidity.” —Tyrone Harrison, Salon Pompeo
5. Mason Pearson Hair Brush ($72-$182/Neiman Marcus)
“It feels so good as it massages your scalp.” —D Beauty staff
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KEVIN CHARLES SALON 2222 McKinney Ave., Ste. 210. (214-720-9200) www.kevincharlesimage.com. Kevin Charles is the “official hairdresser of the Academy Awards.” So, of course, his Uptown salon (as well as his original salon in Santa Barbara) is so very five-star. Stylists here provide signature cuts, color, special-occasion up-dos, and hair extensions.
L’IMAGE SALON AND SPA 13465 Inwood Rd., Ste. 150. (972-934-8080) www.limagedallas.com. The stylists at L’Image consider hair the ultimate accessory. The full-service salon also has a boutique filled with gifts and accessories from around the world.
LISA BENNETT SALON 5301 W. Lovers Ln., Ste. 119. (214-350-8200) www.lisabennettsalon.com. When the Richard Hayler Colour Salon closed, Lisa Bennett opened her own spot—equipped with funky furniture and always-fresh flowers—with seven other Hayler alumni. Bennett understands that with haircuts come cravings: coffee and cookies are complimentary.
LIVE HAIR GROUP 3609 Greenville Ave., Ste. A. (214-742-4363) www.livehairgroup.com. This hair-specific salon has a staff of six who specialize in high-end hairdressing.
LOVELL’S SALON INC. 5620 Malvey Ave., Fort Worth. (817-377-8031) Lovell’s intimate, upper-echelon hair salon caters to bridal parties—either at the salon or at your chosen location. The salon also offers facials and nail services.
LUXE 4017 Preston Rd., Ste. 525, Plano (972-781-1720) www.luxesalondesign.com. This modern salon specializes in color, cut, and design, using only Kérastase and Shu Uemura products. Luxe, known for its enzymatic peel facial, has a European-trained aesthetician. The salon also has a retail area and offers professional shopping services.
MATTHEW TULLY HAIRDRESSING 2815 Allen St., Ste. 126. (214-999-1116) Matthew Tully, of Shear Genius fame, runs the show at this hip, hot pink and white salon specializing in classic, quality hairdressing in an intimate environment. Clients are pampered with treats and beverages during their visit.
MAZARY HAIR & EXTENSIONS STUDIO Polo Towne Crossing, 2108 N. Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 220, Plano. (972-473-8888) www.mazary.com. Owner Miriam Azary is a cosmetologist, certified master colorist, and trainer in hair extensions. In addition to precision cuts, color, and color correction, Mazary’s offers extensions, cold smoothing, and thermal reconditioning.
MICHELLE PATRICK SALONS 4008 Cedar Springs Rd. (214-219-3030) www.michellepatricksalons.com. This husband-and-wife-run shop is equipped to meet the needs of a diverse clientele. The salon is a Paul Mitchell Focus location and also offers a custom Color Bar, where clients work with a colorist to mix the perfect shade.
MODA SALON, SPA & YOGA CENTER 6318 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth; 4001 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Ste. 123, Arlington. (817-732-3733) www.modasalonandspa.com. This Aveda salon treats your follicles and your chakras. The salon’s “headmapping system” offers a new approach to hair color, breaking it down by preference and price point.
MUSE THE SALON 2323 N. Henderson Ave. (214-821-3434) Muse focuses on hair and makeup, although the cucumber water makes it feel more like a spa. Clients here rave about the comfort of the salon, which shows an old movie like Gone With the Wind each week.
NARGES SALON AND SPA 3020 E. Hebron Pkwy., Ste. 300, Carrollton. (972-306-6063) www.nargessalon.com. Owner Narges Akbari helps her clients explore their individual beauty. She uses product lines like Sothys Paris, plus there’s an extensive spa menu with everything from eyelash tinting to custom facials.
NORWOOD & COMPANY HAIRDRESSING 2346 E. Road to Six Flags, Arlington. (817-794-0101) www.norwoodandcompany.com. The five stylists at this Aveda salon keep your needs and wants in mind while offering their professional opinion. Their goal: to help you love your hair.
ON THE AVENUE SALON 4125 N. Central Expwy. (214-599-0013) Three of this salon’s five stylists specialize in curly hair. In addition to cuts and color, the salon offers VascuTouch treatment for spider veins, color correction, microdermabrasion, waxing, lash extensions, and permanent makeup.
ORANGE 2932 Main St., Ste. 104. (214-698-2006) The 16 stylists at Orange focus only on hair. With new owners Matthew Taylor and Jason Lenox, expect an expanded retail offering and the same great blowouts.
OSGOOD-O’NEIL SALON 6932 Snider Plaza. (214-373-6336) Multiple locations. www.osgoodoneil.com. Osgood-O’Neil focuses on hair services, including cuts, color, hair extensions, thermal reconditioning, and luxurious hair and scalp treatments. The Lovers Lane interior is a knockout.
PATRICK O’HARA SALON 5563 W. Lovers Ln. (214-350-9128) This boutique salon is staffed with highly trained stylists who specialize in color, cuts, and thermal straightening. Hair extensions are also available.
PERRY HENDERSON SALON 3878 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 100-A. (214-522-2870) The 11 stylists here have more than 200 years of experience among them, specializing in classic looks. The salon, which has an aesthetician on staff, also offers select nail, eyebrow, and eyelash services.
PEYTON THOMAS SALON 2600 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 150, Southlake. (817-748-2103) A large, full-service salon featuring Kérastase, Shu Uemura, and Bumble and bumble hair products, Peyton Thomas specializes in highlights and hair extensions. An aesthetician offers facials, waxing, and body treatments.
PHILLIP K. THOMAS SALON 4411 Lemmon Ave. (214-521-9900) www.phillipkthomas.com. The Phillip K. Thomas Salon is an upscale, full-service salon and spa offering haircuts, color, and hair extensions. The salon sells and uses Kérastase products and also offers massage, facials, waxing, pedicures, manicures, and makeup services.
PREMIER ATELIER SALON & SPA 8201 Preston Rd., Ste. 110. (214-696-4074) www.halcyondayssalonsandspas.com. Premier Atelier focuses on hair services, using products such as Kérastase and Bumble and bumble. The staff’s 27 stylists come from all over the globe.
REINVENTION SALON 5805 Saintsbury Dr., Ste. 111, The Colony. (972-820-6727) Located in the heart of Austin Ranch, Reinvention Salon offers a variety of treatments, including hair services, Japanese thermal straightening, facials, waxing, manicures and pedicures, and Balayage, a process that involves “painting” the hair.
ROBBS HAIR DESIGNS 1701 Legacy Dr., Ste. 160, Frisco. (214-718-3405) www.robbshairdesigns.com. What does your hair say about you? That’s what stylists Robb and Rachel ask their clients at this cozy Frisco salon. Services include hair cutting, styling, coloring, and human hair extensions.
ROMEO & JULIET SALON SPA 2831 Eldorado Pkwy., Ste. 106, Frisco. (214-618-3367) www.romeoandjulietsalon.com. Owner Julie Katz uses top-of-the-line Pureology products and offers many services, from trendy or classic cuts to brow threading, massages, and manicures. She even has two stylists who specialize in cuts and styles for African-American hair.
SALON D 13615 Inwood Rd., Ste. 160. (972-788-0975) www.salond.com. The 42 stylists at Salon D give clients a wide range of options when it comes to their haircuts, color, thermal straightening, conditioning, and hair extensions. Also offered are manicures and facials.
THE SALON AT EATON COURT 202 S. Austin Dr., Allen. (972-727-2333) www.salonateatoncourt.net. The Salon at Eaton Court is a homey, full-service salon and spa, offering services from haircuts and Great Lengths extensions to all-natural facials. The salon, which is housed in a beautifully restored Victorian cottage, uses Kérastase and Shu Uemura products.
SALON 2122 2122 Boll St. (214-219-1411) This salon specializes in color, cuts, and waxing. Customizable packages are available and can be enjoyed in the salon or off-site. The salon also caters to wedding parties.
SALON JEAN CLAUDE 15400 Addison Rd., Ste. B, Addison. (972-991-4419) At this quaint salon in Addison, owner Jean Claude Lesprit specializes in the Coup de Soleil highlighting technique. In addition to one other stylist, there’s also a nail technician on staff.
SALON LA COUPE 6440 N. Central Expwy., Ste. 105. (214-750-7766) salonlacoupe.net. Owner Valerie Novotny opened this salon 14 years ago. Stylist Rose Zuniga, one of nine, is known for her way with curly hair. The salon also offers facials, massage, manicures, and pedicures.
SALON POMPEO 3227 McKinney Ave., Ste. 103. (214-979-0440); 5330 E. Mockingbird Ln., Ste. 190. (214-203-3333) www.salonpompeo.com. Salon Pompeo caters to hair, skin, body, and nails. All 28 stylists do cuts and color, so you see one stylist for everything. The salon also has a beer and wine license and stays open until 10 pm.
SALON THREE THIRTY 2510 Cedar Springs Rd. (214-219-1100) www.salonthreethirty.com. Testimonials on the web site include accolades from George Michael and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell. Stylists who specialize in color or cuts here work with your hair’s natural texture and movement, using Kérastase and Shu Uemura products.
SEBASTIEN SALON 2812 Vine St., Ste. 330. (214-871-8822) Sebastien is a quiet, private salon with European flair (the outgoing message repeats in French) and client-focused, highly trained stylists. An aesthetician specializes in microdermabrasion, and the salon offers waxing and nail services.
SELECT STUDIO & SALON 3526 Cedar Springs Rd. (214-727-9879) www.selectsalon.com. Located in three adjacent 100-year-old homes, the salon has a Moulin Rouge feel. The full-service salon also offers manicures, pedicures, and massages and has its own personal trainer.
SHELTON’S SALON & DAY SPA 2731 S. Hulen St., Fort Worth. (817-921-1744) Multiple locations. www.sheltonssalon.com. Forty-four years after Shelton and Linda Ogle opened this salon, their sons and longtime manager have brought it back into the family. Stylists here get what you want and have the talent to pull it off.
SHINE DESIGN SALON 6211 W. Northwest Hwy., Ste. 155. www.shinedesignsalon.com. Hairstyling veteran Misti Shine Phipps offers personal, undivided attention at her one-girl-at-a-time salon. With 15 years of experience, Shine’s forte is hair cutting, styling, and bridal hair design.
STUDIO 410 410 W. Davis St. (214-942-1260) www.artonhair.com. Co-owner Miriam Ortega calls herself an artist whose specialty is “art on hair.” She promises that you will walk out of her salon looking and feeling great. (The full bar helps.)
STUDIO ONE TEN 4514 Travis St., Ste. 110. (214-521-4110) This is the go-to salon for expert makeovers, which often involve just a bit of tweaking for big results. Every employee is a specialist, from cuts and color to makeup. The salon also offers a custom spray-on tan.
THE STYLING HUTCH 3948 Legacy Dr., Ste. 105, Plano. (972-943-0732) www.stylinghutch.com. The newly remodeled Styling Hutch specializes in cutting and styling curly hair, using the Ouidad method and products. The salon also offers facial waxing.
SUAVIZAR SALON 977 Hwy. 121, Ste. 120, Allen. (214-383-9747) www.suavizarsalon.com. This green salon features 15 stylists and a separate, in-studio bridal hair company. Ask about a special waxing technique called “Hollywood eyebrows.”
TANGERINE SALON & SPA 240 N. Denton Tap Rd., Coppell. (972-393-9200) www.tangerinesalon.net. Get your cut and color at this Aveda salon, then indulge in any of the relaxing, rejuvenating spa treatments, such as the 90-minute hot stone massage or the Outer Peace Facial.
TERRACE RETREAT SALON & DAY SPA 1422 Main St., Ste. 263, Southlake. (817-442-0800) Multiple locations. www.terraceretreat.com. Terrace Retreat offers a full-service spa as well as a medical spa. This Aveda salon’s newest location is in Southlake Town Center’s Hilton Hotel.
TONI&GUY 6030 Sherry Ln. (214-696-3825) Multiple locations. www.toniguy.com. Toni&Guy emphasizes educational programs, innovation, and creative genius to nurture its stylists. Founded in Dallas more than 20 years ago, Toni&Guy salons specialize in creating trendy yet sophisticated haircuts, color, and makeup.
TONY CAO SALON & DAY SPA 9288 Hwy. 121, Ste. 200, Frisco. (972-335-7778) Multiple locations. www.tonycaosalon.com. Owner Tony Cao says we all have an individual beauty, an energy, that he assesses before styling. “I put my technique into their rhythm,” he says.
TRIO GALLERY SALON 2404 McKinney Ave. (214-855-0500) Multiple locations. www.triogallerysalon.com. Trio is composed of, not surprisingly, three parts: salon (hair and makeup), gallery (everything, including the furniture, is for sale), and special events venue
(from MTV castings to wedding receptions). The salon’s stylists are all independent contractors.
TROY RICHARD SALON 1279 Legacy Dr., Ste. 120, Frisco. (214-618-8071) www.troyrichardsalon.com. Only the best products are used in this hip and trendy salon. Add some length with Great Lengths human hair extensions or get beautifully bronzed with Bronze BioLOGIC all-natural spray-on tanning.
UPTOWN HAIR STUDIO 2707 Guillot St. (214-922-9997) www.dallasuptownhairstudio.com. Owner Michael Landers is a one-man show in a little Victorian house in Uptown. He offers his professional clients an exclusive atmosphere.
VALERIE K’S SALON BOUTIQUE 8308 Preston Rd., Ste. 222, Plano. (469-865-6097) www.valeriekssalonboutique.com. Valerie K’s specializes in Redken color and cutting techniques and offers a variety of hair services. Stylists Valerie Wheeler and “K” Sartore-Frantz attend many classes to stay current on the latest trends.
VICTOR’S 4916 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. (817-737-4820) Victor Marcos’ specialty is color. The staff also does nails and a delightful massage.
VIDA’S SALON 18208 Preston Rd., Ste. D-11. (469-241-0985) The stylists at Vida’s are known for making naturally curly hair straight and smooth. Their high-tech secret: a round ceramic brush. Vida’s also offers Japanese thermal straightening, waxing, and nail services.
WARREN WILKES SALON 2811 McKinney Ave., Ste. 14. (214-855-5133) The Warren Wilkes Salon has been an Uptown favorite for 19 years. The salon’s seven stylists specialize in hair coloring, eyelash extensions, and Brazilian straightening.
WILLIE & COOTE SALON 2303 Abrams Rd. (214-887-8647) www.willieandcoote.com. If you’re looking for Aveda without pretense, this Lakewood salon is just what you need. The women who run Willie & Coote are not only into hair; they’re into art. Each month, a different local artist’s work hangs on the wall.
WM. CARR SALON 3301 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. C. (214-520-0116) www.wmcarrsalon.com. The goal here is to provide clients with the ultimate hair salon experience. Styles range from fashion-forward to corporate day wear to evening glamour. Services also include natural-nail manicures and pedicures.
