Serra Mesa · San Diego

The color you asked for, without wrecking your hair

Color correction, balayage, highlights and grey blending. One colorist, twenty-five years, and the price in your hand before anything touches your hair. Se habla español.

Call (858) 569-0330 Send a photo, get a price back
Color is by appointment. Walk-ins welcome for haircuts.
4.9 ★
62 Google reviews
4.6 ★
25 Yelp reviews
1999
Behind the chair since

Prices

What it costs, before you call
Color Correction from $450
Box dye gone wrong, brassy or orange tones, banding, uneven grow-out, a previous stylist's work that did not land. This is the work we do most. Always starts with a consultation, because the price depends on how much correcting your hair actually needs.

Color prices are starting prices. What you pay depends on your hair's length, thickness and history. Call and describe it, or send a photo on Instagram, and you will get a real range before you book.

Color Correction

The appointment most salons will not take

Correcting color is not the same job as applying it. Hair that has been boxed, bleached, or colored repeatedly does not lift evenly, and forcing it is how people lose length.

A correction here runs four to five hours and that whole block is yours. Sometimes it happens in one session. Sometimes the honest answer is two, and you will be told that at the consultation rather than halfway through.

Twenty-five years of doing this is mostly twenty-five years of knowing when to stop.

Before you sit down, you will know three things

  • What it costs. You get a real price at the consultation, not an estimate that moves once your hair is wet.
  • How long it takes. If the honest answer is two sessions instead of one, you hear that first, not halfway through.
  • What it will actually look like. If a shade is not safe on your hair, you get told before, not after.
Miriam, colorist and owner of Hair Color Experts Studio, San Diego
MiriamColorist and owner. Behind the chair since 1999.
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Reviews

4.9 stars across 62 Google reviews, going back fourteen years
★★★★★

“Color-resistant hair, years of box dye, uneven sections and greys, and I wanted purple. She did it in one session without breaking my hair or losing my length, and it is still vibrant.”

T. M. · color correction
★★★★★

“I am really particular about my hair and I have decided I will not be going anywhere else. It is amazing how healthy and vibrant my bleached hair feels and looks. I have never seen it this good before.”

Dakota K. · blonde
★★★★★

“Truly a color expert. She listened first, then colored, and I got exactly what I had been picturing.”

Priscilla K. · highlights

Questions

Before you book
How do I get a price before I come in?
Call (858) 569-0330 and describe your hair, or send a photo through Instagram. Helpful to know: how long your hair is, what you have had done to it in the last year, and what you want.
How long does a color appointment take?
A full color or balayage usually runs three to four hours. A color correction runs four to five. That whole block is reserved for you and it does not get rushed.
¿Hablan español?
Sí, hablamos español e inglés. Somos especialistas en color: corrección de color, balayage, mechas y cobertura de canas.
Do you take walk-ins?
Yes for haircuts. Color is by appointment so the full time your hair needs can be set aside.
Is the salon wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The entrance is accessible and the shampoo area is set up to accommodate a wheelchair.
Is there parking?
Yes, free parking directly in front of the salon. Please use the spaces in front of us rather than the 7-Eleven side.
How do I pay?
Cash at this time.
Call and tell her what happened to your hair.
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