115 W McElroy Rd, Stillwater Oklahoma 74075
Just a heads up for my review: I am an extremely anxious person in general, and I have had horrible salon experiences in the past. The last salon I went to was right before Covid started, and I was charged around $800 for an hourly rate + supplies while my stylist worked on someone else and left me under a heating bowl the whole time, and I ended up coming home with a Willy Wonka cut even after all of that because my hair was totally destroyed. I was terrified to go to a salon after that experience, and after some poor decisions at home doing dye myself, I was facing either shaving my head entirely (I had wigs picked out and everything already), or trying to trust a stylist again.
I challenged Karleigh with helping me go from an awful, sloppily done box dye black back to my natural strawberry-ish blonde color. Right off the bat, Karleigh was so kind and listened to all of my concerns and she never once made me feel guilty for screwing up my hair. I already knew it would take several sessions, but I was really relieved that Karleigh didn't push trying to fix everything all in one go with the harshest treatment possible and gave me a super in-depth plan for how she'd tackle my hair problem, with pricing, right off the bat. Again, as an anxious person, I assumed the following sessions would be super awkward and hard to sit through, but Karleigh is such a fun and bubbly person that it felt more like I was hanging out with a friend than in the chair of shame. She remembered little things about me and my life in the following appointments despite them being pretty spaced out too, and I thought that was really sweet. Personality and comfort wise, Karleigh is an 11/10 for sure. Back to my actual hair- This girl worked absolute MAGIC on my hair. I went from the splotchiest awful mess to a super pretty ombre copper color that faded into my roots really well and brought my confidence back in just three sessions! She even took her time every session to heat up my hair with a blowdryer by hand every 10 minutes while we waited for the product to sit, which had to be extremely tedious and annoying for her, but I never heard her complain once. I think the best part of this whole experience was that I told her several times that I'd be okay even if I had to cut my hair super short or go a completely different color than we'd talked about, and yet every time I'd come to terms with those possibilities, she managed to keep my hair on track and I didn't even have to cut more than the ends that I should've cut off waaay before the appointment anyways. I am still, months later because I suck at reviewing things in a timely manner, shocked that I have all of my hair. Karleigh was amazing, and I don't know if it's the salon or her that decides her pricing, but either way, she is severely undercharging. I had to ask almost every time I checked out if it was actually that cheap because it never sounded right. I think I paid around $500 including tips maximum for all the work Karleigh put in and the products, which is absurd for everything that was done. I also want to say that this salon had the nicest staff ever. Both front desk receptionists were so sweet, and another stylist, Grace, took the time out of her schedule to help Karleigh on my hair without even asking which was so sweet and helpful. Jayne also helped with picking colors that would work out with the level my hair lightened to and that would blend nicely with my roots and I loved how it turned out. I appreciated everyone at the salon so much for making things so easy and comfortable for me, and I am 100% going back to Karleigh next time I decide I need a change.