Revitalize Your Look with Expert Hair Color
Customized coloring services to enhance, transform, or refresh hair with long-lasting, vibrant results tailored to your skin tone and lifestyle.
Our Hair Color Services Overview
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A full range of base colors, highlights, balayage, ombre, and toners.
Base Color
$125.00Full base color treatment covering roots for up to four weeks of growth. Provides 100% gray coverage at the base. Ensures vibrant and even color throughout. Blowdry is not included. Ideal for maintaining consistent hair color between services.
Partial Foil Highlight
$175.00Partial foil highlights applied to front and sides of the head, stopping at the ear. Adds dimension and brightness for subtle face-framing effects. Blowdry is not included. Helps blend natural color with highlights. Suitable for clients wanting a soft, enhanced look.
Full Foil Highlight
$195.00Full head of foil highlights lifted to achieve desired tone and brightness. Adds depth, dimension, and professional finish. Blowdry is not included. Can be customized for natural or bold looks. Enhances hair texture and movement.
Toner with Fresh Highlights (Just Roots)
$50.00Toner treatment applied to newly highlighted roots. Removes unwanted tones and enhances brightness. Includes semi-permanent gloss and fashion color dips. Helps maintain color vibrancy between full highlight appointments. Enhances shine and smoothness.
Toner Without Fresh Highlights (Full Head)
$100.00Full-head toner treatment to correct unwanted tones and balance hair color. Semi-permanent gloss enhances shine and smoothness. Includes fashion color options for customization. Ideal for refreshing or maintaining all-over color. Provides uniform, professional finish.
All Over Color
$150.00Complete hair color coverage for 100% gray coverage. Root-to-end application as needed. Blowdry not included. Ensures rich, even, long-lasting results. Ideal for maintaining vibrant, uniform color.
Balayage Highlighting
Freehand painted highlights for a natural, sun-kissed look. Partial balayage on front and sides or full balayage for entire head. Blowdry not included. Ombre ends optional. Tailored to hair color and desired effect.
Ombre
Ombre coloring service with gradual color transition. Available by consultation to determine desired color effect. Blowdry is not included. Creates a stylish, modern, and dimensional look.
Why Choose The Hair Lounge
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Expert stylists deliver personalized, precision color for long-lasting, vibrant, and healthy-looking hair.
Personalized Color Consultations
In-depth consultations match color to skin tone, lifestyle, and hair type for natural, flattering, long-lasting results.
Advanced Coloring Techniques
From balayage to foils and ombré, we use precision methods to create dimension and seamless color transitions.
Premium Color Formulas
High-quality, gentle dyes maintain hair integrity while delivering vibrant, fade-resistant color and superior salon shine.
Custom Maintenance Plans
Personalized aftercare and maintenance recommendations, including toners and home care, keep color fresh between salon visits.
What Our Clients Say
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Hair Color Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about services, maintenance, and booking for hair color appointments.
Appointment length varies by service: single-process base color can take 60–90 minutes, highlights or balayage may require 2–3 hours. Consultations and toners add time. We'll give an accurate estimate when you book based on hair length and selected technique.
We use professional, low-damage formulations and protective techniques to minimize harm. Your stylist assesses hair health and may recommend treatments, bond builders, or conditioning services to fortify strands before and after coloring for optimal strength and longevity.
Our stylists provide a personalized consultation considering skin tone, eye color, lifestyle, and maintenance preferences. We offer swatches, digital previews, and patch tests to ensure confidence in shade selection before any chemical service begins.
Touch-up frequency depends on service: root coverage generally every 4–6 weeks, full highlights or balayage can often stretch 8–12 weeks. We recommend toners or glosses between appointments to refresh tone and extend color life.
Yes, but results depend on previous color, hair health, and desired level. Lightening may require multiple sessions and bond-building treatments to maintain integrity. A consultation and strand test help determine the safest, most effective plan to achieve your goal.
Use sulfate-free color-safe shampoos, cool water washes, and weekly deep conditioning. Minimize heat styling and use UV-protectant products. Schedule regular toners and glosses at the salon to refresh vibrancy and prevent brassiness between major color services.