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Alchemy Hair Studio

4.8 (149 reviews)
ModerateHair Salons

By appointment only

Services - Alchemy Hair Studio

Bridal hair services

Blowout

Color only

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Haircut

Cut and color

Applying hair extensions

Hair extension coloring

Reapplying hair extensions

Hair extension removal

Hair extension services

Hair styling

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Cindi G.

Visited Alchemy and had my hair done by Lauren MacKinnon, great experience! The salon is clean, open layout, lots of attention to detail on the overall style and decor as well as each station. Lauren was very professional, listened to each of my asks, and had great technique. I had a full highlight with toner and haircut. She was sure to confirm what I wanted as we moved through the appointment. (Snapped a photo of the finished color, mid-blow dry). Price was amazing for the service I received. Very glad to have found a great new stylist and will definitely be back.

Britney O.

What can I say! I am THRILLED with this salon and especially my stylist, Sam Steele. It had been over a year since I've gotten my hair cut and colored and it was, admittedly, a mess. She was able to address all of my split ends without losing very much length and added beautiful layers. Sam was also able to pick the perfect color for my skin tone! I couldn't be happier with the results and I've already gotten so many compliments! I will definitely be a return customer for as long as I'm living in San Diego County.

Not the best picture but hair still looks amazing
Christy M.

My time at Alchemy hair studio was nothing short of amazing! My appointment was a partial highlight with Justine and she did a stellar job! She was warm and welcoming, very delightful company. My hair turned out even better than I anticipated. My favorite part about my overall experience was Chocolate, her furry companion I showed my family my hair and now my mom and my grandma want appointments!

R L.

It's hard to find a good salon. I get my hair done too often to put up with a place that is always busy busy busy and you can't get an appointment, or a salon that is dated and needs a makeover itself. Even worse is a salon full of negative, gossipy stylists. Yuck. I am happy to say that this place is none of the above. Alchemy in San Marcos is cute, clean, modern and chill. There is a sweet little coffee/tea table in the "lounge" (which is just a couple of chairs near a sunny window). There they have a Kuerig with many flavors of coffee from which to choose, the good creamers, a tea selection, and a glass bell jar filled with chocolate chip biscotti and tiny muffins. In addition to complimentary snacks, they use and sell high end products such as Davines. Their shampoo bowls are comfortable enough and the music is not too loud. Finding a good salon is hard, but finding a good stylist may be even harder. I've been through 6 different stylists in the past 2 years. I finally found a love (hair) connection with Rachel, a fellow ginger! She is great with reds, but I know she loves all the colors of the rainbow and does precision cuts as well. If you are looking for a place to call your (hair) home, I highly recommend giving Rachel and Alchemy a try.

My hair after Justine's beautiful hands worked their magic!!!

Justine was amazing! She did exactly what I wanted and more. It had been awhile since I went into a salon due to my last experience at a different place. However, Justine and the atmosphere of the place made me extremely comfortable and I will definitely be returning!

Beach wave long layers

I had so much fun with Justine today. She is very sweet and skillful. She did a beautiful long layer cut for me and colored my roots. I really love my hair afterwards. It's very shine and the cut just so beautiful. Now I call her the " layer girl" because she did such a fabulous job to make me look gorgeous! I will definitely come to see her next time when I'm in town. She made my trip very special. Thank you so much Justine !

I have been to several different hair stylists, but Becca was AMAZING!!! She was very gentle with my tender head and she was so sweet to talk to while getting my haircut! I can't stop smiling I'm obsessed with my hair! It looks much more alive and healthy! 10/10 would recommend to anyone in the area needing any type of hair care.

Justine IS THE BEST!!! She's everything you need in a superb hairdresser: knowledgeable, skill, fun and cute personality! I had such a good time with her and when she was done with my hair I didn't want to leave. The best part? My hair looks so good I can't believe it's mine! Now I know I'll look hot at my son's graduation tonight! Thank you so much, Justine! I will definitely be back!!!

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Justine cut my hair to perfection!!! 10/10 recommend. She also gave me a true blue black just like I asked. Will definitely be back!

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So glad you love your hair! We’ll see you next time :)

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This place has a great, relaxed vibe. Nicest stylists with wonderful stories and repoire and they weild a mighty good shear! Thank you!

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I found this salon thanks to yelp! This my fourth hairdresser in 5 years! Sinan was AMAZING!! The…read moresalon was busy but I still felt like the only customer! My hair was damaged and my color ruined. Sinan sat down and explained what he would be doing during appointment. First we picked out a color, then we discussed my haircut later. I feel like a new woman and myself again! Plus my hair is SO SOFT!! He is also a very sweet man inside and out! Great business values and loves his family! I will definitely be back!!

We scheduled an appointment a few days in advance. My friend was getting a trim and I wanted a blow…read moreout as I've never had one before and i thought it would be fun. When we went in there was only one stylist so when she said who wanted to go first I asked if there were no other stylists. She said no it was just her which I was disappointed in because I didn't want to have to wait. We weren't even offered any drinks. The stylist offered to wash my hair before she started my fiends trim I said sure thinking it would help with time. She placed some leave in conditioner and asked if I was comfortable. I was for a moment but I was left at the sink the entire time it was taking for my friends trim and hair curling so it definitely became uncomfortable. When it was finally my turn I was kinda surprused how basic a blow out was because she dried it and then used a curling iron to curl it right after. When I told another friend about that she told me that's not a true blow out and there's a round brush that should be involved and takes quite a while. As we were leaving I told my friend it kinda sucked and I felt like I could've done that myself. She said it might be that the stylist just wanted to eat because the stylist told her her bf brought her food. For the price, absolutely not. The girl was nice but she is not ready to work on her own. Also whoever does scheduling should've reached out to us to tell us we would have to share a single stylist and not just a surprise. I would not recommend this place, 1st impression is everything. I appreciate the owner reaching back out but I was not informed there would only be one stylist. That is a lie. We would have either rescheduled or booked elsewhere.

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