I really enjoyed my hair cut here last time so I definitely had to return to dye my hair as well. I got my hair done by Liz and she did absolutely amazing! I felt that she did such a meticulous job and was absolutely so accommodating to all my hair goals. I have naturally dark and thick Asian hair with faded ombré so to get this result that exceeds by expectations is astonishing! I definitely recommend Liz if you want to get your hair done here ~ Also everyone did amazing with maintaining COVID protocols from what I saw. Everyone always wore a mask and sanitized after every person so always a plus! I was texted right before my appointment to be notified that the station was nice and clean for me to use :) read more

High Maintenance Hair Studio - Balayage and toner by Liz! - Hair Stylists Near Me - Colonie, New York

Best salon I have ever been too! I just moved into the area and was scared about someone else doing my color. Chelsea did an AMAZING job. She took her time and listened to my ideas . Salon is beautiful and clean. I will not go anywhere else. read more

High Maintenance Hair Studio - Hair Stylists Near Me - Colonie, New York

This is such a great studio! I was looking for a location close to work, and I saw this place on yelp with excellent ratings. I was just as pleased as everyone else! The studio is so cute, comfortable, and welcoming. Cassandra cut and styled my hair and did such a great job. I am looking forward to continuing to come here! read more

I've been going to High Maintenance for a few years, so it was a natural choice for me to use the salon for hair and makeup for myself and my bridal party on the morning of my wedding. I normally see Sabrina Sponable, but since she was unavailable I booked with Amanda for hair instead, and chose to book a haircut before my wedding as well to meet Amanda before my hair trial. Amanda was immediately welcoming and friendly, and did a great job with my haircut and hair trial, working hard to get things just the way I wanted. The day of my wedding, Amanda and Linda traveled to the hotel and did a phenomenal job with all five women in my party, and were so accommodating and complimentary the entire time. Everyone looked wonderful, and the looks lasted all night. This is such a fabulous salon, and I will continue to highly recommend it! read more

High Maintenance Hair Studio - Hair Stylists Near Me - Colonie, New York

BEST HAIR SALON EVER!!!!!!! I go to Sabrina Pierone and she always leaves me amazed with her work. I have very thick hair and she never rushes it at all. She knows my hair better than me. She's also very kind and it feels like your hanging out with a friend at your appointment. I highly recommend booking an appointment here! read more

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I've been following the owner and amazing stylist Sabrina Pierone for close to 12 years now from shop to shop to shop to her own shop to now to her new and busy busy location on Central Avenue in Colonie. Whether you're a picky one - wanting exactly this or that in your hairdo - or just want Sabrina to do her magic - her talents and expertise always leave you looking fab. The salon does waxing, threading, hair extensions, and mani/pedis in addition to a range of styling and color services. Sabrina uses a coloring system that is and looks totally natural, with no chemicals, leaving you hair soft and manageable. Up-dos anyone??? read more

I can't say enough good things about this salon! I am new to the area, so I did a lot of searching before booking an appt with Sabrina Sponable for a balayage and trim. The salon was very clean, modern, and comfortable (laying down shampoo chairs!). The staff was great about adhering to COVID precautions. Sabrina was ready for me right when I got there, and she took the time to understand exactly what I wanted. My hair is very warm toned & can be tricky to lighten to a cool blonde, but Sabrina nailed it and did an amazing job! Pricing was super reasonable, and the quality far surpasses balayages that I've paid double for. Love that they use olaplex. I already booked my next appointment! read more

I had followed the posts on Instgram and loved everything I saw, magical, a total dream. I read the reviews and people were happy. Sadly, my hair was absolutely ruined. For the process, she teased the hair up to my scalp and then added the foil to the nonteased hair. I should have had the courage to stop her right there. This process resulted in huge knots from the teasing of my hair and knots also in the hair that was foiled. There were so many knots after and she was ripping them out by brushed them so hard and from the top even, which was awful. I lost so much hair, I can feel how thin and weightless my hair is now. It is still breaking off, likely from the stretching and pulling which weakened the strands. My scalp felt bruised for about two days from the ripping/combing of all the knots. I lost so much hair, it is awful. I wish I had the courage to take a picture but I was so upset and trying to be the better person and be nice, because she knew it was bad. I look at my hair now and wish I had asked for the manager when it happened so she could have seen it at the time and taken pictures when it happened. She was told about this experience and states that it did not happen, and it did and has. She offered a conditioning treatment and to color a couple of gray hairs (that didn't work out either). I was blamed for this experience because I was not using purple shampoo, but beforehand, I was told how soft and healthy my hair was. I will be dealing with the hair loss for a very long time and I just have to wait until it grows out, years. I wish someone had the courage to write a review when something like this happens. I would have made different choices if I had read this, I am so devastated. My long hair is ruined. read more

I got my lashes done 3 times at this studio by the same woman. The first time I had my lashes done I was thrilled and hooked for life! As a lifelong sufferer of allergies, I was shocked and amazed that I actually touched my eyes LESS with the lashes than without. I was really happy! The 2nd time I got them done I mentioned how my almost 80-year-old mother told me how lash extensions can cause permanent damage to your lashes. It was at this point, the woman who was in the middle of doing my lashes explained to me the difference between damaging lash extensions and non-damaging extensions and that the ones I was getting were expensive and time-consuming and that is how I knew the difference. She said the damaging kind was when they glued more than one natural lash together with one extension and that is what causes the damage. She told me she always puts one extension to one lash. The 3rd time I got the lashes they felt good for about 5 hours and then they started to BOTHER ME LIKE HELL! I was out and about all the next day and didn't have time to find a magnifying mirror with good light and stare at it for 30 min to figure it out. However, by the time I did, it was 11 pm at night on Saturday night. My left eye was red due to the constant lash irritation all day. When I FINALLY was able to see the problem, not only did I discover that many lashes were stuck together, but once I pulled them apart with tweezers I found out what the REAL PROBLEM WAS, and that was that there were several fake lashes (fans to be exact) that were glued to more than one natural lash!!! The very same thing she told me was damaging to lashes. There is NO way that this could have been a mistake. No WAY! So then, close to midnight, after 15+ hours of constant eye irritation, I was faced with a choice, and it was a no brainer: Get no sleep for a few nights and continue to feel like my eyes are being poked out with needles until the Salon opens in a few days OR Take them off myself that moment so I can actually get some rest and my eyes can start to heal. Which would you prefer? When I called High Maintenance Salon I spoke with the manager Linda who was actually super understanding and nice to me. She understood that it was a traumatic experience and said she'd talk to the owner to see what they could do to compensate me. How would you feel, if you were left with less than 1/3 of your natural lashes and eye irritation 5 days later?  What do you think would be fair? Well, apparently the owner of High Maintenance Salon thinks it's fair to offer me 20% off my next service there. WILL NOT BE RETURNING. I HOPE EACH PERSON READS THIS AND CONSIDERS THIS BEFORE BOOKING AN APPOINTMENT. Edit: Most times when a client reports a trauma the biz listens and tries to accommodate the damage (both physical and psychological). They don't tend to blame and invalidate the client's experience in a public setting no less. Many people would actually call that behavior gas lighting. The first time I got my lashes done I came in the next day and asked for more volume and I thanked the woman for turning me away. She explained that in order to add more volume she'd have to use processes that damage my lashes to remove what was already there first. I was impressed and it seemed to be she did have my best interest in mind. In fact, it was this very information that lead me to taking them off myself at 1am. My thinking was, I could not get sleep and have daggers in my eyes for another 48+ hours or take them off myself - either way there is damage - except one way ends my torment immediately. Then, after the Salon tells me: too bad! Want a discount next time? The woman who did my lashes tries to gaslight me again and I've attached a screen shot of the text thread. She says, you should have asked me, I am accommodating and would have taken them off with no damage! Well, that is the opposite of what she told me before, I'm not going to let these women at the Salon tell me that the right thing to do was call my eye lash lady at 1am to come to my friend's house to remove them. read more

High Maintenance Hair Studio - Hair Stylists Near Me - Colonie, New York

I recently moved to the area and was nervous about trusting someone new with my hair. I was lucky enough to find Liz, who trimmed my bangs and gave me the most gorgeous copper-blonde color. It was exactly what I wanted! I will definitely come back. Ask for Liz, she's amazing. read more

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Such a cute place that has a homey feel. The hairstylist and manager Sabrina was so sweet and very talented. I felt welcome right away. Sabrina did a wonderful job on my hair and I left with a haircut I can easily manage myself. Can't wait to go back! read more

Love them!! They're great and specialize inn balayage. Booking another appointment right away read more

High Maintenance Hair Studio - balayage, toner, cut - Hair Stylists Near Me - Colonie, New York

Amanda is amazing. I can't say enough positive things. I am new to the area and was so nervous to go to a new salon. I found Amanda's amazing work on Instagram. It came out even better than I expected. I have gotten tons of compliments and she made me feel so comfortable right off the bat. I already am looking forward to my next appointment! read more

Sabrina the owner and Sabrina S. (Stylist) are freaking amazeballs. I came in for a consult after another salon had totally botched my hair. Sabrina S. set up an appointment for me a few weeks out. I asked to be put on the cancellation list because I wanted to come in sooner if possible. A few days later I got the call to come in, but that i would be seeing owner, Sabrina. She was so patient with me as I explained my hair issues and what I was hoping to achieve. She was totally open and up front and was willing to work to find a solution that would make us both happy. Needless to say, she not only corrected another salons mistake, she got my hair looking EXACTLY the way I have wanted it for a while. She and the staff are extra friendly and the salon is clean and beautiful. I was so relieved leaving there. Highly recommend ! read more

I came to Sabrina Pierone after a stylist elsewhere gave me a haircut that left me crying for the rest of the weekend. Sabrina is very professional and took a lot of time and care to make sure she was able to fix my hair (which was noticed and appreciated). I can't believe she was able to make my hair look so nice! You can book online (which for me is always a plus) and I'd highly recommend making an appointment with Sabrina. read more

Did anyone else have to sign a paper stating they are not responsible for how your hair turns out? And you agree to be changed full price if you miss appt.? Also I asked if they use Olaplex... Was told yes... Owner admitted At the End of appointment it was Amika conditioning treatment but charged me $25. The stylist said more than once during appointment it was Olaplex... Not cheap not friendly... Not honest .... read more

I just moved to the area and have been searching for a great stylist and I found one. Sabrina S. did my hair and it is amazing, she has wonderful talent and I highly recommend her to anyone wanting a great look. I got an ombré/balayage and I'm so so happy with it. The salon itself is so pretty and up to date on many products. Prices are at market and totally reasonable so you can get a great hairstyle or buy hair products on a budget. They also have jewelry and accessories which are also really pretty! I highly recommend this salon to anyone! read more

I've been going to Sabrina Pierone for over 15 years and I keep returning! She's an amazing stylist, she's sweet and very personable; not to mention, she has a knack for understanding what I'm trying to do with my hair! The salon is gorgeous, always clean, and very welcoming. Everyone there is very professional and I will continue to do business here! read more

Chelsea is amazing and very talented!! She is a great person to be around and trust her opinion! I would recommend this beautiful salon!!

I booked High Maintenance for my upcoming wedding after a friend recommended them, then got my hair cut & colored in the meantime. Sabrina S gave me the most beautiful haircut & bayalage I've ever had. She asked me questions about how I normally style my hair to make the most of my coloring, and listened to my concerns about "problem areas." I have never had a hair stylist pay such close attention to trimming and texturizing my hair after it has been dried, and Sabrina did this to a T. The result is a fabulous haircut that makes me feel like a goddess. The salon itself is super cute too, and their hair-washing chairs are amazing! All of this was for a lower price than I had paid at other salons and spas. Highly, highly recommended, and I am so excited to see these ladies glam up my bridal party and I in a few months! read more