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    The Color Lab

    4.7 (23 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

    By appointment only

    Updated 3 months ago

    Services - The Color Lab

    Blowout

    Chemical treatment

    Color only

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    Haircut

    Cut and color

    Hair styling

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    Very happy with corrective color, looking good for Summer!
    Heather R.

    The Color Lab is in a very cool building- check out some of the other proprietors for different services. My color was great and the environment was very relaxing. I wasn't sure what I wanted, and Amanda talked me through it, gave great advice, and did an excellent job. I will be scheduling cut and color next time, and will update my review. I have been looking forever since Richard Joseph and then Studio 21 both shut down, and will be back!

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    Tara F.

    I found Amazing Amanda on Yelp when I typed in Color expert & she is! Actually she is more than that, she is my new hair therapist. I had, had so many bad experiences I didn't put much hope in being happy with my hair anymore until Amanda! She truly cares about the integrity of hair, satisfying her clients & is meticulous about achieving the goal. Amanda IS the best hair dresser Birmingham has! Thanks to Amanda I have beautiful hair now & Everyone loves my new Lob! Thank you Amanda

    Beautiful warm grey

    Went from box dye dark brown to a warm grey Amanda at Color Lab Phenix salon was amazing. Took her time to get it just right for me and kept my hair healthy during the process! Has her own suite. Was a great experience. Highly recommend!!

    I cannot say enough great things about The Color Lab. Amanda is a master at her craft, her helper Belle also made this hair dream come true
    Marie S.

    What can I say? GO!! Get your color here!!! Amanda is a mad scientist of colors. Hands down the best and funkiest colors I've ever done. I truly feel like a million dollar unicorn! In all seriousness, she is amazing at her craft. She was able to get my roots to match my crazy box dye, but then went above and beyond with my prism hair color and crazy fun colors all around. She is knowledgeable and talks to you about your vision and lays out the road map of how to achieve it. Her and her sidekick Belle did a phenomenal job and I will never trust my hair to anyone else. So why are you still reading this? GO!!! Get your colors on!!!

    Lisa C.

    Amanda is The Rock Star of Color! I had a horrible hair color catastrophe that I went to Amanda with. I also forgot to mention I'm getting married in two weeks. So panic mode was happening. Amanda got me in within two days and fixed my hair. I will be forever grateful to her for Saving my Hair. She is amazing and so sweet! I highly recommend her. Thanks Amanda for getting me closer to getting down the aisle without Hair Drama! If you need color go see Amanda she will Rock your World! Here are pictures from my wedding day. Amanda fixed my hair and helped get me down the aisle for my wedding last Sunday. She saved my wedding day single handily by fixing hair.

    I had surgery and they had to shave the back of my head. Amanda was able to transform that hot mess into the cutest pixie. I have very thin fine light hair and it's very hard to cut it so it doesn't show lines. She knocked this out of the park!!

    Rocking the rose gold locks!!
    Deanna J.

    Amanda did it again! I went in to get my beloved gray hair that she did touched up and walked out rose gold..and now I love it even more! Amanda's confidence, education and expertise in her craft is unmatched by any other colorist I've ever been too.

    Elisa P.

    The experience at the Color Lab was amazing. Amanda knows very well what she is doing. Nobody in Birmingham was able to get me the results that she gave me. Not only she is great at what she does but she makes you feel super welcomed and relax. She is very gentle with the way she handles your hair which in my experience is very painful due to the knots in my hair. She is super funny and she is super flexible with schedule appointments. Highly recommended

    This is probably my favorite hair color EVER!! You're a rockstar Amanda and I always trust you with my hair.

    Amanda is exceptional!! I don't even have to tell her what I'd like done.....she just KNOWS! I trust her inexplicably.

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    Thank you Amanda! I love my cut and color. My results exceed every expectation. The best color experience I've ever had!

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    Thank you Katie xoxo thank you for trusting me before we leap! Xoxo

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    Amanda is awesome! She gave me my first pixie cut and I get so many compliments on my cut and color!

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    Thank you Cameron xoxo it’s my pleasure.

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    I wasn't sure what I wanted, and Amanda talked me through it, gave great advice, and did an excellent job.

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    LOVED my experience here!! Everyone was so kind and welcoming. Sarah was very thorough; she did a…read morestrand test after our consultation, and worked very well with my frizzy, easily tangled hair. Sarah is very gregarious and made it a fun experience! I don't know what she did, but my hair had NEVER been softer. Some stylists are still wearing masks, many are not, but every time I saw a customer come in with a mask, I overheard their stylist ask the customer if they wanted their stylist to wear one (and Sarah asked me as well!). I think they could do a better job of explaining all the services that will be done to accomplish your goal, because it felt like a bit of a whirlwind to me, but I also didn't ask. All in all, it was a GREAT experience (complete with complimentary drinks!).

    Are you wondering why I gave one star? Honestly, Wheelhouse Salon deserves none, but that wasn't an…read moreoption. My experience here was extremely disappointing, aside from my initial consultation with Angelika on Oct. 20th. During the consult, I explained that my main goal was to blend my 3-month gray grow-out into something easier to maintain. I showed her photos of the soft gray-blended look I wanted, and she never once said it couldn't be achieved in one session. She filled out a laminated service card with the exact services and prices required, and I booked based on that information. On Oct. 28th, I arrived for the first color appointment. After reviewing the same photos again, Angelika brought over another stylist, and they decided to add a shadow root. When she finished, my hair looked nothing like what I asked for--I left with blue roots and barely any blonde. She apologized and said she'd fix it at my next scheduled appointment on Nov. 12, which included both the correction and a keratin treatment. Since she promised it would all be handled then, I trusted her. When checking out that day, I was charged $393.32--lower than the quote--but still tipped 20% because she said she planned to fix everything. My total came to $471.98. On Nov. 12th, I showed up expecting the correction and the keratin, as previously discussed. Instead, I was told I had to choose one service because she hadn't booked enough time. I chose the keratin since that's what she had scheduled. Afterward, while checking out, the front desk tried charging me $476 instead of the quoted $315, saying I "hadn't paid enough" at the first visit and they needed to collect an additional $40. This was never communicated. They removed one $40 error, but I still ended up paying $456.54. After realizing that I had now spent over $900 and still didn't have anything close to the color I asked for, I messaged Angelika directly through the contact card she provided. She read the message but never replied. When I called the salon to review the charges, another error was found and I was refunded $48.29--even though their written policies state they "don't offer refunds." It was clear I had been overcharged multiple times. I reached out again to clarify my Dec. 1 correction appointment. The salon later texted me saying Angelika felt she only owed me a base color and blow-dry, and that I would have to pay for the foil and toner--another $274. This would have pushed the total cost of this disaster to well over $1,200. They also claimed that my desired gray-blended look takes multiple sessions, something never mentioned in the consult or at any point before taking my money. Angelika had expressed total confidence that she could achieve the look. At this point, nothing made sense. How can stylists turn dark brown hair into pink, purple, or blue in a single appointment, yet somehow blending soft gray tones supposedly requires multiple expensive sessions? Either they lack the skill or they are price-gouging. I'm sharing this to save others from the time, money, and frustration I experienced. Always take a photo of the laminated service card--they rely on it, and you should too. My before photo, the inspiration photos I provided, and the results I left with were not remotely aligned. My 3-month gray grow-out is gone, and I paid nearly a thousand dollars for a result I never asked for.

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    This is hands down the best hair salon experience I have ever had. The customer service and…read moreprofessionalism is on point. They should offer training to other salons. This is the Chick-Fil-A of hair salons. My appointment started right on time. I was greeted immediately upon entering. Once there, I was greeted by my name by all the stylists. I was in and out in approximately 2 hours. My stylist, D'Aundria, was super sweet and fast. I really liked my finished style. If you're looking for a natural hair salon, look no further. Hayah Beauty is everything! You might have sticker shock when you see the prices, it's expensive. But, the styles last a long time.

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