..she's flexible. I've never called/texted her and not been able to get an appointment. She jumps…read morethrough hoops for her clients. ...she is a bomb color specialist. You don't often find many black stylists who understand color and know how it works on coarser, more complicated textures, and cuts. Che gets it. You won't go to her and get a basic brown, black, or whatever. Che uses the top brand name colors (not the ones off the shelves in the local beauty supply) and understands how to blend colors to achieve that rich and detailed color you REALLY want. ...the lady can cut some hair. This is by no means a jab to black hair stylists in St. Louis. However, my experience has been that white stylists in STL are big on color and cuts...black stylists in STL are big on styles and extensions. My reality was blown to pieces when I started going to Che. Her cuts are precise, well thought out,

I cycle through the process of growing my hair out and chopping it off to donate, and it had…read morereached that time for a haircut right when I moved to St. Louis. Even before moving, I had done pretty extensive research for a trustworthy hair stylist in anticipation and Studio 89 was one of the top picks; even after monitoring my options over the span of a month, it remained the best. I tried to make an appointment online but had some technical issue so I called instead. This was all done the morning of, and yet they were able to have me come in later that afternoon. It's a clean, small space but it's got everything you can imagine. There's plenty of parking in front of the salon. Tiffany was my stylist, and I was warned that she was going to charge more than the other stylists due to her experience (note -- all stylists charge differently based on this). As a Californian who has paid way too much for the simplest of cuts, I can genuinely say Tiffany's surcharge was 1000% worth it. She was so kind and personable, and that really made the experience. She gave me her honest thoughts and was very communicative throughout the process. She really gave me the exact hairstyle I asked for after barely flashing her a photo, and I'm so endlessly impressed! Despite constantly cycling through short hair, I've actually never liked myself in it very much. However, Tiffany's work allowed me to feel more confident in rocking a short cut than I've ever felt! I've received tons of genuine compliments on her work, and I feel so lucky to have met her. Tiffany -- thanks for the sushi recs and candid conversation, and for being my first friend in St. Louis!

I have visited Studio 89 a few times now and I have gotten great service from everyone who works…read morethere. I have had a few different stylists as well Nicole, Sabrina and Tiffany and they are all pretty attentive stylist. They double checked with me multiple times throughout the service whether it was cut or color. The salon is neat and tidy. They have an easy way to schedule appointments online so you don't have the hassle of calling people. The salon is based on appointments only so would highly recommend making an appointment prior to visiting.

They are very fast and do great perfect braids. I would recommend them and come back anytime. They…read moremake me feel like family

They came through in a pinch when my daughter's braider canceled on us the day before school began…read more I was very appreciative of them fitting her in at the last minute, but that gratitude faded as the night went on. I was told $250 for box braids, which I would NEVER pay if not desperate. The lady on the phone said it would not be as much since I already had the hair. I had three bags of triple-bundle hair which is usually more than enough for her hair. Shortly after dropping her off, she sent me a text telling me the woman who started her hair was braiding too tight. I told her to speak up, which she did. I called to let the shop owner know. She said she should have said something, I told her she did. My daughter told me the woman seemed to braid even tighter after that. Two other women took over braiding her hair after a while and they began mocking her after they asked her age. She told them she was 16 and they said, "Oh it's too tight, it's too tight. Little baby had to call her mommy." They were saying they would charge her mommy $2000 for the trouble. When I returned to see what was going on and asked if there was a problem they said nothing. They did however, speak in their language the rest of the time. When they were almost finished the owner came over and began to tear the hair packages up into little pieces and throw them into the trash. When she was finished, she told me to pay her $250. I said I thought that was the price if you supplied the hair. She said they had to use some of their hair and didn't want to bother me by telling me. She became loud and belligerent as we went back and forth. How do I owe full price when I brought 3 triple bags of hair? At this point it was 11:30 pm and we both were exhausted. Against my better judgement, I paid her. I wouldn't recommend this shop to ANYONE. My daughter's braids were different sizes, so tight that bumps formed around many of the braids and was just overall a disaster. She immediately got in the car saying she wanted to take it down because it hurt so bad, she thought it was ugly and they were so mean to her. I am sad this was our experience. If I knew this was going to happen and I was going to be out $250 for a botched job, she would have worn Afro puffs for the first day.