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    Salon One Six One

    4.9 (71 reviews)
    ModerateHair Salons
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Updated 2 months ago

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    Thanks to the artistic gifts of Lillian, my hair is going to look fabulous for the holidays. Not only is she a great detail oriented stylist, but she also has a gift for hair coloring and for communication. I've had the same hair coloring done for many years and decided it was time to make a big change. I stopped in at One Six One, told them what I wanted done, and the two stylists at the counter decided Lillian would be best choice for me. I had my first appointment with Lillian today and went home with a gorgeous hair cut and a spectacularly beautiful rich hair color. Her expertise along with her kindness and her attentive listening skills really lifted my spirits. I love the calmness and simplicity of this salon, so although my former stylist left a year or so ago, I decided Salon One Six One was the kind of place I wanted to stay with. I made the right choice.

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    Alexandria H.

    well it's official: Christina is a MIRACLE-WORKER. She came in on her day off (right before a winter snowstorm!) to fix some pretty unsightly hair. I'd gotten a balayage 3 days prior that was not all ALL what I wanted, and Christina set me up and got me in for corrective coloring ASAP! In addition to her master coloring skills, she is also super fast, professional and sweet! I'm so happy with my end results. Thank you SO MUCH for taking me from Kurt Cobain to confident. I love love love my rich vacation-ready color!

    Simple hair cut --just as I asked. Next up is hair color!
    Chie F.

    Just had an amazing haircut with Emma... she is a charm & outstanding conversationalist. Love her! She was gentle in her handling of my hair & myself. Her optimistic, encouraging & loving attitude towards my awkwardness about getting my hair done professionally was especially healing. She's a perfectionist that enjoys communicating the ins and outs of hair-science/chemistry so you'll be sure to walk out with some solid education. Make your appointment today.

    Katherine A.

    Charlie is the best in St. Louis and I hear great things about the entire team in this Salon. He takes his time getting your cut perfect and checking in with you along the way about length, volume, etc. The studio is clean, calm, and tidy which makes the whole visit feel like a mini vacation. There are plenty of Aveda products which will be explained and offered but never pushed or forced. This is a St. Louis owned small business with solid service and staff, let's support their great work!

    Melanie V.

    Dominique did an awesome job! I'm Mrs. indecisive about anything and everything and she was patient and friendly with me changing my mind. Had good recommendations on what to do with my hair. I will definitely be coming back for my next cut.

    Emma did my blonde hair color with a conditioning treatment and it feels like silk. Highly recommend this Aveda salon!
    Kiersten L.

    I was recommended this salon by a friend. I booked my appointment same day in a hurry to get ready for a baby shower. I went in for a hair cut and was super impressed by Emma! She gave me a beautiful haircut with the botanical treatment- which made my hair legit feel like silk!! Love it. Affordable price for this Aveda location compared to Clayton.

    Fantastic job by Dominique. Much needed treatment and perfect cut.
    Yui T.

    I moved from Tokyo where we have so many fantastic hair salons. My main guy in Tokyo was so awesome that it took me 5 months to get over him and finally got my courage to try new salon here in STL...well I wish I came here sooner!!! At this point, because of the dry air and difference in water, my hair was in a mess like I had never seen in years. Charlie the owner took my appointment in very smoothly and appointed Dominique for me. She took time to listen then got to work right away. The whole process was very relaxing, perfect amount of conversation, too, which I find it hard to find for customer service in general in the US. She recommended getting intense treatment which I still can't believe how well it worked on my hair...I mean it looks, feels and smells so so so good to the point that I can't focus on my work.lol For the cut, I told her that I'd like minimum hair cut basically just for the damanged part of my hair. The result? PERFECTION. She even kept the faceline that was made 5months ago, made it even better. I highly highly recommend this place and especially Dominique. So happy that now I have my new stylist to go;)

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    They got my daughter in the next and did a wonderful job on her first color appointment.

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    It’s beautiful! I didn’t get to see it curled. Thanks for coming in!

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    I love Salon One Six One! Charlie makes my hair look GOOD!!!

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    This place is awesome!! Ask for Mykala! She is awesome with cut and color!

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    Everyone else at the salon is as delightful as Mykala is-and the owner, Charlie, is so funny and entertaining.

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    I did not want to leave this review, but after paying $700 and leaving with severely damaged hair,…read moreI feel obligated to warn others about my experience. I went to this salon because a stylist I had been seeing for over a year moved here. She had been maintaining my cherry cola color for about a year, and when she moved to The Boulevard, I told her I wanted to start the process of going back to my natural level 6 brown. I understood that removing red is a process and specifically told her I was completely fine doing it over multiple appointments. I also asked if we could keep the first appointment within a certain timeframe because I had dinner plans, and she agreed. My appointment was scheduled for noon. When I arrived, I sat alone for 30 minutes without being greeted, consulted, or acknowledged by anyone before my stylist finally came over. The appointment ultimately lasted 7 hours, and I had bleach on my hair for approximately 3 hours. When I left, my hair was severely damaged. In fact, my stylist knew it didn't look right because as I was leaving, she told me to "wear a ponytail to dinner." That is not something you say to a client who just spent hundreds of dollars and received a successful service. I have since shown photos from that appointment to other licensed cosmetologists, and multiple have told me the damage was evident as soon as the foils came out. I have always taken excellent care of my hair, use professional products, and have never experienced damage like this. My hair is now rough, difficult to manage, and completely different from how it felt before. I can't run my fingers through it, my natural texture is gone, and it is genuinely unrecognizable to me. I was so upset that I spent the entire weekend crying and had to miss work on Monday. When I called the salon Monday morning, I was told the owner would contact me. I never received a call. When I called back two hours later, the owner suddenly answered. She offered a free treatment if I came in immediately, but the first thing she said to me in person was, "It's not that bad." After spending two days devastated over the condition of my hair, that was incredibly dismissive and upsetting to hear. The owner then told me that the original stylist would perform my next treatment and that I could pay for a new color service. I explained that after what happened, I believed I deserved both a refund and a corrective color service. The stylist refused a refund, and offered the color service for free. I agreed to this, and then stylist put red back on my hair, leaving me looking almost exactly as I did before I started this process, except now my hair is badly damaged and I am out $700. I came to this salon because I trusted my stylist and trusted the salon to guide me through this process responsibly. Instead, I have walked out feeling worse every single time. The most disappointing part is that the owner never apologized, never took accountability, and never made a meaningful attempt to make this right. I wish I had never come here. I am now left paying for the damage done to my hair, and multiple people who have seen the condition of it have told me I should pursue legal action because of how severe the damage is.

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