Now Bella Studio on the Holden Beach causeway. Maria Sainos is a skilled professional and a…read moredelightful person. Cut & color- took her time and made excellent suggestions. I am very happy with the result. Location and parking are very convenient to Holden Beach, and near most of the local restaurants. This was a very good experience.

I had Brooklyn do my highlights and it was an overall great experience! I should say I regret…read moreasking her to blowout my hair to style at the end. It took forever and the moment I left it frizzed up. Definitely not her fault though! My appointment lasted almost three hours which is not totally out of the norm considering my long, curly hair type. We probably could've moved faster but it's vacation and I had nowhere to be! Happy to have left with brighter hair and beautiful layers. The staff is very friendly there and I enjoyed talking to everyone as well. Id give this a 4.5 rating - for Holden Beach this is as good as it gets! :)

I had the pleasure of stopping in to Anaya Tribe for a cut and also needed a pedicure. It was a…read moretrue pleasure getting a cut from Kim Tally aka the "Salty Shear". She was very professional and the attention to detail was amazing. Love how she re-washed my hair after the cut. I then went back a few days later to get my toes done. Tammy Jo is an amazing and talented woman who makes sure you feel at home. She has soft music playing and it was a feeling of stress relief as she did my Pedi. Both ladies are a pleasure to talk to and had great recommendations while visiting the island! I Highly recommend stopping by while you're visiting as they offer many different options. Cheers!

I feel like one of the family here. I'm always treated like I'm special and important to their…read morebusiness every time that I walk in the door

This is my very first time having my hair done here. I needed desperately my color done and a…read morehaircut. I haven't been to a salon in 6 months. So my hair was a mess. I live in Shallotte so I gave this place a try. I was not disappointed. Sandra did my hair. She did a fabulous job. My 6 months of gray was gone and she did a great job with my haircut too. I booked another appointment in 6 weeks. The price was very good. I am very happy withe the results. I totally recommend A Cut Above.

Emily cut about 6 inches off of my hair and colored it with a very subtle ombré. I had been…read moresearching for a place for months with not much success and finally found an amazing beautician who I'm going to stick with permanently. She takes her time and makes you feel like you're her only client and is far advanced beyond her years of experience and keeps up to date with trends that aren't normally found in the Shallotte area. I'd recommend her to anyone!!

Cady Matoska has been a godsend...when I moved to Southport from DC I had a hard time finding a…read morestylist who could do my highlights the way I like. Cady does my base + highlights in half the time of my DC colorist...turns out OCD is a very positive trait in a stylist!!Cady's prices are very reasonable and she is extremely professional and she has great energy. I highly recommend her.

quality hair cut and color and Chandra is wonderful to talk to and funny !!! Does a great job…read morew/cutting and styling your hair and is educated w /how to use color I would definitely recommend her for your next haircut !!

Chaunda is a talented hair stylist/colorist. I've been going to her studio since she came out of…read morecollege many years ago. She's friendly and she's a Christian lady. Call for an appointment because she doesn't take walk-ins. She stays too booked!

I made my appointment through Yelp, which made it so easy! I was able to get in the same day. The…read moresalon is very clean, had comfortable chairs, and smelled nice. There was plenty of parking which is great. I was greeted as soon as I walked in and was offered a drink. Nicole did an amazing job cutting my hair. I have long, thick hair and got about 4 inches taken off. It was so thorough and you can tell she pays great attention to detail. After blow drying my hair she styled it so pretty - in loose waves- I love it!!

I went to Studio 55 Hair Salon today after reading the reviews! I live in North Carolina, but also…read morehave a beach house in the area! I called and left a message for Noelle because if the rave reviews and she returned call within the hour and was able to see me the next day promptly. I did have to wait about 15 min. for services, but I can understand they run behind occasionally so I was patient. Noelle was friendly, patient and very personable. After reviewing the photos ofstyles of cuts I showed her on my phone she proceeds to give me a treatment of gloss and then cut and blow dry hair. I was pleased with cut, but not blown away. It was basically same cut I came in with and not a new and exciting style I had hoped to leave with! I was happy but just ok. Salon was definitely about a 3, not upscale at all to me. It's in a strip mall, no luxuries to speak of! Cut was 55, gloss 25 tip 10! In and out! $ 90 about 45 minutes! Four stars! My husband was disappointed! We were looking for that. "Great New Look"!

Very nice salon with friendly staff! I have been using Jenni for manicures since moving to the area…read morea few months ago- very pleased with the quality and care of the manicures and would definitely recommend! I've been doing shellac for years and she does a beautiful job!

Emily the stylist is new but very talented! I recently moved to the Shallote area and finding a…read morehair stylist you can trust is rarely an easy task. I was lucky to find this salon my first time and meet Emily who did an outstanding job with my hair. I am now a loyal customer. The entire staff is fun, friendly and they truly want to please their customers. A hidden gem!

Tania is excellent! Love my short modern cut. Highly recommend this awesome local salon.read more

First let me say I am very picky when it comes to hair stylists. I have been to several high-end…read moresalons in and around the OBl area but was never really pleased. Not to mention that I paid over $100 at each one. My neighbor begged me to try her Tracey at Hi Lites Salon and I was wowed by her talent. She is the best I have ever been to. I highly recommend you give her a try. Not only will you come out with beautiful hair you will pay a lot less.

Amazing group of ladies in the salon. Always feel welcome and taken care of. Very professional and…read morecaring for the clients they serve.

I have been a long time client of both the hair and nail salon. Everyone here is welcoming,…read moreprofessional and does beautiful work. Now I am fortunate enough to work here as well!

THIS SALON RECORDS YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR STYLIST WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE. The most horrible…read moreexperience I've ever had. I went into the salon a few days earlier asked the stylist if she could do my hair color I showed her a picture of what I wanted a color I previously had. She said that she could do it. I asked her if she was absolutely sure she said yes I made an appointment I came back. I went to salon got there at 1 o'clock. She did not take me until 130. I showed her a photo again of me with the hair color I wanted and asked again if she could do it. she said yes. I sat in the chair for over five hours when she started to dry my hair, I told her that it was not what I asked for, she asked Another stylist to help she started adding all kinds of bright red shades. I asked for a little trim and not to take a lot I showed her how much. she took over 2" off my hair. I was so devastated what my hair looked like I was speechless. I walked out of the salon looking like Ronald McDonald. I went back to the salon because I was embarrassed how bad my hair looked like I spoke to the owners daughter she was very nice and said would I let them do something and would refund my money, but she needed to talk to the stylist. I then got a phone call from the owner, who was absolutely nasty and said that my color was beautiful I said it was not what I asked for and that everybody else that saw the color laughed at me. my friend who recommended the salon said sorry for recommending them. the owner got very nasty to me and said that she would not refund my money. the owner also said she hade me on video saying that I liked it. I told her I did not say that I was distraught about what the women did to my hair with the color and how much the stylist cut my hair. I was very adamant about the color and I didn't want a lot cut off. The owner refused to listen to any of my concerns and was very nasty and when I asked to see the videotape that she said she had she refused to show it to me. She is recording conversations that you have with your stylist without your knowledg. I have never had a salon owner treat me the way that this owner did. I do not recommend you going to this salon if you care about your hair and want your hair to be done the way you want not the way they think it should be done. Owner continued to talk about a video she had and when I said she was saying things that were not true and to show me the video she refused. I cannot express what a horrible experience this was.