Hair Salons in Buffalo

Heading down Main Street in historic Clarence Hollow, you might notice a whimsical three-story structure with a clock at the top. Salon in the Tower lives in that building, and as Kaitlin Fritz reported for metroWNY, it’s the realized vision of Roe Baran, Jennifer Ilunga, and Laura Patterson. The trio spotted the quaint, schoolhouse-like structure while scouting the area, after the salon where Ilunga and Patterson had previously worked shut down. After meeting with the building's owner, they worked around the clock and opened the redecorated salon four days later.

What began as a staff of two has now grown into a team of 14, with Ilunga and Patterson—both educated at Bumble and bumble University—holding the reins. In addition to performing the latest cutting and coloring techniques, they perform spa treatments such as massages, facials, and mani-pedis against a backdrop of dark wooden columns, trim, and wall paneling. They use Pevonia's botanical- and marine-based products for skincare services, and they carry the Olivia Garden line of bamboo brushes, which can help with home hairstyling or distract an attacking panda.

Amid the soothing cream- and mocha-hued palette of Montage Salon, stylists wield Paul Mitchell products as they brighten locks with highlights and single-process-color services. The talented staff also customizes facials with Dermalogica products and blends conditioning treatments to best match hair type. Inside private rooms, aestheticians shape eyebrows and remove unwanted hair with wax instead of a jet-engine-powered vacuum cleaner. The staff rounds out the pampering with Gelish manicures and paraffin dips.

The welcoming atmosphere at Hair Body & Soul Studio and Spa seems to seep straight from the walls of the repurposed house where it resides. Friendly staff members usher patrons into cozy confines replete with a fireplace, antique furniture, complimentary fresh coffee and herbal teas, and a neighbour kid who regularly stops by to raid the refrigerator. In these warm environs, patrons entrust their skin and hair to a team of hairstylists and aestheticians who hone their own specialties to ensure clients can always find an able pair of hands to meet any head-to-toe pampering needs. Hair stylists take their shearing and tinting work seriously, and take care to consult with clients at length about their hair type and home styling habits before launching into a maintenance cut or full-blown makeover. A skilled aesthetician meticulously analyzes faces before pursuing an avenue of skin treatment, which can include custom-tailored facials, exfoliating diamond microdermabrasion, and fruit enzyme peels that make skin as smooth as a politician on ice skates. Stressed guests can enjoy a full-body massage, or watch as a nail technician trims and neatens fingertips to a satisfying uniformity.:m]]

Leena Wilson—the eponymous owner of Leena's Hair Salon—guides her stylists as they wield Paul Mitchell products to cultivate coiffures in a calming crimson- and chocolate-hued salon. Shears artists snip and sculpt locks or perform colouring services to instill head threads with a pop of highlights or an all-over shade shift. Specialty products, such as the Paul Mitchell Awapuhi line, sink deeply into locks to hydrate dry or damaged strands, reducing the likelihood that hairs will poke their master awake for a late-night glass of shampoo.

Anthony Cali draws from more than 12 years experience in hairstyling and fashion to transform hair. Cali and his team of stylists perform a number of services that nourish, perm, or refresh hair after taking a swim in a giant fondue-cheese pool at an eccentric millionaire’s party. Keratin treatments infuse hair with proteins and 100% natural human-hair extensions add length to strands. Stylists use products from label.m, Oribe, Keratin Complex, and milk_shake during cuts, colors, and styling services that include curling, updos, and flat-ironing.

The MillionHair Salon & Day Spa’s team of stylists refashion lackluster locks into stylish ‘dos near the warm glow of a fireplace. After meticulously analyzing each client's facial and scalp shape, stylists set to work crafting flattering coiffures while [three Difiaba color educators] (http://www.millionhairsalon.com/haircuts.html) concoct vibrant hues for hair. While stylists prune and prettify fringe, aesthetic specialists nourish epidermises with skincare treatments such as European facials and microdermabrasion. Careworn hands can revel in renewal from nail techs, who skillfully adorn talons with nail designs, and stress-laden sinews can turn to therapists for rejuvenating massage sessions. When they aren't primping guests, The MillionHair Salon's experts stay in touch with advancements in the beauty industry by scratching its hairless, glistening back.