Huntersville, NC Beauty and Salons

Under the generous leadership of owner Toneia Powell, a resident stylist and graduate of the Redken Exchange NYC and Yamaguchi Academy, the salon team provides a bevy of services ranging from hair cuts and styles for men ($25–$30) and women ($45–$50) to advanced texture services (priced upon consultation) to color services paired with a cut and style ($90 and up). Feel free to arrive with a follicular game plan, or, if preferred, take advantage of the salon's free consultation policy.

In 2004 Bradley Sanders traveled around the country educating other stylists on L'Oréal Professional brands and color techniques. The following year he moved to Las Vegas and studied under world-renowned platform artist Robert Cromeans and Ambush Makeover's William Whatley. After learning as much as he could from the experts and their poorly hidden diaries, he moved back to the Southeast and partnered with L'Oréal to open Groove Salon, a Paul Mitchell–focused salon, in 2007. Today, Bradley, who has been accepted into the Paul Mitchell national educator's program, captains a team of talented stylists and colorists inside Groove's hip, redbrick studio.

If you’re looking for variety, MC3 Salon & Wellness Center doesn’t disappoint with a service menu that reads like an encyclopedia of salon and spa treatments. Led by 28-year veteran Mickey Coffino, the salon’s stylists revitalize hair with everything from simple cuts to keratin straightening treatments. Not to be outdone, the spa’s nail technicians hydrate hands in warm paraffin wax and brush vibrant OPI polish across nails during manicures and pedicures.

As if that weren’t enough, the spa’s licensed aestheticians soothe and restore skin with nearly 20 services for the face and body. MC3’s services extend far beyond what you might expect from a traditional spa—there’s even a 20-minute teeth-whitening treatment that brightens teeth by up to 10 shades to attract strangers or blind unsuspecting enemies.

At Legacy Hair Center, Ronnie Talent, who has performed more than 12,000 hair-replacement and hair-restoration consultations, leads his team in tending to clients' coifs. From natural, nonsurgical hair replacement for both men and women to laser hair therapy, Legacy’s service can help bolster head coverage. The team also affixes strands with hair extensions, which come in handy for towers with out-of-service elevators.

The clean lines and funky, purple lighting of Graffiti Salon reflect the fashion-forward sensibilities of the hairdressing team, which cuts, colors, and styles locks with innovative shapes and eye-catching hues. From the same square styling chairs, stylists extend strands with Hot Hedz hair extensions, banish superfluous frizz and curl with straightening treatments, and enhance tress texture and color with vibrant feather applications. Tucked away from the bustling salon is a private spa room, whose soft music and babbling fountains urge away excess tension during every treatment. Within the calming space, spa staff lavishes bodies with massages, custom facials, and microdermabrasion facials, which slough off dull skin cells to keep living ones from hearing the same stale anecdotes about last year's sunburn.