Hair Salons in Lakewood

Behind their salon chairs, the stylists at 3rd Avenue Studio cut, color, and deep condition their clients' manes with Bumble and Bumble, Paul Mitchell, and Kevin Murphy products. They also re-texturize hair with thermal straightening, Brazilian blowouts, and relaxers. Away from the salon floor, nail technicians pamper clients with manicures and pedicures enhanced with chip-resistant shellac polishes. Additional treatments include therapeutic facials and 30 to 90-minute massages.

Miniature spotlights shine from the ceiling at XOXO Salon, illuminating dark wooden floors, leafy-green walls, and freshly cut styles. Accomplished stylists Rocco and Chazz Ciufi run the salon, overseeing a crew of 15 cut-and-color specialists who call upon professional products by Ken Murphy, Pureology, and Keratin Complex to update women's, men's, and children's 'dos. Stylists illuminate locks with streaks of full or partial highlights, and smooth frizzy and curly hair with keratin treatments and Dominican blowouts—specifically designed for extra-coarse strands. Brightly colored feathers accessorize hair, and Choice Cylinder extensions safely add length to natural hair without the use of glue, heat, or black magic.

In 1993, after 25 years spent working in the haircare and design industry, Rick Van De Riet decided to open his own salon. He and his partner, Tommy Pernell, run Namaste Aveda Pure Design Salon with a desire to evoke each customer's best aesthetic attributes and use environmentally friendly products. Their commitment to keeping stylists up-to-date on new techniques and educating aspiring stylists through a six-month Aveda training program has earned them various accolades, such as being named one of Salon Today's top 200 establishments for Salon Growth and Training.

Aestheticians, almost all from Aveda training programs, care for skin and follicles with a mélange of salon and spa services that utilize Elemental Nature and Aveda products. Stylists refurbish hair with natural curling and coloring treatments, many of which take place in reclaimed styling chairs, shampooing sinks, and extra-large platform shoes dating back to the 1970s. They also conduct facials and massages with steam towels and pure flower essences, sometimes atop a heated bed. Haircare, makeup, and skincare products huddle on the salon's wooden shelves in eco-friendly packaging to protect ingredients derived from the world's finest and least selfish plants.

Rebecca Johnson, owner of the eponymous Rebecca j Salon, formerly did makeup and hair for television, movies, and commercial prints. She also made over brides saying “I do,” or “You better not still be a frog after this,” during Disney fantasy weddings in Orlando. Now at her salon in Denver, Johnson draws on this wealth of knowledge and a selection of body-friendly products—including ammonia-free hair color and sulfate-free Kevin.Murphy styling products—to beautify clients.

She and her staff specialize in haircuts, color, and Hotheads tape hair extensions, which adhere directly to strands so that they lie flush with natural locks. Johnson still applies makeup for everyday or special occasions, using an airbrush for a smooth finish.

Luxe de Vil Salon owner Jenny is a quadruple threat: entrepreneur, Aveda Institute alumna, massage therapist, and rock 'n' roller. When Jenny set out to open a studio, she wanted it to reflect her personality, which resulted in Luxe de Vil Salon: a space that celebrates the glam of pinup curls, the edginess of tattooed skin, and an appreciation for individual style. Here, Jenny and her staff of Savants specialize in hair treatments, performing customized haircuts and coloring and highlighting services using products from brands such as Sexy Hair, Alterna, and GKhair. Dermalogica and Aveda lotions and unguents lather skin during facials, scrubs, and body polishes, and waxing and massages keep corpora as slick as a buttered bowling ball.

The eight stylists at Ergo Aveda Salon & Spa revive dulling hair and skin with a full menu of salon and spa services. Inside the pastel-toned studio, the stylists build rapport with their clients, learning which cuts best suit their lifestyles or imagined lifestyles, and enhancing treatments with the aroma of lavender. Nail technicians pamper hands and feet with Aveda lotions and coat nails with polishes from OPI, Gelish, and China Glaze, while technicians frame peepers with NovaLash extensions, available in an array of colors and lengths ranging from least to most likely to attract Pepé Le Pews.