If the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, then disheveled hair provides the least efficient route for climbing monkeys to reach the bananas in your fruit hat. Today's Groupon tames tresses for easy scaling: for $99, you get a hair-straightening keratin treatment at Dragonfly the Salon (up to a $450 value). Dragonfly is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Dragonfly's strand-straightening treatment helps smooth and shine curly cues, wavy manes, and already straight but drab heads of hair. Similar to the system used to prepare a Snickers bar for interstellar travel, a 90-minute keratin treatment coats each shaft of your hair in a nutrient-rich layer of protective protein goodness, eliminating frizz and smoothing cuticles. Dragonfly’s stylist will then blow-dry and flat-iron your locks, re-proteinize, and rinse and blow-dry again. Your new, smooth, and lovely radiance lasts up to 12 weeks and can be washed and dried without dulling damage. Best of all, you'll cut your blow-dry time in half and need less hair product to achieve results. The semi-permanent treatment works well on all kinds of hair, and the process will leave locks plumped, manageable, and looking lustrous long after the procedure.

Dragonfly’s edgy yet welcoming salon evokes a stylish and industrial feel, adorned with large mirrors that reflect images of what you'll look like in 2068, muted white walls and ceilings, and orange and gray accents. Call ahead for an appointment.

Reviews

Though Dragonfly the Salon has yet to receive many online reviews, 12 Yelpers give it an average of four stars, and four Kudzu reviewers give it an average of five.

• I recommend this salon to everyone! – Oscar A., Yelp
• Dragonfly is a trendy new salon centrally located just off Howell Mill road - gorgeous space & a relaxing atmosphere. – awarner, Kudzu