Searching "Hair Colorist Near Me"? Here's What That Search Is Really About
Nobody types “hair colorist near me” because they need paint on their head. You type it because the last colorist didn’t listen, or the color turned brassy by week four, or you’ve been going to the same chair for years and quietly suspect you’ve become the appointment she phones in. Finding a colorist is easy. Finding one who asks where you want your hair to be in a year, and then actually builds toward it, is the hard part.
That’s the whole pitch for this studio, honestly. One chair, one colorist, and she never double-books. Kasey trained at Vidal Sassoon and Paul Mitchell and spent years doing color for film and TV, yet the thing clients mention most in reviews is simpler than any of that: “she really listens.”
The Color Services, All in One Place
Every color service has its own page with real pricing and honest maintenance expectations, because “consultation required for everything” is its own kind of red flag. Start wherever your hair is.
All-over color, from $150. One rich, dimensional shade from roots to ends. Done well, all-over color is formulated with depth, so it moves and catches light like real hair instead of a flat coat of box-dye paint. Color touch-ups run $80 between full appointments.
Balayage, partial $170 / full $200+. Hand-painted, lived-in color that grows out soft. The lowest-maintenance way to be blonde, or blonder.
Highlights and lowlights, from $150. Foil work that adds dimension, brightness, and the illusion of fullness. The workhorse of natural-looking color.
Color correction, by consultation. For box dye gone wrong, banding, brass, or color that’s turned inky. Honest assessment first, then a realistic plan.
Glosses and Toners: The Quiet Workhorses
A gloss or toner is the difference between color that looks fresh for three weeks and color that looks fresh for eight. It’s a sheer layer of tone applied at the bowl that corrects the direction your color drifts as it fades. Most color fades warm, going from brown to red to orange to gold, and a gloss pulls it back before anyone else notices.
Toner with a blow-dry runs $85, takes well under an hour, and is the single best between-appointments service on the menu. If you’ve ever looked in the mirror six weeks after color and thought “brassy,” this is the fix. It also adds shine that no home product really matches, because it actually seals the cuticle instead of coating it.
If Gray Is Part of the Picture
For a lot of women 45 and up, “I need a colorist” really means “I need someone who knows what to do about the gray.” That’s a specialty here, and it gets its own set of pages rather than a paragraph, because covering it, blending it, and growing it out are three different plans with different math.
- Gray blending weaves your silver into the color so regrowth stops reading as roots.
- Gray coverage and root touch-ups for full, rich coverage without the flat box-dye look.
- Transitioning to gray for going silver on purpose, without the harsh grow-out.
All three paths get equal respect. You won’t be talked into going silver in this chair, or out of it.
How to Pick a Colorist (Whether It's This One or Not)
A few things worth checking before you sit in anyone’s chair. Ask to see their work on hair like yours, not just their best-lit posts. Ask what the color will look like in week six, not day one; a colorist who only talks about the leaving-the-salon moment is selling you a photo rather than a plan. Ask what it costs before the foils go in. And pay attention to the consultation itself: if you’re doing all the listening, that dynamic won’t improve after you’re a regular.
This studio publishes every price, works one-on-one in a private suite at Sola Salon Studios on Carmel Mountain Road, and books far enough apart that nothing is rushed. Clients come from Rancho Bernardo, Poway, 4S Ranch, and Sabre Springs, most of them off a friend’s recommendation or a review that said some version of “she listens.”
What It Costs
The short version: all-over color from $150, color touch-up $80, toner and blow-dry $85, balayage from $170, highlights from $150. Every service page lists its own pricing, and the full menu lives on the pricing page. If your hair needs something the menu doesn’t cover cleanly, the consultation includes an estimate before any work starts. No surprises at checkout is the standing policy here.
FAQ
You don’t have to. That’s what the consultation is for: bring photos of your hair now and hair you like, and Kasey will tell you honestly whether that’s an all-over color, balayage, foils, or something else entirely, and what each option costs and requires.
Practically nothing you need to worry about; both are sheer, quick color applied at the bowl to correct tone and add shine. The label matters less than the result: color that fades gracefully instead of going brassy.
It depends entirely on the service. All-over color usually wants attention every 4 to 6 weeks, highlights and balayage stretch much longer, and a gloss in between extends everything. Whatever you choose, you’ll leave knowing your real maintenance schedule rather than a best-case one.
Constantly, and without judgment. Sometimes home color just needs a professional gloss over it; sometimes there’s buildup that calls for a color correction first. Either way the assessment is honest and the plan is realistic.
Inside Sola Salon Studios, Suite 15, 12004 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, 92128. Private one-chair suite, easy parking, minutes off I-15 from Rancho Bernardo, Poway, 4S Ranch, and Sabre Springs.
Color, done your way
One chair, one colorist, and a plan built for your hair. Bring your photos and your questions.
Hair by Kasey Erokhin. A private one-chair studio for color, cuts, and gray done your way.
Serving
Rancho Bernardo · Poway
4S Ranch · Sabre Springs
Visit
Sola Salon Studios, Suite 15
12004 Carmel Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92128
(917) 374-4878
Free parking
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