Established in 2010 and located in the heart of downtown Austin, The Style Lounge Salon is the home away from home for every client who walks in the door. One of the features The Style Lounge Salon is most proud of is it's expert stylists and staff. The highly experienced and skilled hair stylists help you to get the best haircut and hairstyle, personalized and suiting your requests.
Our salon is highly specialized in offering comprehensive hair care ranging from hair color, haircut, bridal, treatments, up-dos, and foiling. We aim at offering these services using the best techniques and products making your hair look and feel awesome.
Owner
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
26 years!!
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
Blonding, gray coverage, customized hair color, haircuts everything from long, to bob, to pixie to clipper/fade cuts, Handtied and tape in extensions.
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
REDKEN specialist, REDKEN color certified, Easi Hair Pro handtied and tape in certified, and High Performance Salon Academy mentor & Coach.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
I love traveling! Whether it’s hopping on a plane or a road trip. Food, I love trying out unique restaurants or cooking at home. I love live music, my favorite is an outdoor music festival or music in a smaller venue. I enjoy staying active, yoga, walking, kayaking, and bike rides.
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
Plain latte extra shot.
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
I love teaching my guests how to style their own hair in quick easy ways that compliment their hair texture and lifestyle. There is also something so satisfying curling a not so perfect beach wave after any color service, it really show cases the ribbons of dimension in the hair.
What is your favorite product?
Favorite product is the WHOLE Blonde Absolu line from Kerastase. It keeps my fine highlighted hair and hand tied extensions strong, shiny, healthy, and protected.
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
10 years! I’m not quite sure how that is even possible!
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
I specialize in lived in blondes, natural brunettes and short pixie haircuts.
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
Redken color certified, easihairpro tape and hand tied certified.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
My fiancé (husband in august) and I are really into fast fun cars. We enjoy building them, taking them out for drives, showing them in car shows and occasionally racing them on the dragway. I love to read a really good book that hooks me in. And of course spend time with my family! I have 2 nieces and a nephew! I would say that these things help me have a good work life balance because there is nothing more relaxing to me that taking the top off the car and just taking in all the nature. My love language is quality time, so just being together, truly is my favorite thing.
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
Coffee order: I honestly love anything except for chai. I’m not a big coffee drinker, I can take it or leave it! The true way to my heart is through ice cream! I love it in all forms!
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
To me, there is nothing better than a beautiful beach wave curl! It’s to easy to do, and makes every head or hair look so incredible! I also love me a damn good braid!!
What is your favorite product?
My favorite product would have to be the Redken acidic bonding concentrate leave in treatment, it’s an incredible detangler, makes everyone’s hair so shiny, helps to balance the PH levels in the hair and it smells amazing!
How do you stay up-to-date with current hair trends and techniques?
Something I do to stay up to date and on trend with techniques is through social media and in person trainings! There are so many amazing stylist out there who are providing us “gold” via their instagram and TikTok accounts! I also love me a really good in person training! Which we are very good about always having something available!
What is your favorite part about working with clients and helping them achieve their desired look?
Some of my favorite things about working with clients is just simply being able to build a connection with this, going back to my love language being quality time, it’s so Important to me to give them the best experience every time they sit in my chair, so I listen very deeply to them. Often times, people comment on how well my memory is, but it’s truly just because I’m genuinely interested in what they are telling me!
What hair care tips or advice do you typically give to clients to maintain their hairstyle?
Product is key to achieve the best style at home. Learning how to properly use the products, and to actually use them in their day to day routine will give them the best possible results day in and day out!
Share a memorable experience you’ve had with one of your clients while working as a hairstylist.
Over the last 10 years there are so many stories and memories that i hold with each and everyone of my guests that it is so hard to just pick one. I would say that I’m just truly lucky to be able to hold such incredible memories with each and everyone one of them. Most days I don’t know how I deserve to be surrounded by such meaningful, kind, beautiful people.
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
Going on 7 years.
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
All color services and extensions (including tape ins, hand tied, and k-tips).
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
Redken color and design certified, easi hair pro extensions certified, donnabella k-tip extension certified.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
I enjoy hanging out with friends and family. They keep me grounded and help me live in the moment and enjoy them. I also enjoy traveling and experiencing new adventures to give me new perspectives.
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
My coffee order is either a dirty chai or a latte with skim milk and sugar free caramel or hazelnut flavor – snack is Swedish fish or sour patch kids!
What is your favorite product?
Definitely the Fresh Affairs dry shampoo or Olaplex dry shampoo.
How do you stay up-to-date with current hair trends and techniques?
I love social media for new, updated, creative ideas! I also always am mind blown at our destination trainings. Learning in-person is always so inspiring!
What is your favorite part about working with clients and helping them achieve their desired look?
I love that I get to build a trusting and creative friendship with each client. Learning what challenges they’re having and creating a solution together to best fit their lifestyle, along with teaching them how to recreate their vision and have their dream hair.
What hair care tips or advice do you typically give to clients to maintain their hairstyle?
Maintenance and home care products are key! Knowing what works with your life style, along with your at home haircare routine, can make a WORLD of a difference!
Share a memorable experience you’ve had with one of your clients while working as a hairstylist.
When I installed my first set of extensions… my client thought she could never have her dream hair. You could instantly see the boost of confidence she gained, and the smile beaming from her face said it all. I love making hair dreams become a reality!
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
I’ve been doing hair for 4 years!
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
I do it all! My favorite color services are the bright vivid colors and lived in color. I do have a lot of experience with working with individuals with special needs as well!
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
I am certified through EHP (Easi Hair Pro) in tape-in and hand-tied extensions.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
Outside of work, my fiance and I love to build Lego sets, have movie marathons, and have game night with our friends.
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
My favorite way to get caffeine is with a Purple (Grape) NOS energy drink. I’m not much of a coffee drinker. Otherwise, I’m happiest with chicken tacos and Reese’s peanut butter cups.
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
I love using a flat iron to curl hair. It’s one of the most common hot tool that people have so they don’t have to get a new one to try new looks.
What is your favorite product?
THE OLAPLEX #9 SERUM!!!
How do you stay up-to-date with current hair trends and techniques?
Social Media! I follow a few accounts that focus purely on new trends and techniques for hair. I also take any opportunity I have to go to classes or training all over the US.
What is your favorite part about working with clients and helping them achieve their desired look?
It makes my heart feel full when guests are so happy with their hair that they can’t stop looking at it in the mirror or are taking selfies before they even leave the salon.
What hair care tips or advice do you typically give to clients to maintain their hairstyle?
1. For blondes, come in in-between color services to get a gloss! It will refresh and brighten the color up to make the original color last longer. 2. Wash your hair with clarifying shampoo once a week. Especially if you use products daily. It will remove all the build up in your hair and help keep your hair cleaner longer.
What advice do you have for new clients/clients wanting a change?
Come in with relatively clean dry hair. BRING PICTURES!! They don’t even have to look similar. During the consultation, we can look and see what parts of each picture you like and create a look just for you.
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
I started cosmetology school in August 2021 and I have been working as a hairstylist since February 2023!
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
I love doing lived in blondes and any color with dimension, I also love doing haircuts!
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
Not yet!
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
Outside of work I typically hang out with friends and family! If I’m at home, I’m with my cats and I love to focus on self care things like doing my nails or meditating to help clear my mind at the end of a day!
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
My coffee order is a caramel cold press with almond milk or a iced caramel latte I also love Dr Pepper.
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
My favorite hair trend right now has to be the high contrast colors and layers!
What is your favorite product?
My favorite product at the moment is Redken’s spray smooth, I use it before I curl my hair to make the curls last or before a blowout so my hair is smooth all day!
How do you stay up-to-date with current hair trends and techniques?
I like to stay up to date with new trends by simply watching videos on TikTok and Instagram!
What is your favorite part about working with clients and helping them achieve their desired look?
My favorite thing about working with my clients is getting to know new people everyday and seeing them smile at themselves in the mirror when we’re done!
What hair care tips or advice do you typically give to clients to maintain their hairstyle?
Having a professional grade shampoo to protect the color and a product with heat protection!
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
One year.
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
I specialize in color/blonding, perms and hand tied and tape-in extensions.
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
Not yet!
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
Going on walks helps me clear my mind and also keeps me mentally in check.
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
Anything pasta or cheese!
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
90s blowout look because of the volume and movement it gives.
What is your favorite product?
Curl manifesto curl cream.
How do you stay up-to-date with current hair trends and techniques?
Lots of time watching my explore page on Instagram and TikTok!
What is your favorite part about working with clients and helping them achieve their desired look?
I love the confidence boost I give them, and just talking and getting to know them throughout the appointment.
What hair care tips or advice do you typically give to clients to maintain their hairstyle?
The products they use are important. I always try to teach them about every product I put into their hair and how to use them.
Share a memorable experience you’ve had with one of your clients while working as a hairstylist.
One of my clients that has been with me since the day I started, is still with me and has told her entire family about me and now I do their hair! I’m so thankful for all the amazing recommendations and opportunities her and her family has given me!
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
Two years.
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
Blonding and handtied extensions.
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
Not yet!
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
I enjoy spending time with my friends and family.
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
Coke in a can or coffee with lots of caramel.
What is your favorite product?
Nutritive 8hr magic night serum.
How do you stay up-to-date with current hair trends and techniques?
Classes and social media.
What is your favorite part about working with clients and helping them achieve their desired look?
I love creating new looks and making people feel confident and beautiful.
What hair care tips or advice do you typically give to clients to maintain their hairstyle?
Use products like heat protectant, dry shampoo, hairspray.
Share a memorable experience you’ve had with one of your clients while working as a hairstylist.
Honestly any day we achieve a great new look is memorable.
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
I started cosmetology school in April of 2021 and graduated may of 2022.
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
I enjoy doing all color services and putting tinsel in!
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
I haven’t received any yet!
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
I enjoy spending time with family and friends.
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
Redbull infusions are my go to!
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
Vivid bold color.
What is your favorite product?
Olaplex clarifying shampoo.
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
8 years behind the chair.
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
I specialized in lived in color whether that be blondes or brunettes, I also love handtied extensions!
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
I am EHP (easihair pro) hand tied certified!
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
Outside of work I really love reading and unwinding. I am a very extroverted person at work and a little more introverted at home. So this makes my work life balance great! I chill at home to re-charge my battery for working!!
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
My favorite coffee would have to be the seasonal sugar cookie latte from Starbucks, but when it isn’t winter time I love a good old fashioned iced vanilla latte!
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
My favorite hair trend at the moment is a fun money piece! I love that pop right around peoples faces!!
What is your favorite product?
I cannot live without Pureology Color Fanatic! My HOLY GRAIL!!
Stylist
How many years of experience do you have as a hairstylist?
I have 6 years behind the chair!
What specific hair services do you specialize in (e.g., color, haircuts, extensions, etc.)?
I specialize in blondes and lived in/low maintenance colors. I love doing bright bold blonding services!
Have you received any notable awards, certifications, or recognitions in the hair industry?
Not yet!
What do you enjoy doing outside of work, and how does it help you maintain a work-life balance?
Outside of work I enjoy being outdoors, walking, biking, skiing, shopping and being with my friends and family!
What is your favorite coffee order/food/treat/snack?
My coffee order is an iced caramel latte and my favorite food is pizza.
What is your favorite hair styling technique or trend, (and why)?
My favorite hair styling technique is beach waves as it makes the dimension pop.
What is your favorite product?
My favorite product is the Kerastase Blond Absolu Cicanuit Serum. I love this product as it’s an overnight recovery serum for blonde hair. I apply this serum every night and wake up to my ends feeling refreshed!
