Great experience!! Been struggling to find a salon who does a good job with blonde hair. Anna did an awesome job with cut and color! I’ll be back!

I thought long and hard about writing this review, but decided to write it to share my experience in hopes that it can help someone else make a good decision for themselves.I hadnt had my hair colored in 3 years, but decided to treat myself for my birthday. I decided to opt for a balayage and a simple cut. I wanted to make sure it looked great, so I decided to go with their most expensive, Level 5 elite stylist, Tara, to ensure the best results.For an elite stylist, the balayage was $220. On top of that, I was charged for a tone with service for $37. I then paid $87 what should have been extremely simple haircut. All in all, I paid $344 plus tip for my hair to be ruined with terrible streaky yellow highlights and home-made face framed bangs. There was nothing about anything that she did that was good.I expressed some concern to the stylist about the color and she told me to go home, wait it out for a week, and put some makeup on to see how it would look then. I found this to be pretty offensive but I was embarrassed to admit that I was wearing my make up the way I always wear it.I called the salon a week later and they did agree to give me a refund for the color services, which totaled $257 (I should have asked for a haircut refund too because the face frame that she did was honestly terrible and not blended at all), but now I am left with terribly placed yellow highlights that I am going to have to go elsewhere to have fixed. I wasnt going to have them fix it, because A.) I was already so upset I never wanted to go in there again and B.) the only thing they could do to fix it is dump an all over color over it, which then I would have paid $340 plus tip for my hair to look the same as when I walked in plus the additional maintenance now needed to keep dying it when the color over the bleach washes out.Please see the attached photo. This does not look like the work of an elite stylist and this is not the balayage technique at all. The color is going all the way up to the scalp in the front and then on the sides she started the color farther down. It looks like a yellow mess and I am embarrassed to have my hair pulled back at all because you can really see how streaky it is.I cant speak for the other stylists at this salon, but I would not recommend going to Tara for anything. I gave the salon a 2 instead of a 1 because they did refund my money for the color (doesnt help that I am still left with a mess though).

Chelsea(I hope I spelled it right) did a really great job. She met the desired short haircut style. I am very satisfied. Friendly staff. Budget friendly for a salon. Here attached my inspo pic and my finished haircut style. Will 100% recommend.

Seven years ago I was in between hairstylists, and when I say in between I mean I really didn’t take my hair seriously and I didn’t have a stylist. Thankfully the universe recognized my woeful mistake, intervened in my life, and introduced me to Tara.I can’t say enough how important it is to have a great stylist like Tara in your corner. She makes you feel like a million bucks every time you visit and it’s like she knows how to read my mind and style my hair the way I want even when I don’t know how to explain what I want! I’m pretty sure that “mind reading” is what makes Tara truly elite.It’s been said that people do business with people they like, know, and trust. Well I can say after seven years of having my hair cut every three weeks with Tara not only do I like, know, and trust her, I fully recommend her to anyone looking to upgrade their look and style.Chroma is lucky to have Tara and wherever she goes I’ll be sure to follow. 💇🏻‍♂️ What are you waiting for? Book now!

Elaina is amazing. She made my hair feel wonderful after 15 months (covid). Salon is clean and staff is friendly.

Great service, been going there for nine years, never a bad experience.

It was the first time that I had been to a salon since COVID started. My hair needed a cut and color BAD. I went to the stylist Tara and she was AMAZING! She helped me pick a great and manageable hair style for this new mom and fixed all my gray and grown out roots. The color was spot on. Not too dark and not too red. The perfect shade of brown that I was looking for. The salon was clean also very safe with masks and cleaning protocol. I booked my next follow appointment alreadY. Thank you Tara and chroma!

Leslie is absolutely boss! I’ve followed her from the Chroma Salon downtown to the one in QA and now to here in Wallingford. The salon itself is spacious, clean, and compliant with current health guidelines. They take your temp at the door, keep masks on during the entire service, and will now style as well as wash and shampoo.

I have been going to Chroma salon for 3+ years seeing, Tara Angell (hairby_tara). I could not recommend her more, she’s extremely thorough and makes sure she fully understands what I want, every time. My hair always looks so good when I leave and more than half of my friends now go to her as well. I typically go for the natural beachy blonde look and it never looks over bleached and doesn’t feel damaged or broken after. Also gives amazing hair cuts!I recommend her to every one in the Seattle area and would highly recommend you see her too if you are looking for a new stylist!!

I got my hair done here and Shelbie did a great job, I asked for something that would look good with curly hair and about four inches off. The length was perfect and Ive been really happy with it! I also got a complimentary brow wax because they were offering that on the day I booked the appointment! Great salon very nice staff :)

They’re open Monday’s! And they were able to get me in with short notice. Riane listened to what I wanted and gave me a great hair cut

Go to Thomas! I have very fine hair and he showed so much care to every delicate strand. I love my hair cut, the style, and the great conversation we shared as he worked.

Really great salon. Simple, but nice atmosphere. Super friendly staff. Great haircut, for decent price!

Great salon, I am new to the area and got lucky that they happened to have a walk-in spot open. My stylist was awesome (dude named Chris) and taught me a different way to style my hair that I might actually be able to pull off in the mornings. Everyone was super friendly and the price was very reasonable for the level of skill (which seemed high). Definitely recommend this salon for anyone in the Wallingford or Green Lake area.

Ive been going to Chroma in Wallingford since 2011 and it is a wonderful location with great professional stylists. Dan and his parter are wonderful owners and the atmosphere is sleek and on fleek. Sadly, my favorite stylist has retired, which means Ill need to find a new stylist. :(

Brittany is amazing and absolutely love my experience with her every time!! My hair always feels and looks fabulous when I leave the salon. Go see her!!

I love the haircut I got from Riane! I will definitely be returning.

Had a haircut from Nikki yesterday and it was fantastic. Great service and cut, with a yummy herbal tea also. Highly recommended.

Molly was amazing. Sweet, friendly, listened to what I wanted and professional

My review from Yelp:I love Thomas! I started coming to him about 5 months ago and he is great!Other hair salons Ive been to before cut your hair how THEY want.However, Thomas really listens to what YOU want and also he really takes his time to make sure your hair looks flawless.Also, this salon has reasonable prices.I came back to Thomas about a week ago to do a blonde balayage. I LOVE IT! Ive been getting so many compliments from friends and coworkers. I was nervous at first because Ive had black hair my whole life and was scared of a change but thanks to Thomas Im not scared of change anymore.I will keep coming to Thomas until he retires haha! :)Also, I love that Chroma is so good at responding to messages. When I request an appointment I usually hear back right away.

Fantastic salon with great stylists! Riane cut my hair and she did a wonderful job. I will be going back soon to do the balayage.

Love my new stylist. Her name is Ryan. She is great.

Love the staff here. Very helpful. Riane is a great hairdresser.

My stylist could have been a little more friendly. Overall not a great experience.

Today I went in for balayage with Riane. I wanted it to look really natural; I have dark blonde hair and wanted it to look how it does naturally when its summertime and she nailed it!

Love Aveda, but my hair cut was less than exciting, the blow dry/style was poorly done, and cost me over $70 with a tip. Not thrilled.

I just moved over here from another salon to follow my barber Riane. Shes a legend on the scissors.

Thomas rocked my haircut and style.

Cerice is fantastic!

First and best haircut in Seattle