Cuts
Precision cuts for women and men — including the short, wearable cuts clients rave about — shaped to your hair's natural texture.
Laurel Street · San Carlos, CA
Where a haircut is an artform.
A small, appointment-only hair salon on Laurel Street — cuts, color, highlights and smoothing, made with the patience of a studio and the eye of an artist.
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Hair, treated as a medium.
The Studio is a small salon on Laurel Street — the kind of place where the chair is a workbench and every head of hair is its own commission.
Some salons rush you through. Here, the work is looked at before it's touched — your hair's texture, its history, and where you actually want it to go.
Clients come back to The Studio for years, and often ask for their stylist by name. Whether it is a precise short cut, expert highlights, a color correction, or a smoothing treatment, the approach starts the same way: a conversation, then careful hands.
It is a studio in the truest sense — unhurried, personal, and by appointment, so the person in the chair has the room's full attention.
- Consultation firstYour hair's texture and history decide the approach — not a template.
- By appointment onlyOne guest at a time gets unhurried, undivided attention.
- Made to lastCuts and color built to grow out gracefully, not just to look good today.
Tools of the trade
Shears & comb
The studio's instruments
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The collection.
The services The Studio is known for, numbered like works in a catalogue. Every service is by appointment — pricing depends on hair length, texture and time, so it's quoted when you call.
Color & Highlights
Single-process color and hand-placed highlights — planned in the chair around your tone, your goals, and how you actually wear your hair.
Color Correction
Fixing color that went wrong elsewhere — a patient, consultative process to bring your hair back to where you wanted it.
Styling
Finishing and styling for the day-to-day and the occasions that matter — the polish that pulls a look together.
Keratin Smoothing
Keratin Complex smoothing to soften frizz and add shine, while keeping your hair's natural movement.
Japanese Straightening
Thermal straightening for a sleek, lasting finish on curly or resistant hair. Always begins with a consultation on your hair's history and texture.
Perms
Classic perms for shape, body and movement — tailored to your hair type.
Extensions & Threading
Hair extensions for length and volume, matched and blended to your hair — plus clean, precise threading.
Pricing varies by hair length, texture and service. Call for current pricing and to plan your appointment.
Call for Pricing
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The gallery wall.
A curated wall of works — numbered and labelled like a gallery. These tiles are illustrated placeholders that stand in for the salon's own photography.
Sleek & SmoothNo. 01
Soft WavesNo. 02
Color StudyNo. 03
The CutNo. 04
These are honestly-labelled illustrated placeholders — not the salon's real photographs. On the live site, this wall would hold The Studio's own before-and-after work.
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The chair.
What an appointment at The Studio actually feels like — from the first conversation to the finished look.
The workspace
One chair, one guest
The experience
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We listen first
Every appointment opens with a real consultation — your vision, your routine, and what your hair can actually do.
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A plan for your hair
Texture and history guide the approach, so the result suits you — not a trend on a poster.
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Unhurried, skilled hands
By appointment means no rushing. You get the room's full attention and years of experience.
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Made to last
You leave with a look built to grow out well — the reason clients keep coming back for years.
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In their own words.
Real excerpts from public client reviews. Quoted as written; some reviews don't show a name.
“Chela is the first person I can remember that gets it right! If you are looking for a quality haircut, please consider The Studio.”
“She took her time to hear my vision, talked me through her solution, and pulled out all her years of experience to give me an incredible highlight and trim. 10/10 experience with Lety!”
“Best salon ever. Letty has been doing my hair for years and I am very happy with her… I would give them a 10. Very happy I found this salon.”
24 reviews on Yelp
Reviewed on BestProsInTown
Listed on Yelp, Fresha & Nextdoor
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Visit the studio.
On Laurel Street in downtown San Carlos. By appointment — call ahead to plan your visit.
Hours
Tuesday9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
By appointment only. Please call (650) 595-5406 to book or confirm the day's availability.
1051 Laurel St · San Carlos
The Studio Hair Salon
Downtown San Carlos
Phone
(650) 595-5406
Booking
By appointment — call or send a request below.
Hours
Tue–Thu 9–6 · Fri 9–5 · Sat 9–3 · Sun & Mon closed
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Request an appointment.
Tell us what you have in mind — a cut, color, highlights, smoothing or straightening — and we'll get back to you to find a time. Prefer to talk it through? Give the studio a call.
Call the studio (650) 595-5406Tue–Thu 9:00 AM–6:00 PM · Fri 9:00 AM–5:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Closed Sunday & Monday