Canvas Salon Hair Color & Design

I am a hairstylist with 3+ years of experience that just moved to Charleston, I am blonde and am very picky about my hair as blonde is a very hard look to achieve and can be very damaging if done incorrectly. I called and asked if they had anyone there that specialized in blondes and the lady said oh yea you need to see «so and so» (I don’t remember her name) so I scheduled my bleach retouch apt. When I went in the salon is very cute my stylist was very very nice. I told her exactly what I wanted, how my hair reacts to different processes, what exactly to use and exactly how I usually have it done by my friend/​stylist back home (in hairstylist terms). She was looking at my hair and trying to come up with something different and seemed very unsure of herself and asked a different stylist what she uses on some other client. My stylist is supposed to be the blonde expert at this salon. She comes up with something else and I was like ok I guess if you think that will be best. I should have said no do what I usually do because I know my hair and I am a blonde specialist, but I was like she must know what she is doing, she didn’t. My retouch was yellow gold and not close to being light enough. She then dried my hair and sloppily applied bleach over it which is terrifying adding bleach on just processed hair and the way she was applying it, it was getting on my previously bleached hair which caused a ton of damage. She then tried to tone it which didn’t work. And she had another appointment at this to e so I was like I’ll just go home and fix it myself. She offered to have me come back and fix it but she had already tried twice and I knew how to fix it without damaging it completely. So I was charged full price besides she didn’t charge me for the toner. I then had to go to the supply store get color and have my sister fix it.(she does not do hair). I ended up getting it a little better with minimal damage. But the price I paid to have my hair skewed up is unacceptable, especially when I told her exactly what to do in the first place. She was a very nice lady though so I do feel bad writing this reveiw. As for the other stylists in the salon, I got a very snobby vibe from, especially the man that checked me out at the end. This was the worst experience, and now I have a ton of hair breakage as a result. Very disappointed.

I just moved to Charleston from NYC and tried Canvas. Love love it. Kearsen is an incredible stylist. This will be by new salon. The staff is so nice!

I highly recommend Canvas. I came in for a correction of highlights gone wrong from another salon. I was very nervous that they couldn’t be fixed, but Christen assured me she would do her best. I am very happy with the work she did. She foiled me (other salon did not), and used Olaplex to keep my hair from breaking. She even went back and added more highlights when she saw they were needed after blowing me out. I never felt that she was impatient like some other stylist’s elsewhere have been, and she listened to what I want. Wish I lived in Charleston so that I could be a regular, but I’m happy I found Canvas!

I love coming to Canvas. The feel of the salon is very Charleston. The stylist and staff are very friendly and professional. everyone walks out if there looking great. They offer you snacks and adult beverages if you would like to unwind. You can tell the staff really enjoy working with each other and seem like they are probably friends. They keep it really clean and those stylist are hard working girls. It’s always a treat to come get my hair done.

I went to Canvas today for subtle ombré highlights and absolutely love my new look! From start to finish, it was a perfect salon experience. I had a conditioning treatment and my hair has never felt softer. Kearsen was diligent in making sure the color looks totally natural. The scalp massage was an added bonus. I will definitely recommend Canvas to my friends!

Great colorists and a well located salon downtown. Bring meter money though-​only street parking available.
Great space and wonderful staff! Fixed my color and helped me with a hip new look!
Not pricer than any other downtown salon but definitely not inexpensive — reasonable for the quality but be prepared for high quality city salon prices.