Velvet Monkey Salon Too

Had my hair cut by Catie last spring and she did an awesome job. I don’t live in OKC, but when I found myself back in town this week I couldn’t resist the chance to have my hair cut by Catie again. I cut ten inches cut off and she did an amazing job giving me a chic new style.

Chose it for the name, will come back again and again for the people. Dusty did a great job with my hair and she was a lot of fun to talk to. Just moved in to town and found my new salon on the first try!

Mid priced hair cut, not bad but nothing I’m in love with. Especially after saying I do not want my hair straight and that’s exactly how she blew it out. Vaguely racist mural in shampoo room — monkeys, mermaids and unsettling. After explaining that I worked as a disability advocate, the stylist used the term «retarded.» Twice. This review is about 6 weeks late.

No matter who I get to cut my hair, it’s always amazing and am always completely satisfied with the end result.

I had to find a new stylist when I moved to another part of town and my schedule wasn’t fitting with the stylist I have been seeing for years. This is always horrifying! I scheduled with Mandi through the Vagaro app — which is super awesome because I can see when she is available and schedule at my own convenience. I have been to her twice now and am very pleased with the quality and her great personality. The facility itself is adorable inside — smells amazing and always has plenty of parking. I would be happy to recommend both the salon and Mandi to my friends.

Allessa was awesome! She gave my daughter exactly what she wanted. Thanks Allessa! And she guarantees her haircuts, unheard of! Great stylist/​artist!

A couple months overdue and still pretty disappointed with my cut every time I look in the mirror :-(
My cut was done by Mandi. I told her it was my first time there and showed her a picture of what I wanted, which was long layers and slight waves to frame my face.
Pros:
–ONE star for chopping off the dry/​split ends.
Cons:
— My «layers» were blunt and obvious, and the cut was uneven as I have some long random hairs poking out.
— No effort to recreate the look I wanted. Left the salon with stick straight hair. I even washed and straightened my hair before my appt. so all that was required was attention to technique/​detail.
— The website says her rate is $ 40, but I was charged $ 45.
— Another customer booked the same time as I did for this stylist, and only because I arrived early was I able to get in. **Call and confirm that your stylist isn’t double booked**
Needless to say I will not be returning — this place needs to get it together. I’m just looking forward to seeing my stylist back home in CA to fix this uneven/​choppy mess in a few weeks!

Okay, so the story I’m about to tell has a very happy ending thanks to Velvet Monkey Salon Too and the amazing Allessa Black.
I am a big hearted person. So when a friend mentioned that her friend did hair, and that she was struggling, I said I needed a few things done to my hair. The friend of a friend (the «stylist» (and I use this term very loosely) said she could do my type of hair and that highlights would be no problem. So after a series of missed appointments due to scheduling on both ends, I finally got in on a Friday. Long before the appointment, I forwarded the stylist information on the highlight dye and color from my previous stylist in Los Angeles.
The rest is my fault for not running away when I should have. The condensed version: I did not get what I asked for. My red highlights ended up looking like someone slapped red pain on eight inches of my hair. It was bright, blotchy, and oh so not what I wanted. I informed the stylist that this was not what I wanted and she blew it off. But once I sent her pictures of what she did, she reluctantly agreed to fix it, but on her time.
The hair was so bad, it rendered friends and family speechless… that is until they began heckling me. My hair looked like day time poll dancer hair, mixed with grunge groupie, and a side of homeless. I avoided mirrors and had a hat on all weekend.
So, Saturday morning at 3 AM I was trolling Unilocal looking for someone to fix this mess. And there was the Velvet Monkey Too. I scoped out their website and saw some pretty dramatic transformations and figured they might be able to help.
I made the appointment for Monday, trying to explain how bad it was to the receptionist.
On Monday, hat and sunglasses on, I entered Velvet Monkey Too and the mad skills of Allessa took me from homeless hot mess to just Haute.
Luckily, I’m very aware that there was only so much that could be done. Allessa counseled me and suggested a chocolate brown to hide the Ronald McDonald hue. She worked in the color, did a glaze and talked to me about the next steps. During the process she was honest and wonderful. She is truly passionate about what she does and wants you to look your best. Hair is a canvas and she is an artist.
After 3 hours, my drab and frightening do was transformed into chocolate waves of sophistication.
Thank you so much Velvet Monkey Too and Allessa!!! You saved me and turned a horrific situation into a confidence booster.

I am new to Oklahoma and hadn’t got a haircut in much too long. The stylist who helped me was Katie, or Kristen? (Can’t remember the name exactly) but she did a fantastic job. Really paid attention to detail and held a pleasant conversation. The facility itself was super funky and oozed personality; reminded me a lot of my hometown in Seattle, WA. It was quite expensive, ($ 50 for a trim and blow dry) but it was warranted by the quality of work, fun yet professional atmosphere, and the kind-​hearted staff. Great job Velvet Monkey!

This place was awesome! So glad I saw all the good reviews before I came in. I had the best experience and would definitely go back. My hair was so boring and plain when I went in and now it’s better than I ever expected it to be. Will definitely recommend this place to all my friends!

Had my first visit to Velvet Monkey Salon Too based on Unilocal reviews. I was easily able to make an appointment online. You can link it to your facebook account (which I know not everyone likes, but I don’t mind for services like this) and it can store your upcoming and past appointments.
I was greeted as soon as I walked in the door, and the lady went back to let my girl know I was there. That seems like it should be a no-​brainer, but I’ve been to some salons where nobody really acknowledges you, you’re just supposed to know where to go. So I appreciate being greeted!
I had Britt for my appointment. She was great! I’m working on growing my hair and bangs out, so really I just needed to trim off the ends. She asked questions about what I wanted, but also about how I usually style my hair and what my goal is. She was very thorough getting to know me and my hair. I really appreciated that!
My total with tip for shampoo/​cut/​dry/​style ended up being around $ 50, which is a little high. But, I don’t mind paying that much when I get a good quality cut AND great service. I’ve found my new salon here in OKC!

Pretty impressed with the job Laurissa Farris did on my hair. I brought some pictures to show what i really want, she gave me the exact color and cut. This chick rocks!

Misty Byrd just did my hair for the first time and I have actually had people stop me in the street and ask me who does my hair? She put several different highlight colors and it has never looked so good! I would highly recommend her for your hair needs!

So I recently moved to the north side of OKC and I needed a high quality hair cut for a wedding I was about to be in. I normally would go to a Toni and Guy but I quickly found out those do not exist in okc. So I called around and my brother recommend this place and I am glad he did. I was able to get an appointment within the hour and with no hassle. The put me with Christen who was great. Great to talk to but most importantly she gave me a fantastic hair cut.
The atmosphere is very fun and eclectic. I got a hair cut for $ 30 which was great. I am pretty sure I found my new hair place. 5 stars for quality, price and atmosphere.

Just had my haircut by Allessa … Best haircut ever! Really cool atmosphere at Velvet Monkey and everyone was really friendly and welcoming. This is the best place to get a haircut in OKC! Thanks!

Always such a welcoming experience at this location, from greeting to de-​greeting you can tell everyone here takes pride in where they decide to booth. I have been going here for just over 2 years and not once have I left upset. I can walk in, and my stylist (britt) will say «what are we doing today» and I’ll usually just say «work your magic!» 30 minutes later I’m on my way out with another awesome cut. This location is great! I actually really love BOTH locations. All the ladies and gentlemen working here are ALWAYS top notch! Thanks for being awesome!

I just moved to town and had been neglecting my mane for quite some time so decided to indulge a bit. After conducting thorough Unilocal research of salons in the area, I settled on Velvet Monkey Too — and I am so glad I did!
I made an appointment online through their website, which was super quick and easy to use and got an appointment for the same day with Britt.
Headed over after work and sat down within 5 minutes of walking in the door. Really funky décor and not your run of the mill, cookie cutter salon — which I really appreciate.
And now for my stylist: Britt. From start to finish, this girl was AMAZING. She spent ample time with me talking through exactly what I wanted and inspecting the (admittedly horrendous) current state of my hair. After the initial cut, we went about 3 rounds of slight adjustments here and a little more off the front here and POOF! I had a flawless new cut that I absolutely adore! She also gave me great advice about limiting the amount of heat styling I do per week and the benefits of using dry shampoo instead of incessantly washing and drying and straightening daily. She is incredibly talented and knowledgeable — I can definitely consider myself a new loyal client of both Britt and Velvet Monkey Too!

We, being my son and I, used to be huge fans of the Velvet Monkey III when it was on classen & 17^th. I decided 12 weeks was the going limit on my sons curly fro and we found out it had closed. Mind you this was some time ago… Okay a year or so ago and I’ve been meaning to write this.
I love that the owner was the one who took the time to cut my sons hair. We have mops like Russell Brandt I suppose. She cut it so it grew evenly and without a odd buzz cut bluntness that bothers me so.
Like you may have read before, ask for Estrella!

I have been seeing Estrella, the owner of Velvet Monkey for about a year — she is fantastic on a number of levels.
She is a very talented hairdresser. My hair is process complex and when I moved to OKC I did a lot of research to find someone. Estrella comes very highly recommended. She communicated with me before my first appointment about the process and was super nice and genuinely concerned.
Estrella is customer focused. She is constantly asking for and implementing customer feedback — as a result, my appointments are booked out for me, I get text reminders and I feel that feedback that benefits VMs clients is quickly put in place.
Finally, Estrella is incredibly likeable and very ethical. My son saw another stylist at VM and he left to start his own salon. When I called — VM informed me that he had left and offered his new phone number so my son could continue to see him. This is the first time I have encountered a salon who passed on the info. Wow.
My hair always, always is done to perfection and I LOVE the shampoo massage — it is sublime.

I have this theory.
Alright so it’s not MY theory because it’s so simple and stupid that I’m sure more than one person has thought about this but I’m putting it up on Unilocal so dammit, I’m pretending it’s my theory! Actually, I suppose «hypothesis» is more fitting…
My hypothesis is as follows: If a female provides you a particular service for money (not that kind of service), you’re more likely to disregard or explain away any mistake that she makes if she is very attractive than if she is unattractive or average looking. This of course does not include utterly blatant mistakes that just cannot be ignored. I’ve noticed this happen in restaurants, bars, clubs, grocery stores, apartment leasing offices, universities, etc. I can only speak of girls on this hypothesis because good-​looking guys have never been able to fool me in the same sense.
Case in point, the VMS has a location (on Western? Penn? Somewhere in OKC…) that offers ½ Price Wednesday specials. So I thought I’d try it out since I have to be in a wedding in a week and I’m the cheap guy who waits until there’s a special to get a haircut. The girl was named Jessica and she was very friendly, and… attractive. Actually most of the stylists in there were very attractive and had that whole edgy hotness to them. So do I like my haircut? I think so. I mean she did a good job but I’m assuming it didn’t turn out exactly as I had it in my mind because: (1) I suck at explaining to the good-​looking stylist what I wanted, (2) my hair is really difficult to work with, or (3) she had already made up her mind on what she wanted to do and knew that she could get away with it by smiling prettily at me.
I tipped her nicely… My girlfriend is going to yell at me because I’m such a sucker. But then she pulls the same crap on me too so I should include her in my hypothesis. Must conduct more research.