Studio 61 Hair Design

I made an appointment online for partial highlights and a hair cut/​shampoo with Cucy. Very easy to schedule online, and I received a confirmation e-​mail and phone call the next day. The salon is small, but extremely clean and definitely feels high-​end. The staff are very friendly and very professional.
Cucy spent fifteen minutes going through color options with me at the beginning of the appointment, and made me feel confident that I was going to get the look I was going for. For everyone that has ever had a bad haircut– that means something! The highlights came out beautifully (3 colors– one close to my natural color, one warmer gold, and one light blonde) and looked very natural.
I brought two pictures for my haircut, and Cucy asked a look of great questions about which aspects of each picture I liked the most. Again, great customer service and I could tell that she knows her stuff. The haircut came out beautifully and even better than I had imagined.
It was a fantastic experience from beginning to end, probably one of the best I’ve had. Why only 4 stars? My haircut and highlights came out to $ 200 + tip. It was worth every penny (you definitely get what you pay for), but it isn’t feasible for me to come back every 2 – 3 months and pay that kind of money. Sadly, I will need to look elsewhere for more regular upkeep, and only come back for special occasions. However, if you are willing to spend that much for a haircut and color, I cannot recommend this place more!

Kathleen Peters is the best stylist and makes the whole experience really lovely. She is very detail oriented and listens to what the client wants. She is always working on staying up to date with the latest hair products and techniques. I don’t get my hair colored but I have about 3 other friends who go to her specifically for her coloring skills. Make sure to make an appointment well in advance since she books up quickly! Don’t wait to the last minute since this stylist is so popular and talented!

Another rave review for Cucy. My beloved hairdresser moved out of the area. I asked who cut her hair, and she told me about Cucy and Studio 61. It is more expensive than I like to pay but you get magnificent service. Everyone from the receptionist to the shampoo person to the person who offered me beverages was so warm and professional. I usually get snooty or no customer service at all at places like this and it was wonderful to have a truly relaxing experience. It can be a bit hard to find, it is in the townhouses across the street from Safeway and Buffalo U in Ffx City, right behind the townhouses that face the main road. If you can afford it and want a stress free haircut where products and services are not forced on you and you will leave loving your hair, I strongly suggest Cucy!

Cucy is still the only person I let touch my hair. Cucy has always been incredibly sweet and always asks how I have been, how my work has been, etc. While I’m sure that I am not the only one she does this with, and this should be expected from a good stylist, I have just found her to be incredibly nice and I always look forward to sitting in her chair. I still just let her kind of «have her way» and give her minimal direction except for length that I’d like to maintain, etc, and she always creates great shapes and gives me a different look each time (which I want her to do!). Going to Cucy is really one of the best ways that I have found to spruce up the look every 6 or so weeks!

If I could give the salon itself a rating it would be four stars. But, if your appointment is with Cucy, my advice is to run!!! Not only is she rude, mean, and confrontational, she is racist and terrible at cutting hair. I have NEVER had the treatment I received by her from anyone I have ever encountered, yet alone someone I am paying. My word of advice: save your money, time, and hair!

i arrived for my appointment on time. upon Unilocal reviews, i scheduled with cucy. after being hastily offered a tepid glass of tap water, not asked if i had been there before, i sat in the chair in the waiting room and waited. and waited. and waited. for 20 minutes. it’s not like i rolled up in there wearing my dirty camo wife beater and american flag bandana on my head. i did listen to cucy chat with her bridal client and learned a lot about the bride’s personal life. after being completely ignored for that long, i left and went across the street, to salon mint, as a walk in and got exactly what i wanted from a stylist i had never seen before. a little «cucy’s last appointment went over but we’ll be with you as soon as possible» would have kept me in my seat.

There is a god (dess.) And her name is Cucy.
This little miracle woman sat me down in her chair, didn’t cringe as she observed the trainwreck that a previous stylist had created on my head, and asked me what I was trying to achieve with my hair. Before she started cutting, she said to me, «Now, I know you’re trying to grow your hair out but we’re going to have to take a little off to shape it in the right direction. Okay?» Hell yes, that’s okay! A stylist who listens… amazing.
40 minutes later, I walked out of there with a new cut, a new dose of «Ki-​ya!» in my step, and, best of all, a new go-​to stylist.

I’ve been going to Cucy to get my hair cut for many years. I’ve never been disappointed and she’s always kind and happy to see people. I’ve been through many hair styles with her and she has always done what I asked for. I’m a very picky person when it comes to how I look and I don’t let anyone cut my hair except for Cucy.

Jennifer is a Hair Goddess! She just knows what to do to make my hair look its best. I have been trying to grow out my hair and Jennifer has been with me every step of the way. We are now going to work on extension! Thanks Jennifer. you are the best!

I can honestly say that I have never loved, nor even liked, my hair coming out of a salon. I’m not sure if it’s because my hair is a texture people might not be familiar with (I’m ½ black, ½ Filipino), or if the stylists I go to just don’t care. Whatever it is, I am never happy. Until now…
I made a same-​day appointment with Cucy. I knew I wanted a new «look» for my upcoming 25^th birthday, but I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted. I showed her pictures of celebrity dye jobs that I liked and she took it from there. In the end, I love love love my hair and I will be coming back to see her and only her from now on.

Hands down, best haircut I’ve EVER had. Cucy colored and cut my hair. She. Is. AMAZING.

Updated review on Studio 61 & Jenifer (Erk) Reed…
I had a baby 3 months ago. Finally decided to get rid of my «Mom Hair» and chop it all off. Jennifer cut off 7 inches of my frizzy fried ends, gave me umbra highlights (so that I can go longer in between colors), and a very sassy bob. I feel like a new woman! I’m getting so many compliments. It’s wonderful. I had been feeling so down on myself after having the baby –lack of sleep and just very blah looking. Now I’m back at work and loving my beautiful new do! My three year old even likes it which is a huge compliment coming from a little girl obessed with the movie «Tangled». THANK YOU Jennifer!

I’m glad I found this place. Thank you, Unilocal!I drove by the business development a thousand times and I always thought it was townhouses or something. But no, there’s a salon in there.
I booked with Guy and he did a great job. My hair was a mess and he did exactly what was needed to fix it. The décor is nice, the employees are friendly, and the prices are fair. I’ll be back for sure.
Check out their website. You can book your appointment online, which is really convenient.

ok, I have given myself an ample” cooling off period”, it would not have been good if I wrote a review at the height of my pisstivity. I give this establishment 1 star due to good customer service from the receptionist and the fact that my stylist Cookie worked hard… unfortunately, doing the wrong thing. I wanted to have a few face framing light blonde highlights. I explained to Cookie that this is all my hair could take because my hair was very dry with split ends. I even brought a picture… where the F did we go wrong on the communication? Because you are the professional stylist, I will not question your skills but after our 5 minute conversation, I had a head full of foils, some foils contained semi-​permanent color?
Long story short I had spotted red roots, a few light pieces of blonde on the right and brassy red stripes on the left side. BOTH SIDES of my head were different colors. I asked Cookie if I can come back to get the additional toner to even out some areas, her reply? No, we put as much as your hair will take??? I accepted this because I wanted to give my new do a try, maybe the color would look different in other lighting? WRONG! now 2 – 3 different colors later and a color not even on the color wheel, my hair was breaking off and I was forced to cut my hair. Never again. I am out $ 211 from this stylist, $ 200 in correction color (I do not want to step foot in that salon again) and fried ends. Also, I was charged $ 45 for a shampoo and blow-​dry. Excuse me? when does a salon charge for a shampoo after color services?

I just moved to the area and decided to make an appointment here based on the positive reviews on Unilocal.The online appointment request feature worked great with the front desk person both calling and emailing me to confirm my appointment. I was able to get an appointment within a couple of days. Cucy, pronounced Cookie, was very friendly. She talked to me throughout my hour long appointment to make sure she was cutting my hair the way I wanted it. The finished result was perfect! The cost was $ 70 and I felt as if that was a fair price. I will definitely be back.

Cucy Melvin has been doing my hair, cut and color, for these past few years. She gave me a haircut that lasted 8 months and people still said i had such awesome cut, they didn’t know it’d been 8 months that i hadnt cut my hair. that’s how good of a hair cut she does. She’s like a scientist when it comes to color because she knows how to fix someone’s bad job, n always gave me what i wanted. She works hard and very kind. with 20 years of experience! Last but not least, She’s phenomenal doing hair extension! I wanted much longer hair and my natural hair isn’t as thick, so she suggested extensions and i have seen she’d done it on others as well, which gave me the confident to trust her work. She did not disappoint me. I work in a full salon & spa as well, the stylists at my work first saw my longer thicker hair now, were amazed and examined my hair. They all agreed that Cucy’s done a fabulous job; she gave me a little hi-​lights and did a great job on matching the natural hair to the extensions. She manually colorred it. Thank u for such good work Cucy!

Cucy has been doing my hair for years. I have very thin and fine blonde hair, and she always knows exactly how to cut it to give me the most volume. She also cuts and colors my mom’s hair and does a great job! I always leave the salon looking fantastic!

love the salon. and all the talented stylist. Cucy and Kathleen are my favorite stylists. i can trust them with my hair. this two are the only people i would let touch my hair. i have difficult Asian texture hair … and i had so many bad experience through out the years. until i found Kathleen, she knew i used have bad experience she walked me thought every step thought out what she was doing. until i get comfortable and when she went on vocation she refer me to Cucy, and she is just as as amazing, Cucy have 20 plus experience. she know it all. i can’t believe i found not just one but two amazing stylist, i follow them from christie-​adam. and this one is way better. i really enjoy coming here. highly recommended.

I visited Studio 61 for the first time today, but mostly because I will follow my new favorite stylist, Kathleen Peters, wherever she goes! Kathleen is hands-​down the best stylist I’ve ever had. Not only does she do an amazing job with the color, cut and styling of my hair but she’s one of the kindest and coolest people I know. Kathleen has also done my mom’s hair and she has *very* hard hair to work with — thin, curly and overprocessed. My mom’s hair looks better than I’ve seen it in years now that she’s gone to Kathleen. So RUN, don’t walk to set up an appointment with Kathleen!

Stylist Kathleen Peters is amazing! I cannot tell you how many people compliment my hair on a regular basis; and I tell them it’s all thanks to the fabulous Kathleen. I have referred many people to her, many of whom continue to routinely travel over an hour to see her just for their cut/​color.