Salon Smitten

After several failed attempts to find a great salon, it’s finally happened! I did my research here on Unilocal,and loved the other photos of both shop interior, and hair.
I decided to go see Heather, as I have bright red drugstore dye currently in my hair, but would like to change to a deep turquoise.
She was very honest, which I appreciated. She let me know that it would be a multistep process, beginning with the need for me to get more of the cheap dye out of my hair!
So we made a plan, and in the meantime she gave me an awesome cut, which my husband loved. I’m looking forward to continuing the process to turquoise, and beyond!

Amber has been cutting my hair for years, so when she moved to Salon Smitten I was delighted. This salon is closer to my work and is so convenient. I never have a problem getting an appointment and Amber does a great job. Thanks!

Heather has done my hair for years and it is always fabulous, but today she rocked my son’s first foray into wild and crazy hair by giving a great cut and an awesome purple colour! Thank yo Heather — wouldn’t have trusted this memory to any other stylist!

Thank you Heather! I got exactly what I wanted. It was very refreshing to be able to feel confident when sitting in the chair and knowing when I got up I wouldn’t be disappointed. I will be back every time I am remotely close to this area.

I love love luuuuuurve this place! DeShon is my kindred and I don’t think I’ll ever be going anywhere else unless I move out of state. Every time I see her, I want something different, and she is SO GREAT at listening and creating something beautiful out of your ideas. And if you want color? Yeah, see this gal. She’s done it all on me; foils, dye, color-​lifting/​correcting (when I no longer wanted jet black from my normally auburn hair), ombrés. You seriously can’t go wrong with this sassy, savvy goddess. She’s not satisfied with your results unless you are thrilled!
Heather is also really fantastic! I’ve not personally had her work on my hair, but I’ve been in here enough (with my long-​ass, thick hair) to watch her work and I’ve seen beautiful results on her clients. She’s also very gifted at color, and she can do an invert like it’s nobody’s business!
The whole crew here are hilarious. I love listening to the random bantering, quips, jokes, and singing. I laugh every time I come in!
The ambience is fun with photos and art covering one of the main walls, the hanging table installation art, the animal print seating, and other whimsical, girly elements that make this place an unlikely haven in downtown Kent. Who would’ve thunk it?! Their complimentary beverages are really appreciated too. I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying waters, wine, and freshly brewed coffee so far, though they also have other options as well.
And do you want to hear the icing on the cake? When it’s all said and done, they are really reasonably priced too! I’ve gone to several places in the past that have damn near choked me when I found out how much my total was. I’ve never experienced a panic attack upon walking up to this counter. Thank you for keeping it real, ladies! :-) I’m TOTALLY smitten with this place!!!

I went in to get highlights and I had booked an appointment with Heather. I am definitely going back! She was very knowledgeable, helpful, and is an expert in her field. I absolutely LOVED the finished product. The highlights came out natural and subtle looking which I wanted. I also got my hair styled & mentioned I always have a hard time curling my own hair. After she had already straightened my hair she also went back and curled the ends. That was so nice of her to do. I was surprised. Another first was getting a gift bag at the end with a whole bunch of samples and goodies :)

I recently got my haircut from Amber a few days ago. I was a walk in at 10am and she had a 10:30 appointment and was super kind enough to squeeze me in. I have a super busy schedule and I really wanted to try this place out because of all the good reviews. The haircut Amber gave me was quick and she asked how I wanted things and she did exactly what I wanted. The whole day, I loved the look and I feel like it’s the best haircut I’ve had in a while. I’ve always had minor disappointments after haircuts, but with the haircut Amber gave me, I have not been disappointed with anything at all! She kept my length and cut my side bangs exactly how I wanted. Thank you Amber!!! :)

It’s pretty rare to find a stylist that you can just tell to do whatever they want with your hair, and fully trust that you won’t leave in tears. I found Heather and she’s awesome, and I can totally tell her to do whatever she thinks is best! I’ve never been disappointed.
She’s very cool and friendly and makes good conversation while you’re there. Prices are reasonable ($ 50 for a shampoo/​cut/​blow dry) and they send you a gift for a free blowout on your birthday.
I guess I would say that I’m «smitten» … :-)

Absolutely love this place. I see DeShon and she does an amazing job. She’s a master at color! She takes the time to listen to what you want and helps you make it reality.

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Heather nailed it. I have thick, plentiful, Asian hair. I asked for:
— lots of layers
— the layers to start near my bangs
— her to maintain the length of my hair
— her to thin my hair out, because it is SO HEAVY
She cut and styled my hair masterfully, and fulfilled all of my requests without any confusion. Love it! My layers are perfectly even, blended well, and light.
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All of the stylists were friendly, relatively young, and really pleasant to be around. The salon was open, spacious, well-​lit, and clean. I even got a goodie bag «hair kit» for my very first appointment. Parking was easy, and even the online booking process was a breeze. So happy to have found a solid Kent salon on the first try. Thanks, Unilocal

Got my hair cut by Heather last weekend and I have never received so many compliments. I had long hair and told her to do whatever to make it so I didn’t have to wear it up anymore. Its a lot shorter and I love it. She cut my daughters hair a year ago and it was the best haircut she had ever had also. Great place with great talent.

Deshon is amazing!!! She read me so well!!! And gives great suggestion/​tips for certain hair types! Great personality and style gives her the ability to create great pieces!

Fun, trendy and talented, talented, talented! I am VERY picky. Loved: the cut, color and split end treatment by Heather. Need I say more?

So happy! I have been to about three salons since moving to Kent and I was always so unhappy with the results. Finally I found THE PERFECT SALON! I went in to Salon Smitten and Laura did my hair. She is amazing! She is super nice! I went in with horrible highlights that made me look old and pale and she gave me a great color and cut! I’m so happy with results!

I see DeShon at Salon Smitten and she does an amazing job. She’s fantastic about listening to me about my habits and what I am and am not willing to do with my hair everyday. She’s also fantastic about being honest with me about what I will and will not be able to convince my hair to do. (Blunt bangs will never work.) She’s friendly and took her time getting to know my needs. I’ve seen her twice and I won’t see anyone else!

Finding a great hairstylist is hard to find especially when your picky like me. But, who wouldn’t be picky when it comes to their hair. I have been going to Heather for 4 years or so and I am so glad I ended up on her chair at Salon Melini. I’m so happy with her new salon, Salon Smitten. Heather is a great stylist she listens to what I want and I even trust her enough to «surprise» me is what I usually tell her when I don’t know what style to choose for my hair. Heather always gets it right.

Heather did an awesome job. From dark blonde, with dark brown and even black in parts of my hair to an all over bright red! Looks fantastic and have had so many compliments. Right away sat me in a chair and asked if I wanted tea, water, or coffee! She is a darling. I don’t have a «regular» salon I go to but see salon smitten in my future!

I recently moved from LA and have been looking for a new place to get my hair done close to my work in Kent. I was excited to see that Smitten had 5 stars and that it was reasonable — usually 2 things that may not go hand in hand on Unilocal especially when it comes to salons.
Heather was great because she listened to exactly what I wanted, bang trim and over all trim to get the ends healthy, and I stressed that I didn’t want to see a difference in length. I love my long locks and have had stylists in the past chop off *god forbid* 4 inches. My cut turned out awesome and more importantly my bangs are finally on point — a huge sigh of relief because if you have bangs you know that your bangs either make you or break you (too long, too short, etc.)
Inside Tip: Salon Smitten will be moving soon (5 minutes away) and they will be providing the new salon address with the text reminder so never fear fellow Unilocalers!
Coming back for my next bang trim then over all trim, thank you Heather!

~this was my first time getting my hair done. I had an appointment with Heather. She was great. She texted me saying that hope to see you tomorrow. I asked her if she does fashion colors. I wanted rose gold hair color. She said yes. I messaged her pictures of how I wanted my hair to look. I came there early. It took about 3 hours to do my hair. I loved the way she blended pink, blonde, purple, and orange together to achieve a nice pastel look. Thank you Heather 4 such excellent service. I also got a club card and some after care goodies. Will come back again!

Future repeat customer… (Me). I was beyond pleased to find a salon that is tech-​savvy (book appointments online), surprisingly quick to get into (most places I have considered are booked out a month), very reasonably priced, friendly staff and from what I have personally experienced, extremely talented!
Thanks again Heather for doing magic all over my hair (you know what I mean), I absolutely love it!
I really appreciated that the salon doesn’t seem pushy about selling product. Ironically that makes me more inclined to purchasing it.