Red Salon

Wow. Just thrilled with Kaylyn Hudson and Red Salon. After letting my previous so-​so haircut grow out, I finally decided to search for a new stylist. I checked Unilocal and Groupon and discovered an amazing deal at Red Salon. I paid less than half of the regular price for a cut which was already much less than I paid for my last (bad) cut.
Kaylyn greeted me (as did Rita, the owner), and sat down with me and took time to discuss my hair cut face to face. She listened, asked questions and made sure we were on the same page. After a shampoo, she cut my hair with precision that I haven’t seen in «stylists» with ten times the experience. My last cut was with an owner with 20 years in the biz. Kaylyn styled my hair and when she showed me the final result, I was speechless. The cut was perfect. Not just what I wanted, but flawless! I am beyond thrilled!
I don’t just recommended Red Salon and Kaylyn, I strongly suggest you ditch your stylist and book an appointment immediately! ! This small gem of a salon is worth it’s weight in rubies. Kaylyn was so sweet, interesting and fun to talk to. Rita was also pampering a client who seemed as pleased as I am.
Go to Red Salon. But only if you want the best cut, service and value in the Triangle.
Thank you Kaylyn!

You could get a better haircut at great clips. I have very fine hair and I explained to Kaitlynn (is that her name) about how I need layers and body and left with a trim and some ugly bangs I now have to bobby pin back. I wouldn’t go back. On the other hand does anyone know where Carlie from Primp Salon Bar went? She is amazing!!!

Ms. Rita and her staff offer truly individualized service to every customer. They are unique in a world which often sacrifices customer service in order to save time and maximize profit. The conversation is interesting and the effort to really understand what each person wants makes this salon superior to others! Thanks Red Salon!!!

Rita is an excellent stylist! I used to color my hair at home but Rita’s prices are so affordable and she makes me look ten years younger that I can’t afford not to see her. I am now a regular and I found her through groupon!!! TIP. I like to ask Rita when she has a slow day that way she has lots of time to dedicate to my hair. I usually get a color, highlight, and cut.

Yesterday was my first visit to Red Salon and it was delightful from start to finish. I’m committed to supporting locally and woman owned businesses so was pleased to have the owner as my stylist. I look like an aging Peter Pan sporting a wash and go pixie cut and was surprised my appointment began with a let’s talk about your hair chat rather than what are we doing today as is the norm. I felt really special. Rita nailed the color and cut. Salon is bright, quiet and very clean. Price is amazingly reasonable with front door parking. A most pleasant experience.
Expect to become a regular.

DO NOT GO HERE! (I say this based on a terrible highight/​color episode I had, I didn’t get a cut there, but am glad it worked out that way).
I have never in my life written a bad or even upset review about a person or location, and I am 34yrs old. However, I have to because I feel like maybe I will save someone else from my awful experience and results.
I found Red Salon Raleigh through Groupon, as I am a Mom of two and prefer to save where I can and still hopefully pamper myself sometimes. The groupon was for a full highlight, cut, wash, blowdry and style so I figured, why not? I made my appointment with the salon owner, Rita, and was right on time. We sat down for a good 15min consultation; we sat in the wonderful natural light she has through her windows, she checked out my hair, I gave her my very minimal highlight/​coloring history, and showed her around 5 photos of what I DID want my end result too look like (as well as verbally explained it), 5 – 6 photos of what I absolutely did NOT want (for highlights/​color) and verbally explained why, and then showed her about 4 – 5 photos of the style cut I wanted. When I showed her the end-​result (streaky choppy highlights against dark hair streaks — «redneck» — excuse me, I don’t mean to offend) I did not want, she said «oh honey no. we won’t do that.» so we seemed to be on the same exact page. We also chose a nice deep brown (about my same hair color, but richer) base color as an all-​over color because she said it would make my ahir look richer and would look really nice with the highlights. I specifically asked «so the light highlights will still blend okay with such a dark all-​over color and give me that blended natural look?» and she said «yes» and walked away to mix the highlighting color.
so at 10:30 (my appointment was for 10am-1/1:30pm per my booking phone call and per our conversation when we started — my husband was waiting to get to work once I got home) she started with the highlight foils. As we approached 1pm, she was still not finished with but about ½ of my head of highlights, and had one of her girls help hand her foils — at this point the pieces that she started with had now had the mix on them for 2+hrs. I asked her if she thought we wouuld still be done at 1:30 and she said yes. 1:15 starts approaching and she was still working on the highlight color. My groupon was for a highlight, cut, wash, blow-​dry and style and that was nowhere in sight.
as we near 1:30 she has finally finished a rather harsh (pulling my hair and flipping foils all over the place, scrubbing the brush against my head to apply my all-​over color) application of the all-​over color. so she sets the timer for the necesssary time (mind you, original hair that started the highlight process has now been under the dye since 10:30am…3hrs) and I ask her «is there any way I am going to be finished by 2? We still have a cut to do and my husband is really upset and needs to get to work — we were supposed to be done at 1:30, and even that was 30 min later than I booked for». She says «oh yes» and we go back to wash my hair out. She first applies a toner, and then washes and conditions and I tell her «look. it’s already 2pm. If we need to, perhaps we should reschedule the cut portion of my appointment?» and she says perhaps. I tell my husband the pplan and he says he can’t get to work and do anything at this point anyways, so just take care of it all… so I tell her «ok cool let’s do eveything anyways» and she says «it’s best if we reschedule the rest». Ridiculous thtat I even had to offer that to begin with.
So I get to the seat and tell her I have to get home, just scrunch my hair and let it be curly and I will head home. So do. She wouldn’t turn the chair around from the time I got my hair washed until she put the product in. Usually that feels like a «great reveal, taadaa!» but I just felt this suspicious, dropping feeling in my stomach. She finally turns me around and my first thought is «OMG. I look like a witch». i didn’t say this to her because I didn’t want to be a jerk, and there was nothign to be done at that moment anyways and I needed to GO. So I look up close and I had dye on my forehead at my hairline and «sideburn» area, and the highlighted parts of my hair were fried, and stringy and reminded me of the woman from frankenstein movies. I said «yep, I love it, let’s gett checked out so i can go» just to save time, and I headed out. I got home and got in the shower — washed my hair and dried it and realized afterr straightening it, that the highlight color didn’t even reach my scalp so it looked like i already had roots, and the highlight didn’t even come all the way down to the ends of my hair DON’T GO HERE. I’m so glad she didn’t cut my hair. She reimbursed me the goupon fare & color charge which was nice and also necessary, but now I still have to go get it fixed & my hair is fried. Badly. Don’t take a chance here.

Rita is the best! She spends a lot of time and really listens to what you are looking to achieve. I’ve had the best cuts and color since I have been seeing Rita. You are missing out if you don’t try their services.

Second haircut and color and highlights. Just as amazing as the first time. Rita and her team are exceptional at what they do. Highly recommend that you look it’s going there if you want have your image updated and perfect.

I had never heard of this place before and came across it on Groupon (which is actually what reminded me I needed to get a haircut soon). My regular stylist recently left so now I’m having to find another stylist. I decided to check this place out since I was getting a simple cut, no crazy cutting or coloring involved. I walked in and was immediately greeted by Kaylyn. We sat down and talked about my hair: it’s characteristics, flaws, and what I was wanting in my cut for my hair. Kaylyn was very polite! I even described cuts I’ve been happy with before but wanted her to take her own approach as I’ve noticed when you allow stylists to use their own methods, my hair turns out really great! I’m glad she was honest about the cut she prefers because it turned out very cute! I have super thin hair so I hate when I leave a salon and it looks fabulous but I can never re-​create it at own. This cut is very manageable, as I requested, while giving me a touch of volume which is feasible to do at home!
If you’re not completely sure, check out their group ok options so you can save a little money too! I’m not sure about the other stylists but I definitely recommend Kaylyn! I hope to be able to return.

Rita is attentive, and detail orientated. Wonderful experience and look forward to my next visit!

I was visiting from Michigan and my daughter-​in-​law suggested Red Salon. She said it was the he best haircut she had ever had. I tried Rita and I have to agree! Rita spent much time with me and delivered a great haircut. I have waited from July until my next visit to Raleigh for another haircut. I understand that not everyone is happy all of the time but I’m not stupid. I’m sure that most if not all of the «one stars» are friends or family of the dissatisfied customer. Bullying is not nice!

I loved my experience at Red Salon. Rita is great. She took her time to understand what I really wanted and my color turned out beautifully.

I drove from wake forest to this salon in side the belt line. Had a 230 appointment. Left at 310 as I had not been helped. Sure they offer a groupon, but it’s a waste of money if they can honor your confirmed appointment. Kind of a waste of an afternoon. I’m going to stop by a beauty supply store to buy scissors. I will cut my own hair.

Do not hesitate! Went in on a groupon not expecting much and left on cloud 9!!!
Every stylist sat and talked to their client to get an understanding their wants and needs. Mine was color, dimension and slight change in cut. I got everything and more!
Will definitely be a regular!

Absolutly terrible experience. Went in with an adventurous picture, came out with something different and not attractive. Spoke with Mrs. Rita hoping we could fix it, she had zero compassion and sent me away. Never been to a salon that doesn’t stand by their work. A waste of more than $ 100 and the worst salon experience of my life. Katlyn and Ainsley are so sweet and talented, so if you do go… See them!

I scheduled a 12p appointment for a haircut with Rita (the owner) today and arrived at 11:50a. I’m a tried and true Unilocaler and figured their 5 star rating meant I had found my new Raleigh salon (thinking back, Rita’s friends must all be writing her good reviews)! The receptionist greeted me and said that Rita was at the store and should be back any minute. Not a problem at all. so, I waited. And waited. The receptionist called Rita and she said she would be back shortly. So, I waited some more. And more. And more. At 12:25p, I finally decided to leave. I was on my lunch break after all and had wasted my entire lunch waiting on Rita. It’s now 1:20p (1 hour and 20 minutes past my appointment) and Rita still hasn’t called to apologize or reschedule. The receptionist offered to cut my hair, but to be honest, she isn’t listed as one of the stylists on their website and that made me extremely uncomfortable. The other stylist was very apologetic also and offered to cut my hair for free if I rescheduled (she was with a client). I won’t be back. There’s a reason why Red Salon is continually running specials on Groupon!

What a treasure! This outstanding salon is a wonderful addition to the Dixie Trail neighborhood, and the quality and prices will keep you coming back. The owners have created a simple, elegant and clean establishment that seems to get better with every visit. Rita is a «cosmetologist extraordinaire», equally proficient at everything from a basic cut all the way to multi-​layered complex hairstyles that could have come straight out of Vogue. She seems to create exactly the right look and really goes out of her way to understand YOUR style; she’s great at listening — A relaxed atmosphere with music, great conversation and no kids — this is an adult salon –what a perfect respite for harried parents!

I’ve been to red salon twice now and have had an awesome experience each time! I will definitely be back in the future. Not only does this salon offer an incredible deal on groupon but Rita is very personable and friendly! The only thing I would say is that when I called to make my last appointment, I specifically asked for Rita. When I walked into the salon for my appointment, I was greeted by a new stylist named kaylin… she told me she would be doing my hair. I was a little scared since I was planning on cutting 5.5 inches off and getting highlights. She ended up doing an amazing job… my hair looks healthy and the cut is great. The other thing that made me give this review 4 stars is that it took 4.5 hours to do my hair… only because I used box color beforehand and kaylin was semi new at using toner but other than that… it was an awesome experience and I will be back!

What a pleasant experience I had at Red Salon today. Like the other reviewers I also purchased a Groupon — being a new girl in town, not to mention to NC, I have to admit I’ve purchased several Hair Salon G’s hoping to find the right fit and low and behold I think just stumbled on it right from the start at Red. The salon is pretty new, simply decorated, very well lit and in a happening little spot. I really liked that there was zero presence of hair salon snobbery or pretenciousness found elsewhere.
Rita, the owner, is a natural and has the quiet confidence of someone who knows her craft well and has the experience to back it up. She spent a fair amount of time just looking at my hair both inside and outside in natural light. I felt she really and truly listened to what I was looking for (fix an over highlighted Groupon gone bad) and talk about the cut that would work best with my hairs texture. Rita was ever attentive and aware, cutting initially wet and then dry. I can honestly say I love my hair again. It’s a nice dark chocolate with ribbons of caramel — delicious and oh so pretty in the natural light which Rita was sure to take me outside with a mirror to check out. I practically fell asleep while she was blowing out my hair because the environment was so chill and relaxing. Oh and FINALLY I did not leave a salon with the dark marked halo of dye along my hairline — the walk of shame – showing off I had my greys and roots done!
Eureka! I’ve struck gold and will be back…

I purchased a Groupon for a cut, highlight and style with Redsalon and used it this weekend. It turned out to be one of the best hair cutting experiences I’ve ever had because my stylist, Rita, was super helpful and really listened to what I was looking for. This is a new place, across the road from Taste, and definitely worth checking out. They’re running two Groupons at the moment that are great deals.