Tallulah East COLLECTIVE — Local services in Salt Lake City

It has taken me far too long to submit this too-long review, but I can now share from the perspective of having a few months’ worth of growth and washing on my color. Firstly, let me say that I am extremely protective of my (fine, dark blonde + graying) hair, have been trying to grow it out for ages but have had a couple of overzealous stylists trim way too much off. I often leave salons feeling a deep sense of remorse and not happy with what I just paid someone a bunch of money to do to my hair, so I’m rather shy about salon care overall. I have also never had anyone professionally color my hair (see protective tendencies above).

Recently, I’d been fantasizing about ways to make my white hairs grow in naturally without giving me the grimy gray look. I was hoping to also keep my hair as healthy and shiny as possible, so I could also grow it as long as possible, at least down past my bra strap. I made my appointment with Katie after searching through tons of reviews all over town, and I could not be happier with my experience!!

Firstly, she took serious time with me to get a sense of what I was hoping to get from a color treatment. After listening and taking close notes, and patiently looking at the many photos I brought for ideas, she suggested that a balayage treatment was the best approach. We had a lovely warm conversation while she worked on my hair, and I got exactly the personalized color result I wanted. My hair looked absolutely incredible when I left that day, I felt like a million bucks, and I was so grateful that I could trust Katie to make my hair feel more like me. She also offered advice on after-color care with products that moisturize and protect my hair, and I wanted my new look to last so I obeyed! I’m really glad I did—my hair feels super soft, supple, and healthy. Now, a couple months later, my color is still gorgeous, my grays are blending in with the delicate highlights she placed carefully around my head, and I am looking forward to visiting her again for a touch-up in the coming months.

I cannot recommend Katie enough. Check out her beautiful portfolio on Instagram! I’m very happy that I went with Tallulah...

I was chosen as a hair model with one of Tallulah East's stylists, Chelsea Bastian. I loved how simple the process was to sign up to be a model. I contacted her through Instagram when she said she had an opening for a model, and we arranged the appointment through there.

This appointment was a blessing for me. I had recently split with my boyfriend, and I knew that I needed to do something radical with my hair to start healing. Chelsea was very receptive to my ideas, and made sure to show me color palettes of the hair color she was thinking of doing on me, as well as pictures to make sure that the cut I was explaining matched what I wanted in my head. This was super important and special for me, because at other salons I have been to, they quickly asked what I wanted and then just started cutting.

I loved that there are little snacks and drinks they offer clients during appointments, as well as the near proximity to the restroom that the salon is! I also loved that they offer wash treatments complimentary when you are at the washing bowl. The complimentary bang cuts also were a plus for me, because I need to have bangs to look cute!

I ended up getting a color treatment done, as well as a haircut. I went from medium blonde to a brown/copper. Chelsea is very skilled with the colors! I love how when I am in different lights that sometimes my hair looks brown, sometimes copper, and sometimes a mix of the two! I also did a haircut. I started with just past shoulder length hair, and I got a layered chin length bob done

Finally, the best thing out of my appointment with Chelsea is that she asked me before she did the undercut! That was super cool for me. She took beautiful pictures of the finished result, and I would recommend all of my friends to go visit Chelsea at Tallulah East Collective!!! I will be going back to...

Jennifer is the BEST. I had a horrible experience with my first stylist in SLC, she said she knew balayage but I ended up with patchy, streaky, white and orange bits throughout my hair. I was in panic mode because I had a huge event coming up the next weekend and I know how impossible it is to get into a good salon on such short notice.

Fast forward a few texts and Jennifer worked me in past her normal hours to take care of me after I had sent her pictures, within a few days of texting her. She definitely went above and beyond to fit me in on such short notice.

I'm a thick haired brunette and I've always done balayage with lighter notes for the summer. I truly didn't think anyone could fix my hair and Jennifer couldn't have proven me more wrong.

She was so sweet and attentive. She went over my concerns, what I wanted, and we looked at color options. She used a scale to measure out the colors and that's when I knew I was in good hands. She truly knows balayage, better than any stylist I've been to.

She walked me through the whole process, made sure I was comfortable, and gave me an Olaplex treatment so my hair wouldn't be too damaged from the processing. She also avoided ammonia treatments to further save my hair. She talked to me about products I was using, styling techniques, what I wanted to learn, and overall hair care.

BEST balayage ever, I woke my boyfriend up to make him look at my hair and can't stop playing with it in the mirror. I felt like I had a personal hair stylist! Definitely see Jennifer for a balayage that will last months and a personalized...