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Alter EGO
Alter EGO
Alter EGO

Alter EGO Salon

Hair salon in Raleigh, NC · 2 locations

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It was founded with the aim of building an inclusive, luxury-minded salon. The flagship Alter EGO Salon occupies a high-end urban loft on East Hargett Street. Salon Deux, the smaller location on New Bern Avenue, focuses on customized color, precision cuts, extensions and curl-focused services.

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About

It was founded with the aim of building an inclusive, luxury-minded salon. The flagship Alter EGO Salon occupies a high-end urban loft on East Hargett Street. Salon Deux, the smaller location on New Bern Avenue, focuses on customized color, precision cuts, extensions and curl-focused services.

Every service starts with a consultation about hair goals, texture, lifestyle and personal style. Color appointments include a one-on-one consultation, a custom color formula, a bond-building treatment during coloring and a professional blowout. Haircuts include a shampoo and conditioning wash with a scalp massage and a blowdry with styling. A matchmaking survey can pair a new client with three stylists based on style, goals and personality. Prices reflect each stylist's experience level, and a small extra charge may apply for very long or thick hair.

Booking follows a few house rules. The salon offers complimentary redo appointments within 14 days of a color transformation.

Appointments can be made online or by texting (984) 213-5031. Alter EGO Salon keeps these hours: Monday 8 AM to 8 PM, Tuesday through Thursday 8 AM to 9 PM, Wednesday 9 AM to 5 PM, Friday 8 AM to 9 PM, and Saturday and Sunday 8 AM to 4 PM. Salon Deux is open Sunday through Wednesday 8 AM to 4 PM and Thursday and Friday 8 AM to 2 PM. Gift cards are available through the website and at the salon.

The salon builds each visit around a consultation and aims for personalized service, diversity, continuous education and collaborative teamwork, with ongoing training to keep pace with trends and techniques.

Alter EGO Salon is set in a bright, airy, modern urban loft with a high-end feel.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Balayage, foil highlights, full blonding and platinum blonde, gloss and toner refresh, and root smudge and shadow root for lightening and tone work.

  • Balayage Price at booking
  • Foil Highlights Price at booking
  • Full Blonding & Platinum Blonde Price at booking
  • Gloss & Toner Refresh Price at booking
  • Root Smudge & Shadow Root Price at booking

Curl enhancing treatments and styling, curly color and blonding, curly haircuts and shaping, curly highlights and balayage, and moisture and repair treatments, provided by curl specialists.

  • Curl Enhancing Treatments & Styling Price at booking
  • Curly Hair Color & Blonding Price at booking
  • Curly Haircuts & Shaping Price at booking
  • Curly Highlights & Balayage Price at booking
  • Moisture & Repair Treatments Price at booking

Bleach out, bleach retouch and glaze, color retouch, creative color, curl specialist highlights or balayage, custom corrective color, foil highlights and or balayage, and full color.

  • Bleach Out Price at booking
  • Bleach Retouch & Glaze Price at booking
  • Color Retouch Price at booking
  • Creative Color Price at booking
  • Curl Specialist Highlight/Balayage Price at booking
  • Custom Corrective Color Price at booking
  • Foil Highlights And/Or Balayage Price at booking
  • Full Color Price at booking

Barber cuts and fades, beard trims, undercuts, curl specialist cuts, gender-neutral haircuts, haircut with style, long hair layering, precision bobs and lobs, and shags, mullets and creative cuts.

  • Barber Cut Price at booking
  • Barber Cuts & Fades Price at booking
  • Beard Trim Price at booking
  • Curl Specialist Cut Price at booking
  • Gender-Neutral Haircuts Price at booking
  • Haircut + Style Price at booking
  • Long Hair Layering Price at booking
  • Precision Bobs & Lobs Price at booking
  • Shags, Mullets & Creative Cuts Price at booking
  • Undercut Price at booking

K-tip, I-tip, beaded weft and tape-in extensions, offered for straight, wavy and curly hair.

  • Beaded Weft Extensions Price at booking
  • Hair Extensions (K-Tip, I-Tip, Beaded Weft, Tape-In) Price at booking
  • I-Tip Extensions Price at booking
  • K-Tip Extensions Price at booking
  • Tape-In Extensions Price at booking

Everyday styles and event-ready looks, along with blowouts.

  • Hair Styling Price at booking

Bond-building and deep-conditioning treatments meant to repair, strengthen and nourish hair.

  • Hair Treatments Price at booking

Express Smoothing and KCMAX, using Keratin Complex treatments.

  • Express Smoothing Price at booking
  • Kcmax Price at booking
  • Keratin Smoothing (KCMAX, Express Smoothing) Price at booking

All-over color, color corrections, dimensional color, fashion and vivid colors, gray coverage and blending, and root touch-ups.

  • All-Over Hair Color Price at booking
  • Color Corrections Price at booking
  • Dimensional Hair Color Price at booking
  • Fashion & Vivid Colors Price at booking
  • Gray Coverage & Blending Price at booking
  • Root Touch-Up Price at booking

Photos

  • Wavy brown hair with dimensional honey-toned color result
  • Blonde balayage on a woman, shown in a services post
  • Low fade haircut with blonde curly top
  • Curly shaggy cut on a smiling client
  • Natural afro-textured curly hair on a client
  • Long curly hair with extensions on a client
  • Stylists working at salon color stations
  • Stylist blow-drying a client's hair in salon
  • Staff shampooing clients at Redken sinks
  • Stylist applying hair extensions to a client
  • Stylist foiling a client's hair in the salon
  • Close-up of a haircut being cut at the nape

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.alteregoraleigh.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Curly hair services are provided by stylists the salon describes as certified curl specialists
  • Keratin smoothing using Keratin Complex treatments, in Express Smoothing or KCMAX versions
  • Bond-building treatments, including Olaplex, used during color services
  • Complimentary redo appointments within 14 days of a color transformation
  • Associate Program that trains newly licensed cosmetologists under the salon's most experienced stylists
  • Matchmaking survey that pairs clients with three stylists
Good for
  • Curly, wavy and coily hair
  • Color changes, blonding and color corrections
  • Gender-neutral and barber cuts
  • Beard trims and fades
  • Extension clients
  • Clients who want a consultation before color
  • Clients from Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Chapel Hill
Treats
  • Curl care and shaping
  • Color corrections
  • Gray coverage
  • Hair repair and strengthening
  • Moisture and dryness
  • Blonding and highlights
Techniques
  • Balayage
  • Foil highlights
  • Bleach out
  • Root smudge and shadow root
  • Gloss and toner
  • Custom corrective color
  • Curl specialist highlights and balayage
  • Curl-specific cutting
  • Keratin smoothing with KCMAX and Express Smoothing
  • K-tip, I-tip, beaded weft and tape-in extensions

Products & treatments

  • Wella professional color
  • Redken professional color
  • Oribe
  • Evo
  • K-18
  • Olaplex
  • Keratin Complex

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