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Cutting Loose Salon
Cutting Loose Salon
Cutting Loose Salon

Cutting Loose Salon University Park

Hair salon in University Park, FL · 3 locations

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Coral Pleas founded Cutting Loose. According to the salon, the founder has started multiple salons and has more than 40 years of career experience. The salon describes itself as an award-winning hair salon in Sarasota and lists awards including Best Salon in Sarasota, Best of the Best from Sarasota Magazine, Best of SRQ Local from SRQ Magazine, Best Hair Salon from Living on the Suncoast, and Young Business of the Year from the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. It also says it ranks among the top 200 salons in America per Salon Today Magazine.

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About

Coral Pleas founded Cutting Loose. According to the salon, the founder has started multiple salons and has more than 40 years of career experience. The salon describes itself as an award-winning hair salon in Sarasota and lists awards including Best Salon in Sarasota, Best of the Best from Sarasota Magazine, Best of SRQ Local from SRQ Magazine, Best Hair Salon from Living on the Suncoast, and Young Business of the Year from the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. It also says it ranks among the top 200 salons in America per Salon Today Magazine.

The salon says French haircutting and French balayage were developed in Paris and are shaped to bring out each guest's features. Haircuts include a wash, cut and blow-dry. Highlighting starts at $100, double process at $115 and French balayage at $120, and color service prices can shift with the amount of color used, based on the salon's VISH color scales.

Each location has an open, well-lit layout with a color cafe, a lather lounge and take-home product areas. The Lakewood Ranch studio is about 2,600 square feet and the Parrish studio about 1,800. Guests can order lattes, sparkling water, beer, wine, and snacks on request, check out chair-side, and use the Cutting Loose Salon app.

Hours vary by location. Lakewood Ranch is closed on Mondays and Sundays, open Tuesday through Thursday from 9 am to 8 pm and Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. University Park is closed on Sundays and Mondays with the same weekday and weekend hours. Parrish is closed on Sundays and Mondays, open Tuesday from 11 am to 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 am to 8 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.

The salon says its community giving is built around helping women and girls, focusing on girls' empowerment, cancer prevention and coping, and ending abuse and domestic violence. It lists the SPARCC, Lisa Kreider Foundation and Pediatric Cancer Foundation among the organizations it supports. It states it is a member of Intercoiffure American/Canada, a section of Intercoiffure Mondial, and plans an education academy that is listed as coming soon.

The salon says its business is built on ethics and customer service, with French cutting and balayage techniques chosen to suit each guest.

Open, well-lit rooms with a color cafe, a lather lounge and a beverage menu.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Haircuts in the French style, including wash, cut and blow-dry, with pricing by stylist level from stylist through artisan, and a blow-dry lesson.

  • Iron Work (Women) $10+
  • Protege I (Men) $35
  • Protege I (Women) $35
  • Protege II (Men) $37
  • Protege II (Women) $40
  • Blow-Dry Lesson $45
  • Stylist (Men) $45
  • Designer (Men) $50
  • Stylist (Women) $50
  • Senior Level II (Men) $55
  • Senior Level I (Men) $55
  • Designer (Women) $60
  • Master Level II (Men) $60
  • Master Level I (Men) $60
  • Artisan (Men) $65
  • Senior Level I (Women) $70
  • Senior Level II (Women) $75
  • Master Level I (Women) $85
  • Master Level II (Women) $90
  • Artisan (French Hair Design, Women) $100+
  • French Hair Design Price at booking
  • Iron Work $10+
  • Protege I $35
  • Protege II $40
  • Stylist $50
  • Designer $60
  • Senior Level I $70
  • Senior Level II $75
  • Master Level I $85
  • Master Level II $90
  • Artisan $100+

Color services in the lounge, including pull-throughs, base touch-ups, men's color, color correction and blow-dries.

  • Pull-Thru $25+
  • Blow Dry $42
  • Men's Color $55+
  • Base Touchup $80+
  • Color Correction Price at booking

Lightening services such as highlighting, double process color and French balayage.

  • Baly At The Bowl $30+
  • Highlighting $100+
  • Double Process $115+
  • French Balayage $120+

Goldwell demi-permanent color along with toners, glaze and gloss tones for shine, enhancement or a full color change.

  • Clear Top Coat $50
  • Colorance Toner $50+
  • Glaze Toner $50
  • Demi-Permanent $65
  • Gloss Tones $65+

Keratin and smoothing treatments priced from $150 to $350, each recommended during a consultation.

  • Brazilian Blowout $150–$350
  • Express Blow Out Keratin $150–$350
  • Express Blow Out Keratin (EBO) $150–$350
  • K18 Hair / $150
  • Maximum Keratin Smoothing System $150–$350
  • Natural Keratin Smoothing Treatment $150–$350
  • Natural Keratin Smoothing Treatment for Blonde Hair $150–$350
  • Natural Keratin Smoothing Treatment for Blonde Hair (NKSTB) $150–$350
  • Natural Keratin Smoothing Treatment (NKST) $150–$350

Tape-in extensions from Easihair Professional and Bellami, priced by quotation after a complimentary consultation.

  • Bellami Hair Extensions Price at booking
  • Volume Easihair Professional Hair Extensions Price at booking
  • Easihair Professional Hair Extensions Price at booking

Brow, lip, chin and face waxing along with eyebrow tinting.

  • Men's Brows $10+
  • Lip, Chin & Face Waxing $15+
  • Eyebrow Tinting $20
  • Eyebrow Waxing $20
  • Lip, Chin & Face $15+
  • Blow Drys $42
  • Braids, Updo & Bridal Price at booking
  • Deluxe Masque $10 / $10
  • Dual Senses Treatment $25 / $25
  • Luxury Masque $25 / $25
  • Men Stylist $45
  • Men Designer $50
  • Women Stylist $50
  • Men Senior Level I $55
  • Men Senior Level II $55
  • Men Master Level I $60
  • Men Master Level II $60
  • Women Designer $60
  • Men Artisan $65
  • Women Senior Level I $70
  • Women Senior Level II $75
  • Women Master Level I $85
  • Women Master Level II $90
  • Women Artisan $100+
  • Lather Lounge with Head & Neck Massage Price at booking
  • Women Iron Work Price at booking

Photos

  • Seven stylists posing with champagne at event
  • Storefront of Cutting Loose Salon University location
  • Large group of staff gathered in salon
  • Stylist cutting a client's long hair
  • Large group of staff and guests posing together at event with logo overlay
  • Client with long blonde highlighted layered hair in salon
  • Client with silver-grey blunt bob and bangs in salon
  • Back view of long wavy brown hair with burgundy lowlights
  • Smiling client with curly dark hair showing salt-and-pepper tones against grey backdrop
  • Brunette layered haircut with face-framing layers, side view
  • Blonde balayage with soft curled waves, back view
  • Large group of salon staff posing together indoors

Meet the team

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

Highlights
  • Protégé, the salon's internal training program, where guests can book reduced-price services with stylists the salon describes as licensed professionals working toward mastery under a Master Stylist
  • Lather Lounge shampoo with a complimentary head and neck massage, with a conditioning treatment available as an add-on
  • Keratin smoothing consultations in which a stylist recommends a treatment and a shampoo and conditioner to protect the hair
  • Product exchange or salon credit within 14 days of purchase
  • Service concerns can be raised during the visit or within the first week for a resolution
  • A 3% salon fee shared between the salon and the guest's stylist
  • No-shows are charged 50% of the service ticket, and cancellations within 24 hours require a 50% deposit to rebook
Good for
  • Clients seeking French haircuts
  • Blonde and balayage color
  • Keratin smoothing
  • Bridal and event styling
  • Extension clients who want a consultation first
  • Guests who want to order a drink while coloring
  • Waxing and brow services
  • Protégé program pricing
Treats
  • Dimensional blonde
  • Highlights
  • Color change or enhancement
  • Color correction
  • Smooth, glossy hair
  • Hair length and volume with extensions
  • Brow shaping
  • Hair removal
Techniques
  • French haircutting
  • French balayage
  • Highlighting
  • Double process color
  • Toners and gloss tones
  • Goldwell demi-permanent color
  • Goldwell blonding system
  • Keratin smoothing treatments
  • Brazilian Blowout
  • K18 Hair

Products & treatments

  • Goldwell Color
  • Goldwell Colorance
  • Goldwell blonding system
  • Goldwell TOPCHIC custom formula
  • Exclusive color lines
  • Take-home product lines

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