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Happy Lab
Happy Lab
Happy Lab

Happy Lab West (Beauty Lounge)

Hair salon in Costa Mesa, CA · 2 locations

Happy Lab operates two hair studios, one in Costa Mesa, California and one in Chantilly, Virginia. The Chantilly studio describes itself as fun and not a traditional hair salon. Happy Lab East is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 8 PM and requires appointments. Happy Lab West is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 7 PM.

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About

Happy Lab operates two hair studios, one in Costa Mesa, California and one in Chantilly, Virginia. The Chantilly studio describes itself as fun and not a traditional hair salon. Happy Lab East is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 8 PM and requires appointments. Happy Lab West is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 7 PM.

Pricing is hourly at $125 per hour, booked in half-hour increments. The rate includes gratuity and carries no extra charges, and it is the same regardless of gender. The business describes its pricing as transparent. Haircuts are listed at $62.50 for a half hour, $125 for an hour and $182.50 for 1.5 hours, and vivid single process color starts at $187.50 for 1.5 hours.

New clients complete a questionnaire before booking. Stylists do not double book, so each client has one-on-one time with their stylist.

Hair products recommended by the salon come from Alkali Beauty, Hairstory, Cult + King and CelebLuxury. Gift cards can be purchased online.

Pricing is hourly and all-inclusive, with gratuity included. Each stylist books one client at a time and gives them one-on-one attention.

The Chantilly studio describes itself as fun and not a traditional hair salon.

Photos

  • Two staff members posing together in matching branded shirts against a mural
  • Back view of rainbow-colored wavy hair with pink and green tones
  • Pastel green and blue hair result on a client, seen from behind
  • Rainbow hair result on a client with a 'Be Whimsical' text overlay
  • Pink-and-dark hair being styled, with a 'POV' text overlay
  • Close-up of vivid rainbow hair against a light wall
  • Purple, blue and pink ombre hair result on a client

Meet the team

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

Highlights
  • Silent and talkative appointments, so clients can choose the pace of their visit
  • All-inclusive hourly pricing with gratuity included
  • Consultation with a strand test for $22
  • Premium Curl Defining Service
  • Keratin smoothing booked in half-hour blocks up to four hours
  • Customized vivid haircolor, including pink, purple, green and blue
Good for
  • Vivid haircolor
  • Curly hair
  • Lower-maintenance color
  • Clients who prefer no small talk
  • Clients who want to chat during their appointment
  • New clients
  • Clients who want time-based, gender-neutral pricing
  • Clients with accommodation needs
Treats
  • Vivid haircolor
  • Color correction
  • Curl definition
  • Keratin smoothing
  • Wash-and-wear styling
  • Alternative aesthetics
Techniques
  • Vivid single process color
  • Double process color
  • Balayage
  • Half head highlight
  • Full head highlight
  • Glaze or toner
  • Color correction
  • Strand test
  • Keratin smoothing
  • Curl defining

Products & treatments

  • Alkali Beauty
  • Hairstory
  • Cult + King
  • CelebLuxury

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