NIZALIDEO THE SALON

NizaLideo runs as a House Atelier that brings beauty, fashion and art together under one practice. The business treats hair as craft and describes its private studio as a one-on-one space designed for privacy and an unhurried visit. The Phoenix studio is at 1940 E Camelback Road, and the San Diego studio is inside MCS at 1223 Cleveland Ave.

The Welcome Consultation is a complimentary 15-minute conversation about hair goals, maintenance and lifestyle, and the studio recommends it for major lightening, technically complex services, or when a guest is unsure which service to book. Lightening and tone services also require a consultation before booking, and significant lightening in an all-over color needs one first.

Signature Colour is a bespoke design that can combine root work, color melting, dimensional highlights, lowlights, balayage, glossing and tonal work. Balayage and Ombré sessions, Foilyage, full and partial dimensional color, a Pintura highlighting service for curly and textured hair, and roots or gray coverage sessions are also offered, most including a gloss or toner and a finishing blowdry. A standalone gloss or tone is listed at $95 and adds shine and shifts tone without lightening or covering gray. Balayage/Ombré and Foilyage sessions are each listed at $300, and Lightening & Tone starts at $125 per hour, with the final price depending on starting color, hair history, length, density, condition and desired result.

Smoothing and styling are a second strand of the menu. Atelier Blowout is a consultation-led smoothing blowout listed at $225 that aims to reduce frizz and add shine without a full keratin treatment, and it can be paired with a precision haircut for $295. Brazilian Blowout and keratin treatments are offered as smoothing services, and the studio describes them as Level 2 and Level 3 options for frizz control and curl or wave management. A relaxer is also available after a consultation and review of chemical history. Silk Press is listed at $150 and takes about 1 hour 30 minutes.

The studio also publishes House Atelier Magazine, which covers beauty, fashion, art, publishing and performance and sends a quarterly letter. The Hairdresser's Closet is a book series and media project about the work inside the salon. The salon states that it has more than 250 reviews on its website.

Treats beauty, fashion and art as one practice, with hair handled as craft and each service planned around the individual guest.

A private, one-on-one studio built for privacy and an unhurried visit.