Opal Hair Studio EC

Opal Hair Studio EC is a hair studio in Suite 402 at My Salon Suite in the Normandy Shopping Center, Ellicott City. Clients enter through the suite building's lobby and press 402, then the green button on the call box. The salon suggests texting on arrival if you need help finding the suite, and parking is free anywhere in the shopping center.

The studio's core work is color and cutting. Services include custom color, blonding, balayage, gray coverage and precision haircuts. Starting prices include a haircut from $65, a clipper cut and a child's cut under 10 from $32 each, an all-over color from $145, a root touch-up from $115, and a toner or gloss from $75. Partial highlights start at $150, full highlights at $185, partial balayage at $180 (including toner and a blow-dry) and full balayage at $210. Bleach work is quoted from $150 for a bleach retouch and from $275 for a full bleach-out. Prices are starting points and can change with hair length, density, product use and the result you want.

Custom and creative color, including vivids, corrective color and major transformations, begins with a consultation. The first 30-minute consultation is free. Styling options include blowouts from $45, event styling or updos from $75, and bridal trials or bridal styles from $85. A Brazilian blowout starts at $300, and the booking page describes its results as lasting up to 12 weeks. Add-ons are available for most visits, including a haircut added to a color service for $35, a K18 bond repair treatment for $25, an Olaplex service for $45, a tea tree scalp treatment for $25, an iron add-on for $15, bang trims for $10 and brow color for $10.

Appointments are booked through the salon's Square booking page. Questions can go to the phone number 443.514.9842 or to the email address listed on the salon's contact details.

Custom color is planned after a consultation, and the studio aims for a welcoming, inclusive space where each client feels seen, heard and confident in their look.