Paige Goss

Paige Goss works as a hairstylist at Smith + Simms, inside the salon at 11725 Manchester Rd in Des Peres. Smith + Simms has two locations, so clients should confirm the Des Peres address before booking. She has been a hairstylist for 10 years and specializes in low-maintenance hair color.

Her approach begins with a first appointment that covers hair goals, lifestyle, budget and hair health. She sees herself as a partner in each guest's beauty routine, helping them choose a path that fits their life and their hair, with the aim of hair that still looks good from the day they leave the chair until their next visit.

The color menu includes a partial blonde or brunette service that keeps face-frame, crown and root-melt work along with toners, with a mini part-line foil available on request. Dimensional brunettes emphasize the face, lighten the ends and blend into the natural base, while lived in blondes is a customized blonde built for brightness, dimension and easy grow-out. Ultimate blonde aims for maximum lightness through the crown and ends and needs more upkeep; clients booking it are asked to call the salon to confirm the right appointment length. All over color provides gray coverage with permanent color or a deposit-only darkening, and root touch-ups are a single process retouch paired with a blow dry or haircut. Transformations, which begin with a free consultation, suit guests who have gone more than 7 months since their last visit, are moving sharply between dark and light, or need color correction.

Haircuts include a customized cut with shampoo, mask, scalp massage and a styling lesson, which can be paired with Shine Gloss or Kerastase Fusio-Dose conditioning treatment. Blow dries and haircuts with a blow dry finish are also available. Free consultations can be booked in person at any time.

Prices on the booking site are a la carte, and the listed amounts reflect a typical all-inclusive cost including glosses, root melts, tip-outs and similar add-ons. New color bookings are usually 4 to 6 weeks out. Cancellations need 48 hours notice, and new guests who no-show cannot reschedule. Arriving more than 15 minutes late may mean some parts of the appointment are adjusted, and arriving more than 30 minutes late is treated as a last-minute cancellation and charged the full service value. Adjustments do not apply when a service was agreed in consultation and the client changed their mind or altered the hair elsewhere. Child care should be arranged away from the salon because of liability and the intimate studio setting. Major debit and credit cards, contactless payments and cash are accepted. Parking is usually ample, except around the lunch hour when a nearby cafe is busy. The phone number is (314) 966-7709.

Treats each first visit as a planning step, weighing hair goals, lifestyle, budget and hair health before recommending a route.