Pure Mettle Salon

Pure Mettle Salon is located at 671 Lumpkin Rd in Dawsonville, Georgia. The salon says its core commitment is helping women feel confident and beautiful. It describes its appointments as one-on-one, without rushed timing or overcrowded schedules, and the salon has been featured in Modern Salon, according to its own claims.

Extensions and color are the center of the menu. Custom wefts and K-tip extensions are offered, with consultations requested by text. Color options include lived-in brunette and lived-in blonde services listed at 4+ hours and $440 at master level, a lived-in touch-up for highlights or dimension on half the head listed at $330, and a power blonde full transformation listed at $550. Glosses, brightening services and single-color deposits are also offered. Treatments include a formaldehyde-free smoothing treatment that reduces volume and frizz and lasts 8-10 weeks (listed at $350), an infusion treatment listed at $150 for all levels, and a $35 mask add-on. Haircuts are listed at $120 and blowouts at $85 to $110, both at master level.

Booking requires a credit card on file, and clients are asked to arrive 5 minutes early, since late arrivals may have their service shortened or rescheduled. Changes need 48 hours' notice; cancellations without that notice are charged 50% of the scheduled service, and day-of cancellations and no-call, no-shows are charged in full. Service redos must be scheduled within 7 days of the original visit with the same stylist. Children are not permitted in the salon, and refunds are not offered.

The salon also offers classes and one-on-one training for stylists on extension methods and on building an extension business, drawing on the expertise of its master stylist.

The salon works through a slower, more personalized pace with one-on-one appointments, with each extension install customized to protect natural hair.