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Rock Paper Scissors Buford
Rock Paper Scissors Buford

Rock Paper Scissors Buford

Hair salon in Buford, GA

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Rock Paper Scissors Buford began as a small studio and has grown into a team, while keeping its setup as a private suite with one stylist per chair. Owner Christine McMillan leads the business, and the salon is known for working with curls and waves of every pattern and texture.

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Rock Paper Scissors Buford began as a small studio and has grown into a team, while keeping its setup as a private suite with one stylist per chair. Owner Christine McMillan leads the business, and the salon is known for working with curls and waves of every pattern and texture.

Visits are by appointment only and one-on-one, so guests are not sharing a busy salon floor. Each visit opens with a consultation, and the stylist explains the work while drying and styling so guests can recreate the look at home. Afterward, guests receive notes with product recommendations, care instructions, and suggestions for what to book next. Before arriving, guests can pick an essential oil blend, music, or a seasonal sips and snacks item at no added cost, and a text the day before includes a short video showing how to park and find the suite.

Scalp Garden, located inside the salon, offers scalp care and hair loss solutions. Shampoo includes a complimentary scalp massage, and aromatherapy is available on request. The salon describes itself as anti-racist, queer-affirming, and disability-inclusive, and says it welcomes clients of every race, identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ability, body type, and background. Pricing is based on the service and not on gender, age, or identity.

According to the salon, about 95% of its waste is recovered and repurposed, including hair clippings. It also has an ongoing partnership with the North Gwinnett Co-Op food bank, and a portion of every sale goes to its pantry.

Appointments can be booked up to eight weeks in advance through the online portal, and a VIP Guest Waitlist notifies clients when an opening matches their availability. Cancellations and changes need at least 24 hours' notice; later changes go by email or text to (855)640-1648, and fees may apply. Arriving more than 15 minutes late without notice counts as a no-show, and missing the cancellation deadline carries a rebooking fee of 50% of the booked session. Prices are shown before service and may change when a service uses above-average product or time.

Takes a holistic view of hair health, caring for the hair from scalp to ends. The salon says it uses cruelty-free products and aims to reduce client exposure to harmful chemicals.

A quiet single-chair suite with treetop views, free Wi-Fi, and phone chargers.

Specials & promotions

  • Cut & Discover new client session for $250

    $250

    Includes haircut or trim, luxury lather session, hands-on styling lesson, and one free full-size product. Extra time available for $45 and 30 minutes. Haircut maintenance sessions are available only after the initial appointment.

    On their website as of Oct 28, 2026 · Where we saw it

  • Curl Coaching new client session for $200

    $200

    Includes luxury lather session, hands-on styling lesson, and one free full-size product. Add-on curl detox and nano-mist for $30.

    On their website as of Oct 28, 2026 · Where we saw it

  • First Time Trim Up new client session for $170

    $170

    Includes haircut or trim, luxury lather session, and diffuse style. Add-on curl detox for $30. Haircut maintenance sessions are available only after the initial appointment.

    On their website as of Oct 28, 2026 · Where we saw it

Services

Final prices may vary.

Optional extras to add to a visit: a curl detox, a nano-mist, both together for $30 each, or extra time for $45 for 30 minutes.

  • Curl Detox add-on $30
  • Nano-mist add-on $30
  • Extra time add-on $45

A 1.5-hour session for $200 with luxury lather, a hands-on styling lesson, a free full-size product, and notes.

  • Curl Coaching $200

Regular upkeep cuts: The Express at $65 is a dry cut on pre-styled hair with a quick style refresh and no shampoo, and The Trim Up at $111 is a haircut with shampoo and diffuse.

  • The Express $65
  • The Trim Up $111

Starter visits for first-time guests, including First Time Trim Up at $170 (1.5 hours), Cut & Discover at $250 (2 hours), and the same optional add-ons.

  • Add on a curl detox $30
  • Add on a curl detox + nano-mist $30
  • Extra time $45
  • First Time Trim Up $170
  • Cut & Discover $250

Photos

  • Stylist mixing color at a station in the brick-walled salon
  • Loft-style salon with brick walls, styling chairs and shampoo area
  • Curly haircut in progress on a client in the salon
  • Private styling station with a fireplace and brick walls
  • Stylist applying color to a client in the brick-walled salon
  • Drink and book on a side table in the building
  • Client's wavy dark hair being blow-dried at the salon
  • Styling station by sunset windows with product shelves
  • Client's wavy dark hair being blow-dried at the salon
  • Before and after hair restoration treatment side profile, 2/13/24 vs 4/27/24
  • Before and after hair restoration side profile comparison, three treatments
  • Overhead before and after view of scalp hair density after treatments

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • Curl Coaching: a 1.5-hour session with a hands-on styling lesson and a free full-size product
  • Cut & Discover: a 2-hour new-client session with a haircut or trim, a styling lesson, and a free full-size product
  • Scalp Garden for scalp care and hair loss solutions
  • Refill program for shampoo, conditioner, Tonik, and Jelly, with 20% off a refill when the bottle is more than half empty
  • Free scalp massage with shampoo, and aromatherapy on request
  • Claims of about 95% waste recovery, including hair clippings
Good for
  • curly and wavy hair
  • curl care coaching
  • new clients
  • hair loss concerns
  • guests who want a private, one-on-one visit
  • guests who want a styling lesson to recreate their look at home
  • gray coverage
Treats
  • hair loss
  • scalp care
  • curl and wave styling
  • gray coverage
  • color refresh
Techniques
  • curly cutting
  • diffusing
  • hands-on styling lesson
  • dimensional color
  • nourishing treatment
  • blowouts
  • scalp massage
  • aromatherapy

Products & treatments

  • Innersense
  • Cult + King
  • Davines
  • Tonik
  • Jelly
  • Styling tools: diffusers, a portable hood dryer, a sectioning clip set, and a far infrared tourmaline heating pad

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