Smooshine Hair Salon

Smooshine Hair Salon is at 3016 Guadalupe Street, suite B100, in Austin's North Side area. The salon can be reached by phone at 512-585-6919. Services cover haircuts, hair color, balayage, Airtouch, bleaching and lifting, toner, and color correction, with several stylists listed on the team.

The two featured services are Airtouch Balayage & Ombré with toner, starting at $198, and bleach, lifting and full blonde work by Cam, starting at $239 and taking 2 to 3 hours. The Airtouch service includes toner. The Airtouch face frame option is available only to Cam's returning clients. Base color changes are not part of the Airtouch service. Black dye, box dye, red color, or a complicated color history adds $100 to $200 to the Airtouch price. Because color history affects results, the salon does not guarantee Airtouch outcomes and gives estimates on request. A single process color by Cam, taking 1 to 1.5 hours, is available for level 7 or darker and starts at $139.

The bleach and lifting service includes one lift of about five levels. Dark hair needs two sessions to reach platinum blonde, and the second session is an extra charge: $200 more for long hair, $150 for a root touch-up, and $100 for short men's hair. Toner, a one-hour service, is offered only after bleaching or highlighting. A Bond Repair Nourishing Hair Mask can be added for 15 minutes at $30.

Appointments start at 10 am and may run later. Appointments after 5 pm may be moved earlier. Times are not guaranteed, and dark hair or platinum blonde services can take 1 to 3 hours longer than planned. Group appointments can be booked for yourself and others. Hair products can be bought online through the salon's Fresha page. Color correction is listed at $498 to $598 on the homepage.

The salon's Airtouch method lifts only about 25 to 30 percent of the hair, which the salon says helps preserve hair strength.