Starling Salon
Hair salon in Alameda, CA
The salon opened in 2012 under the name Starbaby. Its founder is an artist. The original owner, Mary Rose, chose Rebecca Caplan to take over, and Rebecca has owned the salon, now called Starling, since 2017.
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The salon opened in 2012 under the name Starbaby. Its founder is an artist. The original owner, Mary Rose, chose Rebecca Caplan to take over, and Rebecca has owned the salon, now called Starling, since 2017.
The salon's view is that hair should be fun and easy to live with, and that hair health comes first. Rather than one standard approach, the team builds a haircare plan around each client's goals, budget and lifestyle. The salon describes itself as an elevated experience and not a typical salon, and it caters to clients who like unique looks and have limited time for daily styling.
Color clients start with a complimentary consultation, which should be booked at least 48 hours before the color appointment. Guests can also email for a digital consultation before choosing a service. Refreshments, including snacks and beverages, are offered during visits.
Signature offerings include dry curly cuts and curly hair styling, Olaplex-based color services, and Turn Back The Clock, a permanent foil color for partial grey coverage with a grow-out. Vivid color, including the Unicorn Hair service, is also available.
The salon puts hair health first and works with each client to set a customized haircare plan based on their goals, budget and lifestyle.
The space feels intimate, inclusive and relaxing, with a spa-like quality.
Services
Final prices may vary.
Bang trims, short cuts, haircut and blowout, razor curl cuts and dry curly cuts, with suggested maintenance intervals for each.
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Bang Trim $25
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Short Haircut $80
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Haircut and Blowout $90
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Dry Curly Cut $130
Root touchups, all-over color and a complimentary color consultation for planning.
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Root Touchup $130
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All Over Color $170
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Color Consultation Price at booking
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Partial Highlight or Lowlight $190
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Turn Back The Clock $190
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Pops of Color $250
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Full Highlight or Lowlight $260
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All Over Vivid Color (Unicorn Hair) $300
Shampoo and blowout, curly hair styling without a cut, and blowouts with thermal styling.
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Shampoo and Blowout $75
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Curly Hair Styling $80
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Blowout with Thermal Styling $100
Olaplex in-salon treatment and R and Co concentrate add-ons for shampoo services.
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R and Co Concentrate Treatment $15
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Olaplex In Salon Treatment $80
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Olpalex In Salon Treatment $80+
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Meet the team
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- Highlights
- Dry curly cuts and curly hair styling, including a step-by-step finish with a hood dryer
- Olaplex treatment included in all color services
- Turn Back The Clock: permanent color in foils for partial grey coverage with a grow-out
- Complimentary color consultation
- R and Co concentrate add-on for shampoo services, with biotin thickening or vitamin B5 moisturizing options
- Full-time and part-time stylist rental
- Good for
- curly hair
- grey transitions
- unique and vivid looks
- clients with limited time for daily styling
- planning a color service
- Treats
- grey coverage
- grey transitions
- root regrowth
- hair damage
- vivid color
- curly hair styling
- Techniques
- dry curly cutting
- razor cutting
- scissor cutting
- Deva Curl
- foil highlights and lowlights
- permanent color in foils
- vivid color
- lightening
- glaze
- blowout
Products & treatments
- Olaplex
- R and Co
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