The Cosmo Lab
Salon suites in Poway, CA
The Cosmo Lab was established in 2025 at 13326 Poway Road and is home to independent stylists who work as booth renters. The business describes itself as a modern luxury hair salon. Each stylist sets their own service menu, pricing, schedule and policies, and clients book directly with the stylist they choose.
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The Cosmo Lab was established in 2025 at 13326 Poway Road and is home to independent stylists who work as booth renters. The business describes itself as a modern luxury hair salon. Each stylist sets their own service menu, pricing, schedule and policies, and clients book directly with the stylist they choose.
Visits are by appointment only, and walk-ins are not taken. The space is meant to feel calm and uncrowded, and the business says it avoids double-booking and rushed appointments so each visit can move at an easy pace. Pricing is set by each stylist and shown on their own booking page.
Lightening services share a common finish: a gloss or custom toner, a root shadow where it suits the result, a nourishing hair mask and a blow-out. Vivid color can take more than one session when starting from dark hair, because protective lightening is needed first to build a base for the vivid tones.
Each stylist works independently and holds a consultation before service, while the studio keeps appointments unhurried and avoids double-booking.
A calm, quiet, uncrowded studio designed for unhurried appointments.
Services
Final prices may vary.
Hand-painted balayage, full and partial highlights, face-framing highlights and babylights, ombré and dimension, and gloss with a nourishing mask, each finished with a custom toner or gloss.
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Full & Partial Highlights Price at booking
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Gloss + Nourishing Mask Price at booking
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Hand-Painted Balayage Price at booking
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Ombré & Dimension Price at booking
Color correction, custom color and formulation, dimensional color and natural root color, with grey blending and creative and vivid shades also available.
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Color Correction Price at booking
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Custom Color & Formulation Price at booking
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Dimensional Color Price at booking
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Natural Root Color Price at booking
Styling and hair treatments, including blowouts, event and bridal styling, and deep-conditioning treatments.
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Styling & Hair Treatments Price at booking
Meet the team
Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.thecosmolab.com (opens in a new tab)
- Highlights
- Independent stylists each run their own menu, pricing and schedule
- Grey blending softens gray into natural-looking color instead of fully covering it
- Every lightening service is finished with a nourishing mask and blow-out
- Vivid and fashion color built on protective lightening
- Booking goes directly to your chosen stylist, with no walk-ins
- The salon reports an average of 5.0 stars from 8 Google reviews, as shown on its site
- Good for
- low-maintenance blonde
- first-time lighteners
- clients correcting blonde done elsewhere
- grey blending
- vivid or fashion color
- curly cuts and textured short cuts
- event and bridal styling
- all hair types and textures
- unhurried, appointment-only visits
- Treats
- gray blending
- color correction
- brassiness
- natural root color
- blonde maintenance
- vivid color
- short haircuts
- Techniques
- balayage
- hand-painted balayage
- full and partial highlights
- face-framing highlights
- babylights
- ombré and dimension
- custom toner
- gloss
- nourishing hair mask
- root shadow
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