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The Lock Guru Salon
The Lock Guru Salon

The Lock Guru Salon

Hair salon in Marietta, GA

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The Lock Guru Salon is a natural hair salon in Suite 217 of the Salon Studios Beauty Mall in Marietta. The salon describes itself as a luxury service salon that uses high-quality products, and its core work is microlocs, with added styling, traditional locs and color for clients who want more.

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The Lock Guru Salon is a natural hair salon in Suite 217 of the Salon Studios Beauty Mall in Marietta. The salon describes itself as a luxury service salon that uses high-quality products, and its core work is microlocs, with added styling, traditional locs and color for clients who want more.

Rachel Cayo and Rachel Bates are listed as the salon's founders, with Rachel Bates shown as CEO on the home page. The salon's stylists include Sisterlock and Interlock consultants as well as a stylist focused on everyday loc care, and each stylist sets their own hourly rate, which is the basis for pricing.

A visit starts with an in-person consultation, which is required before any service is booked and cannot fall on the same day as an establishment. Virtual consultations are not offered, last-minute and emergency appointments are not taken, and bookings and consultations are made through the salon's Glossgenius booking site. New clients are added as space opens, with openings offered to the waitlist, and out-of-town clients can book a one-time service in advance. Buy Now, Pay Later is available for bookings from $50 to $4,000, with approval needed before the appointment.

For starter locs, the salon recommends at least 4 inches of natural hair, though relaxed ends with 2 inches of new growth are acceptable, and extensions are not added during the starter process. Loc grooming and repair, including slippage repair, hole repair and loc reattachment, is billed at the stylist's hourly rate. The salon also offers a Microloc and Interlocking training and certification program for $2,500, with three days of training and monthly coaching calls for three months; the program is in development. Hours are Wednesday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Saturday 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM, and Sunday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with Monday and Tuesday closed. The email address is thelockgurusalon@gmail.com.

Built around microlocs, with an in-person consultation before any work and pricing set by each stylist's own hourly rate.

Specials & promotions

  • Special option for out-of-town clients needing a one-time service

    Must be booked in advance to ensure sufficient time is reserved

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

Services

Final prices may vary.

Microlock establishment, retightening in 2.5 to 4 hour visits, extra hours, and a trainee rate.

  • Microlock Extra Hours $100
  • Retightening 2.5 Hours $300
  • Microlock Trainee Rate $325
  • Retightening 3.0 Hours $335
  • Retightening 3.5 Hours $370
  • Retightening 4.0 Hours $405
  • Microlock Establishment $2,500+
  • Extra Hours $100/unit
  • Trainee Rate $325
  • Establishment $2,500+

Basic shampoo, braid-ups, braid and twist outs, bantu knots, individuals, rod sets and pipe cleaner sets for locs and loose hair.

  • Basic Shampoo $45
  • Bantu Knots $65
  • Braid up (no dryer time) $65
  • Braid Out/Twist Out $75
  • Individuals $85
  • Rod Set $90
  • Pipe Cleaner Set $115

Palm rolls, with or without styling.

  • Palm Roll $100
  • Palm Roll and Style $140

Lock and loose trims, specialty cuts, root touch-ups, highlights, tips, all-over color and ombre.

  • Added Loose Trim $30
  • Added Lock Trim $35
  • Lock Trim $45
  • Loose Trim $45
  • Lock Specialty Cut $65
  • Loose Specialty Cut $65
  • Root Touch-Up $100
  • Highlights $250+
  • Tips $250
  • All Over Color $300+
  • Highlight and Root Touch-Up $400+
  • Highlight and All Over $450+
  • Ombre $600+
  • 2-6 Cornrows $17+
  • Combo Style $45+ / $90+
  • Individual Braid/Twists $75+
  • Full Rod Set $90+

Photos

  • Stylist braiding a client's locs in the salon
  • Back view of client's locs with parting, salon watermark
  • Side view of client's updo locs in salon chair
  • Short styled locs with bantu-knot style in salon
  • Man's cornrow braids viewed from above, two panels
  • Back view of long loc extensions being installed, with lotus logo
  • Blue and green locs in an updo with shaved sides
  • Green and yellow locs wrapped around a scalp, top view
  • Small twists pulled up, client wearing a blue mask, lotus logo
  • Auburn twisted updo with shaved side design in salon chair
  • Black locs with red-tipped ends in salon
  • Close-up of neat parted loc sections on the scalp

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.thelockgurusalon.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Microlock establishment starting at $2,500, with a $400 deposit
  • Retightening priced by visit length from 2.5 to 4 hours, with signature shampoo included
  • Extra microlock hours at $100 per hour and a flat $325 trainee rate
  • Loc slippage repair, hole repair and reattachment
  • Buy Now, Pay Later for bookings from $50 to $4,000
  • Microloc and Interlocking training and certification program, in development
Good for
  • Starter locs with at least 4 inches of natural hair
  • Relaxed ends with 2 inches of new growth
  • Out-of-town clients wanting a one-time service
  • Clients who need loc repair
  • Clients who prefer in-person consultations
Treats
  • Starting locs
  • Microlock retightening
  • Microlock establishment
  • Loc repair
  • Lock trims and specialty cuts
  • Cornrows and braids
  • Color and highlights
Techniques
  • Microlocs
  • Interlocking
  • Sisterlocks
  • Lock tailoring
  • Retightening
  • Palm rolls
  • Cornrows
  • Individual braids and twists
  • Rod sets
  • Bantu knots

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