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The Total Effect

The Total Effect

Hair salon in Salem, NH

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The Total Effect has been local and family owned and run since 1989, and it sits at 39 Main St in Salem, just off the main highway. Appointments are required, and the salon is open Tuesday through Saturday. Bookings are made by phone at (603) 898-4477.

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The Total Effect has been local and family owned and run since 1989, and it sits at 39 Main St in Salem, just off the main highway. Appointments are required, and the salon is open Tuesday through Saturday. Bookings are made by phone at (603) 898-4477.

Hair services cover men's, women's and children's cuts and professional styling, from clipper cuts and bang trims to blow dries, iron styling, conditioning treatments and formal styling. The color menu ranges from brow tint and glazes to foil work, cut and color, and corrective color. Corrective color and individualized creative color begin with a consultation. Semi-permanent color washes out over about six to twelve shampoos and only deepens hair, while permanent color stays in, suits major changes and gray coverage, and is usually refreshed every four to six weeks as roots grow in.

Hair replacement is a separate area of the salon. Consultations take place in a private suite and cover materials, attachment methods, care and cost for wigs and cranial hair prostheses. Wigs are made with real human hair or synthetic hair and fitted to head size, and custom orders are available for styles not kept in the salon's studio. The salon also carries cleaning and styling products for wigs and prostheses, along with turbans, and runs a rewards program for retail product purchases.

Waxing is available for the lip, chin, eyebrows, a combined lip, brow and chin treatment, and the full face. According to the salon, its waxing staff work with precision and a light touch. The salon calls itself top-rated and reports that its stylists have placed first in the Best of Salon ranking for 31 consecutive years, citing a 31-year award from G.K.M. Best Salon - Salem. Hair service menu prices may change without notice, and the listed prices are starting prices.

Focused on unique hair designs and color creations, with consultations before corrective and individualized color and before choosing a wig or cranial prosthesis.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Men's, women's and children's cuts and blow drying, plus iron styling, clipper cuts, bang trims, washes, conditioning treatments and formal styling.

  • Styling with iron $12+
  • Bang Trim $18+
  • Clipper cut $35+
  • Conditioning treatment $35+
  • Child cut & blow dry $36+
  • Men's cut & Blow dry $38+
  • Wash & blow dry $42+
  • Women's cut & blow dry $62+
  • Formal styling $100+

Color work from brow tint and glazes through foil, cut and color, and corrective color, with a consultation for corrective and creative color.

  • Brow tint $23+
  • Extra color or glaze $40+
  • Corrective color $100+
  • Cut & color $120+
  • Foil $140+
  • Foil & cut $180+
  • Foil & color $210+
  • Partial foil Price at booking

Private-suite consultations for custom wigs and cranial hair replacement systems, plus care products and turbans.

  • Hair replacement consultation $75+

Lip, chin, eyebrow, lip brow and chin, and full face waxing.

  • Lip wax $14+
  • Chin wax $15+
  • Eyebrow wax $19+
  • Lip brow & chin wax $40+
  • Full face wax $50+
  • Conditioning trmt $35+

Meet the team

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

Highlights
  • Custom wigs and cranial hair prostheses made with human or synthetic hair and fitted to head size
  • Private hair replacement suite for consultations
  • Consultations required for corrective and individualized creative color
  • Semi-permanent and permanent color options explained before booking
  • Retail products rewards program
  • Family owned and operated since 1989
Good for
  • Appointment-based visits
  • Corrective color
  • Gray coverage
  • Hair replacement and wig fittings
  • Men's, women's and children's haircuts
  • Waxing appointments
Treats
  • Gray coverage
  • Corrective color
  • Major color changes
  • Hair replacement
  • Unwanted hair
Techniques
  • Foil
  • Partial foil
  • Glaze
  • Brow tint
  • Semi-permanent color
  • Permanent color
  • Clipper cut
  • Blow dry
  • Iron styling
  • Cranial hair prostheses

Products & treatments

  • Wig cleaning and styling products
  • Wig and prosthesis care products
  • Turbans

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