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Velvet Waves Salon

Velvet Waves Salon

Hair salon in Ellicott City, MD

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Velvet Waves Salon serves men and women in Howard County, Maryland, from a suite at My Salon Suites on Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. The salon describes its work as personalized hair care for all waves, curls and coils, and it offers a range of services for natural, curly and straight hair alike.

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Velvet Waves Salon serves men and women in Howard County, Maryland, from a suite at My Salon Suites on Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City. The salon describes its work as personalized hair care for all waves, curls and coils, and it offers a range of services for natural, curly and straight hair alike.

Proprietor Carmen Okpattah runs the salon and does much of the styling herself, with a focus on curly hair and on straight, wavy and in-between textures. Her work includes Deva Cuts, Sisterlocks retightening and curly hair shaping, and she teaches a curly hair detangling class that uses a mannequin.

Visits start with a check-in by phone when you arrive, before you go in. New clients can book a 15-minute consultation for $20, and that fee is reduced if they book a service within thirty days. Appointment lengths vary widely, from a 10-minute hairline trim to a long Sisterlocks or new loc session that can run most of a day.

Beyond cutting and color, the salon offers Ayurvedic treatments, relaxing and texturizing, keratin treatments, natural extensions, and wedding hair. Its hair care products come from Innersense Organic Beauty, and the salon focuses on clean beauty hair care throughout.

Takes a simple, holistic approach that favors less over more, with the stated aim of helping every client look and feel their most beautiful after a visit.

The salon describes its atmosphere as friendly and easy-going.

Specials & promotions

  • Consultation fee credited toward a booked service

    Book a service within thirty days of the consultation; the consultation fee is reduced from the service booked.

    On their website as of Oct 31, 2026 · Where we saw it

Services

Final prices may vary.

Curly cuts for new and returning clients, dry curly cuts, curly sets and wig shaping.

  • Hairline Trim $10+
  • Hair Bath and Condition Only $30
  • Video Hair Chat $30+
  • Hairline Haircolor $45+
  • Dread Lock Hair Bath $50+
  • Children's Dry Haircut Only 1-12 $65
  • Curly Set $75
  • Dry Haircut Straight Hair Only $75
  • Lock Repair $75+
  • Mens Haircut $75+
  • Wig Hair Shaping $75
  • Express Dread and Lock Maintenance $80+
  • Roller Set $80
  • Shampoo and Blowout $80+
  • Curly Cut Short Hair $100+
  • Curly Hair Detangling Class $100+
  • Dread and Lock Grooming $100+
  • Single Process Haircolor Touchup $125
  • Dry Curly Cut Only $130+
  • Haircut Only for Natural Hair $130+
  • Silk Press $135+
  • Two Strand Twist Long Hailr $140+
  • Two Strand Twist Long Hair $140+
  • Virgin Hair Color on Curly Hair $185+
  • Sisterlocks Retighten $200+
  • Curly Cut Returning Guest $250+
  • Pintura $250+
  • Sisterlocks Retighten Long Hair $250+
  • Curly Haircut New Client $375+
  • Bang Trim Price at booking
  • Color Toning Price at booking
  • Haircolor Removal Price at booking
  • New Loc Install Price at booking
  • Two Strand Twist Price at booking

Meet the team

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

Highlights
  • Sisterlocks retightening and loc services, including long-hair sessions and new loc installs
  • Curly haircut for new clients, with consultation, shaping and a curly finish
  • Pintura hair painting for partial or full-head highlighting or lowlighting
  • Clean beauty hair care using Innersense Organic Beauty products
  • Consultation for $20, reduced when a service is booked within thirty days
  • Curly hair detangling class using a mannequin
Good for
  • curly hair
  • coily and natural hair
  • locs and dreadlocks
  • straight, wavy and in-between textures
  • men's haircuts
  • children ages 1-12 for dry haircuts
  • wig shaping
  • wedding hair
  • clients who want clean beauty products
  • first visit with a consultation
Treats
  • Sisterlocks maintenance
  • loc repair
  • dreadlock grooming
  • gray blending
  • hair color correction
  • curly cuts
  • hair color
Techniques
  • Sisterlocks
  • Deva Cuts
  • Pintura
  • silk press
  • two strand twists
  • new loc install
  • curly sets and roller sets
  • virgin hair color on curly hair
  • color toning
  • haircolor removal

Products & treatments

  • Innersense Organic Beauty

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