Hair color that looks like you on a good day.
A color-first studio in Fairhaven. Every color starts with a free consultation and a real swatch held to your hair.
- 4.9 from 200+ reviewsSample rating
- Since 2011Fifteen years in Fairhaven
- Licensed and insuredWashington-licensed cosmetologists
- Color guaranteeFree adjustment within 7 days
- Patch test before new color
- Curl-trained stylists
- Vegan, ammonia-free color
- Priced by service, not gender
Find your shade
The six shades clients ask for most. Tap one to see what to book, the price and the upkeep.
Not sure yet? Bring a photo to a free consultation and we’ll hold real swatches to your hair.
Book a consultationHow to read a shade code
The number before the dot is the level, from 1 (black) to 10 (lightest blonde). The digits after it are tones, strongest first: .1 ash, .2 violet, .3 gold, .4 copper, .6 red. So 6.34 is a dark blonde with gold, then a little copper.
Pick your stylist
Each of us has a signature shade. Book by person, or let us match you.
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Master stylist, owner
Ines Calloway
22 years behind the chair
Lived-in blonde and color corrections, including box-dye rescues.
Signature shade 8.13 Sand
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Senior stylist
Ren Abara
11 years behind the chair
Curly cuts, cut dry, and coppers that don’t turn orange by week three.
Signature shade 6.34 Copper
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Senior stylist
Pia Lindqvist
9 years behind the chair
Grey blending for anyone ready to stop chasing roots, and sharp short cuts.
Signature shade 9.12 Silver
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Stylist
Jonah Pell
4 years behind the chair
Rich brunettes, color melts and short cuts with clean necklines.
Signature shade 4.0 Espresso
Book with Jonah
Recent color, with the formulas
Every client leaves with their formula on a card, so any of us can repeat it.
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Copper curls - Formula
- 6.34 + 7.43, 20 vol, 35 min
- Finish
- Gloss 8.4 at the bowl
- Chair
- Ren, 2 hours
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Lived-in bob - Formula
- Babylights, toned 8.13
- Finish
- Blunt bob, air-dry friendly
- Chair
- Jonah, 2½ hours
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Soft balayage - Formula
- Hand-painted, toned 9.13
- Finish
- Bond repair, long layers
- Chair
- Ines, 3 hours
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Curly cut and gloss - Formula
- Clear gloss, a drop of 6.34
- Finish
- Dry cut, curl by curl
- Chair
- Ren, 75 min
Your first color visit
No surprises on the day, and none on the bill.
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Free consultation
Fifteen minutes by the window, with swatches held to your hair in daylight.
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Patch test
A five-minute test 48 hours before your first color with us.
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Color day
We quote before we mix, and you leave with your formula on a card.
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Seven-day check
Not what we agreed? Come back within 7 days and we adjust it, free.
Aftercare: your first 72 hours
- Wait 72 hours before your first wash.
- Wash in cool water with a sulfate-free shampoo.
- Blondes: purple shampoo once a week, no more.
- Heat protectant before every blow-dry.
- Book a gloss at 6 weeks to bring the shine back.
What clients say
4.9 average from 200+ reviews. Sample rating
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“Three years of box dye. Ines got me to a soft brown in one visit and wrote down exactly what she used.”
Dana R. Sample review
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“First haircut that understood my curls. Ren cut it dry, curl by curl, and it still looks good at week eight.”
Marcus T. Sample review
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“I’m letting my grey grow in. Pia blended it so the roots read as highlights, not a line.”
Helen W. Sample review
Two chairs and a borrowed swatch ring
Ines Calloway opened Velvet & Vine in 2011 with two chairs, a borrowed swatch ring and one rule she still keeps: nobody leaves without their formula written down. Today there are six chairs and four stylists, and we’ll still tell you, kindly, when a shade won’t suit your hair.
Book a chair
Next week’s openings. Pick a time and we’ll text to confirm.
Visit the studio
1212 Larrabee AvenueFairhaven, Bellingham, WA 98225
Free two-hour street parking on Larrabee and 12th. Step-free entrance.
Get directions Text (360) 555-0142 hello@velvetandvine.example
Hours
| Tuesday to Friday | 9 am to 7 pm |
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| Saturday | 9 am to 5 pm |
| Sunday and Monday | Closed |