Sarasota · Gulf Coast
Colour that grows out well.
Book a consult or a full appointment in about a minute. Mara reads every note you leave.
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- No phone calls needed
- Your time is held for 15 minutes
- Full refund if you cancel 48 hours ahead
How booking works
Choose what you need and a time that suits you. Mara reads your note before you come in.
Pick a service.
Each one lists the time and price. New clients booking longer colour start with a consult.
Pick a time that is free.
The calendar reads Mara's diary. If a slot shows up, it's open, and it disappears the second someone takes it.
Leave a note for Mara.
Hair history, a photo of what you want, what went wrong last time. Mara reads all of it before you arrive.
The studio
Mara Ellison
Eleven years behind the chair, the last four of them here. I trained in a big salon downtown where I did nine heads a day and hated how little of it I remembered. Now I take one person at a time.
I'm a colourist, not a stylist. I cut, but only around colour. Most of my work is lightening, correcting other people's lightening, and getting grey to sit down without looking flat. Sarasota sun, salt water and humidity can pull warm tones out fast. I plan for that.
One chair, one colourist. If you're waiting for a friend, there's a coffee and a seat by the window.
Reference looks
Colour work
Sample reviews
Wall of love
These reviews and videos are AI-generated samples for this concept build. The people are not real customers and the studio is fictional.
“Four months in and there is still no line. I have stopped booking root appointments I did not need.”
Priya N. · Balayage
“Booked a consult at midnight and had a confirmation before I closed the tab.”
“I've had colour done in four cities. This is the first time anyone asked what I'd used on my hair in the last year.”
“I came in scared of going flat. She left some depth in the grey, and I just look like myself, only rested.”
Renée T. · Grey blending
“The reminder said 'reply if you're not coming' instead of just charging me. That's a small thing that felt big.”
“Had to cancel with a week's notice. The deposit went back to my card the same day and it said so in the email.”
“I sent her like six photos and a really rambly note. She read every word. Copper, exactly like the third picture.”
Tessa M. · Copper gloss
“She told me it would take two visits to get where I wanted, and it did. Nobody's ever been that straight with me.”
“I gave her a bad photo and a worse description. She still got it.”
Frequently asked
Questions I get asked
Find me
4283 Express Lane, Suite LK1655
Sarasota, FL 34249
- Tuesday to Saturday, 9am–6pm
- Closed Sunday and Monday. Eastern time.
- Find the studio
- Can't find the door? Call (863) 695-9223.