Honnie.B Hair Studio

Copper letters on a cream wall, tan leather wash chairs in a row, a monstera in the corner. Honnie.B is a salon that looks calm before anyone has picked up a brush, and that is deliberate: their line is that you should be able to “relax, unwind and enjoy the calm” while your colour processes.

What they do

The focus is colour, specifically what they call lived-in hair: balayage, highlights, Air Touch blonding, root touch-ups, all-over colour and colour correction. Cuts for women and men are on the menu too, along with smoothing treatments, a permanent straightening service, perms and Kérastase Fusio-Dose treatments, which are done in the salon only. Extensions (wefts, K-tips and tape-ins) are priced on request.

Prices on their site start at a few dozen dollars for a cut and climb into the hundreds for balayage, Air Touch and smoothing work. Two versions of their price list are online and they don’t match, so confirm the cost when you book.

The people

Yuri Han owns the studio and works as a stylist. She trained at the Aveda Institute, graduating in 2010, and teaches as an Aveda educator. Her specialties are lived-in colour, balayage, Air Touch, colour correction and long layered cuts. The team around her ranges from senior colourists to junior stylists and assistants, each listed with their own specialties, so you can choose the stylist who suits what you’re asking for.

Before you book

• Appointments are booked online through their Square page; there’s also a phone line, 604-621-6644.
• Cancel free up to 48 hours ahead. After that it’s 50% of the service, and a no-show is charged in full.
• For balayage or highlights, arrive with clean hair, washed 12 to 24 hours beforehand.
• It’s a child-free salon: no kids’ cuts, and colour is 18 and over.
• They say the salon is fully accessible and will work with other accommodations if you ask.

Open Wednesday to Friday 10 to 7, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 10 to 3. Their Instagram is active and a good place to see current colour work before choosing a stylist.

More independent shops and services nearby are in Shop Local in Willoughby.