Fifteen minutes. Free. No obligation to book anything afterwards. That is the whole offer, and it exists because the expensive mistakes in hair colour are made by people who booked before anyone had looked at their hair.
This is not a sales appointment. Your artist looks at what is already on your hair, listens to what you want, and tells you plainly what is achievable, how many sessions it will take and roughly what it will cost. If the honest answer is that what you want cannot happen in one sitting, you hear it here, for nothing — instead of two hours into an appointment you are paying for.
It is on the menu as Colour Consultation — free, 15 minutes, with Zahara, Navpreet or Aman. You can book it on its own, without booking a service to go with it.
What happens in the fifteen minutes.
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Your artist looks at your hair
Natural depth, condition, texture and how it grows. Hands on it, in the light, not a glance across the room.
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We find out what is already on it
Box dye, old permanent colour, henna, a tone from another salon. What is already on the hair decides more about what is possible than what you want does — so this is the part that matters most.
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You say what you are after
Bring photos. Describe it badly if you have to. A picture is easier to aim at than a word like ash or caramel, because those mean five different things to five different people.
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You get a straight answer and a price
What is achievable, whether it takes one session or three, roughly what it costs and what the upkeep looks like. Then you decide. Nobody books you on the spot.
When you should book one.
Not for everything. If you are having the same root touch-up you have had for two years, just book the root touch-up.
It is strongly recommended before any big change — going significantly lighter, going significantly darker, or moving off a colour you have worn for years. Big changes are where the gap between the photo and the reality is widest.
It is strongly recommended if your hair is previously coloured or box-dyed. Box dye does not lift evenly, and permanent colour that has been layered on for years behaves in ways nobody can predict from across a room.
And it is the required starting point for colour correction. A correction is the one job where guessing is genuinely risky for the hair, so it begins here every time.
If you have never coloured your hair and you want balayage, you may not need one at all. Fifteen free minutes to be sure is still not a bad trade. The full colour menu and what each service costs is on the hair colour page, and the whole price list is under services.
Why it costs nothing.
Because a wrong colour appointment is worse for us than no colour appointment. Someone who was told the truth and booked a two-session plan leaves happy. Someone who was sold a one-session promise that could not be delivered does not — and that is the version that ends up written down somewhere public.
So the fifteen minutes is free. No charge, no deposit, and no expectation that you book on the day. Plenty of people come in, get an honest answer and go home to think about it. That is the appointment doing exactly what it was put on the menu to do.
Questions we get asked.
Is the colour consultation really free?
Yes. It is listed on the booking page at $0 for 15 minutes. No charge, no deposit, and nothing gets added afterwards. It is free because it saves both of us a wasted three-hour appointment.
How long does a consultation take?
Fifteen minutes. It is a real appointment with a held time slot, not a squeeze-in, so your artist is looking at your hair rather than talking to you between two other clients.
What actually happens in a consultation?
Your artist puts hands on your hair and reads it — natural depth, condition, and what colour is already on it. You say what you want, ideally with photos. Then you get a straight answer: what is achievable, whether it takes one session or several, roughly what it will cost, and what the upkeep looks like. Fifteen minutes, and you leave knowing where you stand.
Do I have to book a service afterwards?
No. You are not obliged to book anything on the day and nobody will push you. A lot of people take the answer home and think about it — and if what you want needs two or three sessions, going away to decide is a sensible thing to do.
Should I come with clean or styled hair?
Come with your hair as it normally is — dry, down, and without heavy styling product. Do not straighten or curl it for the appointment. Your artist needs to see the real texture, the real condition and the real colour, and a fresh blowout hides all three.
Can I bring photos?
Please do. Photos are the most useful thing you can bring, and two or three beat one — including a photo of something you do not like, if you have one. It is far easier to aim at a picture than at a word like ash or caramel, which means something different to everyone.
Do you take walk-ins?
We do take walk-ins, but please call 431-844-5500 first to check availability before coming in. A consultation is only 15 minutes, so it can often be fitted in on the day — but your artist may be mid-way through a three-hour colour, and a phone call saves you the drive.
Consultations are done by the colour artists — Zahara, whose focus is hair, colour and brows, alongside Navpreet and Aman. Book with the artist you would want to do the work.
Every service and starting price is listed on the booking page. Nothing is "price on request", and your exact price is confirmed before work starts.
567 St Anne's Rd, Unit 2, Winnipeg — in St Vital, minutes from Southdale, Windsor Park, Island Lakes and St Boniface. 431-844-5500
Monday 10–7 · Tuesday to Saturday 10–8 · Sunday 10–6. See directions and hours.