I’m so excited to meet you!

You deserve to have a salon experience unlike what you’ve had before. Let’s take the pressure and stress out of your first visit.

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A hairstylist with blonde wavy hair and glasses is happily working on a woman's wet hair at a salon. The woman is sitting in a chair, smiling, wearing a cape that says 'High Tide Salon', and has wet, wavy hair.

what “lived in” actually means for you

“Lived in” gets used a lot, so here’s what it really means with me. Your color and cut are made to grow with you, never against you, so there’s no hard regrowth line and no feeling overdue. Instead, your hair stays soft and blended as it grows, looking just as considered four months out as it did the day you left. When you come back in, it’s a refresh you look forward to each and every time.

what lived in looks like for a few of my guests

Every guest's version is a little different. Here's how they wear theirs, each with hair built to fit the life they live.

  • Kaitlyn - the full lived in highlight

    Kaitlyn only needs a full highlight once a year. She's a mom (with twins on the way!) who loves to treat herself, so the big appointment becomes her relax day, and the little resets in between keep everything looking fresh with minimal upkeep.

  • Kaitlyn - the glossy refresh

    Four months after her full highlight, all Kaitlyn wanted was a gloss to add shine and refresh her tone. Her grow out stays so soft that she never needs more. She takes advantage of the extra time for some pampering though~

  • Kathryn - the partial lived in highlight

    Before her wedding, we kept Kathryn's dimensional brunette soft and lived-in with a partial highlight. Easy to maintain, and ready for her big day. Keeping it dimensional meant her grow out stayed soft, so she had one less thing to think about leading up to it.

  • Kathryn - the glossy refresh

    Once the wedding had passed and there was no need to keep the length, Kathryn was finally ready for the change we'd been talking about for ages. A deeper, richer warm brown and the bob she'd been dreaming of.

  • Taylor - before her refresh (6 month fade)

    Taylor comes in for a red highlight about every six months. As an artist, she loves a color that fades into something just as pretty, so she never has to think about upkeep in between. Even right before her appointment, her grow-out stays soft and easy.

  • Taylor - the full lived in highlight

    Taylor loves a super saturated red, so we keep it just natural enough to fade soft and pretty over her six months between visits. Since she stretches six months between visits, we pair it with a shorter cut that keeps her day today easy, so her color and her routine both stay low effort.

what your time with me looks like:

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  • Your first appointment starts with a real conversation. We'll talk through your hair history, what's frustrated you before, and where you want to go, then build the day's plan around it. I'll make sure the upkeep actually fits your life, so you feel good about your hair all year, not just the day you leave my chair.

    At every visit after, we'll do a quick check-in to see how your color wore and talk through anything new you're thinking about.

    At subsequent appointments, we’ll have a more condensed, but no less thorough, Re-Connection Consultation to talk through how your color wore. We’ll also talk through any new struggles or changes you’d like!

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  • Every service is built around keeping your hair healthy. I work with low-tox, sustainable brands: plant-based color and products made without the usual culprits like ammonia, PPD, formaldehyde, sulfates, silicones, phthalates, and DEA.

  • Want your visit to feel extra special? You can add a little something to any service. Even your shampoo is a moment, with gentle, firm pressure worked around your hairline, temples, and neck to ease the tension away. Self-care matters, and I'm always happy to give you more of it.

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  • You'll never have to wonder how to recreate your look at home. Part of my job is setting you up to feel confident between visits, so even though we'll spend plenty of the appointment just chatting, I'll always make time to show you what you need. Whether you want to learn how to curl it, style your new cut, pick the right products, or just shampoo properly, ask away. I'm an open book.

The Hightide Salon & Suites is at 309 West Martin Street in Raleigh. When you arrive, you'll find an iPad at the front desk. Sign in under Katherine Layne, have a seat, and I'll get a text that you're here.

What to know about your first visit to The Hightide Salon!

  • There's metered street parking right next to the salon (2-hour limit). If your appointment runs longer than two hours, start your time at the street terminal, then extend it from your phone in the Passport app. One heads-up: you can't run two sessions on the same method. Parking is free after 6pm on weekdays and all weekend.

    You can also use the Nash Lot behind Parkside Restaurant, managed by Secure Parking. Just scan one of the QR codes posted around the lot to pay from your phone.

  • Once you're settled in my chair, you'll get to pick from Hightide's drink menu, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, all on the house. Wifi's complimentary too, whether you want to catch up on work or just unwind on your phone.

  • Before you go, we'll take a look at everything we did together and book your next visit. I'll send you home with the right products for your hair and your goals

    I’ll follow up within a week to make sure you are loving your results and assure that you are taken care of!

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