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Iolite Salon
Category: Hair Salons [Edit]
Neighborhood: Pearl District1109 SW 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 248-1614
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
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4 reviews for Iolite Salon
My mom and my sister have been singing Thao's praises for years, and when I showed up for a visit after a really, truly heinous dye job at a swanky SF salon, they knew Thao could fix it.
It turns out that Thao is not only hilarious and full of energy, but also gifted at color. She devised a fabulous combination of red and blonde highlights to camoflage my dark roots growing into the terrible burnt orange, and then gave me a cute, choppy cut that has my mom insisting I come to Portland to get my hair done every time.
Thao is the best hairstylist I've ever been to. If I move away I will fly back to Portland to get my hair done. I'm dead serious.
I have finally found a stylist that gives me a cut that's both sleek and modern, and is also something I can style to perfection at home -ALL BY MYSELF!!!
This is kind of a big deal for me. Before her my hair only used to look good the day I left the salon. I could never recreate the look at home - ever. I would eventually just give up and live in a ponytail until I got it done again.
Thao majored in engineering in college before she went to cosmetology school. I think this is where she developed her cutting style. I'm sure it's also the place where she developed her meticulous attention to detail.
I think a great haircut can be determined by how long it holds it shape. It should still look fantastic a month later. It's been three months since I've seen her, and my cut is still easy to style and looks great. My roots, well those are a different story.
Thank god I'm seeing her in a couple of weeks. It's time for a touch up. My only advice if you're lucky enough to see her is to give her total control. I did, and I got the best cut I've ever had.
I just also wanted to comment on Thao--she does a GREAT JOB with both cut and color. When I first went to her, I had gotten a really unflattering haircut from another salon in the neighborhood and she was able to really improve it, not to mention give me some great highlights. Later that day I got a lot of compliments on my hair (since it looked so much better than it did before with the previous haircut). I've been going to Thao since! I highly recommend her. Plus she's very upbeat and a hoot to talk to.
I used to go to this swanky place in LA called Umberto to get my hair cut, and while it was pretty good (and I got a deal through a friend) I think my hair stylist gave me "The Rachel" for many more years than it was hip.
Enter Iolite Salon, and Thao, a stylist supreme who I let color my hair for the first time a few years ago and now I'm hooked. My caramel highlights fetch compliments from strangers at least once a week, and everyone want to know where I go. Well now you do, call her ASAP. You won't be sorry.
