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Custom color & extensions studio

Custom color & extensions in Austin, hair that looks like it was always yours.

I build color and extensions around your hair, your face, and your life. Every new client starts with a free planning call. No pressure, no surprises.

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12

years behind the chair

500+

color & extensions clients

4.9★

average client rating

Licensed

colorist, State of Texas

Welcome to your
personalized hair plan.

I do not sell services off a menu. For every client I build a plan around a color analysis, your hair history, and the way you actually live, all in service of your long-term hair health. The result looks effortless because it was made for you and no one else.

Why me, specifically

Most colorists start with a photo pulled from Pinterest.

I start with a color analysis of the hair actually in my chair.

Because a formula copied from someone else's photo rarely survives contact with your undertone, your history, or your hair.

Renata Cruz, colorist and extensions specialist, in her studio
Meet Renata

Your hair is unique, and your care should be too.

I have spent twelve years behind the chair as a licensed colorist, most of it specializing in color and extensions for people who were told their hair was too damaged, too fine, or too far gone. It rarely is. You leave my chair confident in your hair, knowing how to care for it, and supported long after.

The work

Recent color and extensions work.

More on Instagram · @renatacruz.hair
See the change

Drag to compare a real color transformation.

Sample Custom Color result: single-tone brunette to a soft, dimensional balayage that grows out clean. See more on the Transformations page.

Bright caramel balayage after the same appointment (sample result)After
Flat, one-tone dark brown hair before a color appointment (sample result)Before
Wavy caramel balayage, viewed from the front
Dimensional color with warm highlights through the mid-lengths
Soft, natural waves after a finishing style
Balayage viewed from behind, showing the placement through the length
A client mid-appointment in the studio chair
Close detail of a finished style, brushed out and catching the light
Dimensional balayage waves, the result of a Custom Color appointment
Long hand-tied extensions, color-matched from root to end
What I do

Three ways I can help your hair.

Dimensional balayage waves, the result of a Custom Color appointment
01

Custom Color

Balayage, lived-in blonde, gloss, and correction. Built by hand for your face and your tone, designed to grow out softly so you are never chasing a line.

From $195

Final price confirmed at your planning call

More about Custom Color →
Long hand-tied extensions, color-matched from root to end
02

Extensions

Length and fullness that move and feel like your own. Color-matched, comfortable, and placed so they stay invisible. Fitted at your planning call.

From $650

Hair included, final price at your planning call

More about Extensions →
A finished blow-dry styled in the studio chair
03

Cuts & Styling

A shape that works with your hair on a normal morning, not just in the chair. Precision cuts, finishing, and the how-to so you can do it at home.

From $85

Books online, no planning call needed

More about Cuts & Styling →

Color starts at $195 and extensions at $650, hair included. Where you land above that depends on your hair's length, thickness, and history, so I confirm your exact price at the planning call, before anything is booked. Cuts start at $85 and book online.

How it works

A planning call first, then your appointment.

01

The planning call

A free 15-minute video call. You tell me your hair history and your goals, I tell you honestly what is possible. We only book if it feels right.

02

Your appointment

I map your plan the moment you sit down: your color, your hair's health, and your life. Then we build the look together, unhurried and one client at a time.

03

Ongoing care

A plan for what comes next, the right products, and a standing chair whenever you are ready to come back.

In their words

★★★★★
“I came to Renata after years of leaving salons in tears. She actually listened, made a plan, and my hair has never looked or felt better.”
A smiling client with soft brunette waves
Marisol G.Color correction + extensions
★★★★★
“The planning call alone sold me. No one had ever explained my hair to me like that. Two years later I would not see anyone else.”
A smiling client with warm blonde balayage
Dana R.Lived-in blonde
★★★★★
“My extensions are completely undetectable and they have never damaged my hair. People cannot believe it is not all mine.”
A smiling client with long, healthy extensions
Priya S.Hand-tied extensions

Questions, answered honestly

A free 15-minute video call for every new client. You share your hair history and your goals, I walk you through how I work, and we decide together if it is a fit. Nothing is booked in the chair until you feel sure.

Black-and-white editorial portrait, hair falling softly across the face
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Hair that fits who
you already are.

A free 15-minute video call to talk about your hair and what is possible. No commitment either way.

Book your free planning call
Renata Cruz1201 E 6th St, Studio 4, Austin, TX 78702Tuesday – Saturday, by appointment
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