Women's Hair

Women's Hair Services

Whatever brought you here, grown-out roots, a color you're not loving, or just a haircut to refresh your look, there's a service on this page built for exactly that. Find what you came for.

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Every Service, One Menu

From a quick blow-out before a big day to a full balayage transformation, here's everything we offer women in Kirkland, priced clearly, no surprise consultations required unless the service actually needs one.

Woman getting professional haircut

Womans Haircut

Women's haircut tailored to your face shape, style, and hair texture. Includes a customized haircut with a shampoo and blow-dry.

$70.001 hr
Woman getting her bang trims

Bang Trim

A quick and precise bang trim to maintain your style, frame your face, and keep your haircut looking fresh.

$15.0015 min
Woman receiving blow out in a salon

Blow out

Wash and blow-dry for a smooth, polished finish. Style tailored to your preference.

$45.0040 min
woman getting her hair colored

All Over Color

Single-process color applied evenly from roots to ends to change or enhance your natural hair color.

$120.002 hr
Woman receiving base color in a salon

Base color

A root-touch color service that covers regrowth, blends grays, and maintains a consistent, vibrant shade from roots to ends.

$95.002 hr
Woman getting color correction service from a salon

Color Correction

A corrective service designed to fix uneven tones, brassiness, unwanted color, or previous dye mistakes using expert techniques and gentle formulas.

On Consultation1 hr
Woman getting full foil and base

Full Foil & Base

A combined root-color and full-foil highlighting service that brightens the hair, adds multi-dimensional tone, and seamlessly blends regrowth.

$235.002 hr 30 min
Woman getting particle foil service

Partical Foil

Foils are applied to the top and sides of the head to add brightness and dimension. This service focuses on the crown and front sections, leaving the underneath untouched.

$130.002 hr
Woman getting full foil service in a salon

Full Foil

Foils are placed throughout the entire head to add highlights and create overall lightness and dimension. This service includes lightener applied from roots to ends in multiple sections for an even, all-over look.

$170.002 hr 30 min
Woman getting partial foil and base service

Partial Foil & Base

Foils are applied to the top and sides of the head for highlights, combined with a base color to cover roots or add depth between foils.

$170.002 hr 30 min
Woman getting full balayage treatment

Full Balayage

Sun-kissed look with soft, lived in look, blended transitions from root to tip.

$220.003 hr
Woman receiving partial balayage service

Balayage Partial

A partial balayage service focusing on key sections to add subtle lightness, dimension, and blended highlights with a natural finish.Focused on the top and front sections.

$190.002 hr
Woman receiving air touch balayage service

Air Touch Balayage

AirTouch Balayage is an advanced color technique that uses a blow dryer to separate shorter, finer hair before applying lightener.

$385.003.5 hr
Woman getting grey blending service from Beauty Essence

Grey Blending

Our professional grey blending service is designed to seamlessly transition your hair to a natural-looking grey tone, enhancing your style with a polished finish. Book an appointment today for personalized care tailored to your hair goals.

On Consultation1 hr
Woman receiving smoothing keratin treatment

Keratin Treatment

A hair smoothing treatment that reduces frizz, adds shine, and strengthens hair from root to tip. Results last up to 3 to 5 months typically with proper care.

$300.003 hr
Woman receiving botox hair treatment

Botox Hair Treatment

A deep-conditioning, anti-frizz treatment that smooths, repairs dry or damaged hair for a shiny, healthier finish.

$220.002 hr
Woman getting olaplex treatment and blow dry

Olaplex Treatment & Blow dry

A bond-repair Olaplex treatment paired with a professional blow-dry. Protect damaged hair, improves strength, and enhances shine for a smooth, healthy finish.

$75.001 hr
Woman receiving olaplex curly hair treatment & blow dry

Olaplex Curly Hair Treatment & Blow Dry

Repair that penetrates deep into the cortex to strengthen, repair and lock curl shaping bonds into place.

$45.0030 min
Woman getting olaplex stand alone treatment

Olaplex stand alone treatment

A deep-repair bond treatment using Olaplex technology to restore dry, damaged, or chemically treated hair. Strengthens, smooths, and protects from future breakage.

$45.0030 min

Why Kirkland Women Choose Beauty Essence!

Expert Stylists

Specialists, not generalists. Some of our stylists focus heavily on color correction, others on precision cutting, others on keratin and smoothing work. You're matched with whoever's actually best at the service you booked.

Tailored to You

Built around your hair, not a template. Face shape, hair texture, how much time you actually spend styling at home, all of it shapes the plan before a single cut or foil happens.

Luxury Haircare Products

The products match the service. Color-safe, bond-repairing, damage-conscious formulas used specifically for what your hair needs that day, not a one-size-fits-all product line used on every client regardless of hair condition.

Don't Take Our Word For It

Fifteen years in Kirkland means we've heard it all, the "just a trim" that became a full transformation, the wedding day that went perfectly, the frizz that finally met its match. Here's what a few of our regulars had to say.

"I drove past three other salons to get here, and I still don't regret it. My balayage looks natural, not stripy, and it's grown out beautifully for months."

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Jenna T.

"I've had my color 'corrected' at two other places before Beauty Essence actually fixed it. No more brassy roots, no more guessing games — just the blonde I asked for."

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Courtney M.

"Booked my daughter's first haircut here and they were so patient with her. We'll be back, she already asked when she can get her hair 'like the big girls.'"

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Diane W.

"My lash lift and brow lamination combo has cut my morning routine in half. I look like I'm wearing mascara when I'm not even close to awake yet."

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Hannah K.

"Grey blending done right is an art, and Marlene has it down. Nobody at work believes I'm covering grey — they think I just "have good hair.""

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Susan P.

"I came in with a Pinterest photo and a lot of anxiety about bangs. Left with exactly what I wanted and zero regrets. That almost never happens."

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Olivia R.

"My mother-of-the-bride hair and makeup for my daughter's wedding was flawless from the ceremony through the last dance. Worth every minute of the trial run."

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Linda F.

"Rose gives the best scalp massage in Kirkland, full stop. I book extra time just for that. My haircut is great too, but honestly, it's the massage that keeps me coming back."

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Grace H.

"After years of frying my hair with keratin treatments at other places, this is the first one that actually left it feeling healthier, not just straighter."

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Priya K.

"I switched from a Seattle salon because the drive wasn't worth it anymore. Beauty Essence is closer, cheaper, and honestly better. My highlights have never looked this dimensional."

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Meredith S.

Questions About Our Women's Hair Services

The things clients actually ask before booking a cut, color, or treatment, answered plainly.

It comes down to how much maintenance you want and the look you're after. Base Color refreshes your roots and overall tone with the least upkeep. Full Foil creates an all-over dimension but needs more frequent touch-ups as it grows out. Balayage is hand-painted for a softer, lower-maintenance grow-out. Most clients who want "expensive-looking" hair without monthly appointments lean balayage. Your stylist will walk through your current hair and goals during consultation to recommend the right fit.
Depends on the service. A Base Color runs around 2 hours, while something like Air Touch Balayage can run 3.5 hours given the technique involved. We'll always give you a realistic time estimate when you book so you're not stuck watching the clock mid-appointment.
Grey Blending is genuinely tailored to your grey percentage and hair texture, since resistant grey often needs a slightly different formula and technique than hair with scattered strands. This service is done on consultation specifically because the plan varies so much from person to person. Bring your hair as-is and we'll map out what's realistic.
That's exactly what Color Correction is for. Bring photos of the current result and what you're hoping to achieve, and expect an honest consultation about whether it's a one-session fix or something that needs to happen in phases to protect your hair's integrity.
For most color services, day-old or product-free hair is actually preferred, since freshly washed hair can affect how color processes. For Keratin Treatments, your stylist will typically wash your hair in-salon as part of the service, so you don't need to pre-wash for that appointment specifically.
Balayage typically grows out more gracefully, with many clients stretching 3-4 months between appointments since it's designed to blend rather than show a hard regrowth line. Full Foil tends to show regrowth sooner, especially close to the part, so most clients come back closer to the 6-8 week mark to keep it looking fresh.