Service Area
Luxury Hair Salon in SavannahSavannah, GA
Roots Southern Salon serves Savannah and the surrounding area.
Clients across Savannah rely on Roots Southern Salon for dependable, professional service.
Every service, on your side of town.
Every discipline below is available to Savannah guests — the same room, the same standards, and notes that follow you between visits.
- BalayageBalayage in Savannah at Roots is lived-in, dimensional color painted for a clean grow-out, so roots do not flash a hard line between visits.
- Custom Hair ColorCustom hair color in Savannah is mixed from Redken after a consultation, with gloss and toner chosen to match your photos instead of leaving you warmer or darker than you asked.
- Hand-Tied Hair ExtensionsHand-tied hair extensions in Savannah start with a consultation on density and lived-in color so the wefts blend. We talk install and move-up before anything is sewn in.
- Blonding & HighlightsBlonding and highlights in Savannah can mean babylights, a face-framing money piece, or a fuller map. We confirm which look—and how ashy or warm—before we foil.
- Gray BlendingGray blending in Savannah is lived-in color that softens new growth instead of a solid dye-out that stripes in a few weeks.
- Color CorrectionColor correction in Savannah starts with a consultation and bond repair when the hair needs it. If a photo match is not safe in one visit, we say so before mixing.
- Precision HaircutsPrecision haircuts in Savannah are planned around face-framing and how you style at home, not a trend you cannot recreate on a Tuesday.
- Brazilian BlowoutA Brazilian blowout in Savannah is appointment preferred so we can time the treatment and a proper blowout. Walk-ins only if the chair can finish.
- Bridal Hair StylingBridal hair styling in Savannah is booked ahead: consultation first, then a blowout and style built for the day you actually reserved.
- MakeupMakeup in Savannah is scheduled with a consultation so the look matches the event, not a rushed trial at the sink.
- Bond Repair TreatmentsBond repair treatments in Savannah use K18 when color or blonding has left hair dry. We recommend it when integrity needs it, not as an automatic add-on.
Other neighbourhoods.
- PoolerRoots Southern Salon serves Pooler and the surrounding area.
- Garden CityRoots Southern Salon serves Garden City and the surrounding area.
- Port WentworthRoots Southern Salon serves Port Wentworth and the surrounding area.
- Tybee IslandRoots Southern Salon serves Tybee Island and the surrounding area.
- Wilmington IslandRoots Southern Salon serves Wilmington Island and the surrounding area.
- Richmond HillRoots Southern Salon serves Richmond Hill and the surrounding area.
When a Savannah color visit leaves you warmer, darker, or more orange than the photos you saved, the next step is a slower consult, not a louder promise. Roots Southern Salon is a Redken Color Salon at 310 East Bay Street in historic downtown Savannah. Every appointment starts by matching hair history, lifestyle, and reference photos before a formula is mixed, and first-time guests can do that matching as a virtual consultation.
Historic District and Downtown Savannah guests are a short trip. Midtown Savannah, Ardsley Park, the Victorian District, and Windsor Forest sit in the same daily pattern, and Pooler, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Tybee Island, Wilmington Island, Richmond Hill, and Effingham County are on the same welcome list. Appointments are preferred; walk-ins are welcome when a chair is open. Free street parking and onsite parking are available, with paid street and paid lot options nearby, and the entrance, parking, and restroom are wheelchair accessible.
The floor is warm Southern hospitality, never salon-snobby. The salon is women-owned and LGBTQ-welcoming, with beverages and a unisex restroom. L Egan comes back each summer after Alyssa made a goodie bag for a daughter's first haircut. Griffin Cook said Riley gave an excellent haircut and conversation that eased anxiety. Named stylists keep one-chair focus, and the same consultation rules apply whether you walked over from the Historic District or drove from Hinesville.
How we work in Savannah
Balayage
Savannah calendars and coastal humidity are why we paint balayage as lived-in color, not a stripe that needs a root date every few weeks. Dimensional placement is designed around how you actually wear your hair, and a money piece is added only when you ask for it. Grow-out is part of the map, not a surprise in month two.
Custom Hair Color
Custom Hair Color in Savannah means a Redken formula with gloss or toner chosen for the canvas in front of us. Single process, demi, or glaze gets named out loud so you do not leave with all-over color when you wanted a softer wash. If you already know you want ashy, warm, or a shadow root, say it in the first minutes; we write it down.
Hand-Tied Hair Extensions
Hand-tied hair extensions start with a consultation on density, lifestyle, and how much volume you want. Rows are mapped to that goal rather than stacked for a photo your natural hair cannot support. Move-up timing is set in that first talk so the install is not an unspoken maintenance calendar.
Blonding & Highlights
Blonding and highlights here are booked as babylights, classic highlights, or face-framing — we will say which one. Dark hair aiming for platinum often needs a staged lightening plan; we will not sell a one-visit cool blonde your integrity cannot take. Check-ins during processing catch a warm slide before you leave the chair.
Gray Blending
Gray blending is for Savannah clients who want natural color that still looks like them, not a helmet of coverage. Lived-in placement lets new gray come in without a harsh line. If you are growing out old color toward your natural shade, this is usually cleaner than an at-home gloss that grabs orange.
Color Correction
Color correction downtown is consult-first because the last result may already be muddy, too dark, or warmer than the brief. Redken and bond repair come in as the hair needs them, and an unsafe lift gets refused rather than forced to match a photo. The correction policy is part of the opening conversation, not a desk argument later.
Precision Haircuts
Precision haircuts in Savannah are face-framing and consultative. Tell us if you only need a maintenance cut; we will not shame a home trim or a drugstore shampoo. Clipper work and bang trims are on the table when they fit the shape we mapped.
Brazilian Blowout
A Brazilian Blowout is appointment preferred because the treatment and the blowout need a full window, not a squeeze between downtown errands. Guests mention Brazilian blowout by name; we still read hair history and integrity first. This is humidity smoothing, not a stand-in for the haircut you also need.
Bridal Hair Styling
Bridal hair styling for Savannah weddings is appointment preferred and usually sits on a blowout base so the style holds through photographs and weather. We match the look to the hair in front of us, including extensions if those are already in your plan. Use the virtual consultation so the trial and the day-of chair can be the same stylist when the book allows.
Makeup
Makeup is consultative and appointment preferred, whether you are in town for a downtown event or you live in Midtown and want the artist who already knows your coloring. We work from your references and your comfort, not a heavy default. Ask if you want a blowout and makeup in one visit so the timing is honest.
Bond Repair Treatments
Bond repair treatments use K18 when color, blonding, or correction has left Savannah hair dry or brittle. We recommend them when integrity testing says they will help, not as an automatic add-on. If the hair cannot take the next lift, we change the plan.
Savannah questions, answered
How do I get a clear price range before a Savannah cut and color instead of a starting-at number?
Name the exact menu items — cut, toner, babylights, single process, or a fuller highlight package — plus length, density, and prior color. We walk through scope, time, and product needs before color starts and confirm a written range for that package. If the plan needs to grow, we pause for approval rather than surprising you at checkout.
What should I bring so the finished color matches my reference photos?
Bring the photos, then we talk about what is achievable on your hair history, including ashy versus warm and whether this is a lived-in grow-out. Menu items are confirmed aloud, with check-ins during processing. If a photo needs a staged lightening plan, we say that before you sit expecting one-visit platinum.
Can Historic District guests walk in, or do I need an appointment?
Appointments are preferred and recommended; walk-ins are welcome when a chair is open. If you only have a short window, book so a late start can be rescheduled instead of rushed. Parking around the salon includes free street parking and onsite parking, plus paid street and paid lot options.
What if the color comes out warmer or more orange than we agreed?
Say so while you are still in the chair. The consult is meant to lock an achievable plan, and processing check-ins exist to catch a warm shift early. Correction is discussed as policy up front, not as a favor after you have already paid for a miss.
Booking from Savannah? The consultation is complimentary.
Twenty seated minutes, a strand test if colour is involved, and a written quote before you commit to a chair.
Your hair deserves a house style.
Reserve a complimentary consultation — twenty seated minutes, a written plan, and no obligation to book the chair.
