Meet Your Practitioner
About Me
Sam Whitlock
they/them
I've been behind the chair for twelve years — three of those at a big-box concept salon, the rest independent. I left the chain in 2021 to do work I actually liked: lived-in color that grows out gracefully, cuts you can air-dry, and consultations that aren't a sales pitch. I specialize in gender-neutral cuts, natural-looking dimensional color, and the kind of curtain bangs that frame the face without becoming a maintenance project. I work on every hair texture — type 1 through 4 — and I'll be honest if I think you'd be better served somewhere else. Master Cosmetologist (OR #19208) · Goldwell Master Colorist · Ongoing education with Sam Villa, Sam Brocato, and the DevaCurl Inspired Stylist program.
Scheduling Notice
Color appointments are typically 4–6 weeks out. Cuts usually have something within the next two weeks. New-client color always starts with a 15-minute consult — book that first.
Kind Words
Customer Reviews
“Sam is the first stylist who worked with my curls instead of fighting them. The curtain bangs actually work air-dried, which has never once happened in my life.”
“Two years of box dye, and Sam walked me to a lived-in blonde over three visits without frying a single strand. Worth every week I waited for a Saturday slot.”
“Every cut grows out so well that I forget to book the next one, and it still looks intentional at week ten. That's the real test of a haircut.”
What I Offer
Services
Cuts
Cut + Style
A precision cut tailored to how you actually wear your hair, not how it looks the day-of. Includes shampoo, blowout, and finishing.
Curtain Bangs · Standalone
Just bangs — for in-between cuts, or as an addition to a cut you got somewhere else. Includes the styling lesson.
Color
Root Touch-Up Color
Permanent color on regrowth only. The maintenance appointment for clients keeping their existing color in rotation.
Partial Highlight
Highlights on the top sections and around the face — natural-looking dimension without a full-head commitment. Includes toner and a finish.
Full Highlight
Highlights through the whole head, plus toner and finish. Best for clients moving lighter overall or maintaining a brighter base.
Balayage / Lived-In Color
Hand-painted dimensional color designed to grow out gracefully over 4–6 months. Includes a glaze and finishing style. New-client balayage requires a consult first.
- Grows out soft, no hard lines
- Toned to flatter your skin
- Fewer salon visits per year
Gloss / Toner Refresh
A 30-minute glaze that refreshes the tone of an existing color. Great between full color appointments to push a few more weeks out of your last visit.
Consult
New-Client Consultation
A 15-minute in-suite consultation before a first color or major change. Free. Bring inspiration photos — even bad ones.
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Session Packages
4-pack · Root Touch-Up
15% offFour 90-minute root color appointments, prepaid. Save $80 — typically lasts a regular client about 6 months on a 5–6 week rotation.
Root Touch-Up Color — 90 min · 90 min · 4 sessions
$440$520Trio · Gloss Refresh
11% offThree 45-minute gloss refreshes. Great for stretching the time between full color appointments. Save $25.
Gloss / Toner Refresh — 45 min · 45 min · 3 sessions
$200$225
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Hand-painted dimension, designed to grow out clean
Hours
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- SundayClosed
Contact & Location
- [email protected]
- (503) 555-0156
- Portland, OR, 97214
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before your appointment.
I block 90–180 minutes for color, so 24 hours is a real ask — please honor it. Inside 24 hours I retain 50% of the service; same-day no-shows are billed in full and require a deposit to rebook. Texting me is fine — I'll respond.