Blonding & gray · East Austin
Cool blondes. Clean grays. No brass.
Foils, toners and gray blending from a colorist who has been fighting yellow since 1998. One client at a time in a roll-up-door workroom on Chicon.
- 27years of foils
- 14toners on my shelf
- 0brassy exits
Services & prices
Price list
Card or cash. Long or thick hair is quoted at the consult.
Meet Gus
I have been mixing toner since 1998.
I started sweeping floors at a salon on South Congress when I was nineteen and stayed for the color room. My boss handed me a bowl and said, “Make it not yellow.” I have been doing exactly that ever since.
These days I work alone in a converted workroom in East Austin. I do blondes, icy and buttery, and I help people stop covering their gray and start wearing it. I will be honest about what your hair can do, and I will not let you leave brassy.
— Gus
- What I do
- Blonding & gray colorist
- Specialty
- Colorist
- Behind the chair since
- 1998
- Where
- Bay 3 · The Chicon Street Workrooms
- Pronouns
- he/him
The work
Fresh from the chair
Sample client reviews
Kind words from the chair
Three salons made me orange. Gus made me ash blonde in one afternoon and told me exactly why.
I quit dyeing my hair at 52 and Gus made the grow-out actually look intentional.
My toner refresh lasts eight weeks now. He wrote the shampoo routine on the back of my receipt.
Video intro
A full foil in thirty seconds
Thirty seconds of me, my chair and how I work.
Your first visit
What to expect with me
- 01
Daylight photo
Text it with your color history.
- 02
Free consult
Strand test if your hair has been through a lot.
- 03
Color day
Foils, rinse, toner, check under daylight.
- 04
Keep it cool
Your purple shampoo schedule and next date.
Booking policy
The fine print, kindly
- Deposit
- $50 deposit for services over $150.
- Cancelling
- 48 hours or the deposit stays.
- Running late
- Twenty minutes late and we rebook; foils need the full time.
Book with Gus
Grab a spot in my chair
I book through Acuity — pick a service and a time and you'll get a confirmation right away. New here? Text me first and I'll point you to the right service.
Good to know
Questions, answered
Can you fix brassy box-dye?
Usually, yes. It may take two sessions; I will tell you at the consult.
How long does toner last?
Six to eight weeks with purple shampoo once a week, not every day.
Can I go gray without a harsh line?
Yes. Gray blending lets the line grow out while you get used to it.
Do you do vivid colors?
No. Blondes, grays and the toners in between.
Do you cut too?
Clean-up cuts with color, yes. Big chops go to a cutter I trust.
Is it just you?
Just me. One client at a time, start to finish.
Find me
Bay 3, Chicon Street
- Bay 3 · The Chicon Street Workrooms
1107 Chicon Street
Austin, TX
Street parking on Chicon; the roll-up door with the gray stripe. - (512) 555-0189
- Text Gus
- gus@gusdelacroix.com
- @gus.blonds
Hours
- Tue – Fri10a – 6p
- Saturday9a – 3p
- Sun – MonClosed
