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Vivid color atelier · Downtown San Marcos

Turn it all the way up.

Rainbow panels, split dyes, neon roots and oil-slick blends, plus festival glam crews for the River City's biggest weekends.

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Woman with a glossy coral-pink bob and a denim jacket in front of a teal and pink graffiti wall
Long split dye in aqua and pink
Pastel rainbow waves

The atelier

Every color in the box, used on purpose.

Noemi studied painting at Texas State before she ever picked up a color brush. Static & Spark is what happens when a painter opens a salon: a white loft above the square, north light, and a color wall with sixty-two tubes in rainbow order.

We plan every multi-tone service like a canvas. Placement is sketched, each shade is tested on a strand, and the fade is mapped so your rainbow still looks deliberate at week eight. On festival weekends the whole team goes on the road with glitter, gems and braiding kits.

— Noemi Castañeda, founder & color director

Laughing woman with a big natural afro lit in blue, green and magenta

Signature services

What we're known for

Pastel rainbow waves
01

Full spectrum

Six or more shades in ribbons or panels.

$340+
Rainbow pastel waves
02

Oil-slick

Teal, violet and emerald melted over dark hair.

$280+
Short curls in pink, violet and teal
03

All-over vivid

$210+

Sample client reviews

Fan mail

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Noemi literally sketched my rainbow on paper before she started. It looks like a painting and grew out like a dream.
Laila F.Full spectrum
Dev's split dye is perfectly straight down the middle, even on my curls. I have no idea how.
Sasha B.Split dye
Paz's crew did glitter roots and braids for twelve of us before a festival. We were the best-looking group there.
Kenzie W.Crew glam
Oil-slick on black hair, no damage and it shimmers like a beetle wing. My favourite thing I've ever done to my hair.
Imani D.Oil-slick
Tomoko's pastel wash was the softest lavender. She also gave me a care routine that actually works.
Grace H.Pastel wash
We booked the loft for my daughter's sixteenth. Temporary streaks for everyone and nobody wanted to leave.
Monica R.Private loft party

The team

The painters

Noemi Castañeda, Founder · Color director

Noemi Castañeda

Founder · Color director

Dev Patel, Senior colorist

Dev Patel

Senior colorist

Rae Johnson, Curl & color

Rae Johnson

Curl & color

Tomoko Sato, Colorist

Tomoko Sato

Colorist

Meet the team

  • 10years above the square
  • 62shades on the color wall
  • 4.9average rating
  • 140festival crews styled
Short cut with blue, violet and green panels

Our story

From canvas to color wall

Noemi painted for a living before she colored hair. The first color wall was a row of paint tubes on a studio shelf.

Read our story

Color is not a phase, a rebellion or a midlife crisis. It is the most fun you can have in a salon chair, and you deserve to have it done well.

Recognition · sample

  • Lone Star Living
  • San Marcos Daily Record
  • Salon Craft Journal
  • Austin Chronicle

The shop

Take the salon home

Online store teaser — products shown are samples.

Spark Color-Depositing Conditioner

$30

Cold Rinse Shampoo

$24

Festival Glitter Gel

$16

Bond Repair Serum

$36

Neon Clip Set

$14

Shop in the studio

Visit

Above the square

Hours

  • Tue – Thu10a – 8p
  • Fri10a – 9p
  • Sat9a – 6p
  • SunEvents only
  • MonClosed

Rainbow sessions start before 11a so we can finish in daylight. Friday nights are for glosses and touch-ups.

Pick a color. Or six.

Book online, call the loft, or send a screenshot of your dream hair. We reply with a plan and a price.

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