Close-up portrait of a senior woman with a stylish hair barrette in a studio setting.

Our story

How we got here

The people, the room and the promise behind every appointment.

Our story

A white box on Branard Street

Coral crop against lilac
Coral crop and pink hoodie
Coral crop on dusty pink
Pink hair and neon green makeup
Raspberry lob and a mint hoodie on white
Red crop and long black hair, back to back
Chapter 01

The painter

Saskia studied painting in Budapest and learned that a blank wall makes every color honest.

Chapter 02

Backstage

Ten years of runway color in New York and Paris taught her speed, and taught her to plan.

Chapter 03

The white box

In 2013 she rented a former gallery two blocks from the Menil and painted nothing.

Chapter 04

One chair

For three years the white room held one chair and one colorist. The waiting list grew to five months.

Chapter 05

Seven colorists

Today seven colorists share the room, still one guest at a time.

Chapter 06

The archive

Every finished color is photographed against the wall. The archive now holds more than eleven thousand portraits.

  • 13years beside the Menil
  • 7colorists, one room
  • 4.9average rating
  • 1:1one guest per colorist

Recognition · sample

  • Houston Chronicle
  • PaperCity
  • Salon Craft Journal
  • Lone Star Living
  • The Style Ledger Hair

Become the color.

Request an appointment online or call the studio. Every new guest begins with a consultation.