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A new chapter in color, written for short hair and for you.

Short hair color and cuts in Arlington, VA.

Bold color, chosen for your skin and eyes, for every expression. One guest at a time, about two hours.

A guest's tapered short curls colored bright copper and styled into defined coils, with a shaved side part, outdoors in daylight
Sunstone copperBold
Side profile of a honey blonde short cut with a skin fade and full beard, in sunlight. Color by Victor, fade by a barber partner
Honey CalciteEdgeFade by a barber partner
From above: a short pixie colored in rainbow bands of red, orange, yellow, green and teal
OpalPlay

How I work · Short haircuts and hair color

  1. Victor in denim overalls standing behind a seated guest with long, two-tone natural hair, talking through the plan before anything starts

    Step 01: Consult

    We talk goals, check your scalp, and pull a tarot card if you like.

  2. Victor cutting a short shape, comb and fingers lifting a section at the temple of a seated guest

    Step 02: Shape

    A dry cut first, so the color lands on your new short shape.

  3. Victor in gloves brushing color onto a smiling guest's lightened short hair

    Step 03: Color

    Built around your skin and eyes, never a filtered photo.

  4. Defined dark curls with violet tones, held in a diffuser for an air-dried natural finish

    Step 04: Natural finish

    Air-dried or diffused, then a chapter card to take home.

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  • From above: short waves lightened to a bright yellow blonde, cut close at the sidesCitrineDaylight
  • Victor outdoors in rainbow glasses, his short curls colored deep burgundy with a shaved side part and close-faded sidesRubyNerveSides by my barber
  • Victor laughing against a blue wall, his short curls colored a bright redGarnetJoy

Tried on me first: every color line I use goes on my own hair before yours. See all my chapters

Who I am · Short hair colorist in Arlington, VA

I'm Victor, a licensed cosmetologist and cosmetology educator. I read your natural pigment, in your hair, skin and eyes, before I mix a thing.

My chair at Sola Salon Studios Arlington is for short hair on every gender, identity and texture. Pixie cut color, grey blending, a short haircut that finally fits. I treat color as play, not repair. You bring the idea; I bring the chemistry.

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The vibe · A private salon suite in Arlington

Talk or quiet, your choice.

One guest in the room.

Play is allowed.

Victor's private suite at Sola Salon Studios Arlington: styling chairs, a shampoo bowl, a wall of color tubes and a pink sofa under a violet neon sign
A small round side table set for a guest: a tarot deck, a handwritten envelope with their name, instant coffee, a trail-mix snack, a notepad and three crystals

A private suite on Glebe Road, between Clarendon and Ballston. A note with your name waits on the side table, with coffee or tea, a snack, crystals, and a tarot deck if you want to name the chapter.

Real guests, in their words

From guests of my first salon, Our S.P.A.C.E. Studios. Short hair color in Arlington, shot in daylight.

Back view of tight, short coils colored a bright copper, tapered at the nape
CarnelianGlow
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This little space is so welcoming, Victor is incredibly knowledgeable, and he did such an amazing job with my hair.
Sarah M. · Google review1 / 7
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