Hand-Tied Extensions
Rows sewn in by hand and colour-matched to blend, for length and fullness that moves like your own. It always begins with a consultation.
Hair Extensions · Color · Cuts
Hair, worn like couture.
An appointment-only studio on Laurel Street devoted to lived-in color, hand-tied extensions, and cuts shaped to grow out gracefully — quiet, unhurried, and entirely yours for the hour.
Illustration — the salon's own photography lives here
№ 01 — The Studio
A quiet room for considered hair.
Studio La Vie is a small, appointment-only salon in the heart of downtown San Carlos. The work here is unhurried by design — one guest, one chair, one conversation at a time — so colour is built to suit the hair you actually have and the upkeep you actually want.
It is the kind of place clients keep coming back to for years, and drive in from across the Bay to reach. No rush, no noise — just careful hands and honest advice.
- Address1217 Laurel St, San Carlos, CA 94070
- ByAppointment only
- Booking(650) 554-9781 — call or text
- Follow@lavie.sancarlos on Instagram
№ 02
The Craft
Three disciplines, one chair.
Every service is customised at the chair. This is the studio's craft, as an index — extensions, colour, and cuts. Pricing is quoted in consultation, because hair length and history change everything.
Colour & Balayage
Lived-in colour, hand-painted balayage, dimensional blonde highlights, root and grey coverage — built to grow out gracefully instead of growing a line.
Lived-In Haircuts
Cuts shaped to your texture and the way you actually wear your hair — easy to live in between visits, and made to fall back into place.
Services shown reflect the studio's published specialities. No prices are listed here on purpose — your exact quote is confirmed at consultation, where length, density and hair history are taken into account.
№ 03
The Lookbook
A page for real work.
The tiles below are placeholders in the studio's palette — a layout waiting for Studio La Vie's own before-and-after photography to drop straight in.
An honest note: these are illustrated placeholders, not the salon's work. On the finished website, Studio La Vie's own extension, colour and cut photography would fill this gallery.
№ 04 — The Chair
The by-appointment ethos.
Booking ahead means the hour is genuinely yours. No double-booking, no waiting room shuffle — just time to get the colour right.
Reserve your seat
Call or text to find a time. New guests are welcome — a consultation is the natural first step for colour or extensions.
The conversation
Your hair history, your maintenance tolerance, the photos in your camera roll. The plan is built around what suits you.
The unhurried hour
One guest at a time, in a quiet room. Colour and cuts made to grow out gracefully, so you come back on your terms.
A quiet, private, relaxing room where the hour belongs to one guest — and colour is built for the long game, not a quick line at the roots.
The studio ethos
Client Words
Kept, and driven back to.
26Yelp reviews
48Yelp photos
Angie is a sweetheart and has been doing my hair for the past 4+ years. She does the best blonde highlights in the Bay!
I've lived in SF and Oakland and still drive all the way here to get my hair done — for the last 5+ years.
The salon is stylish and Angie is a sweetheart who also happens to be an awesome colorist!!
№ 05 — Signature
Hand-tied extensions, invisible by design.
The quiet luxury of hair: wefts sewn in by hand, custom colour-matched, and shaped so they move like they grew that way. Length when you want it, a little more density when you don't — either way, it starts with an honest conversation.
- Hand-tied rows, fitted to your head and lifestyle
- Colour-matched and blended with your own hair
- Cut and styled to move naturally
- Every set begins with a consultation
№ 06
Visit & Hours
Find us on Laurel Street.
Downtown San Carlos, by appointment. Hours below are the studio's standard week — booking ahead is always the surest way into the chair.
Studio Hours
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- SundayClosed
1217 Laurel St
San Carlos, CA 94070
San Carlos, CA 94070
Downtown · Laurel Street
Call or text (650) 554-9781
№ 07 — Request a Seat
Let's talk about your hair.
Tell us where your colour is now and where you'd love it to be. We'll reply with honest guidance on the right service — no pressure, just a plan. New clients always welcome.
- (650) 554-9781 — call or text
- 1217 Laurel St, San Carlos, CA 94070
- @lavie.sancarlos — recent work