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Studio Mer Salon · Kitsilano
Level
Senior Stylist · 4 to 8 years behind the chair
On the floor
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Hours
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Behind the chair since
2016 · Vancouver cosmetology program, then curl certification in Montréal

Texture & Curl Specialist

Priya Raman

Senior Stylist

"Your curls aren't difficult. They've just been meeting the wrong scissors."

Priya spent her first two years in the industry watching curly guests get talked into blowouts, and built her whole career as the counter-argument. Curls are cut dry, one spiral at a time, in their natural pattern. Then she teaches you the two products and ninety seconds that recreate the result at your sink.

Half her book is texture, the other half is her soft, air-dried shags and low-upkeep dimensional colour. She writes the salon journal's care guides and answers every 'is this normal for my hair?' question like it's the most interesting one she's heard all week.

  • Dry curl cutting (2A to 4C)
  • Silk presses & heat care
  • Soft shags & layers
  • Dimensional colour

Priya's price list

Priya's starting prices.

Senior Stylist pricing: the same numbers as the full service matrix, filtered to the services Priya performs. Each is a starting price for average length and thickness.

Haircuts

  • Signature cut 1 hr from $95
  • Restyle & transformation cut 1 hr 15 min from $120
  • Fringe & neckline tidy 20 min from $26

Styling & updos

  • Blowout & finish 45 min from $65
  • Occasion trial run 1 hr from $95
  • Occasion styling & updos 1 hr from $110

Colour & gloss

  • Root retouch 1 hr 30 min from $125
  • All-over colour 2 hrs from $155
  • Gloss & toner refresh 45 min from $78
  • Corrective colour Free consultation first Quoted

Balayage & highlights

  • Partial balayage 2 hr 30 min from $215
  • Full balayage 3 hr 15 min from $285
  • Full foil highlights 3 hrs from $245

Treatments & smoothing

  • Repair masque & scalp ritual 45 min from $68
  • Bond-building treatment 30 min from $56
  • Smoothing treatment 2 hr 30 min from $305

From the look book

Priya's recent work

Vanilla chai dimension

Colour

Dimensional babylights over a spiced-brown base. The low-upkeep blonde for people who hate salon math.

By Priya Raman · Texture & Curl Specialist

Mushroom-blonde melt

Colour

Cool, ash-beige melt for guests going lighter without going warm. Toned to Vancouver water, not Instagram filters.

By Priya Raman · Texture & Curl Specialist

Soft shag, air-dried

Cuts

Layers placed for your wave pattern, not against it. Scrunch, walk away, accept compliments.

By Priya Raman · Texture & Curl Specialist

3B curls, cut dry

Texture

Each curl cut in its natural fall, so there are no shrinkage surprises. Ninety-second styling lesson included.

By Priya Raman · Texture & Curl Specialist

Silk press, week two

Texture

A silk press photographed at the two-week mark, because that's the honest test. Heat used once, protected properly.

By Priya Raman · Texture & Curl Specialist

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Off Priya's station

The products Priya actually reaches for

Brume Atelier

Heat Veil Thermal Mist · 150 ml · $42

"I check for this at every silk press consult. No veil, no press. I'm serious."

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Book a chair with Priya Raman.

Priya works Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. The scheduler shows only Priya's real openings, priced at Senior Stylist level: the same numbers you just read.

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