Color consultation
30–45 minYour hair, your color history and photos you bring. You leave with a plan and a colorist.
New clients
Book: Color consultationColor and balayage in Coral Gables
A color plan, not a one-off appointment
Matiz is a color atelier on Aragon Avenue. We start with a consultation, build a plan around your hair and your color history, and book the visits it takes.
A color day
What a balayage day looks like
Six steps from the chair to the mirror. Timings vary with your hair and your plan.
- 0115 min
Step 1: Check-in
Your colorist goes over the plan from your consultation, looks at your hair and sections it.
- 0215 min
Step 2: Mix
The formula is weighed and mixed by hand, so every bowl is measured.
- 0360–90 min
Step 3: Apply
Color goes on section by section, from the roots through the lengths, following the plan.
- 0430–45 min
Step 4: Process
The color develops in foils. We check it at intervals rather than by the clock.
- 0530 min
Step 5: Tone and gloss
After rinsing, a toner or gloss sets the final tone and evens it out.
- 0630–45 min
Step 6: Finish
A blowout, a look at the color in daylight and a plan for the next visit.
Colorists
Three colorists and an assistant
Each colorist works at a level, and the level helps set your price. Zoila, Carmelo and Xiomara speak Spanish; Fabienne speaks English and French.
Zoila Novoa
Owner and lead colorist, Level 3
- Cosmetology license · FL Lic. # 000000
Zoila opened Matiz so that color would be a plan and not a one-off appointment. She leads every consultation for new color clients and works in Spanish and English.
Carmelo Aguilar
Senior colorist, Level 2
- Cosmetology license · FL Lic. # 000000
Carmelo works on lived-in blondes, gray blending and multi-step plans. He speaks Spanish and English.
Fabienne Valcourt
Colorist, Level 1
- Cosmetology license · FL Lic. # 000000
Fabienne loves rich brunettes, copper and vivid color. She speaks English and French.
Xiomara Acuña
Color assistant
Xiomara mixes, shampoos and tones, and is often the first voice on the phone. She speaks Spanish.
How pricing works
We don't print prices, because color isn't priced off a list. Here is what sets yours.
What the consultation covers
Every color service starts with a consultation: your hair, your color history and photos you bring. You leave with a plan and a colorist. Ask when you book whether your consultation is charged and whether it counts toward your service.
Your hair and color history
Photos you bring
The plan and the colorist
How levels set the price
A colorist's level is one of the things that sets your price. Higher levels take on more complex plans and more steps in a visit. Your consultation tells you which level the plan needs and what it means for the price, and you can ask for another.
Meet the coloristsLevel 1: colorist
Level 2: senior colorist
Level 3: lead colorist
Deposits
Longer services (balayage, highlights, corrections and vivid color) take a deposit to hold the time. The menu marks each one, and the deposit goes toward your service.
What decides the price
Your price follows the length and thickness of your hair, how much lightening it needs, how many steps the plan has and the time it takes. A root touch-up and a full balayage on long hair are not the same afternoon.
Length and thickness
How much lightening
Steps in the plan
Time in the chair
Before you book
Your color history
The more we know about what has been on your hair, the better the plan.
Before you book, jot down what you remember: box color, salon color, henna, lightener, and roughly when. Bring photos of color you love and color you don't, and we will take it from there.
Bring what you remember
Color from a box or another salon
Henna, lightener or a straightening treatment
Photos of color you like and don't
Questions
Before your first color
Do I need a consultation before my first color?
Yes. Every color service begins with one, so that your colorist sees your hair and your history before mixing anything.
How long will my appointment take?
A balayage or highlights take three to four hours or more, and a root color about two. Each service on the menu lists its duration.
Can I bring photos?
Please do, including photos of color you don't want. They help you and your colorist agree on words for a tone.
What if my color is from a box or another salon?
Tell us everything you remember. Your color history decides the plan and the steps, and some plans take more than one visit.
Can I see my price before I book?
Prices come from your hair, your plan and your colorist's level, so we quote after your consultation. You agree to the price before anything is mixed.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes. Zoila, Carmelo and Xiomara speak Spanish, and this site is also written in Spanish. Tell us which language you prefer when you book.
Book
Book your color visit
Choose a consultation or a service, and a colorist, on our booking page.
Phone(305) 555-0111
Hours
- Tuesday – FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Sunday – MondayToday
- Closed