Service Area
Luxury Hair Salon in Historic DistrictSavannah, GA
Roots Southern Salon serves Historic District and the surrounding area.
Clients across Historic District rely on Roots Southern Salon for dependable, professional service.
Every service, on your side of town.
Every discipline below is available to Historic District guests — the same room, the same standards, and notes that follow you between visits.
- BalayageBalayage in Savannah at Roots is lived-in, dimensional color painted for a clean grow-out, so roots do not flash a hard line between visits.
- Custom Hair ColorCustom hair color in Savannah is mixed from Redken after a consultation, with gloss and toner chosen to match your photos instead of leaving you warmer or darker than you asked.
- Hand-Tied Hair ExtensionsHand-tied hair extensions in Savannah start with a consultation on density and lived-in color so the wefts blend. We talk install and move-up before anything is sewn in.
- Blonding & HighlightsBlonding and highlights in Savannah can mean babylights, a face-framing money piece, or a fuller map. We confirm which look—and how ashy or warm—before we foil.
- Gray BlendingGray blending in Savannah is lived-in color that softens new growth instead of a solid dye-out that stripes in a few weeks.
- Color CorrectionColor correction in Savannah starts with a consultation and bond repair when the hair needs it. If a photo match is not safe in one visit, we say so before mixing.
- Precision HaircutsPrecision haircuts in Savannah are planned around face-framing and how you style at home, not a trend you cannot recreate on a Tuesday.
- Brazilian BlowoutA Brazilian blowout in Savannah is appointment preferred so we can time the treatment and a proper blowout. Walk-ins only if the chair can finish.
- Bridal Hair StylingBridal hair styling in Savannah is booked ahead: consultation first, then a blowout and style built for the day you actually reserved.
- MakeupMakeup in Savannah is scheduled with a consultation so the look matches the event, not a rushed trial at the sink.
- Bond Repair TreatmentsBond repair treatments in Savannah use K18 when color or blonding has left hair dry. We recommend it when integrity needs it, not as an automatic add-on.
Other neighbourhoods.
- SavannahRoots Southern Salon serves Savannah and the surrounding area.
- PoolerRoots Southern Salon serves Pooler and the surrounding area.
- Garden CityRoots Southern Salon serves Garden City and the surrounding area.
- Port WentworthRoots Southern Salon serves Port Wentworth and the surrounding area.
- Tybee IslandRoots Southern Salon serves Tybee Island and the surrounding area.
- Wilmington IslandRoots Southern Salon serves Wilmington Island and the surrounding area.
Living in Savannah's Historic District means a color appointment can happen without leaving downtown, but it still has to start with a consultation, not a guess from a photo dump. Roots Southern Salon is the women-owned Redken Color Salon at 310 East Bay Street in historic downtown Savannah, focused on lived-in color that grows out cleanly between visits. First-time guests can take a virtual consultation and stylist match before they sit, so we talk hair history, lifestyle, and reference photos while the formula is still undecided.
Neighbors come from Downtown Savannah, Midtown Savannah, Ardsley Park, the Victorian District, and Windsor Forest. Others drive in from Pooler, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Wilmington Island, Tybee Island, Richmond Hill, and Effingham County towns such as Rincon and Guyton, and from Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Hinesville, and Beaufort County when they want unhurried, color-precise work without salon-snobbery. Appointments are preferred so blonding, correction, and extension visits get the chair time they need. Walk-ins are welcome when a chair is free.
Historic District guests usually want two things settled before color hits the bowl: what the visit includes, and whether it will still look like them six weeks later. We talk through length, density, prior color, and time so you know when a quote will sit above a menu floor, name the exact services aloud, and pause if the plan grows mid-appointment. The salon is wheelchair accessible, LGBTQ-welcoming, and kept unhurried, with beverages included, free street parking and onsite parking, plus paid lot and street options.
How we work in Historic District
Balayage
If you live in the Historic District and want color that still looks like you between downtown appointments, balayage is the lived-in, dimensional path we consult toward. We map grow-out, density, and how often you actually get here from East Bay before promising a result. The goal is soft placement that fades clean, not a stripe you have to hide by week four.
Custom Hair Color
Custom hair color at 310 East Bay Street is Redken work with a gloss or toner chosen after we see your history, not a formula pulled from a screenshot. Historic District guests who last left too warm, too dark, or more orange than the reference get check-ins while color processes. We confirm single-process, glaze, or a fuller custom plan out loud before mixing.
Hand-Tied Hair Extensions
Hand-tied extensions for Historic District clients start with a consultation on volume goals, natural density, and whether you want the wefts to sit with lived-in color. We talk install versus move-up in plain language so downtown calendars are not surprised by maintenance timing. If long-term wefts or beads have left you worried about thinning, we say so and plan around the hair you still have.
Blonding & Highlights
Blonding and highlights for someone coming from the Historic District, Midtown, or Ardsley Park should match how cool or warm you asked for, not a default golden fill. Babylights, classic highlights, and face-framing (including a money piece when that is the actual request) are scoped before foils go in. If platinum or ashy is the brief, we also say when a multi-visit lift is the honest path.
Gray Blending
Gray blending on Historic District schedules is meant to look like your natural color with a soft grow-out, not a solid cap that flashes two weeks later. We use lived-in placement so busy downtown weeks do not force an emergency root visit. If you are growing gray in on purpose, we keep the blend low-maintenance instead of chasing full coverage every time.
Color Correction
Color correction is the Historic District appointment for hair that missed the inspo: muddy blonde, too dark, or a warm fill you never agreed to. It starts with consultation, hair-integrity checks, and Redken plus bond-repair support when the fiber needs it. We will refuse an unsafe lift rather than force a photo match in one sitting.
Precision Haircuts
Precision haircuts for Historic District regulars are face-framing and consult-led, including guests who only need a clean maintenance cut without a color upsell. We confirm the cut as the booked item before any extra color talk. Walk-ins from downtown can work when the chair is open; a preferred appointment keeps the shape from being rushed.
Brazilian Blowout
A Brazilian blowout for Historic District humidity and downtown days is an appointment-preferred treatment, not a squeeze-in at the end of a cut. We talk texture, how smooth you want it, and how it sits with your color so the finish is a true Brazilian treatment plus blowout, not a generic keratin pitch. If the remaining window cannot finish the service, we reschedule rather than rush chemistry.
Bridal Hair Styling
Bridal hair styling for ceremonies in and around the Historic District is appointment preferred, with a consult on the updo or blowout you actually want that day. We match the style to your color and extensions if you wear them, so the finish is one plan, not a last-minute pile of clips. Downtown timing is part of the consult; a late start that cannot deliver the booked look gets a reschedule, not a half finish.
Makeup
Makeup for Historic District events, portraits, or bridal days starts with a consultation, not a one-look kit. Appointments are preferred so application time is protected. We keep the finish wearable for Savannah heat and a full day downtown, and we will not tack on extra services you did not book.
Bond Repair Treatments
Bond-repair treatments with K18 are for Historic District color clients whose hair feels dry or frizzy after lifting, not an automatic add-on. We assess integrity first and recommend bond repair when it will actually support the next gloss, toner, or correction. If the fiber cannot take more lightening, we say that before another process.
Historic District questions, answered
If I live in the Historic District, is the online menu the real total for cut and color?
The menu is a starting point. Length, density, prior color, and chair time are what move a Historic District visit above that floor, and we walk those through before color starts so you have a written range for the exact package. We name each menu item aloud and pause for approval if the plan expands.
Can I walk over from downtown, or do I need an appointment at East Bay Street?
Walk-ins from the Historic District and nearby Downtown Savannah are welcome when a chair is free. Appointments are recommended, and for blonding, color correction, Brazilian blowouts, bridal styling, makeup, and extensions they are the safer way to protect the time those services need. If a late start would blow a short window, we reschedule rather than charge you for a visit that cannot finish.
How do I keep my color from coming out warmer or darker than my reference photos?
Bring the photos to a personalized consultation (virtual is available before you come downtown) and tell us your hair history, including box color and old highlights. We set an achievable plan, check tone during processing, and treat a miss on the agreed plan as a correction conversation, not something you just live with. Ashy, platinum, or no-warm-fill requests get confirmed in those words before we mix.
I am growing out old color and cannot come in as often. What can you do from the Historic District chair?
Lived-in color, a root smudge or shadow root, gray blending, and a precision cut are the honest tools for a clean grow-out without months of stripes. We will also give straight home-care guidance, including when an at-home gloss is not the safer path. The aim is hair that looks tended between downtown visits, not a formula that demands a touch-up every few weeks.
Booking from Historic District? The consultation is complimentary.
Twenty seated minutes, a strand test if colour is involved, and a written quote before you commit to a chair.
Your hair deserves a house style.
Reserve a complimentary consultation — twenty seated minutes, a written plan, and no obligation to book the chair.