Dear Clark

I couldn’t imagine going to anyone else but Erica for my blonde hair! Ever since I have started coming to her it’s long and healthy, and the best it has looked in years! She knows what she is doing and makes getting my hair done fun!

I have been getting my hair done by the blondewhisperer (aka Jenn Armstrong) for a while. I’ve been to many hair stylists and color experts, but Jenn knows blonde and I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my hair. I’ve had my hair colored by some of the «best» in Dallas and none have been able to get me the true blonde I currently have with Jenn. I would follow Jenn anywhere she goes. So, if you want blonde, I would highly recommend her. They don’t call her the blondewhisperer for nothing.

Erica is a genius when it comes to blondes. She has transformed my hair over the past year to my absolute best color ever! She truly is a master of her craft and I would trust her with any cut or color! Rave recommendation from this blonde birdie. *Current color: cool toned platinum blonde with depth of natural layers.
**wethe​birds​.com**

You’d think a salon in uptown would be uptowny, but this place is not. Its super laid back, but professional. I’ve been to Yessica twice and she’s a sweetheart. She’s easy to chat with, but also doesn’t mind that I sit with my face buried in my phone catching up on social media. The last time I was here was on a Saturday. I was offered a complimentary mimosa. Hell yeah!
The salon has at least two buildings that I’ve been in. They have so many windows it’s easy to people watch the folks walking around on McKinney, and the windows let a lot of sunlight in.
Yessica did a great job getting my hair back to blonde and on the second visit we added some lowlights and some baby bangs. I might cut them a little shorter next time. Overall I have left happy with great looking hair both times!
The best part is their website has a bio of all the stylists and their prices so that’s how I picked Yessica. You can also book your appointment online.

The service is good, but they constantly cancel appointments. The past two appointments I’ve scheduled have been canceled the day of. (Two different stylists.) I get that personal issues arise, but it’s too difficult to keep an appointment at this business. Both times I was given an option to book, with different people, or stay with my stylist, but it would be at least 3 weeks out. For the price of the service, I just need more reliability.

I visited this place back on September and they set me with Yessica! I appreciate all her attention to detail on the cuts and color.
All my experience and end results are always GREAT!

This is the best salon I have ever been to. I got balayage and ombré, and it was my first time coloring my hair in years. Amy is so talented, and she really is an artist. I have never gotten so many compliments on my hair. I have «skinny» dark brown asian hair naturally. And she was able to color it without it looking orange. I am in love with my new hair. I will be coming back!

I came back for a second session on my hair, and they couldn’t lighten it any more than they had the first time… I went to Ulta at the Shops at Park Lane, and they corrected it for me. Do not come here if you’re looking for color for Asian hair.

Best Salon in Dallas !
Extreme talent in precision cutting and specialty color .
Free valet. Complimentary wine, mimosas, coffee bar, and sodas .
Thorough consultation prior to service to ensure the desired look .
This salon is highly professional and super chill at the same time.
We hope to see you soon!

LOVE this salon! Complimentary valet was great since this is a busy area, and from the moment I walked in, I was promptly greeted, and everyone was super friendly, can’t complain about the complimentary mimosas either! AMY M. gave me a fresh, modern cut, and an absolutely gorgeous balayage! She listened, and gave me exactly what I asked for! AMY is super talented, she is truly an artist. sooo worth the trip from OKC! I see why this salon is rated is #2 in Dallas! Great experience, loved my cut and color!

Jenn Armstrong is a miracle worker. When I moved here from Ohio Jenn came highly recommended from a co-​worker; she did my highlight before my wedding and recommended Rikki Bassman for my updo. I could not have been happier with how my hair looked and held that day, and actually had a ton of compliments about how great the updo looked without at all appearing «helmet-​like». Post wedding I got lazy and stopped scheduling my highlights so far in advanced, and after Jenn was unavailable for my last minute requests, I decided to try Blaine’s. To say I was not happy with the result would be an understatement. However, I was able to reschedule with Jenn who completely repaired my hair to the blonde I had previously been (without charging me a correction fee). I will not be venturing elsewhere again, and already have my next appointment scheduled. Thank you, Jenn!

Listen, I never write reviews. Although, I read them for every product and place. So here I am giving back! :) Erica at Dear Clark is my favorite stylist/​colorist/​hair guru. No one else touches my hair. Recently, I wanted to switch it all up, I got a lob (long bob) and then darkened the roots with balayage. Well, Erica did, actually. I have a new look for Winter/​Holiday season and I LOVE IT. She is a great listener and is up on all the hottest techniques. A true professional, go see her!

I wanted to try out this place because a friend had been recommending it. I also liked how their website made it very easy to figure out who I should book based on my budget. As a first timer at DC I decided to book Bria for a change in the balayage I already had. She was so sweet and patient when helping me figure out what I should do. I also booked Yessica for a short, blunt bob. She cut it exactly how I wanted it and just diligent to listen to my preferences! I absolutely loved how both the color and cut turned out! I’m happy I found a salon with stylists that are within my budget who do a great job. Thanks ladies, I will be back!

Love my hair! Kylee, thanks for starting the lightening process. Need to get moving on the change. Alex, you read my mind on the cut. I it. It was exactly what I wanted.

So I have tried a few different stylists here to see who I like the most before sticking with someone. Even though everyone so far was great, by far Yessica has been the best. A women’s cut is $ 45 so definitely a great price. She asked a ton of questions before we started to make sure the haircut was exactly what I was looking for. She was so nice also. Also, this is the first blow dry I’ve had from a stylist in so long that it didn’t feel like my scalp was going to burn off from the heat. Definitely recommend Yessica!

So my manager told me this was a good spot and he was right. I went in for a cut with Dustin and he ran a tad bit late but I had arrived very early and also I’m not an unreasonable person so ten minutes is no biggie. I got my hair washed and omg I’ve never had someone wash it like that, it was a wonderful, pleasant, soothing and invigorating experience. Idk maybe I have extra nerve endings in my scalp but it was awesome. And then of course I got my haircut and the stylist was super chill and nice and he took his time on my hair which was relieving. Definitely going back.

Love love love my hair! Erica does a great job with my color and haircut and seems to know exactly what I want. I wouldn’t trust my hair to anyone else. Book an appointment now!

Post-​baby #2 I was ready for a change. Being in my 30s, I had never, ever colored my hair before, so the thought of doing so made me nervous!
I researched balayage and decided that was best bet for me (low maintenance) and sought out a cut and color from Kyle Price.
Kyle’s technique is legit. He’s truly skilled in what he does– and he’s hilarious so you’ll have a good time gettin’ your hair did.
I went from Duggar family-​long to Vidal Sassoon-​chic, with an amazing caramel-​toned balayage treatment.
The Dear Clark studio is great and all the other employees were v friendly. Also free valet (excluding tip of course) which is necessary bc of its location on McKinney– cuts down on trying to find parking in those small lots!
Go see Kyle– especially if you happen to be nervous about a look– he’ll help guide you in the right direction!

I’m definitely a fan of my cut! Tanisha did an amazing job on my a-​line cut. I’m SO happy with it. It’s more expensive than I’m used to, but I rarely come out this happy with a haircut, so I would definitely come back!
Color was a different story — I asked for an ash blonde balayage, and Amanda said she could do it. She even double checked in the middle of coloring, «Ash blonde, right?» And I said yes! At the end, it turned out brown with some lighter sections. When I told her it looked brown, she said it would take at least 3 sessions to lighten my hair to ash blonde without damaging it. I’m wondering why she didn’t mention that first?!
Anyway, I would come back here for a cut! I actually still do like my color, but it wasn’t what I expected! Debating coming back here for more coloring sessions…

Not a fan. I’ve been three times for a haircut with Pryor.
When you arrive, you HAVE to valet. It’s complimentary, but of course you must tip, so not free. You pull up; get your ticket and the valet parks your car TWO feet away from where you pull up. I find this ridiculous and unnecessary.
The salon environment is nice and comfortable with clean bathrooms. First time in was uneventful and received a mediocre haircut. Second time in, I arrived at 3:00 (my scheduled time) and my stylist was just starting to cut someone’s hair. She was running very late. They could have called to let me know or given me the opportunity to reschedule. They didn’t. I find it funny how their cancellation/​rescheduling policy is so strict that you must do so 24 hrs. prior to your appt. or you get scolded and threatened with prepayment for all future appointments, yet they have no regard for the clients time. Second haircut, I went in for bangs. She cut them too short and I didn’t like my hair at all. Third time in, sit down and discuss the plan and she totally disregarded our discussion. My hair length was cut way shorter than discussed and the layers are blunt and choppy. What’s the point of the consultation if you’re just going to do your own thing? Needless to say, I’m not going back.
My hair has grown out a bit and now I’m looking for a good place to have this mess corrected. Any suggestions???

My friend recommended Dear Clark to me and I’m glad she did! I booked my appointment with Maria after reading reviews about her and looking through her Instagram pictures of her clients’ hair. I was very impressed so I knew she would be a good choice and I wasn’t wrong! I came to my appointment right on time, and she was available once I got there. I showed her a picture of what I wanted to do to my hair. I have natural black (previously dyed brown) hair. I wanted to get the bottom portion of my hair blonde, but she said it would be hard because my hair is so dark. She told me she could get it lighter though, and I was okay with that. After two hours of her working magic on my hair, I am very pleased with the outcome. Maria is amazing, y’all! I will be booking my next appointment with her to get my hair even lighter next time!

I walked in on Tuesday hoping to squeeze in for an appt within the next two weeks, and to my surprise Dear Clark made me an appt for Thursday! I arrived 2 days later for my appt with Alex. The salon provided a smock to wear so the hair didn’t get on my own clothes — super convenient. I proceeded to give Alex a fairly vague description of what I might like done with my hair (maybe balayage and trim.) Somehow, with the little information I provided, he whipped up total perfection! Not to mention, he gave one heck of a scalp massage. *hallelujah hands* I am new to Dallas so Alex is the first hair stylist I’ve scheduled with and he’ll certainly be my only!
Also, they were playing 90’s music during my whole appt. What is not to love about this place?!

To say I was disappointed with my hair coloring from Dear Clark would be an under statement. I booked an appointment with Maria after the receptionist raved about her to me. I went on her Instagram and browsed through her photos prior to the appointment and had been impressed with her photos.
When I sat down in the chair I explained how I wanted all the blonde highlights in my hair gone and showed her several pictures of the hair color I wanted. The color I came with was my natural hair color dark chocolate color with a ton of blonde highlighting added to it. She reassured me that it would look great and suggested that she make the color a little richer. When I explained and showed her what I wanted I kept saying, «brown and no blonde» over and over. When she said she would make it a little richer, I was under the impression it would be a rich brown.
My first sign that my hair was going to be a mess when my hair literally had some purple in it. I asked her, «is my hair purple?» and she responded, «no, it is the lighting.» At that point my hair was definitely looked purple because she put a dark brown color with red hues in it. Half way through my appointment she asked me, «have you ever been a red head before? You would look so good as a red head!» I told her I had not.
At that point I didn’t put two and two together that my hair was going to be red when I left when I specially kept telling her brown and no blonde. She should have used a color lift my natural color. She colored it three times and that proves she doesn’t know how to use hair filler, which is what you do when you have highlighting like mine and it won’t hold onto the dark color (my blonde kept coming through). By the end my hair was literally red with three different colors and my mouth dropped in horror. My hair was a very dark red with some blonde and then a lighter/​brown red. We had four hours booked and she couldn’t get it right.
Maria had two appointments appointments after me and so she was unable to correct it. She apologized and kept asking, «are you going to be ok over the weekend?» because she could not fix it for a few days. I told her «absolutely not, but if she could not correct it sooner there was nothing I could do.» The salon is closed Sunday and Monday and so she could not get me in. I asked her why she couldn’t go in to correct my hair and she said she couldn’t because «she needed a receptionist.» She basically TOLD me I had to go in Tuesday at 6 PM for her to fix it. I kept telling her I didn’t think I would make it on time because of work. Unilocalers, let me tell you right now that I have EXTREMELY long hair that is to my waist. As a result of this, I’m always in the chair with ANY stylist for about four hours. So not only did I not want to be in the chair until 11 PM or 12 AM on a weeknight (because I wouldn’t have been able to make it until around 7 PM or later) and I sure as hell didn’t think she was going to even put the effort and time needed to correct it after a full day of clients. Maria essentially forced me to book that time, which I called and cancelled because it was inconvenient for me with work and I also did not think there would be sufficient time. I asked the receptionist to reschedule for me ASAP on a Friday or Saturday morning preferably and of course it was a «no can do for one month.» It left a bad taste in my mouth how she made no effort to fit me in and remedy the disaster, especially when I kept telling her the Tuesday evening was not best.
I went to another salon to correct the disaster she left on my hair. It ended up costing me $ 400 for color correction and coloring. So not only did I have to go to work for a bit with my hair 3 colors and people giving me looks, it ended up costing WAY more after seeing her.
I honestly wouldn’t have felt so compelled to right a negative review had she truly done all she could to fit me in right away because I understand mistakes happen. Instead, I had to go to work with that color which looked terrible and everyone was basically like, «your hair is way too dark and red what the heck happened to it.»

I hadn’t had a good haircut in the 7 years I’ve been in Dallas. The ritual goes something like this:
1. Research reviews online /​yelp
2. Book appointment hopefully
3. Arrive at appointment nervously
4. Feel the dread build as «curly hair specialist» whacks away at my wet curls, leaving my hair looking like Howard Stern mated with Rosanne Rosannadanna.
5. Go home in tears, vow to find another stylist
Well this time, I found Kaycee Clark, and for the first time in 7 years, I AM GOING BACK!!!
I showed her a photo of what I wanted, and she DID IT! I never have gotten this many compliments on my hair. After 3 ½ months it is grown out enough that I need a trim, and I feel perfectly comfortable that it will look great again. Even going to let her experiment with some color this time. Can’t wait!

**UPDATED**
So I feel a little conflicted about this but am updating my review based on the most fabulous showcase of customer service I’ve ever seen. A couple of weeks ago, the owner (I think) of the salon called me personally. She apologized that it took so long for the salon to address my negative experience, recognized that it was much too late to offer to correct my hair, and then proceeded to go way above and way beyond to make things right.
The conflict arises because my hair color really did suck. But based on all of the other fabulous reviews, and based on their rock star ownership, I have to assume that I just caught my particular hair dresser on a Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad day. While I still wouldn’t recommend Erica, I wouldn’t discourage somebody looking for a new salon to try this place out. If you don’t love the end result, I can say with confidence that they’ll make it right.
**ORIGINAL**
I’ve been getting my naturally dirty blonde hair highlighted to the same shade of light blonde since high school. While some salons have done a better job than others, I’ve never cried over the results… until today.
I’ve been in tears since I got home and blow dried my hair. My previously lovely, healthy long hair has turned to tiger stripes with a nice orange blotch at the top. (See pictures.) Thank God I didn’t let her cut it.
She started 15 minutes late, used color left over from her last client instead of mixing something up specifically for me**, and only spent 25 minutes putting foils in (I have a lot of hair; nobody’s ever done it in less than 40.) Then, she did another client’s blowout while I sat under the heater for 30 minutes, did not check my hair one single time while I was under said heater but rather had her assistant do it, had her assistant shampoo me, and then brushed out my wet hair and sent me on my way. She was actually out the door going Who Knows Where before I’d even finished paying at the front desk. I hope the assistant gets a big a chunk of her paycheck because I got more face time from him than I did her.
The only reason I came here is because I’m not going to be in Austin (where my usual Hair Goddess lives) for another month and I have some really important interviews and a vacation between now and then. Now I’m at a loss for what to do. Go to interviews feeling hideous? Spend 6 hours in the car and $$$$ to have Austin Lady fix it and risk damaging my hair? Neither sounds appealing. Alas, that’s not Unilocal’s problem.
I know I sound whiny, but if you look at the pictures I posted of my current hair versus my hair in profile pictures (or any picture of me for the last 20 years because my hair has always looked the same until now,) you’ll see I’m fairly justified. Erica’s got great reviews so I’m sure she was just in a rush today. But if you would be as heartbroken as I currently am to have spent hard-​earned money on hair that looks like you did it at home from a box, even a small risk that you’ll catch a hair stylist on the off-​day isn’t worth it.
**When I first sat down I told her I wanted my hair to look the exact same, just touched up. She said «Ok perfect! That looks like highlights and a few low lights mixed in?» I was impressed because that’s exactly what I have. So she asked the assistant to mix up the two colors for her and he said he was busy. So instead of mixing them herself, she said «Ok I’ll just use the color left from the last client…» …the last client only used one color. So I only got one color instead of the high light/​low light. Plus, it made me feel like my own natural color and skin tone weren’t being taken into consideration.

I had such a wonderful experience at Dear Clark. I recently moved to Dallas and had yet to trust anyone new with my hair. I went in feeling frumpy and gross, and left feeling *literally* like Heidi Klum. Tara, my stylist, was the sweetest person and I will ask for her every time I go back! Super convenient, central location in Uptown on McKinney. Loved it!!!

I love seeing Arnold for my haircuts! He has been my go to guy to help me maintain my natural long hair for years!

After trying my regular place for a highlight and tint, I was dissatisfied with the selection they had. I had something very specific in mind, and they were limited by the color line they use.
Tiffany at Dear Clark not only understood what I wanted, she quickly made sure that the salon had the violet color and looped in others at the salon who were all very helpful in determining what would work best to achieve the look. She worked on my difficult, hard to bleach hair, was patient with her time, and the outcome was fantastic. I left very happy.
Unfortunately I’m moving, so I won’t be able to go back for my next color adventure. Thanks Tiffany!!! I hope others use your services and I’ll definitely try to schedule you if I’m ever back in Dallas.

In short: Dear Clark has great hair cutting talent and spectacular service, but it comes at a price: a hefty bill at the end. If you don’t mind spending $ 55+tip+valet tip every few weeks, then this is absolutely the place to go. Unfortunately, it’s hard to justify a return trip (though we’ll see what happens once I exhaust my other options).
Of all the places I’ve visited around the Oak Lawn area, Dear Clark was the only place I walked out feeling like I had a great cut, and was the only instance where my hair looked great up until the next cut (often times it takes maybe a week for the cut to settle in). My stylist (whose name I can’t exactly remember but think it was… Sara Rice?) was great, easy to talk to and not afraid to experiment a little (I gave her the go ahead and it turned out well).
The service is fantastic, though the website is a little much (sometimes the Book Appointment button is a bit sneaky, and there’s a lot of information that I don’t care about instead of things like price/​stylists).
What it comes down to is the price. At $ 55, it’s a bit much for a guy’s haircut. It’s definitely the best I’ve had in the area, but after tip and valet, your wallet is definitely going to feel a little lighter on the way out. There’s only a few more shops left for me to try, so we’ll see if I end up coming back anyway.