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Short hair, every expression. Done precisely, in two hours or less.

Short hair color, cuts, and treatments in DC.

One guest at a time, any gender, any texture. Every color service includes the consult, scalp check, bond treatment and a natural finish.

A guest’s tapered short curls colored bright copper and styled into defined coils, with a shaved side part, outdoors in daylight
Sunstone copperBold
Side profile of a short honey blonde crop over a skin fade by the guest’s barber, with a full beard, outdoors in sunlight
Honey CalciteEdgeFade by their barber
From above: a short pixie colored in rainbow bands of red, orange, yellow, green and teal, with a smooth finish, outdoors
OpalPlay

How I work · Short haircuts and hair color

  1. Victor in denim overalls standing behind a seated guest with long, two-tone natural hair, talking through the plan before anything starts

    Step 01: Consult

    We talk goals, check your scalp, and pull a tarot card if you like.

  2. Victor cutting a short shape, comb and fingers lifting a section at the temple of a seated guest

    Step 02: Shape

    A dry cut first, so the color lands on your new short shape.

  3. Victor in gloves brushing color onto a smiling guest’s lightened short hair

    Step 03: Color

    Built around your skin and eyes, never a filtered photo.

  4. Defined dark curls with violet tones, held in a diffuser for an air-dried natural finish

    Step 04: Natural finish

    Air-dried or diffused, then a chapter card to take home.

  • From above: Victor’s short waves lightened to a bright yellow blonde, cut close at the sides, outdoorsCitrineDaylight
  • Victor outdoors in rainbow glasses, his short curls colored deep burgundy with a shaved side part and close-faded sidesRubyNerveSides by my barber
  • Victor laughing against a blue wall, his short curls colored a bright redGarnetJoy

Tried on me first: every color line I use goes on my own hair before yours. See all my chapters

Who I am · Short hair colorist in Washington, DC

I’m Victor, Founder & Colorist, and a Student of Trichology (IAT). I read your natural pigment, in your hair, skin and eyes, before I mix a thing.

My chair near Dupont Circle is for short hair on every gender, identity and texture. Pixie cut color, gray blending, color on coily hair, vivid color, a short haircut that finally fits. I treat color as play, not repair. You bring the idea; I bring the chemistry.

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The vibe · A private salon suite in DC

Talk or quiet, your choice.

One guest in the room.

Play is allowed.

Victor’s private suite: styling chairs, a shampoo bowl, a wall of color tubes and a pink sofa under a violet neon sign
A small round side table set for a guest: a tarot deck, a handwritten envelope with their name, instant coffee, a trail-mix snack, a notepad and three crystals

A private studio a five-minute walk from the Dupont Circle Metro south exit. A note with your name waits on the side table, with coffee or tea and a snack. Crystals and a tarot deck are there if you ask.

Real guests, in their words

From guests of my first salon, Our S.P.A.C.E. Studios. Short hair color in DC, shot in daylight.

Back view of tight short coils colored bright copper, tapered at the nape, in the studio
CarnelianGlow
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This little space is so welcoming, Victor is incredibly knowledgeable, and he did such an amazing job with my hair.
Sarah M. · Google review1 / 7
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