KaRu Salon

It’s hard to find a stylist who is good with blonde color. Kari is not just good, she is excellent! She cares about the color, shine, and health of the hair. Her salon is conveniently located and offers a comfortable environment. Kari is always professional and pleasant.

I had my hair done here back in June by Kari. She was very sweet and easy to talk to. To this day, I still get amazing compliments on her work and the color still looks amazing. My hair is still soft and in amazing shape. If I could say anything, I wish she could have made me more blonde but told me it was best to start slowly. It is also a bit expensive but you are dealing with the best. So I say it's worth it. I miss this place and still can't wait to go back and become even blonde-ER!!;D

Kari is amazing! She is a full-on artist not only with people's hair but outside of the hair world as well. You can tell that she lives her life with color.....and she understands exactly what you want and she will make it happen. She has done autumn colors for me which were beautiful to purples and lavender's...she is a specialist in colors. Love, love her!

I’ve been going to Kari for many years now, and have yet to find a colorist as skilled as she is. She matches coloring to bring out your natural skin/eye color, always accommodates any special requests beautifully, and even took care of me when I was pregnant and hot in the chair (found a smock with way more air flow for me). She now cuts my hair too, and again, does an amazing job always. I cannot recommend her enough and always leave feeling happy and renewed. Go visit Kari asap!

Kari is a hair magician! She is very knowledgeable and has years of experience perfecting hair color. I have been to her several times and every visit, I leave feeling great and loving my cut and color! She's wonderful!

As someone with curly hair I have had many a terrible trip to the salon that ended with tears, but not with Kari! I spent years going to curly hair specialists who did a decent haircut but I often ended up with streaky, overbleached highlights. I finally decided to seek out a color specialist and am so glad I did! 💞💞💞

Kari gave me one of the best haircuts I’ve had in a while (and for the curly girls out there I used to go to the Devacurl flagship salon in NYC!), kept my length which is always scary with curls (!) but gave me some nice layers. I had a couple of previous highlight “situations” that I was asking Kari to help remedy. She did an in person consultation prior to my appointment, and then was so gracious with me to talk it through again before starting on my color as I was super nervous!! She did a treatment that brought back the health and softness to my hair as it was dry and brittle from being over processed. The highlight placement is just what I wanted! I’m excited to keep going to Kari to see where we get as we continue to un-do the damage done before. She’s an artist!! Thank you, Kari! 🙏🏼☀💝

I had a fabulous experience with KaRu!! I am new to Texas and was stressed and anxious about finding a stylist who could give me a great cut that suited my face and help me start to make progress with my very damaged hair. I booked a consult with Kari and KNEW within the first 5 minutes I had found who I was looking for! I trusted her advice, opinion and expertise and booked my appointment. I am now walking around with a haircut I LOVE, hair that feels healthier then it has in months, and a colour that still lets me feel like I am having fun with my hair! Kari is truly an artist!

I had the best experience at KaRu Salon! Needed a makeover for my long hair that reached the middle of my back. I was very nervous because I have always had long hair but had a desire for a more updated look. Kari really listened to what I wanted and how long I wanted to spend styling my hair every morning. My color and cut is even better then I imagined. Kari took the time to educate me on how to use styling products to fit my hair care needs and showed me how to style my hair for a casual look and then a dressy look. LOVE my hair and the experience I had. I will be coming back to this salon!!

I came in to see Kari for a color correction. Kari's technique is excellent, and she did a great job on my hair. I wasn't 100% sure what I wanted and was nervous, but Kari took that and listened to me thoroughly and recommended what would be best for my look. I especially love my hair now, once it faded, it's even better! Thanks Kari!!!

Every time I am in Texas, I can’t wait to have Kari do my hair. She always exceeds my exceptions. This is the first time I said, "I want a makeover." I wanted some length cut off. Other than that…I said, “I trust you. Do what you do.” I received the best cut and color I have ever received! I love my new look so much and I have never received so many compliments on my hair EVER!! So very happy with the results and I will return to Texas, from Ohio, for more cuts in the future! Thank you so much Kari @ Karu!

Kari is amazing! I had some highlights done previously that I was unhappy with. They made my naturally brunette hair way too blonde. Kari was able to bring me back to a more natural looking brunette with honey toned highlights. I love the layers she cut into my hair, they give me so much more body. She spent time talking me through the process, and explained how to style my hair and keep it looking great for days. Her salon is clean, bright, and calming. She’s easy to schedule and communicate with. I haven’t loved my hair this much in years.

Kari was more than awesome. I have never had a multi color done on my hair. She did a holographic affect and she exceeded my expectation. The experience was special and I can't thank her enough.

Salon owner, Kari Leon-Guerrero, offers a down-to-earth, honest and professional approach to her clients.
Kari listened to my concerns and desires for my hair and offered realistic advice for me and my hair-type so my expectations were not only met, but exceeded.
The vibe in her space is chill and comfortable and her personal energy is lovely.
She provided me with a hairstyle that gave my hair more volume and offered suggestions for me to use on a daily basis to keep the volume alive!
I really appreciated the way Kari listened to me, offered advice based on my concerns and specific hair-type and I left feeling beautiful!
Kari has such a nice finesse about her, incorporating experience, professionalism, talent and good vibes all the way around.

Kari is so fun and sweet and knows her stuff. I’m naturally brunette and want to go blonder for summer. She told me that it would take several visits and after my third visit my hair is looking awesome. I’m so happy with the color!

Kari is such a gift. She so easily connects with you, and understands exactly what is going to make you look, but even more so, feel beautiful. Her ability to do anything with hair is truly beyond words, and even more so, her natural gift with color, and how it can shape your day to day life, is truly just incredible. She isn't someone who needs to be explained what your looking for, she is someone who has this natural ability to be able to connect with who you are, and give you the most beautiful essence, inside and out. The reason I love her so much, is because of her energy. She has this way about her, of filling you inside with everything you need, and that reflects in your hair, when you walk away. Getting my hair done by her, always feels like such a gift, because I walk away each time with amazing hair, but it's the feeling she leaves you with. She was born with the ability to turn anything inside you that believes you aren't enough, all the way around, and transform the way you feel inside. The beautifulness of the hair she will leave you with, is just a reflection of that. She's a one in a million kind of person, and the energy she adds to your life is truly irreplaceable.

Kari gave my hair a new lease on life. I booked a consultation with her which was well worth it considering I was a new customer. She explained my options and helped me to come up with a strategy for maintaining my style without breaking the bank. She helped me decide on a plan and then she went to work. I love what she did with my color, and the cut was the best I've had in a very long time.

I really enjoyed going to this salon! Kari was the one who worked on my hair, and she did an amazing job. I had half my hair split dyed violet and then covered with black dye. She was able to lift the black and the violet pigment out of my hair in one session, allowing me to get my hair re-dyed back to my natural color (dark brown), without any weird pink undertones. She also cut my hair and did a great job at giving it shape and movement, especially since I have a ton of hair. The salon was also very cute and had a calming aura about it. I highly recommend this salon!

An amazing experience! Haley was simply the best stylist. She was nothing but fun and the results of my hair are incredible. She was extremely professional, and courteous and always asked if I needed or wanted anything. Pricing was very reasonable and accurate for the services described. Our color consultation was extremely helpful and I knew what I was going into the following week. Haley has a gift and natural talent for styling and coloring hair! Haley is an incredible artist! The staff are nothing but the sweetest people, and we all had a good time together. The salon manager Niki was especially sweet and professional. Very easy to talk to! Will come again!

My stylist Angela did an amazing job with cutting and styling my hair. I love layers and while they looked great when I was younger with a full mane of thick hair, my hair has been thinning over the past decade. Angela still did an amazing job at giving me the layers I wanted, while still making it work with the volume (or lack thereof) of my hair.

She also has a great personality! Great conversations, great service, great skills, and great outlook on life. I'll definitely be back to see Angela at KaRu for my future hair needs!

KaRu remains my favorite salon ever. I’ve been going here for my color with Kari (the owner) and cut with her other stylists for 4 years. They are always attentive and listen to what you want and do a stellar job on my color/cut. During the quarantine time the owner was helpful with curbside retail pickup for items I was running low on and with the reopening I’m confident in their standards and processes. Definitely one of the best salons in Austin.