Carreiro The Studio

I was in Victoria this weekend for a friend's Birthday. I am originally from Vancouver, but live in Seattle. While all my friends were whale watching I went for a massage and then decided to get a haircut. The Grand Pacific suggested Aveda, and having been their many times before (in Seattle) I called for an appointment. Lucky for me they were all booked, because if I had booked an appointment with them I would not have received the best haircut of my life.

The concierge of the Grand Pacific had also provided me with your salon's number, I called and spoke with a very friendly individual named Amanda. She also happened to be the stylist working on my hair that day. She was very knowledgeable and after assessing the health of my hair suggested that we only take off a couple of inches. I wanted to keep my hair long, but with the amount of volume I normally get I usually feel great walking out right after the cut, but the days following feel weighted down by the lack of amount taken off.

I am extremely low maintenance, I literally wake up, shower, put clothes on and run out the door. I never blow dry my hair, style or even apply any make up. When my hair is not cut properly it leads to extreme volume, so much that I normally have to put it up half way through the day. I feel good about hair cuts for one or two days but then just feels like I same old same old.

It was totally different with Amanda, she cut and trimmed, layered and styled my hair into the perfection that it is today. I was going out that night and she even took a little extra time to pop some curls in my hair so that I looked fabulous for my evening out. The layers create perfect framing around my face and even allow for a little natural curl at the end. Honestly my hair doesn't look as good as when she styled it, but this is seriously the best hair cut I have ever had. I hope that sometime I can get back up there for another one.

Got a cut and color today. Didn't turn out as planned. Going back next week
Hopefully it can be fixed.

This is an Award Winning salon featuring
John Carreiro and his amazing team! Featured in Vogue Magazine as the recipient of a very prestigious hair award! https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cheknews.ca/victoria-hair-stylist-represent-canada-international-competition-365003/amp/

I love my new hair cut John! Thank you so much for all your attention to detail!

Best,
Deb Groenheyde
Hand and Paw Project

Tiffany does the most incredible blonde highlights. She gave me my dream hair color.

Gracious, lovely team of stylists and front desk staff.

Classiest salon in Victoria.

Jaime at the Broadmead location is a must! I have been seeing her for years prior to her coming to Carreiro. I recently postponed my June appointment, so she could book clients who needed to post covid. I don't normally go this long in between visits to Jaime, but my hair is still thriving. 6 months later, my blonde is perfect. I can't wait to check out her new home at Carreiro and catch up

How many times in the past have I sallied into a high end salon, to have an aloof hipster kid manage to simultaneously ignore me and give me an average haircut then charge me $90, and afterwards while I'm reeling at the cash desk a receptionist named Dre'ashlee tries with all her hair-tossing might to talk me into paying another $50 for a tiny vial of some obscure European brand's hair goo called "Farté Sur Les Cheveux Radikal Mucilage".
Really, I'm not bitter. It's just that I love fancy salons, but hate the foolishness that accompanies them.
What I'm trying to say is, Carreiro is ideal for me: stylish but unpretentious.
Lovely James gave me a great cut, and none of the usual pressure to buy product. Which means (are you listening, you other salons?) that I will probably go back, and also buy their products.
Nice and simple.

Since the salon I used to go to closed down, I had to find a new place to go, so after looking around and reading enough positive reviews, I decided to try Carreiro. I was not disappointed. My stylist was Amanda and she did an amazing job with my hair (I'm not even sad that I had about four inches taken off and this is the shortest my hair has been in 15+ years).

One of the things I liked about it is that while the place was very professional, high-quality, the atmosphere also manages to be very down-to-earth in personality, if that makes any sense.

I'll definitely be back (I've already booked my next appointment).

This 'studio' manages to feel modern but still remain welcoming, and the service is friendly. My haircut was great, cost $35
+ tip, and I really have no complaints. The person that I saw was Kelsey Carvalho.

I went to Dale for my first haircut at Carreiro the Studio and I have to say he was able to do exactly what I wanted! My hair was damaged, unruly and overall a big mess from dyes jobs, and a perm. He was very knowledgeable with the products he was using and I liked that I could pick the different hair care lines from their selection. While I was there he used Shu Uemura's shampoo and hair masque that was tailored to my damaged colored hair. Though I am not used to spending an hour at the salon, this experience was very relaxing and I enjoyed every bit of it. Dale was great to chat with and I liked that he listened to what I wanted. I can't recall how many times I've been to a salon where I walked out disappointed. So overall I think it was money well spent. My hair was shampooed, I got a strengthening conditioning treatment, cut, and styled for about $120. (not including tip)

I love this salon's selection of high end hair products. They have both of my favorite brands, Kerastase, and Shu Uemura! I will definitely be back in a few weeks for a shu uemura tea ceremony for my hair!

I visited this salon for the first time yesterday. After having grown out my grey hair for a year I was looking to get a whole new short hairstyle. So glad I chose the Carreiro Studio. It is a gorgeous, spacious and clean salon. The staff were all so courteous and professional. My stylist, Beth, was awesome. She took the time to discuss with me what I wanted then expertly cut and styled my hair. She couldn't have been nicer! The whole salon has a wonderful feel and I would highly recommend it to anyone.