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Hair's Talent Salon in East Haven, CT.

A Curly Hair Salon

Specializing In All Textures

Established in 1985, Hair’s Talent was Connecticut's very first multi-ethnic hair salon. We work with all textures and have unrivaled expertise working with tightly coiled hair, types 4B and 4C! Hair's Talent Salon is the home of the GinaCurl, our signature services offer a healthier alternative to traditional chemical treatments for enhanced softness and manageability.

Love Your Waves, Kinks and Curls!

Our Salon Services

Haircuts & Hair Styling

We are a full service hair salon! We specialize in curly haircuts. We also offer blowouts, haircuts on all hair types! Not to mention hair braiding, and a variety of moisture and protein, steam treatments to keep your hair looking and feeling healthy.

Ask about our 5 step moisture treatment 

Color & Highlights

We do lots of hair color changes, balayage and highlights, root touch ups, corrective color, grey hair coverage, and even hair color for men and boys. We offer hair color for those with relaxed or permed hair. We also offer Olaplex, a bond builder that can reinforce your hair during the coloring process.

Texture Services

Our stylists specialize in curly and tight coiled hair! We offer a range of treatments for all hair types to give you curl, adapt your curl, or smooth your curls. We do all types of perms, relaxers, and of course we do the GinaCurl, Gina's Straight Variation, and Gina's Thermal Reconditioning.

Natural Styling Services

Styling your hair is our favorite part! We want to embrace your natural texture and do all we can to help improve it! Not only do we provide moisture and protein treatments, we also provide wig installments, retwisting locs, one/two strand twist, etc! Not to mention the classic roller set! Were here to provide you with all your hair needs

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Break Up with Your Wigs and Weaves!

Don't get us wrong. Wigs, weaves, and hair extensions are a convenient way to get a dramatic new look overnight. But if you depend on them because your hair journey has failed you, GinaCurl and the team at Hair's Talent will set you free. You'll grow a gorgeous head of hair that will make your wigs jealous.

Get Customized Care

Every head of hair is unique. That's why GinaCurl is easily customized for hair with multiple textures, varying curl patterns, and mixed porosity levels. Every strand will get just the right amount of love to make your hair look equally fabulous all over, whether you want to wear your curls, leave some wave, or go totally straight.

Keep On Growing

Hair’s Talent is the perfect blend of passion, artistry and technical expertise. We use products and techniques to prevent dryness and breakage so that you can retain every inch of new growth. Every strand will get just the right amount of love to make your hair look equally fabulous all over. 

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Healthy, Happy Curls

Grow the Look You've Always Wanted

Get long, healthy, effortless hair with the alternative treatment that's changing the textured hair game.

GinaCurl curl reformer

GinaCurl
The Curl Reformer

Predictable, soft curls, natural-looking and defined.

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GinaCurl straight variation

Gina's Straight Variation

Soft, smooth, shiny hair with reduced frizz and volume.

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Gina's Thermal Reconditioning

A safer, gentler alternative to other straightening systems for permanently straight, silky hair.

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Online Consultation Form

All chemical services start with a Free Consultation using our online form. This is our way of learning your hair history, determining the best course of action, and answering all your questions. All back-and-forth is done online and through email, and there is no charge for this service.

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Virtual Consultation

If you'd like to learn more about your hair type and texture, and the best ways to take care of it, you can add a virtual followup to your online consultation form. Gina has worked with all hair types since 1985 so she and her staff can help you embrace your gorgeous locks. Add a Virtual Consultation - $60

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Gorgeous, Effortless Curls

About GinaCurl

Learn more about Gina Rivera, the creator of GinaCurl, and the story behind the treatments. Gina's greatest joy has been connecting with women over their shared love of hair and desire to look and feel their best. She's enjoyed meeting thousands of women from around the world and teaching them to embrace their so-called "hard-to-manage" locks. Learn more at GinaCurl.com.

Easy Everyday Style

Men like GinaCurl too!

When it comes to maintaining their good looks, men tend to have two major requirements. They need something easy! They refuse to spend too much time on their hair and, for a day to day look, they don't want it to appear like they made a big fuss. Equally as important, they want their hair to look natural. We have male clients who come to us for a GinaCurl treatment, usually a Curl Reformer or a Thermal Straightening, because they want more control. They want to fix a stubborn tuft or give hair a new foundation. And for those that are more expressive, men like how a GinaCurl treatment allows them to pull off a more graphic and creative haircut. Learn more at GinaCurl.com.

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Salon Review
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Thank you Gina so much, you listened to my concerns and adjusted my treatment and curl size and I am very happy with my hair, it’s healthy and very easy to take care of. You and your whole team are wonderful because you create a comfortable friendly professional environment where I feel you don’t just do what you want but you consider your clients feeling and then add all your expertise and years of experience with this process, thank you and your team for your patience humbleness and respect. I truly appreciate all of you.
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Susan N
Hair's Talent is the ultimate salon for those of us with thick, curly, unmanageable hair. I walked in with a disaster on my head and walked out with a sleek, workable and very attractive style. Wow!
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Jasmine C
I have pretty much no ability to do my own hair so most of my life I have had some else do it for me. In the past my experiences with hair salons were not good. I always ended up with over processed hair that was not healthy and eventually broke off. Going to Hair's Talent has changed my mind forever about hair salons and I will be going there for all of my future hair care needs. I would advise anyone in the same boat to do the same, trust me when I say it's worth the drive!

Do you offer services to men, children and transgender people?

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LGBTQ friendlyYes we do. All of our services are available to children and to all genders. All are welcome at Hair's Talent! Check out our Healthy Hair Skills Workshop for teens and tweens.

Do you offer hair color services?

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In addition to our signature GinaCurl services, we offer salon services including haircuts, styling, blowouts, wraps, hair color, hair treatments, relaxers, roller sets and traditional perms. View our complete service list here along with our pricing.

How do I book an appointment?

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Your healthy hair journey starts here!

MAKING AN APPOINTMENT

New Client? If you have never been to Hair's Talent before, you are considered a new client. New clients must complete a consultation form before securing an appointment.

Texture Service? If you are booking one of our signature texture services (GinaCurl, Straight Variation or Thermal Conditioning) you must complete an online consultation form each time. Why? Because in order to perform these services in the utmost safe and effective manner, we need to make sure we review your hair's recent history of chemical services. All of your hair photos and service history must be up to date. After receiving your online consultation, we will get back to you within a week, send you a quote and answer any questions you may have. Then you may call the salon to schedule your appointment.

Returning Client? Appointments are accepted by phone only. Please do not text or email appointment requests, do not message us on social media. Those are great methods for feedback and questions, but not for time-sensitive appointments. Your calls and messages will go directly to our scheduler in the order they are received. If we don't answer the phone, please leave a message. Our landline does not have caller ID, so we don't know you called unless you leave a message. All calls will be returned.

An up to date consultation form is needed for your third GinaCurl service and if you haven’t had one of Gina’s Signature services in over a year.

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What are the salon's hours?

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Our salon hours are structured to accommodate our clients in the most efficient way possible.

Tuesday - Thursday - Friday
9 am to 7 pm

On these days, we accept all types of salon appointments from haircuts and hair color to GinaCurl treatments. These are also the best days to reach us by phone because the front desk is staffed.

Wednesday & Saturdays
Hours depend on scheduled appointment.

These days are reserved for GinaCurl services only. Our front desk may or may not have a dedicated staff member and phone calls will likely go to voicemail. There is a $50 service fee for any and all appointments booked on a Saturday.

Do you require a deposit for each appointment?

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No, not for every appointment, only for chemical services. We do this to reduce last minute cancellations. Most of our chemical services are long. If a client were to cancel one of these large blocks of time, we are losing 3-8 hours of work. Sure, we have a long wait list, but with most clients coming from out of state - and some from out of the country - it's extremely difficult to fill that time slot with short notice.

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