Christiaan Salon

What Christiaan Salon does

Christiaan Salon is a single-location, full-service hair and beauty salon operating in Pawtucket, Rhode Island since 1973. The salon serves individual consumers in the Providence/Pawtucket metro area with hair cutting, coloring (balayage, custom blonding, full foil highlights, color correction), keratin smoothing treatments, hair extensions, bridal styling, and nail services (manicure, pedicure, Shellac). Ownership has transitioned from co-founders Bill Oates and Christiaan Houtenbos through Sheri Petrarca (a third-generation hairdresser whose father co-founded the salon in 1971 and who joined as partner in the 1990s) to the current equal co-ownership of Sheri Petrarca and Sacha Fargnoli following Bill's 2017 retirement and Sacha's promotion to co-owner.

The service menu comprises seven categories — Designer Hair Cuts, Custom Coloring, Hair Styling (blowouts and specialty styling), Hair Texture Treatments (Keratin Complex Express and Kerasilk), Hair Extensions (Hotheads Tape-In, Weft, and HALO), Bridal Services, and Nails — delivered primarily by independent contractor stylists and a nail technician. The technology stack is exclusively third-party professional product lines: Goldwell Color for coloring, Kerasilk and Keratin Complex for smoothing, Hotheads for extensions, and Amika and Mizani for styling and curly-hair care. Online appointment booking, gift card sales, and client management run through the Vagaro SaaS platform; no proprietary technology, internal AI/ML systems, or data assets are deployed. Service pricing follows a tiered "starting at" structure ranging from $20 (bang trim) to $670 (premium HALO extensions).

Revenue is generated through unit-priced services (Hair Custom Cut $45+, All Over Color $115+, Full Foil $200+, Balayage $250+, Kerasilk Treatment $300+, Bride Wedding Day $150+) supplemented by a chair-rental subscription at $300/week that includes laundry, front desk coordination, and back-bar access. The salon operates from a single physical location at 110 Smithfield Avenue in a circa-1865 historic building, with no e-commerce channel, no additional branches, and no external capital. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via walk-ins, online appointments through Vagaro, an Instagram presence (@christiaansalon), Google reviews, blog content, and word-of-mouth referrals, with the entire addressable market confined to the Providence/Pawtucket area in Rhode Island.

Name

Christiaan Salon

Legal name

Christiaan Salon

Website

https://christiaansalon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christiaan Salon is a family-owned, full-service hair and beauty salon in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, founded in 1973 and currently co-owned by Sheri Petrarca and Sacha Fargnoli. It serves Providence-area consumers with haircuts, coloring, extensions, keratin treatments, bridal styling, and nail services delivered by independent contractor stylists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hair Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Nail Salons (812113), Barber Shops (812111)

akta.pro primary industry

Barber Shop + Salon Hybrid Services (Unisex) (HSALABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bridal Party & Group Beauty Services (HSALALAC)

Keywords

• Hair salon services
• Custom hair coloring
• Bridal hair styling
• Keratin hair treatments
• Nail care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Hair Services Revenue: Primary revenue from haircuts, coloring, balayage, highlights, texturing treatments, keratin treatments, and hair extensions. Services include designer cuts, custom coloring, bridal styling, and texture treatments.
2. Nail Services Revenue: Manicures, pedicures, Shellac/gel services, extensions, and polish changes generate additional service revenue.
3. Bridal Services Revenue: Wedding-day hair services including trials, bride styling, and bridal party services. Available in-salon or on-location with travel fees.
4. Retail Product Sales: Commission-based retail product sales including Goldwell, Amika, Mizani, and other professional hair care products. Salon offers rental and commission opportunities for stylists.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Christiaan Salon is a single-location, full-service hair and beauty salon providing designer haircuts, custom hair coloring (balayage, highlights, blonding, color correction), keratin and texture treatments, hair extensions, bridal styling, and nail services (manicures, pedicures, and Shellac gel). Services are delivered in-salon at 110 Smithfield Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, or on-location for bridal events, with appointments managed through the Vagaro booking platform.

Product overview

Christiaan Salon is a hair and beauty salon offering a comprehensive range of services including Designer Hair Cuts, Custom Hair Coloring (with balayage, blonding, highlights, and color correction), Hair Styling, Hair Texture Treatments (Keratin Complex and Kerasilk), Bridal Services, Hair Extensions (HALO, Hotheads Tape-In, and Weft), and Nail Services (manicure, pedicure, Shellac). The salon operates as a single-location full-service beauty salon with independent contractor stylists and colorists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Designer Hair Cuts Customized haircuts using shears and/or razor tailored to individual style, desired length, and face shape, including wash and blowdry. Service tiers cover Custom Cut ($45+), Curly Cut (dry-cut method with cleansing, conditioning, and styled curly), Barber Cut ($41+), and Bang/Beard Trim ($20+), with stylists such as Katie Rodriguez serving as a curly-hair specialist. Targeted at individual salon clients in the Providence/Pawtucket market.
• Custom Hair Coloring Hair coloring services using Goldwell Color products, including new growth root touch-up ($75+), all-over color ($115+), full foil ($200+), partial foil, custom blonding with multiple techniques such as babylights, teasylights, balayage, and foilage ($250+), balayage hand-painted highlights ($250+), and color correction. Targeted at individual consumers seeking dimensional color, natural-looking blonding, or corrective color work.
• Hair Styling and Blowouts Blowout and styling services including Classic Blowout ($40+), Curly Hair Blowout ($55+), and Blowout with flat iron or curls ($50+), each with shampoo and custom styling. Targeted at individual clients seeking event-ready or everyday styling, leveraging Amika professional products.
• Hair Texture Treatments Smoothing and texture treatments using Keratin Complex and Kerasilk product lines. Keratin Complex Express ($150+) is a one-hour service with results lasting up to 6 weeks, while Kerasilk Keratin Treatment ($300+) lasts up to 5 months with Control or Refinement options. Targeted at clients with frizzy or unmanageable hair seeking long-term smoothing.
• Hair Extensions Application of 100% Remy Human Hair extensions including Original HALO Hair Extensions ($340-$670 in 12"-24" lengths), Hotheads Tape-In Extensions, and Weft (Sew-in) Extensions in classic shades and color melt/fantasy pastel tones. Targeted at clients seeking non-damaging, undetectable length or volume, with Hotheads positioned as the salon's exclusive extension brand.
• Bridal Services Wedding hair services including a required Bride Hair Trial ($100), Wedding Day bride styling ($150+), and Bridal Party Upstyles (price varies). Services available in-salon or on-location with a $1.00 per mile travel fee from the salon. Targeted at brides and bridal parties in the greater Providence/Pawtucket area and beyond the local travel radius.
• Nail Services Manicure ($25), Shellac Manicure ($45), Express Pedicure ($40, 30-minute), and Spa Pedicure ($60, 1-hour) services, plus polish changes and nail extensions, performed by a licensed nail technician. Targeted at individual salon clients seeking routine nail maintenance or gel-polish services.
• Stylist Chair Rental Program Weekly chair-rental arrangement at $300/week for independent-contractor stylists, including on-site laundry, beverage bar, Front Desk Coordinator support, back bar product usage, and education opportunities. Stylists supply their own retail products. Targeted at independent stylists seeking a turnkey salon operating environment with shared back-office services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stylists trained in Goldwell Academy techniques and continuing education

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GoldwellcoreOthersChristiaan Salon is a Goldwell-approved salon. Uses Goldwell Color products exclusively for coloring services. Staff trained at Goldwell Academy with in-house educational opportunities. The salon hosts Goldwell dimensional color classes.
• Hotheads Hair ExtensionscoreOthersHotheads is the exclusive hair extension brand offered at Christiaan Salon. They provide 100% Remy Human Hair extensions including tape-in, weft, and halo extensions in various lengths and colors including fantasy pastels and color melt shades.
• Kerasilk / Keratin ComplexcoreOthersChristiaan Salon offers Kerasilk Keratin Treatments and Keratin Complex Express smoothing services using these professional product lines for hair texturing treatments.
• VagarocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVagaro provides the online booking platform for Christiaan Salon, enabling clients to book appointments, purchase gift cards, and manage their accounts through the platform.
• AmikaminorOthersProfessional hair care products used at the salon, including for styling and blowouts. Mentioned in social media and blog content.
• MizaniminorOthersProfessional hair care brand used at the salon, particularly mentioned for curly hair products and treatments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• European Wax Center: Specialty waxing services franchise. Relevant adjacency given Christiaan's waxing services, though Wax Center specializes narrowly versus Christiaan's full hair and nail portfolio.
• Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa: National spa franchise offering facials and massage alongside select hair removal services. Adjacent personal-care-services peer sharing the consumer-spa customer segment but with limited hair-service overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Regis Corporation: Parent company operating multiple salon brands including Supercuts and SmartStyle. A scaled incumbent in the same personal-care-services industry Christiaan operates in.
• Great Clips: Largest US walk-in hair salon franchise. Competes for the same local consumer base in the Providence market with convenience, extended hours, and lower price points.
• Supercuts: National value-oriented hair salon chain. Comparable customer overlap in the Providence/Pawtucket area as an everyday-hair alternative to Christiaan's premium services.
• Ulta Beauty: National beauty retailer with in-store salon services. Competes for the same beauty-services consumer wallet in Rhode Island with retail product cross-selling similar to Christiaan's Goldwell/Amika retail revenue stream.

Direct peers

• Drybar: Specialty blowout and hair styling chain. Directly comparable as a single-service-excellence hair brand serving individual consumers with premium in-salon experiences and strong stylist branding.
• Sport Clips: Men's and unisex haircut franchise offering barber-style services in a salon environment. Comparable to Christiaan's gender-inclusive hybrid model with barber cuts and full salon offerings.
• Floyd's 99 Barbershop: Full-service barbershop and hair salon hybrid targeting all genders with cuts, color, and styling. Closely mirrors Christiaan's unisex positioning and barber-plus-salon service mix.

Emerging players

• Glamsquad: On-demand mobile beauty services app delivering hair and makeup to clients' homes. Comparable to Christiaan's on-location bridal services but operates through a different digital-first distribution model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/christiaansalon
• Xx.com/christiaansalon
• Facebookfacebook.com/christiaansalon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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