Consultation and plan
30 minWe look at your hair dry and wet, go through what has been on it and how you care for it, and agree a plan and a time estimate. The place to start if you're new to us.
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Book: Consultation and planNatural hair studio in Durham
Hair that starts with a conversation
Coil & Comb is a studio for coily, kinky and curly hair. Your first visit begins with a consultation, so we know your hair before we pick up a comb.
The menu
Choose by what you want
Services are grouped by what you're after. Each one shows its time, and whether it starts with a consultation or takes a deposit.
Wash day
For when you want your hair washed, detangled and handled with patience.
Wash and detangle
75 minShampoo, a conditioning step and a slow detangle in sections, then dried your way: under a diffuser, or stretched with a blow-dryer.
Book: Wash and detangleWash day with a style
105 minEverything in a wash and detangle, then a finished style: a puff, a bun, a braid-out, or loose and defined.
Book: Wash day with a styleTake-down and detangle
90 minOut of twists or a braid-out? We take the style down, detangle and wash, and book your next one if you'd like.
Book: Take-down and detangle
Cut and shape
Cut in the pattern your hair falls, not flattened out first.
Dry cut and shape
75 minCurls are cut dry, one section at a time, so we can see where each one sits. We talk through how it will fall when it's wet.
Consultation firstBook: Dry cut and shapeTrim and tidy
45 minEnds trimmed and the outline tidied, between full cuts, for clients who already keep a shape.
Book: Trim and tidyBig chop and transition cut
90 minFor leaving relaxed or heat-straightened hair behind. We plan the length with you, cut it, and show you how to style the new shape.
Consultation firstBook: Big chop and transition cutTaper on natural hair
60 minA tapered or shaped-side cut on coily or curly hair, with the top left long, shaped or twisted. For anyone who wants the cut.
Book: Taper on natural hair
Twist-outs, wash-and-gos and sets
Definition and stretch for your curl pattern.
Twist-out
120–150 minTwo-strand twists set on freshly washed hair and taken down for definition and stretch. The wash, a conditioning step and the twisting are all in the time.
Consultation firstBook: Twist-outWash-and-go
90–120 minHair is washed, conditioned and defined with gel or cream, applied in sections, then dried under a diffuser.
Book: Wash-and-goRod set
120–150 minFlexi-rods or foam rods on damp hair for an even curl, dried under a hood dryer, then taken down and shaped.
Deposit to bookBook: Rod setTwists and flat twists
120–180 minTwo-strand or flat twists in your own hair, as a style that lasts between wash days. Longer or denser hair takes longer.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Twists and flat twists
Silk press
Straight and moving, until the next wash.
Silk press
150–180 minWashed, conditioned, blow-dried and pressed smooth with a flat iron. It swings, and it returns to your pattern with water. We check how your hair responds to heat first, and results vary.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Silk pressSilk press with trim and shape
180–210 minA silk press with a trim and a shape finished on the straightened hair, so the cut sits the way you wear it.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Silk press with trim and shape
Color
Color planned around your curl pattern and your hair's history.
Gloss or tone
60 minA gloss or toner refreshes the shade and shine of hair that is already colored. A strand check comes first.
Consultation firstBook: Gloss or toneAll-over color
150–180 minOne shade from roots to ends, mixed for your hair after a color consultation. A patch test may come first.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: All-over colorHighlights and face-framing
180–240 minLighter pieces lifted through textured hair, planned in sections to suit your curl pattern. Lightening takes several steps and varies with your hair's history.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Highlights and face-framingColor correction
180–300 minFor color that has turned a shade you didn't plan. We start with a long consultation and may split the work over more than one visit.
Consultation firstDeposit to bookBook: Color correction
Prices depend on your stylist's level and what your hair needs, and show when you book.
The first visit
Your first visit, step by step
Nothing starts until we know your hair.
- 01Before you book
Step 1: Tell us about your hair
Book online or text us. Tell us what has been on your hair and what you want from the visit.
- 0230 min
Step 2: Consultation and plan
We look at your hair dry and wet, ask about your routine, and say what we would do and what we wouldn't. You leave with a plan, a stylist and a time estimate.
- 03On your date
Step 3: Your service
A deposit holds the longer services. We work in sections, slowly, and check in as we go.
- 04Last 10 min
Step 4: Taking it home
Before you leave we show you how to style and protect it, and book your next visit if you'd like.
The studio
Made for coily, kinky and curly hair
Four stylists, one quiet room on Rigsbee Avenue, and no rush to get you out the door.
We do wash days, cuts and shapes, twist-outs and sets, silk presses and color on textured hair. We don't do relaxers, perms or sew-in installs. If you need one, we'll say so before you book, and point you to someone who does.
Good to know
Appointments only, so your stylist's time is yours
Parking behind the building
Text us a photo or your hair history before you come
Your stylists
Meet the people who do your hair
Each stylist's level is in their title, and the booking page shows it before you choose.
Patrice Richmond
Owner and lead stylist
- Cosmetology license · NC License no. 000000
Opened the studio so clients with textured hair could sit down with someone who starts by asking what they want. Does consultations, color and silk presses.
Nathalie Celestin
Senior stylist
Twists, flat twists and protective styles, and the careful detangling after a take-down.
Dasia Branch
Stylist
Wash-and-gos, rod sets and curl cuts. Happiest when a client has never had a stylist define their curls before.
Martez Fluker
Stylist
Dry cuts, tapers and shaped-side cuts on coily and curly hair, for a clean line that holds as the hair changes.
From clients
What a first visit felt like
“I had never had a stylist ask me what my wash day looks like. The consultation took half an hour, and nobody touched my hair until we had a plan.”
Jordyn B.First visit
“I wasn't sure anyone would know what to do with my curls. Martez cut them dry and showed me how they would fall when wet.”
Maxwell G.Dry cut and shape
“Patrice explained the heat, the patch test and the time before I put down a deposit. Nothing was a surprise on the day.”
Destiny W.Silk press
“Dasia took her time. I left with a twist-out and a routine I could actually follow.”
Sage L.Twist-out
Sample reviews.
Policies, before you book
Deposits, patch tests and notice, in plain words.
Booking and deposits
Book online or text us. Services marked "Deposit to book" hold your stylist's time with a deposit that goes toward your service. New clients start with a consultation, and returning clients can book the services marked "Consultation first" directly.
Cancelling and running late
Please give us 48 hours to cancel or move an appointment. Long services hold a stylist's whole afternoon, and notice lets us offer that time to someone else. If you're running late, call or text: we'll fit in what the time allows, or rebook.
If you miss an appointment
If you miss an appointment without a word, the deposit stays with the studio and we ask for a new one to rebook. It happens, and we would rather hear from you before it does.
Children and companions
Children are welcome when they are having a service. For everyone else, one guest can wait with you, so the room stays calm for people in long appointments.
Patch tests and allergies
Color and some smoothing products can call for a patch test before your first appointment, following the maker's directions. We tell you when you book and set up a short visit for it. If you have ever reacted to a hair product, or aren't sure, tell us first. This isn't medical advice: for a reaction, see your doctor.
Redos and refunds
If you're not happy with your style, tell us within a week and we'll look at it together. Results vary with hair type, history and care, which is why we talk about what's realistic at your consultation.
Tipping
Tips are welcome and never expected. Leave one at the desk or when you pay, and it goes to the stylist who did your hair.
Book a chair
Ready when you are
Choose a service and a stylist, or start with a consultation and let us plan it with you.