Frequently Asked Questions

You Beauty Lounge currently has three tiers for service providers: Junior Stylist, Stylist, and Master Stylist... Junior Stylist are still at the beginning of their journey as a service provider and are still honing their timing and refining their skills. Stylists and Master Stylists both have years of experience under their belts, however Master Stylists also generally hold advanced certifications and pursue continuing education opportunities to continuously hone their skills. 

In order to ensure that we are able to attract the best of the best talent in the Anchorage beauty community, and in keeping with industry norms, we do have a cancellation and no show policy and require a credit card to be on file in order to make appointments. Cards are not charged prior to any appointment, and payment is not required until after an appointment is over. However, we do reserve the right to charge the card on file for any late cancellation or no show fees that are .

We do highly recommend pre-booking your next appointment, to ensure your pick of day and time with the Service Provider of your choice. While we do have a waitlist and work to accommodate all of our guests as best we can, many our service provider do book far in advance, and it can be difficult to find an appointment time when booking is left until the last minute. 

A partial highlight is generally concentrated around the face and part line. It is designed to frame the face and lightens hair where the sun would naturally hit it. A full highlight involves placing highlights in every section of the hair, so that the highlights will be visible even when hair is worn partially up. 

Pull throughs are when additional color is required in order to complete a color service. This can mean toner or additional bowls of color. Your hair stylist will tell you if you will need any pull throughs to achieve your ideal color. 


Lifting or coloring pieces of hair lighter than your natural color.

there is many techniques to highlight hair including traditional rolling or hand painted balayage

highlights are usually done using bleach but can be done with color also!

used for adding lighter dimension in any hair color, or making hair blonde.

Strategically placed pieces of hair being colored the same or darker than your natural color hair; usually in foils used to add dimension to blondes or make a brunette more interesting


The HydraFacial technology removes dead skin cells and extracts impurities while simultaneously infusing healthy serums and moisture into the skin. The treatment is soothing, refreshing, non-irritating and immediately effective. It reduces the effect of aging and environmental irritants on skin and brings renewed younger look.

The InMode Lumecca handpiece provides the ability to treat a wide variety of skin types and address a variety of skin problems ranging from unwanted facial pigmentation, superficial vascularity, skin texture disturbances, and photodamage.

• Superficial skin resurfacing with collagen and elastin stimulation

• Stimulation of dermal white adipose tissue that is responsible for the health of the skin

• Reduction in fat deep to the skin

• Reduction in laxity and redundant space between septae and fat, producing a tightening and lifting effect

During laser treatment, a diode laser beam passes through the skin towards hair follicles. The penetrating energy then heats up the root of the hair, which in turn prevents future hair growth.

Sofwave Synchronous Ultrasound Parallel Beam Technology SUPERB is a next generation ultrasound device intended to treat fine lines and wrinkles. Using a breakthrough patented technology that generates a Synchronous Ultrasound Parallel Beams, the device emits a high intensity, high frequency, parallel ultrasound beam array through seven ultrasound transducers that are in direct contact with the skin.

A peptide-powered leave- in treatment that repairs hair damage in just 4 minutes. It works from the inside out to renew all hair types for stronger, softer, smoother, and bouncier hair. 

A brow lamination is a 2 step perm process to help style natural hairs into an upward & outward postion. Which brings the illusion of fuller & more even brows. Last 4 to 8 weeks. $80. Add a tint for $20.

DMK is known for its Enzyme Therapy mask that is designed to work in synergy with our bodys natural rythem reaching to a cellular level to restore health & natural function. During the treatment, after the mask is placed, it will sit for 45 minutes. In this experience you'll feel the mask hardening/tightening and a pulsing sensation. Whats going on in the skin is a detox of impurities, promoting healthy blood supply to skin surface, stimulated facial muscles, as well as producing new collagen and elastin. $250-$350. Highly recommend for acne and rosacea concerns.

Double cleanse, steam exfoliant, extractions, high frequency, mask, massage, and finishing products. All products chosen are customized to cater each indiviuals needs. Starting at $100. Teen facials $75(17 or under). Consider adding on an exfolating treatment like dermaplane, microdermabrasion, or a chemical peel ($35).

Before your waxing appointment exfoliate 24-48 before and wear loose clothing. Stop taking any retinoids 7 days prior. Discuss with service provider any allergies, current topicals or oral skin medications. Post care, first 24 hours avoid touching area, sun, tanning beds, pools, saunas, hot tubs, exercising and/or anything that could make you sweat. Keep area clean and dry. After 24 hours exfoliate gently 2-3 times a week. Use serum if needed and light moisturizer.