Experts Reviews · 2026 Ratings

The Best Wedding Hair Stylists in Kannapolis, NC

We graded 10 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.

$103typical jobMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).
100%say the price was fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.
4.87★average ratingPlain average of every Google star rating we collected for these companies.
2.6%bad jobs (1–2★, 2 yrs)Share of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months — or the 20 newest reviews when the company had fewer than 20 in that time.

From 17,518 Google reviews of 87 top-rated wedding hair stylists nationwide; 10 of them in Kannapolis, NC. Updated November 2, 2026.

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Typical priceMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).$181
Middle half paid25th to 75th percentile of reported prices: half of all customers paid inside this range.$168–$194
Said fair or greatOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.0%
Reviews of this jobNumber of Google reviews in this category tagged with the job.350
1Mended Salon logoMended Salon★ 5.00 on this job10 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Hair extensions”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%10Overall Experts Score 20%85Job match= 92Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.87★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.92
2Graced Studio logoGraced Studio★ 5.00 on this job3 jobs reviewedusually $120–140How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Hair extensions”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%93Job match= 81Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.87★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.81
3Shades Salon logoShades Salon★ 5.00 on this job3 jobs reviewedusually $140–160How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Hair extensions”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%83Job match= 79Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.87★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.79
4Salon Afton logoSalon Afton★ 4.29 on this job7 jobs reviewedusually $200+How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Hair extensions”:Stars on this job 55%4.29★Number of such jobs 25%7Overall Experts Score 20%77Job match= 60Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.87★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.60

Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Hair extensions” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.

What customers said about hair extensions

Sabs2 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 days ago★★★★★
Graced Studio logoGraced Studio

Laura Kate is amazing! I have very thin hair, and she does an incredible job with my extensions. She’s very personable and down-to-earth. Highly recommend!

Hair extensions
MelissaLocal Guide · 98 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 5 months ago★★★★★
Shades Salon logoShades Salon

Brianna is a Master at Extensions and Color! There are very few people who I let touch my hair and Bri is at the top of the list!

Paid $140–160Hair extensionsBalayage
Britney3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a year ago★★★★★
Salon Afton logoSalon Afton

I absolutely love this salon! Everyone here is so kind, welcoming, and genuinely helpful. I see Abby regularly for my extensions, and she is amazing. Not only does she work magic with my hair, but she also takes the time to teach me how to properly care for and maintain my extensions (I’ve been doing it wrong for…

Paid $200+Hair extensions
Ivette1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★★★
Mended Salon logoMended Salon

Been going to Amber for almost 2 years now. I always love my results. She is so sweet and kind. It is always a very relaxing & comfortable visit with her. I love that she always has the best recommendations for extensions & products. I always recommend anyone I know to her 💕 The salon is also very beautiful & very clean!!

BalayageHair extensionsHairstyling
Katelyn5 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 4 months ago★★★★★
Graced Studio logoGraced Studio

I had the privilege of being one of Joie’s clients in Arkansas, and what started as hair appointments quickly turned into a friendship that I will always cherish. She is incredibly talented, professional, and truly passionate about what she does. Every time I sat in her chair, I left feeling more confident and cared…

Paid $120–140HairstylingHair extensionsHair highlighting
Crystal1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 5 months ago★★★★★
Shades Salon logoShades Salon

Obsessed is an understatement 😍 I’m sooo in love with my new hair!! Huge thank you to @shadessalon and @briannahairco for making me feel so confident again ✨She always makes me feel so special, red carpet ready🩷

Customer photo from Crystal's review
Paid $180–200Shampoo & conditioningBlowoutsHaircut

Overall ratings

Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of wedding hair stylists).

#CompanyScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown.FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20.★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps.Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews).
1Studio 915 logoStudio 915Kannapolis, NCA 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%97+67.2Reliability 31%98+30.2Experts Score= 97Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA––A–4.97$105
2Graced Studio logoGraced StudioKannapolis, NCA 93How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%94+65.1Reliability 31%91+28Experts Score= 93Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA––A–4.92$115
3Gonell Hairstyles logoGonell HairstylesKannapolis, NCA 87How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%92+50.2Reliability 24%92+22.3Value 14%87+12.3Replies to reviews 7%39+2.8Craft & service penalty99−0.1Experts Score= 87Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AAAAAD4.89$69
4Mended Salon logoMended SalonKannapolis, NCA 85How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%88+51.7Reliability 26%77+20.1Value 15%97+14.8Craft & service penalty99−0.1Momentum penalty88−1.2Experts Score= 85Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.ABAAA–4.90$115
5Shades Salon logoShades SalonKannapolis, NCA 83How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%87+47.5Reliability 24%79+19.2Value 14%87+12.3Replies to reviews 7%64+4.5Experts Score= 83Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.ABAAAB4.88$135
6Eclipse Styling Salon logoEclipse Styling SalonKannapolis, NCB 78How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%85+46.4Reliability 24%77+18.7Value 14%87+12.3Replies to reviews 7%16+1.1Craft & service penalty99−0.1Experts Score= 78Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.ABAAAF4.86$31
7Salon Afton logoSalon AftonKannapolis, NCB 77How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%82+44.7Reliability 24%74+17.9Value 14%69+9.8Replies to reviews 7%69+4.9Craft & service penalty94−0.6Experts Score= 77Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.ABABAB4.81$58
8Salon LáShae logoSalon LáShaeKannapolis, NCB 72How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%73+39.8Reliability 24%65+15.8Value 14%87+12.3Replies to reviews 7%64+4.5Craft & service penalty99−0.1Experts Score= 72Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.BBAAAB4.75$120
9Hair depot Kannapolis logoHair depot KannapolisKannapolis, NCB 71How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%81+51.5Reliability 28%82+23.2Replies to reviews 8%5+0.4Momentum penalty60−4Experts Score= 71Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA––BF4.84—
10Hair, Tanning & More logoHair, Tanning & MoreKannapolis, NCD 39How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%60+32.7Reliability 24%48+11.6Value 14%36+5.1Replies to reviews 7%2+0.1Craft & service penalty63−3.7Momentum penalty30−7Experts Score= 39Grade D: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.BCBDDF4.66$8

What jobs cost

What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.

JobLow25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this.TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this.FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.
Haircut$43$56$790%
Hairstyling$48$73$1190%
Hair coloring$124$196$3230%
Blowouts$53$83$1130%
Hair highlighting$171$246$3710%
Shampoo & conditioning$56$95$1240%
Balayage$238$323$4260%
Hair extensions$168$181$1940%
Curly hair$60$110$1690%
Hair straightening$95$116$1940%
Braids$83$99$2460%
Kids' cuts$23$28$350%

Wedding Hair Stylists in Kannapolis, NC at a glance

How the 10 wedding hair stylists we rated in Kannapolis, NC compare, and what customers praise most.

Experts Score grades

A = score 80+, F = below 20.

  • Grade A550%
  • Grade B440%
  • Grade C00%
  • Grade D110%
  • Grade F00%

Google ratings

Average stars per company.

  • 4.90★ and up330%
  • 4.80–4.89★550%
  • 4.60–4.79★220%
  • Below 4.60★00%

What customers praise

Share of Google review highlights.

  • Quality1,01730%
  • Professionalism1,06332%
  • Responsiveness60%
  • Punctuality64919%
  • Value63519%

Was the price fair?

All price verdicts left with reviews.

  • Great price3765%
  • Reasonable1832%
  • Overpriced00%
  • Not sure24%

Price verdicts by year

Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.

2025
2026

How we grade

Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.

Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.

Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.

Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.

Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.

Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.