Specialty Hair color

BY ARGERIE VILLALOBOS

MEET ARGERIE

Argerie Villalobos is a master colorist with 20+ years experience, specializing in natural balayage and blonde hair. She is an independent hair color specialist based out of Providence, RI (A. Hair Studio, 168 Broadway) with seasonal residencies at private salons.

Born and raised in lush, tropical Costa Rica, she made New Orleans her home for over a decade, finding the city to be a place where she flourished both artistically and professionally, becoming a sought-after source for seamless hand-painted hair color. In 2020, she founded Villalobos Studio in New Orleans, and soon began expanding her hair color services to the East Coast. Initially splitting her time between the two locations alongside her wife, she officially relocated to Providence in 2025.

Argerie is a mother, a keeper of green plants, and an Argentine tango dancer. A lifelong artist, her work as a hairstylist—in particular, her organic, artistic approach to hand-painting highlights—expresses her passion for art and fulfills her creative need. Moved by a deep desire to connect with others, she views time spent with clients as a collaboration between a client’s goals, her expertise, and a shared vision.

A hair studio in New Orleans, with an orange leather hair chair in a beautifully lit room with a potted plant and a rolling black stool in the background.
Master hair colorist Argerie Villalobos washing the hair of her client in a salon in Providence, RI.
A woman with expertly colored long blonde balayage hair having her hair styled by master colorist Argerie Villalobos, who provides services in Providence, RI and in New Orleans, LA.
Argerie Villalobos, a woman in a black off-the-shoulder dress standing by her rolling cart near a window, in a hair studio in New Orleans, LA.

SPECIALIZATION

Balayage is a technique of hand-painted highlights that mimic the sun’s pattern of lightening your hair, creating ribboning highlights that can either brighten the hair or subtly enhance natural hair color. Argerie’s top priority is natural-looking highlights, which is achieved through the care taken to hand-paint precise sections. Since hand-painted highlights follow each individual’s growth pattern, results are low maintenance, with an easy, natural grow-out.

 

  • Partial balayage or highlight

    Full balayage or highlight

    Single color

    Bleach and tone

    Cezanne blowout

    Full Cezanne treatment

    Blowout

  • Argerie is primarily based out of A. Hair Studio in Providence from Tuesday through Friday. Her hours are as follows:

    Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Wednesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  • Located at A. Hair Salon (168 Broadway, Providence, RI).

 

HAIR PRODUCTS

For a natural approach to both hair color and care, Argerie recommends Hairstory and Olaplex. Shop the Hairstory line, with free shipping and 20% off your first order. Discount will apply at check out.

Argerie Villalobos colors the blonde balayaged hair of a client in her salon.

GET ON THE LIST

You can occasionally find Argerie in residence within private salons, offering her speciality hair color and balayage services to clients in select cities.

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