Larkspur Salon Spa opened in 2013 on Falls of Neuse Road in North Raleigh’s Wakefield corridor. Owner Megan Moore set up the salon as one of the Triangle’s first Aveda Concept locations, which means the back-bar and retail are exclusively Aveda and the salon’s stylists work through Aveda’s certification programs. Megan trained at Aveda’s Minneapolis headquarters and in New York, Washington, and London before opening her own shop. The space carries two adjoining wings, salon and spa, with the calming-lounge format Aveda salons run by design.
The work skews color and Aveda-philosophy spa. Foils are tiered (flash, partial, full, specialty) with published pricing that starts around 118 dollars and runs up from there. Balayage and color correction are consultation-required, which is the honest answer for the work and matches how the more careful salons in Raleigh handle correction. Extensions are Vomor, a brand built around non-damaging hand-tied installation. The spa side carries facials, body waxing, lash extensions, and esthetics. Megan still works on the styling floor alongside the senior team.
Tenure is the salon’s most underappreciated feature. Lauren has been the salon coordinator for about a decade. Anna, originally trained at Gould’s Cosmetology Academy in Memphis, has been on the styling floor since February 2018 and brings Ukrainian and Russian fluency to the front desk. Ashley spent five years in Charleston before moving to Raleigh, with continuing education through Davines in New York and Milbon training. Carli came up through twenty years in Arizona. Morgan trained at Broome-Tioga BOCES in upstate New York. Stephanie is the cut-focused stylist, with a hand for layered and pixie work.
The salon’s community calendar has been running about as long as the salon itself. An annual Earth Month Cut-A-Thon raised over three thousand dollars in its first year, 2017, and has continued every spring since, with the Catawba River Keeper Foundation as one of the named beneficiaries. The annual raffle for charity: water is on its ninth year and has raised roughly seven thousand dollars to date. Yearly fundraisers for Rex Cancer Center and for Wakefield High School are on the same calendar. The Mom Prom event, which the salon styles every year, has benefited Aplastic Anemia organizations, juvenile diabetes work, Beads of Courage, and pediatric leukemia funds.
