Fathom Hair Studio

I got my hair dyed pink last time I went here and it was AWESOME! The hair stylist was great and friendly. They also told me how to take care of my hair. Now I have mermaid hair ^-^

I was hesitant to add some fantasy color to my hair (never had it in my life), but Chivanh made me feel so comfortable that I just took the chance, the final result was amazing. Since one year she have been doing my hair to me and a few family members. She always take the best care of my hair.

Chivahn is awesome. When I wanted to finally go for full-​on, in-​your-​face-​Dad color, I went to her and she made it as amazingly sexy as I could’ve hoped for (a glorious array of magentas and purples). I felt like a rockstar for months and didn’t even care about the growout because it just looked so rad. After I made the drastic decision to cut it all off instead of growing out the color, she continually shaped it out of Justin Bieber phase and then happily recolored it once I was ready. From a beautiful deep red to a fantastic Colgate turquoise to an icy white, my hair was kept happy and healthy by Chivahn. While radical color is her sweet spot, expect to get amazing treatment and a beautiful head of hair no matter what you want. I sadly no longer live in Seattle, but even now, my current stylist is very impressed with the quality of my hair given all the colors it’s been, so yay, Chivahn, for making it so my hair also didn’t actually did from all the bleaching and dyeing.
P. S. Fathom is still very much at this address and totally in business.

Finally! I thought the day would never come when I’d find a suitable replacement for my old hairstylist — but it did and omg I love Chivahn so much, you guys, you have no idea.
I get complimented so often even brainy ol’ me has a difficult time keeping track when I tally up my awesomeness score for the day. I got my hair done 7 days ago and I’ve been complimented a minimum of three times EVERY DAY. By people other than me looking in the mirror (and my boyfriend, of course). Yes, my hair looks *that* badass.
These aren’t just compliments from cool trendy folks who look like they enjoy unnatural hair colors — compliments from ladies my grandmother’s age, compliments from cashiers at the grocery store, compliments from my dentist — everyone thinks what Chivahn did to my hair is a work of art. And it totes is, there’s at least one picture on Instagram to prove it.
Really though. Chivahn knows her stuff, especially when it comes to coloring — I pretty much sat down and said ‘do what you want,’ and I ended up with something that’s *so* me – I’ve got all the colors of the Lisa Frank rainbow, and it looks amazing.
When you’re sitting in a chair for hours, it’s important to have a stylist worth talking to. Chivahn and I were able to wax poetic on all the important topics — relationships, work and Pokémon — as if we had been lifelong besties catching up.
If you want your hair to look awesome… go to her. Don’t fight it… just go.

This artistic and sensitive soul will re-​energize your hair and, therefore, your life. Chivahn can make magic out of the hair you have, or you can dream of fantasy hair and she can weave and sew your dreams to your head in an afternoon. The sky is the limit with her!

Whether you need just a trim or have a creative colorful and imaginative brainstorm idea for your next style, look on further — Chivahn is hands down the best in Seattle.
It all started a few years ago when I wanted to experiment with some fun color. I had been going to the same hair stylist since I was a little girl… but they just lacked the experience and creativity with color use and more creative styling (not to mention mastering the art of blonde hair holding onto red hair dye). I hit the internet hard searching, found Chivahn, made my first appointment — and have been hooked ever since. First off — she runs her own business. This is very respectable — as most hair stylists are part of a larger salon situation. She does her own thing and does it WELL letting her creativity shine with no one to answer to but herself. This also allows her to have much more of a personal touch compared to other salon experiences I have had.
Her talent is hard to find — even in a more creative city such as Seattle. It is obvious if you take a quick visit to her website just the vastness of what she can do. Of course she can cover the common gray spot or color correct — but there is much more. She can do multiple/​complicated color requests. Beyond that, she also can do extensions whether you want a fun pop of color or an entire head or even synthetic dreads.
The overall experience is also different than your average hair appointment visit. She’s got a fun, easy going personality which will guarantee that your experience is much more enjoyable and extends beyond the typical celebrity gossip BS that most salons feed you as you sit there awkwardly.
I have been a happy customer of hers for the last hew years and am not going anywhere. Hit her up! You will not regret it, and will most likely kiss your previous hair dresser goodbye and become a new regular of hers.

After leaving New York and my beloved hair stylist and colorist 20 months ago it has been a dark and sad time for my hair. It had grown long and unkempt. I had tried several highly recommended stylists (who will remain nameless) in Seattle and left feeling disappointed. But not anymore!
I found Chivahn on Unilocal and trusted her from the outset. She cut a good 4 inches off my hair and gave me a spectacular 3-​color do on my first visit. I had to wait a couple of weeks for an appointment, but it was not a big deal because we emailed hair ideas back and forth and basically did a consult via email. Her salon is small, cozy and a little quirky. It is just Chivahn, her scissors, her color and her fuchsia skeleton! (Okay, it’s a bit more than that, but you get the idea!). She is decisive, she cuts with extreme confidence, she is super creative, and just a ton of fun to spend time with. I have already made my follow up appointment – well in advance!

I always look forward to hair time with Chivahn!
She has been taking care of my hair badass-​ification since I moved to Seattle in 2010. After years spent bouncing from salon to salon, searching desperately for a professional hairstylist that wasn’t utterly terrified of playful, creative hairstyles, I managed to find the best stylist /​color-​enabler I’ve ever worked with here. Chivahn is friendly, knowledgeable and, most importantly, interested in working with clients to help them create a distinct look. I wouldn’t miss my appointment for the world!

I’ve been going to Chivahn for over a year now and it all started when I sent an email to Helle (her previous salon) stating that I will take scissors to my hair if something isn’t done soon. She took me in the next day. Amazing and unaffraid to handle this mop I had on my head through out this past year and now as I’ve decided to grow it out. She is AMAZING. Both my MOTHER and my Sister have requested when they fly into town to have her to their hair and she always accomodates. Bummed I might be moving soon and will be losing her great insight as well as friendship I will definately be coming back anytime I come back in town!!!

Miss Chivahn, (owner/​operator) is a very talented lady! My girlfriend has gone to her many times now and has come back every time a changed woman! This lady is a whiz with color, extensions, and sound advice. And she’s not hard on my wallet either ;) This isn’t super cuts though, your not going to get a $ 15 hair cut and a boot out the door. Her salon is small and definitely reflects her personality (Bright and bubbly). Quite honestly I wish I still had hair so I could go to her too!

At, my first appointment I was wowed! Chivahn knows her hair. She was great company, cute space, and very knowledgeable about hair. I would highly recommend her to any of my friends. Love, love, love her!

I’ve been going to Chivahn for, well, damn, five years now! She is that amazing, and it’s even better to now be seeing her in her own, private salon space just over the West Seattle Bridge.
Not only is she passionate about her work and a true professional, she works magic with hair color. She’s been helping me keep my hair white-​blonde (I’m a natural dark auburn) AND so soft you want to run your fingers through it, for about 6 months now. This was shortly after she got it fuchsia and black for me, which was after she had it plum and lavender for me, and the list goes on and on…
You will never find another stylist as dedicated to making you happy with your hair and she’ll get just as excited about the final product as you will. Her services are worth every penny. I wouldn’t dream of taking my hair to anyone else, and am actually starting to panic and moving to Los Angeles without her this year. Eek!

I’ve been seeing Chivahn for quite a while now (see my reviews of Helle and Bridgeblond) and cannot imagine seeing anyone else!
Chivahn is like a healthy dose of rainbows, bunnies, unicorns and a little macaber in your daily life. She always decorates whatever space she’s in to reflect her personality so lots of turn of the century repainted desks and furniture thrown in with some awesome prints and wiked art against a fushia background… I mean you really don’t see her for the décor but you gotta admit it’s pretty cool and a refreshing change from the usual calming colors and tranquility fountain that just makes you need to pee.
Anyways on to what she does! So I’ve gotten pixie cuts, trims, shaved sides, synthetic wool dread installations, pink dye, lifting, black dye, fuschia dye, and natural dread instalation from her and seriously she is the best! Currently I’m rocking black hair with some fuschia hilites straight in the front, shaved on the sides and dreads all the way back… i don’t think i’ve ever had a cooler more «me» hair cut in my life, not to mention i’ve gotten a fair amount of life advice and jewelery from her too. In honest it’s easier to list what she doesn’t do!
I’ve seen a lot of hairstylists in my time and usually it’s almost an argument or like pulling teeth getting them to just bloody give me what I want… not Chivahn! I told her I wanted to grow my hair out so every time I saw her she would reiterate that fact and give me some ideas for how to style it’s current length best. When i told her I wanted dreads she smiled and said she always thought I’d look good with them. Her talent is trully amazing, i’ve got super healthy happy hair and dreading that I assumed would be a challenge… not at all! She got it done in a few hours, gave me some product that I would need, and gave me the honest run down on how to take care of them and live with them… she was just plain honest with me «There are lot’s of diferent opinions on what to do with dreads, just do what works for you» she gave me options and methods to try and now i have some wicked locks that are starting to take hold quite nicely.
PS she just started doing a punch card for cool synthetic hair extension things that look pretty cool in… one of my friends had a bunch done and they looked fabulous!

I’ve been seeing Chivahn for more than a year now, and I’m as happy (if not more so) today as I was after my first session with her. You can read that review here
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Since that session, I’ve had three more cuts and colors with her of varying styles. I’ve also had more compliments on my hair than ever before in my life. I don’t know how she does it, but it’s almost like she’s a mind reader with magic hands. I bring in a photo of a look I want, and she makes it look even better than the picture by tailoring it to my face shape, skin color, and natural lay of my hair.
To top it off, my sessions with Chivahn are completely fun. That girl is hilarious. At the end of every session, I have a laughing and awesome hair do high. It really doesn’t get much better than that.

I’ve been coming to Chivahn almost since I moved to Seattle and all I can say is that she’s wonderful. She cuts curly hair well– so well in fact that I literally have months of good hair after a cut. I get to visit more often, thanks to the fact that we’re currently playing with color, and that is a treat– the music is good, her room is pink!, she picked a great red that works with my skin color and she’s saving me from myself (ahem, henna) at a good price. Which leaves you some room for hairclips and other cute things she makes, which is excellent, since it’s hard to leave without something new and shiny and cute.

Chivahn has been doing my hair for longer than I can remember. I’ve done a lot of flip-​flopping between various hair colors and styles over the years and she always does an amazing job, whether it’s taking my coarse, dark, very mexican hair to a platinum blonde (without even frying it, mind you), adding a splash of obnoxious crayola color or just churching up my natural shade. If you’re adventurous with your hair, especially with color, she’s your girl, but she can do gorgeous ‘normal’ stuff, too: D

Chivahn is truly my hair hero. I started seeing her in May 2007 a few months after she graduated school with high honors, and have been a convert ever since, following her until her most perfect fit within the walls of Helle.
She always listens to what my thoughts for the ‘do may be; she has amazing vision and ideas when I’m open and feeling more adventurous. Through various hair lengths and color chunks, I’ve always enjoyed seeing where my hair goes with Chivahn, plus her prices are very reasonable for such quality work. I love that her hours are extremely flexible to work for the majority of us that have lame M-​F jobs, and she even got me in last minute (as in, texted me asap when somebody else no-​showed) over the busy Labor Day weekend so that my inept ass didn’t botch up my up-​do for a wedding I was attending that evening. I got SO many compliments on my hair that night, and I was BEYOND appreciative of Chivahn’s willingness to think of me when she knew I needed help. Hell, she was even texting with me the morning of the wedding (before we knew I could get in to see her), giving me all sorts of advice so that I could hopefully manage to make something pretty happen myself. That is above and beyond, in my book.
It’s that type of special thought that keeps me coming back continuously, along with her perfect blend of sweet & spice personality and conversation. The last few years has me grateful to have such a talented hair guru in my life, plus a sweetheart who has also turned into a friend that I care about. Chivahn’s the whole package. You’d be wise to trust your tresses to her too.

I love going to Chivahn. She’s taken me through many hairstyles and colors, and I receive wonderful compliments on each and every incarnation.

Chivahn totally rocks. I’ve been going to her for four years or so, through several styles, and she always makes my hair look awesome. She’s super fun and friendly and easy-​going, always makes me feel relaxed and welcome, and not like I need to dress up and feel freaked out or intimidated by going in to have my hair done. (What can I say — I’m a geek. The haute couture runway thing most salons force their stylists to go for freaks me the hell out sometimes.) It’s genuinely fun to go in and see her.

Chivahn is AWESOME. Since the first time I went to see her 2 years ago, to this very moment today, my hair has always looked AMAZING. This girl seriously knows her stuff. She’s fun to talk to, does amazing things with color and has a super cute jewelry line to boot! She’s super easy to work with and always manages to take my ideas above and beyond what I expected.
I’ve since moved away from Seattle, but she’s still my #1 girl for hair and I make sure to see her every time I’m back in town.