Rocket Science Beauty Bar

New to New Orleans, and was looking for a reliable place to get my acrylic nails filled. After digging through Unilocal reviews at other salons, I decided to make an appointment with Paris — and was not disappointed!!!
Make sure to make a reservation because she is the only person who does nails (acrylic or not) at the salon, but she was awesome!
Paris was very friendly and welcoming, and professional at the same time. She was quick, and did a fantastic job. If you have acrylic nails, you know it can be hard to find someone who does a good job shaping and filling the nails, especially at the cuticle. Additionally, I also get gel on top of the acrylic, which again, Paris was very clean and professional about. I really couldn’t find anything wrong with the way she did my nails — and I’m very picky.
I only got them done yesterday, but the nail beds look like they’re going to grow out very nicely, which is one of the most satisfying parts of finding Paris!
Additionally, she has a large collection of regular and gel nail polishes, and she is always adding.
Last but not least, you can’t beat the price! $ 30 for a fill and gel, which, in my book, is a steal. I will certainly be back!

Got a pedicure from Paris and it was great! Wine was offered pretty much as soon as I arrived and I was treated to pleasant conversation along with an awesome foot massage. The space is bright and super cute.

I have had Brittni cut my hair twice and we did color this past visit, and I absolutely adore both my cut and color. She asks a lot of questions, I felt like she really understood what I wanted based on the photos I showed her. I told her I was going for big 70s bangs and feathering, and she nailed it! The color is very natural.
Also, I have taken them up on it yet, but they offer wine and beer! Love that touch.
Finally, I have bought shampoo and conditioned from the Davines line they carry, and I really love it. It smells so good and leaves my hair soft.

Had a great first-​time experience with Rocket Science Salon. I came in at the end of the day and was matched up with Shannon, who did a great job. I went from having below the shoulder length hair to a cute, refreshing bob. I showed her a few pictures as I was a bit nervous, but she knew exactly what I wanted. I’ll be going back for trims and who knows, maybe color!

Had the best mani/​pedi EVER with Paris this trip to New Orleans! Now I really wanna move here!
She is so knowledgable about nail bed care and has a wonderful, soothing touch. This salon has great energy all around :)

Never getting my nails done by anyone but Paris ever again. She gave me the most fabulous fresh set of claws I’ve ever gotten, and with very little direction. I told her I was thinking coffin nails, black and gold. She asked me if I liked glitter, and then just went ahead and read my mind and whipped up an incredible custom set for me. She’s FAST, too. Took her maybe 20 minutes, half an hour from start to finish. And she’s hilarious to talk to. I’ve gotten so many compliments I’ve run out of her cards. Go see her.

Paris is the new nail tech and she is wonderful. I followed her here after meeting her at the nail salon I used to go to. She is very thorough and professional. She has a fresh take on style and design and everything she has suggested always looks great! I am quite pleased!
Also the staff that works in the salon is very friendly and helpful! Very welcoming!

Paris was wonderful! She did a great job, even had tricks for getting the shellac of quickly and painlessly. And, had a way of polishing that will greatly diminish any chance of peeling, which will make the pedi make even longer! I’ll definitely be back! So happy to have found this salon and Paris!

Keeley was great, good with my curly hair and spent alot of time get my long hair to pixie cut transition perfect!

I have finally found my forever barber (guys don’t use the word salon).
Staff is always friendly, my barber (we also don’t use the word stylist) never makes me wait and they even give me beer ;-)
Two thjmps up all around for this place!

Had a manicure with Veronica. Very nice job and great conversation. She even brought me a glass of wine! There is only one manicure station and one pedicure station. I called ahead though, and didn’t even have to wait long. Nice airy atmosphere, and every one seems happy and relaxed here. I would come back again in a moment!

Shannon is the best! I had my blonde hair botched at another salon and I’ve visited her twice now to have it corrected. I won’t go anywhere else!

Felt strong urge to get an undercut when some gorgeous friend-​babes donned theirs to me at a dinner party. Shortly thereafter, whiskey-​happy, I booked an appointment online with Shannon at 2 AM for the next morning. It was the right decision, spontaneous as it was! Shannon is a structural wizard and just discerning about most things. I appreciate her skills and irreverence. Have her cut your hair!!!

Keely colored my hair and did an awesome job! I’ve been dying my hair black for years now and wanted a huge change by dying my hair a warm blonde shade. I was really nervous but she put me at ease and was very upfront about what was going to look good for me and what wasn’t. I really appreciated her honesty and the end result was better than I expected. The salon itself has a very chic but warm and comfy feel to it. The other staff members seemed happy to actually be there, which was really nice!

Really great stylist and great ambience.

I love this place! Open until 7 on weekdays which is so helpful for my work schedule. I went there the other day to get my hair cut with Shannon. SO HELPFUL! She talked to me a lot about what she was going to do, what I wanted in a hair cut, and explained my options. I walked out of there with exactly what I needed! She was passionate and very educational. She walked me through the several ways to style my hair and even gave me a tutorial on different hair cutting! The staff here is always really helpful and kind. The space is fun. The price felt a little steep before I went in, but totally worth it in the end! Can’t wait to go back for my next cut. OH AND COMPLIMENTARY BANGS TRIMMING! woohoo

This place is so chill and laid back, with down to earth people who really know how to cut hair. I went to rocket science after chopping all of my hair off into a bob for the first time since I was six. Sadly, I didn’t cut my locks at rocket science but at another hair studio that I shall not name. It was pretty much a disaster. I really regretted cutting my hair. The person who did my hair, didn’t understand the look I was going for, (a shorter, edgier, more jagged version of Taylor Swift’s long bob). What he/​she basically gave me was a classic, all around even bob. When straight it looked pretty rad, but I’m not a high maintenance type of girl, whose going to spend a half hour blowing drying my wild mane. I pretty much wore it in a pony tail for two months, hoping to grow my extremely slow growing hair out. That just wasn’t gonna happen and I knew I had to do something. I made an appointment with Kelsey, explaining what I wanted done with my hair. She was friendly and did exactly what I wanted originally. I would give rocket science 4 and half stars only because my bangs were parted at a strange angle for the first couple of weeks after cutting. Other than that, I was in love with my new, low maintenance, messy bob.

Let me first start off in saying what a great experience I had here. The environment was comforting and fun, all the stylists were down to earth, and I definitely left at the end of the day with a smile on my face.
I’m in the process of growing out my pixie cut, and getting my mullet tamed was the main reason in booking this appointment. My hair is at an awkward length bellow my ears and above my chin, and since I’m growing it out, my hair stylist, Andrea, ensured me a cut that was pleasant to grow out and yet still complimenting to my face. She also did something I thought I would never be able to pull off in 100 years. We dyed my hair purple, and trust me, words cannot express just how much I adore my new color. She kept my roots brown to make it easier to manage as I grown out my hair, and I’m just in love with the finished product. It took roughly 2 &½ hours for my whole cut and color, but time just flew by with there being so many friendly faces to talk to.
The end product is just want I wanted, effortlessly vibrant purple with shades of silver. I just cannot expressed how wonderful it turned out. I can’t thank Andrea enough.

I received one of the BEST haircuts I’ve ever gotten from Kelsey! She was so very easy to talk to. It was my first time seeing her, so I spent the first few minutes getting to know her. This Chicago native has a personable passionate alternative edge. She listened to what I wanted, I showed her a few pictures, and let her work her magic. I’d recommend her to anyone and everyone! :)

I cannot tell you the magical experience I had with Rocket Science. Let me start by saying, MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO, I decided to go to this posh bullshit salon on magazine street (Embodyment), because it was close to my house and I thought I would be getting a great haircut because it was on magazine and posh. Let’s just say it was the kind of experience only a woman who goes to the gyno for the first time as a 30 year old and receives the rectal swab would only understand. I left in tears (you can read my review on their page).
I came to see Andrea and she was pure magic. First off, I booked the appointment online, which is really convenient. When I got there, the salon is clean, organized, professional, and you feel like you have come home. Andrea came up and was sweet and down to the earth, and I bluntly explained my situation to her and she took one look and in an encouraging tone said, we can fix this. (my hair looked like a 15 year old girl who woke up at a sleepover after her friends got drunk and decided to chop off all her hair).
Andrea was professional, kind, thorough, and literally, worked magic with my hair. I don’t know how she took the mess that was left on top of my hair, and really created a style out of it. I felt like Cinderella getting ready for the ball after her fairy godmother turned her into a princess. My hair looks like a real haircut now and has actual style. I can do anything with it and it works. I asked her when to come back to continue to grow it out, because I want to grow it long, and she was totally honest and said, let it grow, give it months and then come back to see me. She is freaking awesome. Also, I paid a stupid $ 80 for the terrible haircut at Embodyment, when I ended up paying $ 59 (including tip) for this piece of magic.
Forget all the other hair salons and go see Andrea. Seriously, she made me feel like a woman again.

Saturday I did something that I haven’t done since I was in 3^rd grade… I got bangs!
Okay so for most this isn’t a big deal, but I’ve been scared of bangs since I was in middle school.
After conferring with friends and armed with example photos, I decided to make the jump. I went with a friends recommendation (and a few Unilocal reviews) and booked an appointment (online!).
My guide and caring hand holder was Kelsey and she was wonderful!
From the moment I told her what I wanted, she made sure I was comfortable with the decision and also ensured that I was confident in it. We assessed and reassessed… it was wonderful. She also provided a nice balance of friendly but not aggressively chatty.
A few other items of note:
1. I had to reschedule my original appointment due to flight delays — and they were so sweet about it on the phone.
2. Taylor, who was working the front desk, handled my blow dry and had so much patience with my fine but thick hair that she was a saint. She was so personable and sweet.
3. Bang trims — on the house! So much peace of mind for this basically born-​again bang virgin.
4. The vibe of the business is wonderful. They work as a team and you can feel it.
5. The space is clean and welcoming, but not stuffy.
6. You might see me there again soon for my brows or a bang trim.

Based on good reviews here on Unilocal,I made a haircut appointment with Shannon. I have medium length curly hair and only needed a simple trim — I am trying to grow my hair so my focus was to keep the length as much as possible, and to get some texture. I explained very nicely and explicitly what I was looking for. I got neither length nor texture. She took as much as two inches off without checking with me (she started cutting from the back, so I couldn’t see it at first). The cut is plain flat, no texture in the ends whatsoever. When I mentioned this, she made a few razor passes on the top of the hair, doing nothing to the ends. When I ran my hands through the hair and noticed a few uneven ends on both sides and suggested we checked the evenness, she said she checked it three times already and everything was fine (it was not. I had to cut those sticking ends myself after the first wash). I could go on, but the summary is that I’m not pleased either with the haircut or communication.
I am super down to earth and rarely leave negative reviews, but this time I left the salon looking worse than when I entered, and it’s not just my subjective opinion, one of my friends said I could have had a better cut in Style America. I paid 65 $ for this simple cut.
On a positive note, they have online booking, which is very convenient.

We just moved to town, which means I left my long time stylist in Atlanta. I have been with the same girl for some time so I was a little nervous.
I had a consult with Andrea so we could discuss cut and color. She made me feel comfortable from the get go. I could tell she knew what was up.
My appointment went great. The color looks lovely. The blonde is creamy with lots of complimentary colors to add depth.
My trim was just that, a trim. She allowed my layers to stay long but clean.
Very happy I found a new stylist in one try.
They are also running a special through May 15^th, with a cut and color you get a free mani!
Thank you so much!

Big fan of this place.
I’ve had haircuts, a few different kinds of color, and eyebrow waxing done here. My eyebrows, which I had tweezed into oblivion, are not only back but look great thanks to Erin.
I cannot say enough nice things about the staff in general, but I work the most with Kelsey. I had fried blond hair (I’d done it at home. Shhh, I know. But the water here is different than it is in Seattle and that made a big difference in my at-​home styling abilities) and she helped me make it an awesome magenta-​violet – non permanent color so I wouldn’t damage it any further. When I decided to remove some of the damage, we hawked it. I got compliments ALL THE TIME, and only recently changed it since I’m job hunting. It’s now a plum-​burgundy and I love that, too!
Bottom line, this is a great place where people know their stuff and will work with you to get what you want. I’ll be sticking with them as I grow my hair out long (and for any color changes in the future, too!)
Bonus: Complimentary wine while there, or I think beer as well, or coffee, etc.

Savannah is the sweetest thing and Kelsey gave me a rockin’ ‘hawk. I told her what I wanted, she listened, checked in with me along the way and I ended up with a sweet head of hair (less than I started with, of course). She brought it real close on the sides, just like I asked, and took off the top bit by bit to make sure she didn’t cut it too short. It was a great haircut: quick, easy and no drama. I can’t believe they offer a free neck trim in between appointments… SCORE! Next time I think I’ll go for some crazy color :) so happy I found a beautiful, clean, friendly salon with very reasonable prices. Free touch up! Cannot believe it!!!

Best. Salon. Ever.
No, really. EVER.
I’m visiting NOLA from NYC, and knew that my calico/​hodgepodge/​mess of layers of colors (including BLACK) needed professional help, so I looked up listings for salons that might be particularly adept with color correction, and I landed on Rocket Science (way to go with previous reviews, kids).
From the initial phone call with Savannah, to the «Welcome! How about a beer?» [correct answer = yes], to the consult and careful lightening work with Keely, to the cut from Shannon, I was in expert, fun, sweet, smart hands the entire afternoon.
I’ve been to a LOT of different salons and stylists over the years, for color, cuts and more, and I do not actually think I can recall an experience where I felt more at home than Rocket Science.
Oh, and my hair looks killer to boot. Boom.

I made an appointment in with Abbey since I hadn’t had a real haircut in years (I cut my own, not terible but not as good)
Never been to the place bfr so didt know what to expect. The place is nice and their hospitality is great, u can have beer or wine amd even tho I got in a lil’ early for my appointment Abbey was ready to take me in.
I am SO GLAD I decided to come here, she did wonders to my hair, she instantly knew what I wanted and I got more than I expected from this visit.
I must say their pics in here don’t do justice to the magic this girl does. walked out like a glamorous cowgirl to the streets with my new haircut !!! Diva style all the way, love u Abbey, GO WITH HER. nice girl, great stylist!

I was in New Orleans from NYC for my wedding. Abby did my hair and Erin did my makeup. I was very nervous as we only communicated via emails (me being in NYC and arriving two days before my wedding). Both the owner Savannah and Abby emailed me a few times answering my questions and instructing me on how to prepare my hair, what to wear to the salon that day and where to get some flowers for my hair. My now husbands only request was — please dont let them make you look like its not you haha. Well both ladies were AMAZING! I really dont have a lot of hair. its past my shoulders but its very thin. Abby did a fantastic job. I brought with me some mini white roses and she just came up with the most beautiful retro style.
She was kind, gracious, happy and she got the talent for it!
Erin did my makeup. She listened to my concerns and made me look like me haha.
They are not expensive — (me coming from NYC where I would spend over $ 500 probably) $ 150. They called for a taxi and made sure I am good until I got in it and drove away.
My husband loved the hair and makeup :)
We are planning to move to New Orleans and I will be seeing the ladies all the time as I am in love in them!
Thank you again for making my special day even more special.
Sending my love!
~Iwona