Ruby Devine

Owner/Stylist/International Educator

Ruby Devine has been in the beauty industry since 2000. Some of Ruby's most notable and recent accomplishments include traveling internationally representing herself as an independent educator and now representing one of the industry's leading color lines, Pulp Riot.

Now as the proud owner of The LABoratory, she leads her dynamic team of stylists daily to help bring the ultimate beauty services and experiences to the DMV area.

The LABoratory is considered an "all around" service salon. We take on clients ranging from ages 4-84. Ruby Devine and her team specialize in dynamic color services such as blonding, balayage, and fashion color.

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Quality Services for Dashing Results

Please Note: all services are subject to change based off the length, density, and difficulty of the desired end result.
***A 48 hour notice is required to change or cancel an appointment. Failure to do so will result in a charge equal to half the amount of the starting price of scheduled appointment.
***All services are a la carte, meaning chemical and conditioning services do not include blowout/styled finishes.
***Please disclose if length, density or texture may require extra time to complete service.
*** Please do not bring companions or children to a service if they're not receiving a service. Any additional guest that arrive without an appointment will be asked to wait outside of studio, or your service will be rescheduled for a later date and be subject to our late cancel charge. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Pricing Options

COLORING

Root Retouch

$110+

Coloring from scalp to one inch or less out covering only new growth

Full Color

$145+

One shade of color applied from scalp to ends of hair

Partial Highlight/Lowlight

$225+

Traditional partial foil highlight or lowlight. Highlighting the "Mohawk" and front side sections of the hair. For a dimensional look and as a maintenance option to a "full highlight"

Full Highlight/Lowlight

$275+

A full head of foiled highlights or lowlights to add dimension to the hair

Gloss/Toner

stand alone service

$95+

This is perfect to add shine or tone out unwanted hues typically for blondes and balayage, but also great to add richness and shine to any color canvas

T-zone color retouch

$70+

Retouching the first inch or less of new growth around the front of the hairline and down your part line to give you more time in between your color services. (Think “T” shaped subsection of hair)

Face Frame Highlights

$110+

This is a perfect "in between" service to for all of our dynamic blondes and balayage clients. This is to give that pop of lightness back around the face.

T-zone Foil

$155+

Perfect for those looking for a little Devine Intervention. This highlight service sits between a "money piece" service and a "partial highlight" in terms of coverage and is ideal for in between balayage or babylight service.

Color Melt/Shadow Root

$85+

A full color application from scalp to ends of hair using multiple shades of color to give a gradient end result.

Partial Balayage

$245+

Hand painted highlights within the interior or the hair from the bottom of the crown and up to the front hairline.

Full balayage

$300+

A full head of hand painted highlights. Balayage is designed to give not more than 2-4 levels of lift and a gradient highlighted effect.

Partial Foilage

$270+

Full Foilage

$330+

Partial Babylight

$280+

perfect for those in-between full baby light or to break up the new growth on a balayage but maintain optimum blonde tone

Full babylight

$345+

Full head of tightly weaved foiled highlights to give the ultimate blonde with minimum dimension.

"The Full Monty" Babylights/balayage/highlight/shadow root and tone

**Consult required

This is blonding service uses 4 different techniques all wrapped up in one to create the most optimal blonde with slight dimension (Think Pinterest bonding)

Bleach Retouch

$235+ for less than 1 inch of regrowth

$275+ for more than 1 inch of regrowth

Full Bleach Out (blonde/platinum)

This is for our full blonde or "bleach and tone" clients.

$260+ For short length hair

$285+ For medium length hair

$310+ For long length hair

Second Blonding Session Same Day $175+

Platinum Card
$425+

Tip Out

$90+

Painting bleach on the "left out" strands of hair for brightening the ends of the hair

Underlights Retouch

$230+

Underlights (with lightening)

$375+

Fashion color

**Consult required

Fashion color appointments apply to those who want any color of the rainbow that doesn't occur naturally in hair color. This does NOT include color corrective fashion color (going from one side of the color wheel to the other) or those wanting silver, grey or pastels (those requiring blonding of more than 4 levels lighter would be categorized as "corrective color") .

***NOTE: Fashion color MUST be done on pre lightened ("bleached") hair. Price increase for intricate placement or multiple color melting

Fashion Color Touchup

**Consult required

Fashion color touch up appointments apply to those who want any color not occurring in natural hair colors. Wanting to just reapply over what is already existing canvas and within the same color family, etc. Pinks-purples, blues-greens, oranges-reds. This service does NOT include relightening your new growth.

Color Correction

***Consultation required

Color Bomb

$35+

Custom created color conditioning mask

Color Melt/Shadow Root

$85+

This add on includes toner and gloss.

Tip-Out

$90+

This involves painting bleach on the "left out" strands of hair during highlighting to brighten the ends of the hair.

Extra Gloss/Toner

$40+

Extra Color

$20+

Bleach Wash

$60+

Color Remover

$60+

Malibu/Color Prepare/Blondes/Quick Fix

$15+

Olaplex/B3

$35+

OTHER SERVICES

Stand alone blowout/style

$65+

Blowout finish add on to chemical or conditioning service

$50+

Add-on Thermal Styling With Curling Iron or Flat Iron

$30+

Special Occasions/Up-Dos

$150+

Bridal Hairstyling

$250+

Bang Trim/Undercut/Hairline Cleanup

$18+

This is for the "in between" services. Trimming your bangs, or calipering down an undercut, or even cleaning up the outline to a short cropped haircut. This requires time, so we've made an appointment slot for it!

Clipper Cut

$60+

Any haircut using predominately clippers to create the main shape blended into a length using scissors to finish and detail.

***NOTE: Not a detailed barbers fade or finish. Ideal for women with short "she fades" or men with a 1/4" perimeter blended into a longer length on top.

Short Cut With Styled Finish

$77+

A cropped length haircut using scissors only to detail and create a shape and style customized to your hair type.

***NOTE: This is gender neutral

Medium Cut With Styled Finish

$88+

This is for most clients with chin to shoulder length hair.

Long Cut With Styled Finish

$100+

A customized haircut designed by your stylist to fit your individual style and preferences for hair lengths at shoulder blades and longer.

**NOTE: Please specify when booking if hair exceeds common lengths and density so we can add more time for finish style.

Dry Dusting

(Add on to color service only)

$85+

Transformative Hair Cut

(From long to short, or drastic change)

$135+

Thermal Finish

(Add on service)

$30+

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