Verlano Alves Hair Studio

Brazilian Hair Stylist · Private studio in Cinnaminson, NJ

One client at a time.
One result that's yours.

Verlano Alves. Haircuts, custom color, Brazilian keratin smoothing, mega hair and the full bridal day, in a private studio where the only appointment of the hour is yours.

Verlano Alves in profile, holding shears, wearing black against a dark background

14 years in the U.S.

13 in Brazil before that

Private studio

No waiting room, no shared chair

Open every day

11 AM to 9 PM, by reservation only

The work

The work speaks first

Blondes, brunettes, reds, highlights, Brazilian keratin smoothing, mega hair, cuts and bridal. Every head of hair is different, so every result is built for the person in the chair.

Icy platinum blonde carried from root to end, worn long and straight
After the smoothing: the same hair straight and glossy from root to end
Silver blonde kept cool against a deliberately dark root
Vivid copper carried the full length, seen from the back
Textured lob cut to fall forward, with balayage broken through the ends
Natural curls cut for volume, with highlights placed to follow the curl pattern
Blonde balayage hand painted down the back and set in loose waves
A crystal comb and veil being set into a bridal updo
Honey balayage on a dark base, finished in tight curls to the waist
Short layered bob from the back, stacked at the nape to hold its shape
Magenta pink over a dark root, worn long and loose

Verlano Alves seated in a wooden chair, dressed in black

Meet Verlano

Meet Verlano

Fourteen years doing hair here in the United States, and thirteen before that in Brazil. What I do is not a menu of services. You sit down, we talk, I look at your face and your hair, and we build something that fits you and the life you actually live.

That is why I take one client at a time: you get all of it, not a piece of it.

The method

Why the cut looks right on you

Most stylists start from a photo. I start from the person in front of me. Visagism, the Brazilian method I trained in, reads the shape of your features, the texture of your hair and the way you actually live, and turns that into a cut, a length and a direction of color that belong to you.

It is why two people can ask for the same haircut and only one of them should get it.

Close portrait of Verlano Alves in black and white, holding thinning shears

Color

Three heads of hair, three different answers

Blonde, bronde and silver, done the same week and none of them the same formula. Where the light lands on your hair depends on your skin, your features and how much upkeep you actually want, so the placement changes every time.

Nobody walks out with somebody else's color.

The appointment

How an appointment works

  1. 01

    We talk first

    Before anything touches your hair, we go over what you want, what you have tried before and what your hair can take.

  2. 02

    The studio is yours

    One client at a time, by reservation only. No overlap, no rushing you to the next chair.

  3. 03

    You leave knowing how to keep it

    Every service comes with what to use at home and when to come back.

Questions

Before you book

Do you speak Portuguese?

Yes. Brazilian, and happy to work in either language.

I colored my hair at home. Can you fix it?

Yes, color correction is part of what I do. Bring photos of what it looked like before, if you have them, and we will plan the way back from where your hair is now.

How much does it cost?

Pricing is set at your consultation, based on your hair. Length, thickness and what your hair has already been through change the work enough that a fixed price list would be wrong for most people.

How far ahead do I need to book?

As early as you can, and earlier than that for a wedding or a quinceañera. One chair means one client at a time, and event dates get taken months out.

Is there parking?

Yes, free, right out front. The studio is in a shopping center off US-130 with a large lot and security on site.

Where

The studio

A private studio inside Phenix Salon Suites in Cinnaminson, minutes from Moorestown, Riverton, Palmyra and Mount Laurel, and a short drive from Philadelphia. Quiet, yours for the whole appointment.

Address
155-F US-130 South, Suite 334
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Hours
Every day, 11 AM to 9 PM
By reservation only
The private studio: one styling chair, a wash basin and a lit mirror
The styling chair in front of the lit mirror
The arched mirror lit in soft blue, next to the working shelf
The wall of portraits and the wash basin at the back of the studio
The color bar, tubes lined up over the tools and the plants
A black cape hanging under the studio sign, by the wall of portraits
The studio door, the Verlano Alves mark etched across the glass
The door of suite 334, with his Brazilian hair specialist card beside it

Ready when you are

Tell me what you want to do with your hair. We will figure out how to get there.