About the studio

A cottage studio on a Midtown side street

Three stylists, three chairs, and enough time in every appointment to get your hair right.

Jolie opened Azalea & Oak in 2019 in a converted cottage on a Midtown side street, with two chairs and a shampoo bowl she plumbed in herself.

There are three chairs now, a porch where people wait with sweet tea, and a rule that nobody gets rushed.

Your first visit

Send a request
Pick a service and a day that suits you. We call or text to confirm a time.
Talk before the chair
Your stylist looks at your hair dry, asks how you wear it, and goes through your photos with you.
Get the price first
You hear the exact price before anything starts, so the total at the counter is no surprise.
Leave with a plan
We show you how to style it at home and when to come back to keep it looking right.

Jolie
Owner and color lead
Jolie trained in Birmingham and spent eight years behind someone else's chair before opening her own. She does most of the studio's color correction and will tell you honestly how many sessions a big change takes.
Mae
Cuts and curls
Mae grew up with curls nobody knew how to cut, which is why she learned. She cuts curly hair dry, one curl at a time, and does most of the studio's silk presses.
Rosa
Blowouts and bridal
Rosa books the bridal parties and keeps the Saturday blowout chair full. She has pinned updos for Mardi Gras balls, proms, and a few hundred weddings between Mobile and Fairhope.