Our story comes from the love that Coco and Gaby share for each other and how the beautiful experience of mentorship has the ability to turn friends into family and create a legacy that will live on. Coco Carrillo-Lopez's vision for her salon was to create a luxury salon experience where guests and beauty professionals share a mutual respect and genuine care for each other and get to create timeless looks and special moments together. 

Gaby Koris at a very young age was always fascinated by the salon environment and anything related to beauty but clearly had a passion for all things hair related. By the age of 16 she was already working for Coco at her first business, Honey Salon, as an official intern and her calling was solidified. The comfortable atmosphere, flow of creativity, seeing the positive changes stylists can create for people was truly inspiring. Based off of Coco’s advice Gaby went off to college to gain real life experience and study at SDSU through their Business Entrepreneurship program. The dream was always to come back home to beautiful Sacramento and continue to work for Coco and elevate Alchemy Salon and Spa to its highest potential. 

In 2015, Coco gave Gaby the opportunity after college to do a salon apprenticeship and from then on the two have been inseparable and everything Gaby learned in that time has molded her vision of what the industry should look like for all beauty professionals now and in the future. Through the pandemic, Coco’s heroic effort kept the business alive when so many others had to close unjustly. It is this same passion and determination that lives in the salon today- when moments get tough- the resilience that Coco has shown is a big part of what drives us forward. Coco's passion for helping others started to pull her in a new direction so the difficult decision to move on from Alchemy Salon and Spa created a brand new opportunity for Gaby to fulfill a life long dream of hers. 

In March 2021, Gaby took over ownership of Alchemy Salon and Spa and ever since then has poured her heart and soul into this beautiful small business. A dream come true that is only made sweeter by seeing Coco move on and achieve great things in academia at UC Berkeley. The love they share for each other comes from a very special partnership amongst women in business and stemmed from a mentorship where Coco was willing to share everything and ingrained a vision that is being brought to life. The wonderful team who now make up Alchemy Salon and Spa are a force to be reckoned with, they bring big talent to Sacramento and truly embody Coco's vision.

Alchemy Salon and Spa is truly a place where our luxury beauty services reinvented the salon experience in a comfortable atmosphere. Coco opened Alchemy Salon and Spa in beautiful Midtown Sacramento in July 2013. This unique and beautifully designed salon is primarily geared towards customer service, and above all making people look and feel beautiful. She worked tirelessly to research the most eye-catching designs, to come up with a concept never before achieved. Zack Spencer created the most beautiful custom metal work design throughout the entire salon. From the gorgeous reclaimed lumber, intricate fabric wall, hand painted damask design and antique hair tool display, to the shiny steel countertops, everything in this space is custom built, portraying enormous character. This group effort has brought many people from different walks of life together to work and build success for our beautiful artists. It is with great love and intention that we welcome you into our space.