Meg Titus

Colorist

Meg Titus

Salon Owner and Hair Artist, Westfolk Salon

Meg Titus is a third-generation hairstylist and co-owner of Westfolk Salon in Studio City. She specializes in lived-in and dimensional color, balayage and free-form textured cutting.

Credentials and experience

Selected work

  • Interviewed in VoyageLA: Conversations with Meg Titus & Genai Canale (2022) voyagela.com
  • Interviewed in ShoutoutLA: Meet Meg Titus, Hair Magician (2022) shoutoutla.com
  • Assisted on Los Angeles photo shoots and ran award-season gifting suites in Hollywood shoutoutla.com
  • Freelance hair and makeup for film, weddings and entertainment shoutoutla.com
  • Work published in hair magazines early in her career shoutoutla.com

About Meg

Meg Titus grew up in Northern California, where her mother and grandmother were both hairstylists who owned their own salons. She graduated from beauty school in 2000, worked at a salon in La Jolla, and has worked in Los Angeles since 2006. In August 2021 she and her business partner Genai Canale opened Westfolk Salon, a four-chair salon in Studio City. Her work centers on lived-in color, dimensional color, balayage and free-form textured cutting, and she also offers men's grooming. She has taught for Joico and is a color educator for Kevin Murphy. For RŌZ, Meg has shared how she matches cleansing strength to a client's hair, when a second shampoo makes sense, and how she uses mousse across textures.

In Meg's words

For me it's less about labeling sulfates as “good” or “bad” and more about choosing the right level of cleansing for what the hair needs at that moment.

From Are Sulfates Bad for Your Hair?

The biggest mistake I see is uneven distribution, which can leave some sections more saturated than others and give you inconsistent results.

From 2B Hair: How to Identify, Care For, and Style Your Waves

Fine or oily hair might need something lighter or more balancing, while dry, thick or textured hair usually benefits from more moisture.

From 4C Hair: How to Identify, Care For, and Style Your Coils

I also generally encourage these clients to wash less frequently so they’re not constantly stripping away the natural oils their hair needs.

From Curly hair types: a guide to 2A–4C curl patterns

My rule of thumb is if the first shampoo doesn't give you a good lather, shampoo again- the first wash is breaking down oil, product and environmental buildup, and the second really cleanses the scalp.

From Double Shampooing: When Washing Twice Actually Helps

On fine hair, I use it for volume, moisture and hold; on thicker hair, for smoothing and a little lift; and on curly hair, I love it for air-drying or diffusing because it gives definition without weighing the hair down. I even use it on my male clients as blow-dry prep because it gives the hair moisture, volume and hold before finishing with a cream.

From Hair Mousse: The Complete Guide

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