Color and texture studio, Syracuse NY

Whatever will be,
will be beautiful.

Unhurried, on Velasko Road.

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Family-run, with continuous advanced training. We work with milk_shake, 360, ASP Kitoko and J Beverly Hills.

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The styling floor at Que Será Salon in late-afternoon light
Walking into Que Será: the curved reception desk, the styling stations and shelves of hair care beyond

If you’re going to wear it,
you gotta be it.

Confidence is the point. Not a trend borrowed for six weeks, but a shade and a shape that actually belong to you. Paula and Samantha bring decades of combined experience and the most current techniques in color, cut and care to getting you there.

Meet Paula & Samantha

The Que Será Experience.

The two wash stations at Que Será, beside the white cabinets A styling chair in warm afternoon light beside a shelf of J Beverly Hills hair care The window room at Que Será: a styling chair in daylight beneath two windows, a large wall clock, an orchid and a hanging plant

Two artists.
One vision.

What started as a mother’s passion for color and a daughter’s love of modern technique grew into something neither planned: a studio that feels like family, because it is.

Founder, master colorist

Paula Abdo

Decades of precision color work, and an intuitive eye for what flatters.

Co-founder, texture specialist

Samantha Arliss

Fresh energy, and a specialization in texture and bond-building treatments.

An elevated experience.

Que Será didn't begin as a business plan. It began at a kitchen table, with Paula teaching Samantha how to hold a comb, and Samantha, years later, teaching her mother the techniques she'd mastered. What passed between them was never just craft. It was patience, an eye for detail, and the belief that how a person feels when they leave matters as much as how they look.

Today they stand side by side. One studio, two points of view, and the same devotion to the people in their chairs.

Precision

Skills handed down and sharpened together. Years at the same mirror, and it shows.

No Rush

Honest advice, your full appointment, and nobody hurrying you out the door.

Yours for Years

Relationships that span years, in a place that feels like it’s always been yours.

Scent the moment.

We carry a curated selection of Voluspa candles, room sprays, and diffusers: the same scents filling our studio. Hand-poured coconut wax. Paraffin-free. Beautiful by design.

The Voluspa display at Que Será: candles and fragrance beside a sunburst mirror and the reception desk Shelves of hair care for sale at Que Será, with the wash stations behind
Candle, floral & bright
Sparkling Rosé
Sparkling wine and rose petals, in rose-gold mercury glass.
9 oz / 255 g
Candle, warm & celebratory
Crisp Champagne
Barrel oak, vanilla and rosewater. A toast to sparkling champagne. Shown in the Maison Noir hearth size.
Maison Noir, also in smaller jars
Candle, warm & woody
Blond Tabac
Warm perique tabac, vanilla husk and sandalwood. One of the most-asked-about scents in the studio.
18 oz / 510 g
Candle, berry & deep
Foraged Wildberry
Wild berries and cassis in embossed berry glass, from the Japonica collection.
Large jar, also in petite
Candle, citrus & spice
Goji Tarocco Orange
Goji berry and blood orange, vibrant and uplifting. A Japonica classic.
Large jar, also in petite
Diffuser, warm & woody
Blond Tabac Diffuser
The same perique tabac and sandalwood, as a home ambience reed diffuser. No flame needed.
6.5 fl oz / 192 ml

Our selection rotates. These are on the shelf now. Ask us what’s in, or come see the full range in studio.

Tell us what you want. We’ll get you there.

Not sure? Pick the closest. We’ll figure out the rest together.

Precision ColorGoing lighter, richer, or blending grey. Balayage, babylights, glossing and vivids, with bond-building built in. Cut & ArchitectureWanting a shape that still works in a month. Mapped to your face, your lifestyle and how it grows out. Waxing & Brow SculptingSharp brows, clean lines. Precision waxing and brow sculpting. Scalp & Hair RitualHair that feels damaged, dry or over-processed. Deep conditioning, bond repair and scalp therapy. Blowout & StylingSomething coming up and you want to look finished. Blowouts, up-dos, braiding and editorial styling. Bridal & EventsGetting married. Trials, day-of coordination and on-location styling.

New clients

Selective, on purpose.

Paula and Samantha are selective about who they work with. Every new client begins with a consultation: a conversation about your hair, your goals, and whether it’s the right fit, for both of you.

5108 Velasko Rd
Syracuse, NY 13215
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Request received.

Paula or Samantha will be in touch about a consultation.

The front entrance of Que Será Salon: an arched white porch with ferns, flowering vines and a large Q on the door Just outside: a painted birdhouse and feeders hung with orange and red flowering vines
Look for the Q on the door.