I did the glass of water test three times in one evening. First strand sank. Second strand floated on the surface like it had somewhere better to be. Third one hovered halfway down and stayed there, refusing to commit, which according to every chart I’d read meant I had…
Every colourist has a version of this story. Someone sits down, opens their phone, and shows a photo of a model with that cool, smoky, almost silvery blonde. Then they say the thing that makes the colourist’s heart sink slightly: “and I don’t want to be in here more…
It’s usually the ponytail that tells you first. You’ve been wrapping the hair tie around three times for years, and then one morning it goes round three times and there’s still slack. Or you catch your parting in a changing room mirror under that particular unforgiving overhead light, and…
There is a moment in every salon appointment where the stylist swivels the chair, looks at you in the mirror, and says something like “well, with your face shape, I’d probably go a little longer at the front.” And you nod. You nod like you have any idea what…
There’s a specific kind of dread that comes with checking the weather app and seeing a humidity percentage in the high 80s or 90s when you have thick hair. You know exactly what’s coming. The smooth style you worked on that morning is going to swell, lift, and expand…
Copper hair color has a way of catching your eye in the best possible way. It’s warm, vibrant, and has this natural glow that looks effortless when it’s done right. But if you’ve ever tried on a copper wig, seen a copper haired friend, or scrolled through inspiration photos…
A coworker of mine spent nearly a year talking about cutting her hair short. She’d bring it up, pull up photos on her phone, then talk herself out of it every single time. Her reasoning was always the same. “I’m scared it’ll age me.” She’s 34. That number matters…
I grew my hair out for almost three years once, mostly out of stubbornness. I wanted to see how long it would actually go if I just left it alone. By year two, it reached the middle of my back and looked great in photos. In real life, it…
Picture this. You’re sitting in the salon chair, cape on, and your stylist turns around and asks the question you’ve been dreading. “So what are we thinking today?” And you freeze. Not because you don’t care about your hair, but because everything you used to reach for doesn’t quite…
You walk out of the salon feeling like a completely different person. The color is rich, glossy, exactly what you pictured on the inspiration board. Then two weeks later you catch your reflection in an elevator mirror and think, wait, when did this get so dull? If that timeline…