Six clients describe a cut, a color or a styling appointment at the studio, from the consultation to the finish. Each review names the service and the date of the visit.
01
I had worn the same long layers for years and wanted something shorter without losing the ability to tie it back. Marisol asked how I actually style my hair on a work morning before suggesting anything, and the cut she explained at the start is exactly the cut I left with. The price on the website was the price at the desk.
02
My hair had old box dye in it, and Theo was straightforward that a proper balayage would take two visits. He did a strand test first and wrote down the formula for the second session. Three months on, the grow-out is soft and there is no line at the root. Being told the plan up front made the long appointment easy to sit through.
03
This was the first time anyone had cut my curls dry. Priya worked through them one at a time and I could see the shape coming together in the mirror as she went. She finished by showing me how to diffuse at home with the products I already had, and the curls have kept their shape between washes ever since.
04
I wanted to cover the gray without it looking obviously dyed. The consultation covered how warm the shade should be and how quickly the roots would show, and the strand test a few days earlier meant there were no surprises. The color is even from root to end and the appointment finished within the two hours listed.
05
I booked a blowout the morning of a family wedding. Jonah asked what I would be wearing and whether I wanted it smooth or with movement, then kept to the forty-five minutes so I had time to get across town. The waves held through the evening and were still there the next morning.
06
My color had gone brassy about six weeks after a highlight elsewhere, and the gloss appointment brought back the shade I had originally asked for. Jonah explained that it would fade gradually rather than wash out in one go, which is exactly what happened. The conditioning mask made a noticeable difference to how the ends feel.
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