The New Client Haircut starts with a 30 minute in depth consultation. I’ll ask about your hair, your goals, your lifestyle and how it impacts your styling, and use your input to create your haircut. We’ll cover everything you love and want to enhance with your hair, go over the challenges you experience while working with it, and formulate a game plan for the shape. Even though it feels impossible to find inspo images with the same curl pattern or hair type, I always encourage clients to bring photos because they help show me what you are drawn to.

Once we’re on the same page I will begin cutting your hair in its dry*, natural state. This allows me to shape your hair for how it currently behaves, and how you style it. This part of the process also allows you to see your hair transform without having to stress that it will be too short. I’ll ask for input as I create the shape, allowing for feedback as it unfolds. The cutting portion isn’t often the longest- on average we’ll spend anywhere from 20-45 minutes shaping- it all depends on how much of a change we’re creating. From there, we’ll head to my favorite part- the wash.

*If we determine a wet cut fits your needs better, we’ll head straight to the wash, and then come back to the cut after.

Cleansing and styling plays a large role in having a great relationship with your curls, and this part of the service is the longest. When we first get to the bowl I will be using a clarifying and mineral chelating treatment plus micro mist steam to help dissolve product, hard water, and environmental build up from the hair and scalp. I’ll tell you about how your hair accepts water, and what kind of cleanser and conditioner your hair would benefit from. Next, depending on your hairs needs I’ll apply either a hydrating or strengthening hair mask, and let your hair gently absorb the benefits for 5 minutes while under the steam. Afterwards, you’ll be treated to a relaxing scalp massage with optional aromatherapy towel. This process takes roughly 20 minutes start to finish, and sometimes clients drift off during the scalp massage. From there we’ll head back to the chair for a styling lesson.

The styling walk through will show you a realistic method to shape and style your curls based on your desired routine- air drying, partial diffusing, or full diffusing. We’ll cover the specific products that will work for your hair type, how to apply them, and how different drying methods or weather will affect them. The walk through and drying can take 30-45 minutes at our first appointment together, however you may be surprised to know that most hair takes 20 minutes or less to go from wet to dry. Once your hair is dry we’ll touch base on how the shape is sitting, and take the opportunity to tweak the curls if a few need to be shortened.

Before you leave you’ll have the opportunity to ask any other questions that came up during the appointment. I’ll also give you a note with recommended products and a tip sheet for styling at home. You’ll have the ability to purchase any must-have items that I carry in stock, but I’ll always let you know what you can use up at home first.

Once you leave you’re not flying solo- I will reach out one week after your haircut to check and see how your cut is going, and to see if any questions have come up while you’re working with your hair at home.