Hair by Shelby
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I’m passionate about making people feel as beautiful as they truly are!
You tell me you wash your hair every day but wonder why it’s always greasy. Here’s what I’ll tell you.
How often you wash and what shampoo you use are connected. One always affects the other.
* Bad shampoo = more washing. Period. *
The only way to stretch out your wash days is using a quality shampoo that works with your natural oils instead of stripping them. Strip the oil, and your scalp overcompensates, making even more oil.
That’s the cycle we’re breaking.
30/07/2026
Blonde isn’t one thing.
Warm. Icy. Soft and grown-out. High-maintenance or barely-there upkeep.
Swipe through a few faves, broken down by type:
→ Bright creamy blonde
→ Warm buttery blonde
→ Dark moody blonde
Save this for your next color consult screenshot your pick and bring it in.
Which one’s calling your name? 👇
Saying goodbye to 5 inches of high contrast regrowth.
It’s been 6 months since my client has been in to see me…
But this is why I do hair the way I do. She has a lot going on in life, and because it was growing out well, she didn’t feel the need to add extra stress by coming in to get it touched up.
She could push it back to when she was a bit more relaxed.
Blended to perfection so life can happen and you don’t need to stress about your hair either ❤️
21/07/2026
The blonde is gone. So is the line where it used to be.
This was a full year of regrowth. At her last appointment, we did a reverse balayage to ease her into going darker — she loved it, but it faded out, and she was ready to commit fully to growing out her natural hair colour.
This is a technique I’m doing a lot more of lately: a root melt that blends back into her natural shade, so there’s no grow-out line and way less maintenance long term. The key is matching that natural colour exactly, then applying without touching the roots except to blend. Get the formula even slightly off and it’s obvious. This one, I think we nailed it.
No line. No stripe. Just a seamless, low-maintenance grow-out from here.
What do you think — can you tell where her natural colour starts? 👇
12/07/2026
As hairdressers, we often think our job is about creating beautiful hair.
But every now and then, a client reminds you it’s about so much more.
This was one of those appointments I’ll never forget.
Over six months, I watched a woman who had spent years living with alopecia slowly rediscover her confidence. We tried colour, we customised a hair topper, we had honest conversations… and eventually she made the decision that changed everything.
She asked me to shave her head.
It wasn’t a moment of defeat—it was a moment of freedom.
Watching her let go of the belief that her beauty depended on her hair was one of the most powerful experiences I’ve had behind the chair. She didn’t leave looking like someone different.
She left looking like herself.
Moments like this remind me that being a hairdresser is about so much more than hair colour, balayage, blonding or cutting hair. It’s about creating a safe space where people feel seen, heard and supported through every chapter of their journey.
If there’s one thing I hope every client knows, it’s this:
Your hair can change. Your confidence doesn’t have to depend on it. ❤️
Have you ever had a moment that completely changed the way you saw yourself? I’d love to hear your story in the comments.
Don’t do it… just come see me! 💕
I mean… true 🤷♀️✨
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