Soulette Salon

If you’re naturally nurturing, there’s one relationship pattern you have to watch for.

Giving can feel so natural that you don’t always notice when you’ve crossed the line from loving someone into carrying the relationship.

You give the support.
You make the accommodations.
You anticipate their needs.
You keep understanding.

And eventually, you’re depleted.

The shift isn’t becoming less loving.

It’s getting clear on what partnership actually needs to feel like for you —and paying attention to whether the person in front of you is capable of meeting you there.

Can they consider your needs without being asked?
Can they support you when their own life is hard?
Can they give without keeping score?

Reciprocity doesn’t mean everything is 50/50 every day.

It means you’re no longer the only one holding the relationship together.

These are the conversations I love having — whether I’m behind the chair, in a coaching session, or talking to a stranger.

Sometimes I get to create the transformation, while listening to someone tell me about the beautiful transformation they created in their own life.

Follow Jaclyn | Elevated Hair Specialist and Jaclyn | Spiritual Embodiment Coach for Part 2: How quickly she knew he was the one 🙊🌹

There comes a point where the hardest part isn’t changing your hair.

It’s letting go of the version of yourself that no longer fits.

For me, beauty stopped being about becoming someone new. It became about releasing old beliefs, old identities, and old expectations that I had quietly outgrown.

Funny enough, that’s what I see happen in my chair all the time.

A fresh cut, a new color, a different reflection...

Sometimes it’s not about changing who you are.

It’s about creating space for who you’ve been becoming all along. 🤍

Every hair appointment has a story.

This one means a lot to me.

I did her hair 11 months ago right before she moved out of the country, and she didn’t let anyone touch it until she came back to New York. That kind of trust never feels small to me.

What I love most about this work is that it’s never only about the hair. It’s about the relationship, the care, the energy, and the experience someone feels while they’re in my chair.

Getting to reconnect with clients like this is so special.
And being able to bring energy healing into my salon appointment experience now feels like such a gift.

Yes, the transformation is visible.
But for me, the real beauty is always in what’s felt.

A lot of clients see the price, but not what changed behind the service.

Here are 5 reasons hair color appointments are expensive:

1. Softer grow-out techniques take more intention.
🖌️Older color techniques often created harsh grow-out, which meant more frequent salon visits. Now, many of us use techniques that blend more naturally and grow out softer.

2. Product costs are higher — and the formulas are more advanced.
🥣Yes, inflation matters. But it’s also that many color and care products now include better technology to help protect the hair and reduce breakage during the service.

3. Experience changes pricing.
⏳I charge more than I used to because I have 15 years of experience and I do the work myself. You’re not just paying for time — you’re paying for judgment, technique, and consistency.

4. Trend-driven salons can charge premium prices.
👑Some clients are willing to pay top dollar for a trendy salon, a luxury experience, or a stylist with a strong reputation.

5. The service itself is more complex than it used to be.
🪄Detailed placement, custom formulation, finishing, toning, and hair protection all add time. My cut + color appointments can take 3.5 to 6 hours now — where years ago, 3 hours was often the max.

Not every higher-priced service is automatically better. But a lot of modern, custom hair color work is more detailed and more protective than it used to be.

How much do you pay for your color in your city? 👇🏽

More often than not, after my clients become moms, I don’t see them again for a long time.

Not because they stopped caring.
Not because they forgot about themselves.
But because motherhood asks so much of them, and somewhere along the way their own needs get pushed to the bottom of the list.

This sweet client hadn’t been in to see me in 2 years after having 2 babies. And getting to have her back in my chair felt like more than just a hair appointment.

It felt like a deeper connection was made and a reunion back to Self.

Then seeing her 4-month-old baby at the end of the appointment made it all feel even more special.

To the moms who keep putting themselves last:
you are allowed to book the appointment.
You are allowed to take the time.
You are allowed to feel cared for too.

If this is you, allow this to be your reminder to book that appointment you’ve been craving 🫶