The Purposed Strand

All my Blondie Babes are making the shift to rich, lived-in tones for fall! 🍂✨
Loved having one of my cosmo besties in my chair while she’s crushing nursing school! We kept her color soft, seamless, and super blended. Honestly, when your client comes in with natural hair color this gorgeous, it makes my job a breeze.

Loving this seamless blend! These soft, sun-kissed dimension highlights for a client's gorgeous long brown hair are perfect for low-maintenance beauty. Just in time for fall 🎃

Best of both worlds 🤍🖤 Why pick one shade when you can wear both?

Trusting the process > Instant gratification 👏✨

In April, we started a journey to save this gorgeous blonde from severe overlap. Fast forward through 6-week upkeep sessions focused on healing, and we finally achieved her ultimate dream tone—with zero sacrifice to her hair health!
Her full thickness is back, the shine is unreal, and her hair has never been happier. Moments like this remind me why I love what I do so much 💕

My sweet client wanted a fun change so we took her lighter & did a big chop! All her beautiful hair is being donated!
I love these kinds of transformations

STEP 2

We raw lifted her to this bright, vibrant blonde. There’s still a bit of warmth lingering from previous permanent color, but we’re going to gradually work that out over time. Preserving the health and integrity of her hair will always be my highest priority, right alongside making sure she leaves my chair absolutely loving the result!

To finish the look, I went in with a root smudge to blend in some of her natural depth. As a busy mom, this gives her a seamless, low-maintenance grow-out so she can stretch the time between appointments.

Part of my job isn't just applying color—it’s tailoring every service and educating my clients based on their lifestyle, upkeep commitment, and budget. Life is expensive enough as it is, so finding that perfect balance between gorgeous hair and practical maintenance is everything.

What do you think of this progress?

STEP 1: COLOR CORRECTION!!
(Stay tuned, I’ll post Step 2 separately!)
From brassy with heavy roots to bright and blonde! ✨
This was just session number one. We actually ended up doing another full highlight after this, too! She had previously seen a different stylist who was using permanent color underneath, so we spent a good chunk of our time neutralizing all that warmth.
Major color changes are definitely a process! We’ve been focusing on keeping her hair healthy ever since she got back in my chair, and we were finally able to do a two-step color process to lift out that old lingering color on her ends.
She wanted to stay super bright around her face while bringing back some natural dimension in the front for a seamless blend. Look at this result! ➡️
the final result is gonna blow your mind. It’s sooo good!! 😭🙏🏼

Us: “Oh crap, we forgot the before picture!” 😅..But we definitely didn’t forget the after! 📸✨

Last session, we brought in lowlights to break up her solid tone and create some beautiful dimension. This time around, we lifted her brighter while keeping all that depth intact—giving her the ultimate bright, dimensional blend without losing any contrast! 💙✂️

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Curly or Straight. This color is so good both ways!
From solid brunette to seamless blonde highlights throughout.

Thin hair? Not a problem! The right color dimension can completely trick the eye and add so much instant fullness and density. 🙌🏼

If you’re struggling with hair loss or thin hair, send me a message and let me help you! 🩷❤️‍🩹

"Where are all your hair photos?!" 🫣

It’s a question I get asked sometimes, and it is totally fair! If you’ve ever sat in my chair, you already know that your hair is my absolute #1 priority. Because I get so focused on making sure you love your results (and enjoying a great yap session with you all! 🤭🤣), I honestly just forget to take before-and-after pictures before you walk out the door.
That last hour or two of your appointment is filled with the relaxing shampoo, blowout, and styling—which is the best part! By the time we're done, I'm just so excited for you to go show off your new look that the camera is the last thing on my mind. I promise my heart is in the right place, and I am actively working on getting better at capturing my work!

The Reality of the Process ✨
Since coming back after two years, a huge portion of my days has been dedicated to color corrections. Color corrections are a true "trust the process" journey.
I love when clients bring in inspiration photos—even AI-generated ones! They are a fantastic starting point for us to talk about your goals. However, it's also important to remember that those perfect digital images aren't always realistic for every hair type in a single session.
I will never say "yes" to a service just to make a quick buck if I know it will compromise the health and integrity of your hair. Hair is a journey, and when you are in my chair, keeping your hair healthy and beautiful is my top priority!