HAIR BLOG

What Should You Actually Tell Your Stylist in a Consultation?

Almost every hair problem we untangle at our Alamo chair starts in the first ten minutes of the appointment. Not at the shampoo bowl. Not during color processing. In the consultation. The client sa...

NBR Through Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Back to Work in Alamo

The client who sits in our Alamo chair three weeks into her second trimester almost always has the same worried face. She wants to know if she should take her Natural Beaded Row extensions out befo...

Which Oribe Travel Minis Should You Actually Pack for Your Alamo Trip?

If you have ever stood in front of your bathroom counter in Alamo the night before a flight, staring at six full-size Oribe bottles and wondering which ones will actually make it through TSA, you a...

Is NBR Worth the Money Compared to Clip-Ins and Tape-Ins?

Almost every consultation we run at our Alamo studio hits the same wall around minute twelve. The client wants Natural Beaded Row extensions. She has done her research. She knows the initial instal...

How Long Should a Long-Hair Cut Actually Take in Alamo?

When a client sits in our Alamo chair, tips her head back, and says "just a trim, nothing crazy," we already know the next fifteen minutes are going to be longer than fifteen minutes. Long hair is ...

Hate Your Haircut in the Chair or Three Days Later? Here's What to Do

Almost every stylist in our Alamo studio has had the same moment with a client. She is in the chair, the cut is finished, we spin her around, and something in her face flickers. She smiles. She say...

Should You Book a Junior, Senior, or Master Stylist in Alamo?

When a new client calls our Alamo studio at 220 Alamo Plaza and asks who they should book with, the honest answer depends on what they are actually trying to accomplish. A trim on virgin hair is no...

Menopause Hair Loss in the East Bay: How We Rebuild Volume in Your 40s and 50s

Almost every week, a woman sits down in our Alamo chair, pulls her hair back with both hands, and says some version of the same sentence. "My hair is not the same anymore." She is usually in her mi...

Is Oribe Serene Scalp Worth It for Your NBR Extensions in Alamo?

Almost every week, a client sits in our Alamo chair, parts her own hair down the middle, and shows us the spot she has been staring at in her bathroom mirror. Sometimes it is the crown. Sometimes i...

Color and Extensions in One Chair in Alamo: Why We Do Both Together

Almost every new extension client who sits in our Alamo chair has done the two-stylist dance at some point. Color with one salon, extensions with another. A colorist across town who does not touch ...

What Happens at Month 14 With Your NBR Extensions in Alamo?

By month 14, the conversation in our Alamo chair shifts. The client who walked in scared of extensions a year ago is now the client who texts us a photo of her beads and asks if something looks off...

Why Drugstore "Color-Safe" Shampoo Is Ruining Your Balayage in Alamo

We see it almost every week at our Alamo chair. A client comes in for a tone refresh, sits down, and the first thing we notice before we even part the hair is that the mids are dull, the ends are c...