HAIR BLOG

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...

Oribe Royal Blowout vs Gold Lust vs Imperial Blowout: A Stylist Comparison

Almost every week, a client sits down in our Alamo chair, opens her bag, and pulls out an Oribe heat protectant she bought online. Then she asks the question we have heard hundreds of times: "Am I ...

How Do Busy Alamo Moms Actually Keep Up With Extensions and Color?

Most of the moms who sit in our Alamo chair have the same calendar problem. Soccer practice on Tuesday, dance on Wednesday, a work trip the second week of the month, kid number two has a half day o...

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

Most of our extension clients in Alamo come to us with the same blind spot. They have invested in beautiful Natural Beaded Row wefts, they are religious about their move-ups, they use the right sha...

Country Club Hair in Alamo: Living in NBR Extensions Through Tennis and Pool Season

Most of our Alamo clients who wear Natural Beaded Row extensions are not sitting on a couch protecting their hair. They are at Round Hill three mornings a week for tennis clinic, in the pool with t...

How the Oribe Gold Lust System Actually Works on Alamo Hair

Walk into our Alamo studio on any given Saturday and you will hear the same conversation at least twice. A client sits down for a blowout, looks at the three Oribe bottles lined up at the station, ...

What Happens to Your NBR Extensions When You Travel Between Alamo and Bend?

Some of our clients live a double life. A house in Alamo, a place in Bend, and a calendar that bounces between East Bay fog and Central Oregon high desert. They book NBR with us in one location and...

How Often Do You Really Need NBR Move-Ups in Alamo?

When clients ask us how often they need to come in for NBR move-ups, the honest answer is every 6 to 8 weeks for most heads of hair. Not 10 weeks because life got busy. Not 12 because the row still...

Should You Get Your Color and Extensions Done at the Same Salon?

Most clients who walk into our Alamo studio for their first consult have the same story. They got extensions at one salon. They get color at another. The colorist matches the extensions on day one,...

How Often Do You Really Need NBR Move-Ups in Alamo?

If you are wearing Natural Beaded Row extensions, the move up appointment is the thing that protects your investment. Skip it, push it, forget about it, and you are not just risking a sloppy look. ...

Balayage vs Highlights vs Lived-In Color in Alamo: Which One Is Right For You?

Walk into a consultation at our Alamo studio and ask for "highlights" and the first thing we will do is slow you down. Not because the word is wrong, but because three different clients can ask for...

Is Oribe Balm d'Or Actually Worth It for Your Alamo Hair?

At the salon in Alamo, we have a small shelf behind the styling station that holds the products we actually use on clients. Not the ones we are supposed to sell. The ones we reach for when we are b...