Going Grey After The Pandemic

The pandemic has given me time to truly see myself - without makeup, artificial hair color, or pretense. It has inspired me to embrace my natural grey hair in the winter and play with herbal dyes in the summer. Wearing my hair short allows for an easy grow out of natural plant dyes and frequent changing up of my hair style.

I believe that a great haircut will always out-perform artificial hair color when it comes to style. To me grey hair is just as beautiful as any other color of hair when it is sculpted into a beautiful style that embraces it’s texture and enhances facial features and bone structure. Salt and pepper hair gives natural dimension to hair, making it appear fuller, while patchy grey and white streaks may provide areas of intrigue and versatility in a hairstyle, in very similar ways to artificial highlights. Shorter hair styles show off natural color variations in greying hair. People who embrace their natural hair color with a shorter hair styles enjoy a lower maintenance lifestyle while looking more put together on a regular basis.

When you decide to embrace your grey hair, you may be surprised to discover that it works better with your skin tone than artificial color. Transitioning to your natural color can be a bit scary at first, but I am her to accompany you on the journey, and promise to help you feel beautiful all along the way. Remember your hair doesn’t define you, it is only the frame that surrounds your beautiful face. While your hair may change over time, it’s important to remember that your haircut can either enhance or distract from your natural beauty, it doesn’t define it.

Grey hair often grows in with a slightly different texture than pigmented hair. The change of texture may be a result of shrinkage, loss of elasticity, and dryness that may benefit from treatments, different styling products or a new hair style. Please ask me about ways to support your changing hair texture and what products are best for your specific hair type during your next appointment, or visit my affiliate partners to learn more about healthy and organic products that I have personally researched and tested.

Day 12 Of The Covid-19 Mandated Non-Essential Business Closure

It is Day 12 of the “Stay Home” mandate, and the closure of all "non-essential” businesses in San Francisco.

Yesterday I broke down and had a good cry - letting my fear and anxiety bubble up to the surface. Practicing social distancing and feeling ‘non-essential’ to my community is sooo hard for me. My life's purpose has always been to create and share beauty with others in an intimate way. This feels impossible right now - as everyone is stressed and de-prioritizing the importance of beauty in our lives.

Social distancing has forced me to feel even more alone at a time when I need to feel like a part of the community and act together with my community to lower the curve of Covid-19 in California and across the United States. As a creative maker/doer, I’ve tried to self-sooth by baking, cooking and sewing, but I have repeatedly failed because I’m stressed, I don’t have the right ingredients or materials, and I don’t want to be doing those things! Failing to produce anything useful or beautiful has sucked me down into a spiral of deep sadness and feelings of despair. When will this end?!

Of course, I am doing all the “right” things to protect myself from becoming a vector for Covid-19. I’ve reduced my shopping trips to once a week, and always wear a mask when leaving my house. My home has become a sanctuary of safety and solitude.

But I miss my life as a hairdresser and confidant. I miss being a productive and creative member of society. I miss bringing a sense of beauty and wellness to my beloved clients. I miss the daily updates and sharing of mutual experiences and perspectives.

My work as a hairdresser is a personal and creative expression of love - for each and every one of you. While it may seem like a “non-essential service”, it is a way for me to express my love and appreciation for and to you. When you come to see me in the salon - I give you a piece of my heart along with your haircut or color.

How are you coping with social distancing and the “stay-home” mandate?

Why I’m Obsessed With Hair

Our hair makes a first impression when we enter a room and the lasting impression when we exit. Our hair is a living, growing, dynamic accessory that accompanies us wherever we go.

I believe that a haircut is the primary beautification tool that we have to look our very best, regardless of the color, texture, or density or our hair. A great haircut will give you more confidence, enhance your best features and elevate your personal style.

When you come to see me, our time together is 100% focused on you and your hair. It’s a time for you to share with me how you see yourself and how you want to be perceived.

From the moment you walk into my space, our conversation and my observations of you and your hair help me get to know you so that I may provide you with a hair style that reflects who you truly are. When crafting your haircut I also take into consideration your lifestyle and how much time you want to spend on your hair every day.

I love giving my clients versatile and easy-to-style haircuts that work with the natural hair texture. If you are looking for an updated hairstyle that better reflects who you are today, I’d be honored to work with you.