Trends In The Stylist Chair

Cover photo hair by Liz Taillie

The stylist chair doesn’t lie when it comes to trends! You might ask, why bother keeping up with trends anyways? Every season, there’s a list of new hairstyles to try out, and to quote Heidi Klum it can feel like, ”one day you’re in, and the next day you’re out.” This might be true for fast-trends where the focus is on the color, texture, and hair length, but what about the attitudes these hairstyles emanate and their role in a larger social context? Cultural trends are more than that, they’re long-lasting and tap into a larger conversation of cultural sensibility. Think back to the counterculture movements of punk rock and hippiedom, it’s easy to recall images of hip-length hair and the spiky pixie. That’s a cultural trend that doesn’t span just one season. Everyday we see hairstyles cycle through our salon, and we began to notice a few hair trends that aren’t just fast-fashion, but have a cultural conversation all together. Here are our notes:

Eco-friendly Beauty Guru

HAIR BY SARAH JONES

HAIR BY GWENN LEMOINE

hair by ALISSA JONES

We believe eco-friendly beauty isn’t just a trend and it’s here to stay! From the climate marches to the plastic bag bans across the country, in the salon chair, we’ve been noticing more awareness, more active participation in our eco-friendly beauty products and practices. When it comes to hair in the salon, sometimes it’s best to embrace your natural color and invest in a haircut that may require some maintenance, but leaves you and your scalp chemical-free and feeling like your best self!

Au Natural Curls

hair by IMARI DOMINICK

HAIR BY IMARI DOMINICK

hair by IMARI DOMINICK

The natural curls trend is definitely not just a trend. The celebration of curls is only growing and will be a core conversation for beauty in 2020 (and the decade to come), according to Instagram’s Beauty Partnerships Lead Kristie Dash! There’s a movement both online and off for women and men to embrace their hair and create positive conversation around self-love and breaking outdated stereotypes of beauty. We are head over heels with the curly hair styles that we are lucky enough to craft every day! The images above are just a few examples of our stylists’ work, click on the images if you want to explore a stylists full IG portfolio.

Boss Babe Easy

hair by LIZ TAILLIE

hair by LINDSAY CHANGO

hair by LINDSAY CHANGO

As women continue to climb the ranks of their careers and work to break the glass ceiling, they are in need of hair that looks on par 24/7/365 with limited maintenance and styling necessary. After all, one can build an empire AND have memorable hair! Here enters the era of balayage highlights and dimension. The power of great hair color is that once you’re out of the salon chair, there’s no upkeep at home (aside from color conserving shampoo, of course). We’ve definitely seen an uptick in clients requesting natural highlights that grow out effortlessly. It’s the ultimate #bossbabe aesthetic for a busy schedule, and if you’d like a refresh of your color midway through the growing out process or a preservation gloss there’s appointments for that as well!

Edgy & Versatile

hair by MELISA MARQUEZ

hair by LINDSAY CHANGO

hair by MELISA MARQUEZ

We’re also noticing an emphasis on styling flexibility! The ability to change up one’s look day-to-day is a growing interest, and planning ahead for the dreaded “growing out process” is a must. A great example is fringe! Though not traditionally thought of as a versatile hair option, when bangs follow their natural course, they naturally create different looks along the way. Blunt bangs can quickly grow out to be curtain fringe which then turns to shag over the course of just a few weeks. That’s three different hairstyles with little to no awkward phases! Versatility keeps it interesting and let’s you change up your look on the regular, we can’t get enough of the fringe requests.