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New Hair, Who Dis?

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New Hair, Who Dis?

Hey! This past Friday I spent the most wonderful time getting pampered at the Shear Shop and it was absolutely glorious. As always, my amazing stylist, Anna, crushed and it was so much fun to hang out with all of my salon girls for the afternoon. The Shear Shop is, indeed, my happy place. How can it not be when I leave with hair like this?! Check it out:

Pulp Riot Colors Used:

The orange is Shag Rug

The blue is Blue Tux mixed with Nightfall

The blonde was a result of bleaching and brightening!

I was obsessed with my hair the last time I got it done but I wanted more of everything. More of my new favorite hue, the coppery orange Shag Rug, and more of a shag style cut to match! The last time Anna did my hair, we decided on a denim blue and copper motif as well as something a little different for my next appointment. Rather than color over some streaks that were bleached, Anna was going to leave them blank, add some brightening, and see what happens. That is exactly what we did and the end result speaks for itself!

A week prior to my appointment at the salon, I start washing my hair to bleed out the color which makes bleaching it so much easier. We always start my sessions with bleach and this time it only had to sit for a little over twenty minutes to wipe the slate of my hair clean and start again. Once the bleach was out and my hair was dried, it was time for Anna to paint the dye and give her so crazy it might work idea a go. She began by painting the bottom layer in Shag Rug and then moved onto orange and denim stripes on the top. As she applied the color to the top layer, she pieced out blank streaks and added brightener. There was literally NO transfer of color to these “blank” pieces and she really is a genius. ❤

The color sat for about forty minutes and then Anna carefully washed my hair to avoid any color transfer. And, yes, the water was icy cold just how we want it! The last step was elevating my shag cut. I love the really choppy look of retro men’s shag cuts and told Anna to do that but make it feminine. She definitely understood the assignment! Once she was done, my hair was a tribute to all things 70s and it can only be described as groovy. The cool orange, custom blue, and those improvised blonde streaks work so well together and the shag cut ties it up in a bow with the ultimate throwback vibes. This new do is everything I pictured in my head and I am SO happy that it came to reality!

Huge shout out to the best stylist in the world: Mine!!! Thank you, Anna, for always making me look good! ❤

Are you changing up your hair for fall? How long do you go between hair appointments? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah

New Hair, Who Dis?

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New Hair, Who Dis?

Hi! I had an absolutely fabulous day this past Friday! I spent my morning and afternoon getting my hair right at the Shear Shop by my amazing stylist, Anna, and then went to Blossom Music Center in the evening to see The Strokes. I have wanted to see them live for forever and it was the most wonderful post birthaversary treat. Further amplified by the fact that I simply cannot get over my new hair and was the textbook definition of “feeling myself”! Our inspo for this look was 1970s with a modern twist and, as always, Anna delivered with this hair magic:

Pulp Riot Colors Used:

Top: Shag Rug

Bottom Left: Velvet

Bottom Right: Pyro

The last picture is their instant toner in Golden Shimmer!

The process for getting my hair done doesn’t start when I’m in Anna’s chair. It starts at my last appointment when we discuss what we want to do next! The last time I got my hair done, we experimented with the orangey copper Shag Rug and I was in love with its retro vibes and knew I wanted to see more of that. Then, a week or so later the Calico hair trend came in hot and I was very intrigued by it but didn’t want to work with primarily natural colors. I sent a few pics to Anna and we decided to do Calico our way with deep purple, orange, and gold streaks.

To prepare my hair, I spent the week before my appointment washing as much of my old colors out as I could to speed up the bleaching process. By the time Friday rolled around, my hair was a swampy hodge podge of yuck and I couldn’t wait for Anna to strip it clean and start fresh! We began the day with bleach and let that sit for about twenty minutes with heat and five minutes without. Once the timer rang, my hair was ready to be washed and a perfect canvas of light blonde hair was achieved for the fun part: Painting on the colors!

After my hair was dried, Anna began mixing our pseudo Calico palette of Shag Rug, Velvet, and Pyro. She expertly placed the groovy hues in chunky highlight style strips while also leaving some areas blank. The instant toner in Golden Shimmer was only to be applied for the last fifteen minutes of processing. We had never used the Pulp Riot toners and were curious to see what would happen. It didn’t work exactly how we wanted it to but that was okay because it turned out even better! All that was left to do was play Pokopia while the timer counted down, wash the Sweet/Tart scented dye out, and check out the grand reveal.

When my hair was washed we were surprised to see no gold at all but peachy pink strips compliments of the toner. It was like Pulp Riot knew that I wanted a non-natural Calico palette and Anna and I were so not mad about it because all of the colors together were everything! That deep but vibrant purple, copper, and fairy tale pink with the slightest hint of gold screamed of decade’s past while skyrocketing into 2026. The retro hues were further enhanced by the coolest shag cut that I have been growing my hair out for. This was such an amazing makeover and, I know I say this every time, but I really do think it might be one of my favorite hair transformations yet!

Stay tuned for a brand new OOTD showing off my new hair as well as a concert review coming soon!

How often do you get your hair done? How long has your stylist been doing your hair? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah