Written by: Samantha K. Paris "Low-maintenance color" sounds like the dream: beautiful hair, soft grow-out, and fewer hours in the salon. But low-maintenance does not mean no-maintenance. It means your color is designed around your real life... your schedule, budget, natural hair, and how often you want to come in, so it continues to look amazing between appointments. Low-Maintenance does not look the same on everyone For one guest, low-maintenance may mean a dimensional brunette with soft...

Written By: Samantha K. Paris You leave the salon with the bright, creamy, expensive-looking blonde you wanted... and a few weeks later it starts looking warm, yellow, and dull. So you buy purple shampoo. And somehow it still is giving what it gave on day one. You're not imagning this, and purple shampoo isn't necessarily the answer. First: What "Brassy" Actually Means When hair is lightened, the underlying pigment in the hair is exposed. This underlying pigment is always warm. Depending on...

Written By: Samantha K. Paris The best hair appointments don't start at the shampoo bowl. They don't start with mixing up your color. They don't start with your coffee in hand and a "treat myself" mindset. They start with a real conversation. At Storybook Salon in Lynchburg, we believe a consultation is more than a quick "What are we doing today?" before the cape goes on. It is where we create a real plan: your goals, hair history, lifestyle, maintenance comfort level, your budget, and the...