Saving Money at the Hair Salon

Have you ever been to LA?

I have, just twice, and both times made me really wish I could stay. And right in the heart of it all, in Beverly Hills, is Stuart Gavert’s Gavert Atelier.

Even in the most fashion forward and opulent of  hoods (you may be familiar if you ever saw an episode of 90210), it’s a recession. During these harder financial times, Gavert created some techniques of helping his clients stretch times between visits. He was awesome enough to share them with us, and I think they are ones you should go armed with when you visit your own local salon!

TWILIGHTS

Gavert was in charge of the color for the stars of the movie Twilight, so there’s no shock that he went on to  create a color technique called “Twilights.”

“Twilights” achieve dimension and depth by adding strands of color on single processed hair color. Because it is applied just off of the part, the re-growth is not noticed as quickly as other methods.

CASCADING BALAYAGE

Balayage has been around for a while, but the salon’s Color Director, Kazumi Morton, created a balayage technique that takes about thirty minutes and is done on wet hair  and creates dimension to single processed hair by applying a slightly darker shade underneath.  This lets you go longer between salon visits!

PRECISE DRY CUT

When hair is cut dry, the stylist is able to work with the natural texture and flow of the hair. As the hair grows out, the style lasts longer as a result!

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