Having been in San Francisco for a year now, but still not finding a hairdresser I liked and in need of exactly a cut, low-light and deep conditioning treatment, I was excited to see the offer BINK had on bloomspot.com.
Cara was extremely flexible on getting me booked at a mutually agreeable time.
Since there was an unfavorable review about using a certificate for the service, I was elated when Cara not only encouraged me to come in on a busy Saturday, but she at no point flinched when I handed her my certificate.
I sat in the chair and told her I simply wanted a low light of dark brown strands to even out my haircolor. The bottoms were that ligher reddish fade from a box dye a million years ago. She got her color wheel out and after consulting me on the colors and my roots, convinced me to put mostly lowlights in but to add a few highlights. to keep the color vibrant. I was unsure about highlights because I wanted very low maintenance hair, but I decided to try it her way.
I'm so glad I did! The color was AMAZING and not 'highlighty' in that bleached out fake way. It looks so fantastic and blended. It's multifacited without being a shocking contrast. I love the color!
As for the cut, I have curly hair so I usually have to go in saying, "No short layers as I don't want to look like an 80's hair band video, and please nothing too short in the front cause that can become a mullet quickly."
Again Cara, who has curly hair, recommended I take significant length off the front to lighten the curl and frame my face better. She promised long bangs and long layers.
Every snip my hair felt better. I didn't realize how badly I needed a cut till she shaped my hair. I had her blowdry it straight so I could see the cut and color perfectly. I was ELATED!
After she took her time putting in two separate hair color lowlights and highlights in fastidiously placed areas, and a very detailed and not rushed cut, she honored the bloomspot certificate with NO additional charge!!!!! She didn't even try to high pressure me in to buying product!
I of course did buy a fair amount of product (all very reasonably priced for Redken and Chi brand). I wanted to ensure this supreme color and cut looked just as amazing at home so I knew I needed high quality products.
The real test came this week when I wore my hair curly and styled it at home--I am the kind of girl who can hardly place my ponytail centered so this was the true test. I got sooooooooooo many compliments. I NEVER get compliments cause my curls usually get funky, but the cut she gave really did make a great difference on how the weight of the curls would fall and how easy it is for me to do at home.
I am so happy bloomspot introduced me to my new stylist! I will definitely return. It was a fantastic experience! read more
