LUX has been my go to hair salon for many years, and they've never let me down.
Prior to last week, it had been a very long time since I'd had my hair done. So long, in fact, that my natural hair had grown out past my shoulders.
Since I follow LUX on Instagram, I noticed that they had recently hired a new stylist, Virgo, who (as I write this) is still accepting new clients.
I'd gone to a trendy hair salon in midtown for a consultation, but the stylist there had told me that she couldn't get my hair all the way white blonde in one session, even though I'm a natural blonde, and the bottom half of my hair had already been made that color in one session.
Between that and several other red flags, I decided to give LUX a call, and book a consultation with Virgo, instead.
When I checked in, she said, "Oh, you look different in the picture I have of you in the computer. You have brown and purple in your hair."
"Oh," I said, "That was probably like, twelve years ago. I probably look a lot younger." We both laughed, and then I sighed a little bit. Oh, to be that young again...
Anyway, Virgo told me that she specializes in color correction, and was very confident that she would be able to get my hair white blonde in one session, especially since the bottom half was already that color, and had been done in one session.
When I told her that I wanted to get a pink and peach split, she told me that she had actually done that on herself last year. So, she knew what I meant when I said I wanted peach, not orange.
The girl from the midtown salon hadn't seemed to understand the importance of double processing my hair, but Virgo definitely did. She explained, "We'll make sure to bleach out all of the brassy tones so that they don't show through in the pink and the peach. But, we won't bleach the bottom part, since that's already bleached. We'll just tone that part."
Obviously, I ended up booking an appointment with Virgo.
She said she only needed to trim an inch or two, but I had her take off a lot more than that. I was so sick of having long hair.
She bleached my hair all the way white, and then added peach to one side, and pink to the other, just like we had discussed.
I love the way my hair turned out. This is something that I was looking forward to having done for months, and I am super happy with the results.
Altogether, it took about five hours to do my hair, which is honestly faster than usual. Last time I had foils done all over my whole head, it took nearly eight hours.
Passing the time with Virgo was easy. We talked about all kinds of things, from Brad Mondo to parenting to competitive pole dancing. She also made sure I had plenty to drink and plenty to keep me entertained during the periods when she had to step away.
I didn't end up buying any product, because I already have a lot at home. But, the stuff that she showed me and put in my hair made my hair so smooth, and smelled so good, I just might have to go back and get some, after all.
I will definitely come back to see Virgo again in the future, and highly recommend her to anyone else who is looking to have their hair colored, especially if you're looking for custom colors or color correction. read more