The question comes up in almost every colour consultation at the Vault: balayage or highlights? Both lighten the hair. Both can produce beautiful results. But they work differently, suit different hair types, and produce results that age differently between appointments. Understanding the distinction before you book saves you from ending up with the wrong technique for your hair. Read more →
The most common question after a colour correction consultation is: how long will this take? The honest answer is that it depends on the hair. But there are patterns, and understanding them helps you plan realistically rather than arriving at the first appointment expecting a complete transformation.
Before any colour is applied at the Vault, Oliver runs a tonal assessment on the hair. It takes about ten minutes and involves looking at the hair under good light, assessing the depth and tone of the existing colour, and identifying the underlying pigment that will affect how the new colour develops. It is not a complicated process, but skipping it is one of the most common reasons colour results disappoint.
The colour leaves the salon in good condition. What happens to it over the following weeks depends largely on what you do at home. Oliver gives every colour client a brief rundown at the end of the appointment, but the detail gets lost in the general excitement of a new colour. This is the longer version.
The face shape guides that circulate online are not wrong, exactly. They are just incomplete. Face shape is one variable in a cut consultation. Hair texture, density, growth patterns, and how much time you actually spend styling in the morning are all equally relevant. Oliver's consultation process covers all of them, which is why the dry cut observation comes before any scissors.
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