We love flashing you….
Our before and afters that is. 😉 In a world obsessed with maintaining appearances, it's refreshing to peel back the layers and witness the raw beauty of transformation. At The Cutting Room at Riverstone, we believe in flaunting reality over manufactured perfection. We aren't just in the business of delivering stunning hair makeovers; we're in the business of transformation, and we want to show YOU our journey. Our passion lies in showcasing the beautiful journey that every client undertakes when they step through our doors. From their initial state when they walk in, to their revamped look when they step out - we emphasize the 'before and after' of our clients. It’s more than flashing a glamorous 'after' photo, it’s about revealing the magic that happens in between. While it might be easy to show off an attractive end result, we’re not just about the glamour shots. It’s about the process. It’s about the tailored recommendations that make each client’s transformation unique. It's about demonstrating the capability, the potential, and the tangible results of what can be done. At The Cutting Room at Riverstone, nearly all of our before-and-after moments are instant, achieved in a single visit. In the rare case of a transformation requiring more than one visit, we'll always keep you updated. When posting a before and after, if the transformation is a result of multiple visits, we'll make sure you know. When you visit us, we don't just promise an amazing transformation, but also a realistic timeline and clear communication on how we plan to reach your goal. Maybe we can achieve your dream look in one visit, or perhaps it will take a few more. Whatever it is, transparency is our commitment. Our goal isn't just to make you look good; it's to affirm your trust in us and to show you our love for transformations - before, after, and everything in between. Welcome to The Cutting Room, where we don’t just cut hair, we make transformations.
The path of womanhood takes an intriguing turn at the onset of peri-menopause and menopause. Besides the usual suspects like hot flushes, mood swings, and sleep disturbances, women often find themselves grappling with hair loss, hair thinning, breakage, or in severe cases, bald patches.
But what exactly prompts this sudden hair change? The answer lies in the underworld of hormones. As women step into the phase of menopause, they witness a steady decrease in estrogen and progesterone levels, coupled with an increase in testosterone production. This inevitable hormonal turbulence is the key contributor to hair thinning and loss. A deeper peek into scientific research reveals that this reduction in hair growth is predominantly induced by a decline in the anagen phase (growth phase). Moreover, there's a noticeable regression of scalp hair to vellus hair - a type of hair that is lighter, and finer - a transformation attributed to changes in androgen levels. While you cannot reverse the biological clock or shut off these bodily responses, there are ways to keep your tresses healthy and thriving. Besides having your hair cut and coloured by a proficient stylist, here are some golden pieces of advice:
Journeying through menopause and peri-menopause is undoubtedly challenging, but it doesn't mean you have to bid a tearful goodbye to beautiful, healthy hair. Remember, the power to control your hair health is literally at your fingertips!  Have you ever been faced with the daunting task of finding a new stylist or salon?
It can be intimidating, especially when you don’t know where to start. Well, fear not! We have some tips on how to find the perfect stylist and salon for you. Keep reading to learn more! The first step in finding the perfect stylist and salon is to stalk their social media. Take a look at their Instagram page, Facebook page or any other socials they have —you name it! - Do they do work that you like? - Is their taste similar to yours? - If you have short hair, are they showcasing a mix of long and short hairstyles? - Also ask yourself if it’s a professional salon—do they educate regularly on hair trends and styles? You want your stylist or salon to stay up-to-date on the latest tools and products in order for them to give you the best service possible. Next, take a look at their Google reviews. While there may be one or two bad reviews, take note of how these were handled by the owner. Did they respond professionally and courteously? This is an important indicator as to how your experience might go should any issues arise during your visit. Lastly, make sure that the premises are clean; no one wants service from an unclean environment! With these tips in mind, we hope that your search for the perfect stylist or salon will be successful! Remember that good research is key; take time to look through their social media presence and Google reviews before making your decision. And pssst.... You can start by stalking us! Good luck on your quest!
2/6/2020 How to make friends with grey hair. Greys.
They can be a woman’s worst enemy... But do they have to be? ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ Why do we fear them so passionately? Why are they deemed so evil and why must we fight to eliminate them completely..? 😈 🧨 ⚔️ I mean the stressssss!!!!! You try to cover them but they’re going to come back. And they’ll bring their pals! You’re pushing shit uphill! 😐 Sorry but it’s true. 🤷🏼♀️ It’s a battle you’re never going to win! If you’ve read this far, sometime soon you’re going to get to a point in that war when you either need to come in every 3 weeks to get sufficient, continual coverage OR you can hear us out. Like it or not! You need to embrace these little bastards because they are not going away. And, you trying to cover them is you, living in a world of fantasy and total denial. That time may be not too far off for you... or you may be there now. What’s the answer❓❓❓ Well. You should EMBRACE THEM! Work with them. Learn to co exist side by side. Grey hair CAN be worked with. We like to spend the time blending it in by doing teeny, tiny, micro foils which work by bridging the gap between the grey and your original natural hair. After all... your hair IS trying to go lighter. Why not take the control back and take it there by choice. Beat it! 👊🏼 The “before” regrowth in this picture is 12 weeks old. You might call it an ISO regrowth. Lucky we had started this process before isolation began as the pain was so much less during lockdown for this client than A LOT of you out there! A lot of you have recently come walking back in, hanging that massive regrowth in shame shouting “THANK god I’ve been working from home!!!” Putting a tint, on the scalp, to the roots to cover the grey means that as the new growth comes through, there is a solid line from the artificial colour, which is unnatural. It alerts everyone that you are hiding grey hair, which is actually worse than those pain in the arse greys in the first place. The process for the change from a solid tint to foils, can take anything from 2 visits to 6 visits. But in the long run, the benefits far outweigh the time frame. For one, you are no longer shoving shit uphill! Your regrowth will blend better meaning that it’s fewer visits to the salon (saving money) and more time looking like a hottie! 💁🏼♀️ If the world decides to end again due to covid, you only have to stress about your nails looking like shit and having hairy legs! 💅🏻 Your hair will be on point! 👌🏼 Now be prepared. We may choose to start this conversation before you are ready to and that’s ok. We are just planting a seed for future conversations. Don’t stab us! Because at some point, we will push it because we don’t believe in covering greys forever. So please trust our very well meaning and extremely experienced opinion. We only want you looking your best. ✌🏼 13/2/2020 What the hell is KUPA?
I have NEVER had my hair feeling this good. I am loving myself sick! I have always felt my hair was dry and in bad condition. KUPA makes my hair feel 100% perfect INSTANTLY! I rave to my friends about it and they are all converted. I actually give it to friends as gifts and I am now the friend everyone loves! Who doesn't want hair that is tangle free, moisturised, healthy looking and shiny. My hair is no longer breaking and split ends are a thing of the past.  A mix of foils and balayage. Clients mainly come in asking for foils or balayage and they always have a sexy goal picture in their hand. Quite often, what you think you want or need is not the answer. Firstly, the first thing we like to explain is that Foils and balayage are both techniques, not results. Balayage means shading or blending and more often in the hair industry, this can mean what we call "free hand painting." Foiling is a technique that we use by taking sections in the hair and weaving pieces out (or not) and applying colour and then wrapping in foil. But, confusingly enough, the same can be done with applications of balayage too. This is why, at The Cutting Room, we go off your goal pictures that you show us, more than the words you use. New clients can be "triggered" by certain names of techniques as they have suffered a terrible experience at the hands of an inexperienced hairdresser.  The results from freehand painting, also known as "Balayage" This is when consultations are important. You may have booked in for a full head of foils, thinking this is what you want and need but quite often, once we get into the nitty gritty of you, your hair habits, lifestyle and goals, what you need may be something altogether different. Or it could be a mix of both. The best idea is don't get too caught up in the names of things and allow your stylist to ask the questions that are necessary to work out what you need. We will always book packages based on these names as people just like you find it easier to understand when booking online or over the phone. It's ok. We will get you to your goals, regardless of how we get there. We get between 10 and 15 people a week asking for quotes to go grey/silver or pastel colours like lavender. We do a lot of this kind of thing and have a great reputation doing it well. I do however spend a lot of time answering questions, quoting and replying to messages so I just thought a post like this may help you if you are thinking about having this service done. Firstly, going these types of colours is not cheap and despite what you may think, the length of your hair has little to no impact on the price. It's the time that it takes. * Also please note, these types of colours can not be done on hair that is in poor condition.  The first step is to get you as close to white as possible. We use #olaplex and #cureplex so the condition of your hair is nurtured but this process is the longest part. Depending on how dark your hair is, how much colour build up you have and how good or bad the condition of your hair is, you may need to do this part in up to 3 visits. This process (including Olaplex) (http://www.thecuttingroom.net.au/whats-olaplex.html) is around $200 per application and can take 1 - 2 hours per application. Remember you may need 3 of these. Once your hair is as pale as possible, we rinse then dry off the hair. Then we need to tone/gloss you to eliminate any yellow in the hair. This step of the process can cost between $40 and $110 depending on the amount of colour required and the amount of processing time. Once this step is complete, we need to rinse and totally dry off your hair.  The next step is adding the pastel purple/silver/grey. We have around 5 different brands to achieve these colours and the correct one for you will be selected during your visit. This step will take about an hour including mixing, application and processing and will cost between $42 and $100 depending on the colour brand and how much we need. Then we need to apply the step 2 of your Olaplex/Cureplex treatment which can take another 30 minutes.  Add a cut and a blowdry (we do not do these types of services WITHOUT a cut and blowdry as we need to thoroughly check the condition and the colour results), and that's another 45 minutes. So there you have it! In total, you will be looking at around 4 - 8 hours work, rounding off at about $125 per hour including Olaplex take home hair rebuilder, which includes 6 - 12 treatments.  Also, the maintenance needs to be discussed. Just because you've now had this done, does not mean it stays looking like this! And to keep it looking amazing, you have to keep on top of it. These pastels/silvers fade and fast. I shampoo everyday (I wear a lot of product in my hair and I'm very oily) with professional products and do all the right treatments etc and I need my pastel purple or silver topped up every 3 weeks. This will cost between $42 and $100 depending on how much product is used.  Then, if you have had an on scalp bleach, you will need your regrowth done. So we'll need to relighted it, $60 - $80, tone/gloss it to remove yellow, $42 - $60, then add the purple/silver $42 - $100. Add a trim and a blow dry and you are looking at between $200 and $300. We do between 2 and 5 of these per week and the results are SPECTACULAR! I guess I just really wanted to explain the steps, the pricing and most importantly, the maintenance. I have been wearing these colours myself for nearly 18 months and have been completing services like this in a professional salon environment for 23 years. I am a colour technician as is Lee. We UNDERSTAND hair and we KNOW colour. We wanted you to understand the level of work and commitment that goes into these colours. It is not a one step process and it is not cheap. However, some people can spend $400 - $800 on a weekend away or even a night out! So spending this type of money on a service that will make you feel fashionable, sexy and the envy of your friends for weeks, has far more value, than spending that kind of money on a night out or a weekend away. You get much more bang for your buck. 😉  |
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