Beauty Blog
A bond builder repairs the internal structure of the hair rather than coating the outside of it, which is why it is not the same thing as a conditioner. Amarii breaks down how Olaplex and K18 differ, when to use one during lightening versus after, and when you can skip it.
I hear this in almost every blonding consultation I run. The color looks right in the mirror, the ends feel rough and dry, and a regular conditioner does nothing to change it. Most of the time the cause is not...
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Most extension consultations at 3rd Coast Salon start the same way. A client sits down, pulls out a phone and shows me a screenshot, sometimes a celebrity with hair past the waist, sometimes a friend of a friend with thickness...
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A money piece is a small placement of lightener on the two sections framing your face. It starts at $159, grows out softly, and is the lowest commitment way to test blonde before committing to full highlights.
Lydia explains what an extension move-up actually is, how the interval changes by method, what matting and tension do when you skip one, and how maintenance cost compares to the install.