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Hair education, tips, and inspiration from Alfa Jae Salon in Cary, NC. Explore expert advice on curly and textured hair, hair color, blonding, vivid color, haircuts, extensions, healthy hair, and caring for your hair between salon visits.
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Curly Cut vs. Regular Haircut: What’s the Difference?
Do you actually need a curly cut just because you have curly hair? Not always. Jae Bee breaks down the difference between curly cuts and regular haircuts, who each one works best for, and how the way you actually wear your hair should help determine how it's cut.
Vivid Hair Color in Cary N.C.
Our Favorite Curl Products!
7 things your salon website must have!
Do you have a salon website that’s just not generating traffic? These 7 tips will help get your business booming!
Are You Ready For A Salon Suite?
Owning a salon suite is an amazing experience that can be one of the most rewarding steps to take. These are the top 8 things I wish I know before I went on to owning my own salon suite.
Top Salons in Raleigh NC
Top Salons In Raleigh, North Carolina. List of the top salons in Raleigh, NC, based on skill, expertise, client satisfaction, & education.
7 Tips to Long Lasting Bright Blonde
Hi! Lets dive into the top 7 tips to keep your blonde healthy, bright, & strong!
How To Take Care Of Beaded Hair Extensions
Whether you have already had your beaded extensions installed, you’re contemplating getting them, or if your appointment is already set, it’s important to know how to care for them. Here are the ways I recommend caring for your beaded extensions.
How to prevent burnout behind the chair!
We as stylists have to do so much more than “just hair”, throw in being a suite owner, salon owner, or independent stylist on top of that and holy cow is that a lot of stuff to do. We have to be stylists, therapists, social media managers, cleaners, accountants, chemists, and so much more, ALL WHILE wearing a smile. Once I realized that my career choice wasn’t wrong, I knew I had to change somethings about the way I was running my business behind the chair
PULP RIOT’S LIQUID DEMIS! TIPS & TRICKS!
The liquid demis by Pulp Riot are a little different than I expected. My salon had been using exclusively Pulp Riot for a couple of years but kept Redken Shades EQ around for root shadows and some toning. Then the day came that they released the LIQUID DEMIS!! I immediately picked up some of every shade. I have been using exclusively Pulp Riot ever since & completely love the liquid demis! I’m gonna tell you all the things I have run in to using the LDs and some tips to get the perfect look.
Sola Salons VS. Salon Lofts!
I started in a Salon Loft and I am now in a Sola Salon Studio. Why is that? From the outside looking in they seem like almost the same exact idea but they are very different and this article will highlight those differences, as well as some of the similarities.
How to take care of Fantasy Hair Color!
Let’s get into how to really keep your vivids vivid! Here is everything you need to know:
10 Steps to Add More Volume to Your Hair With Out Frizz.
5 Reasons I Chose A Salon Loft!
Wanna know why I decided to go out on my own & open my own salon suite. This post is an introductory post into who I am, as well as a post highlighting the 5 reasons I chose a salon loft.
“One of my Facebook stylist friends would always post pictures of herself in her salon suite and I always loved how it looked. So one day I messaged her and asked for some information. She said she was a Loft Owner at Salon Lofts, she told me how much she loved being her own boss, & moving to Salon Lofts was one of the best decisions she had made.”
10 Tips To Booking The Perfect Hair Appointment Online!
Have you ever gone online to book your hair appointment and realize you don’t actually know exactly how to book what you want? These 10 tips will help you book the correct appointment, which will not only make you happy but your hair stylist happy as well.