In my search of finding the best walkable spots from my Uptown apartment, I came across Volume on Yelp when looking for somewhere nearby to get a trim. I called to see if they had availability on Wednesday morning, and to my delight there was an opening that afternoon!
There are three styles of stylists based on experience- I chose the medium level (senior). I arrived and was greeted by someone who turned out to be Emily, my stylist! I explained the situation and what I wanted- thanks to color, a flat iron and the mistake of cutting bangs a little over a year ago, I have some odd broken pieces of hair that haven't blended in quite right for the past several months. Although it is growing out, I always assume my stylist will rag on me for the heat damage and tell me I'm a lost cause. Not Emily!
My cut was perfect and she knew exactly where to part my hair, complimented me on my color (I'm growing out my natural honey-shade of blonde, which blends with the lighter, faux blonde) and asked whether I had gotten the ombre professionally done. Hello, best compliment ever! She also asked what products I was using (all professional, organic) and told me everything I was doing was perfect- I really appreciate it when stylists don't push product on me or tell me whatever they need to in order to make an additional sale. Now I was even more impressed and ended up purchasing a styling serum and travel-sized hairspray to test it out. Volume has a huge variety of Bumble & Bumble, so I highly recommend heading here for products, too.
Stylists like Emily give me hope that not every haircut is scary... I left the salon and didn't feel the need to wash my hair immediately and restyle it. A+!