The Journal
Things our stylists
say too often
Technique, a bit of chemistry, and the answers we give at the basin twenty times a week.
The air-dry method that finally works
Why touching your hair while it dries is the only mistake that actually matters, and the 90 seconds that fix it.
Bond builders, honestly
What they do, what they can’t do, and how often is genuinely too often. With the studies, not the claims.
Your water is the problem
Hard water quietly undoes colour and flattens volume. How to tell, and the cheapest thing that helps.
Going grey on purpose
The three-appointment plan our Montréal colourists use to grow out dyed hair without a hard line.
How to brief a stylist
Bring three pictures — including one you hate. A short guide to the ten minutes before the scissors.
Second-day hair, engineered
Sleep prep, root strategy and why most people reach for dry shampoo a full day too late.
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