Behind the Bangs

✨ I’m officially back from maternity leave this Saturday after Thanksgiving! ✨

My books are pretty full, but I may have a few small openings here and there — so if you haven’t been able to get scheduled yet, now is the time to reach out. 💛

I’m so excited to be back in the salon, catch up with everyone, share all my maternity-leave stories, and of course show off some adorable pictures of the girls. 🤍🤍

Thank you all so much for your patience, love, and support during this special season. I can’t wait to see you in my chair again! ✂️✨

When you’re trying to go natural but your hair says… no thank you. We had all of the intentions of adjusting out the vivids but her hair said no thanks and pulled the toner in hard! Not upset at all, we just pivot and shadowed new growth with some soft to create a softer lived in vivid moment 🥰 it felt so good to be back behind the chair again today. Thanks for spending your Sunday with me!

“Tell her,” I whispered to my daughter as she pressed her body against mine.

She wrapped my free arm around her little shoulders while I finished loading the groceries onto the conveyer belt.

I smiled at the young cashier who had streaks of blue and purple swirling into her otherwise jet-black ponytail.

My daughter was right when she’d whispered to me, “Her hair is so pretty.”

“Tell her,” I repeated with a little nudge.

My girl only dug her pink cheeks deeper into my side as she nervously twisted the hem of my sleeve in her small fist.

The cashier looked down at my daughter, her expression mostly bland with a hint of concern.

“My daughter thinks your hair is beautiful.” I explained.

The cashier’s face lit up. “You do?”

This coaxed my little one from her hiding place. She looked up and nodded.

“Thank you so much! You made my day,” the cashier said with a smile brilliant enough to compete with her highlights.

My daughter returned it with a beaming smile of her own.

As I walked out of the store, holding my daughter’s hand, I stole a glance back at the young woman. Her energy was clearly brighter now than it had been when we first entered her line.

After loading my groceries in the trunk, I climbed into the driver’s seat. It was then that my daughter made a declaration, “Mom, I think I’m gonna start telling everyone when I like their hair.”

“You should, honey.”

And she did.

She still does.

It’s a rare occasion if we make a trip out in public without her telling someone that she loves their hair, or nails, or shirt, or shoes. To be honest, I think she even does so more than me. And it’s one of my favorite things about this girl.

She learned, at a very young age, the power in raising up others. She learned that by simply telling people when you see beauty in them, you elicit the beauty of human connection.

So maybe we should all take this lesson to heart. Maybe next time you see something you admire, whether it’s her hair, her clothes, or her actions… Maybe you should muster up the courage to tell her.

Because that small second of effort on your part could be the one thing that makes her entire day.

Just tell her. ♥️

©️ Mehr Lee
Raise Her Wild

It’s been a while! Missing my salon family, so I thought I would share some magical hair I did on before going on maternity leave. I will be returning back to work after Thanksgiving, so please reach out if you are not already scheduled on my books. I hope to be available to get everyone in before the holidays. I have so many stories to share and pictures to swoon over with you all! Thank you for being patient while I spend some taking care of my family and myself 🩷🩷🩷🩷

And finally, my world is complete. Welcome little miss Lilith Faye, we love you so much already and it has only just begun.

So absolutely in LOVE with our photos from for our maternity + Penny’s 3 year old combo photos! When I asked if we could do these at the fair (I knew I was running out of free time since this baby is coming fast!) I was elated that .meyers agreed to spending the morning of the first day capturing these precious shots. As we approach my final two days of work and our final week as a family of 3, I can’t help but giggle through these photos. Kaile, you are just simply the best! Thank you! 🫶🏼✨🙌🏼👏🏼💕

Really changing it up this time ✨ Muting back some loud vivids to open the door for new color opportunities—still fun, still bold, just with a little more room to grow 🩷
This color correction was inspired by the last pic in this post, and if you want to see the full before, check out my story 👀
When she sat down, we had FOUR different colors happening—plus new growth to blend!

Lightener- Blacklight Cream 20vol/10vol
Toner- 10g/2oz 9gv/1oz 9kv/1oz
Color blocks- 10:1 bonbon & pink
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Been a while since I’ve shared a crisp fresh tone and cut on ✨ We adjusted her toner from a soft GV shade to a much cooler AI and it is giving smokey campfire summer!!!! Turning heads before she even left the salon 🫶🏼 Thanks for the catchup and hair loves today!!!

I’m really loving the evolution of this color! Thanks 🩷🧡💛💚 you’re the best!!!

OBSESSED with how this color turned out!!! Huge shoutout to the clients who trust the process and let me take their hair wherever the wind (and my creativity) blows us. You’re the real MVPs!
Thanks 😘

🎨: blended Funkhue Yellow with Funkhue Pink after a refresh of highlights around the hairline while we her new growth come in a little for a bold lived in look.

🩷Pink or 🩵Blue? Why not have both!
We gave her softened tones a bold refresh using Azure and a 50% diluted Pink FunkHue for the perfect punch of playful contrast. Loving this dreamy color combo that brings out the best of both worlds! Thanks for brightening up saturday with such a fun color change up!