Sara Botsford The Salon

If you leave my class knowing how to copy me, I didn’t do my job. Redken

One of my favorite parts of teaching is getting to talk about the WHY behind hair color, not just the placement, formula or technique.

Your next client isn’t going to walk in with the exact same canvas as my model. And one technique often needs to be adapted for each client

I don’t want to teach you my answer. I want to give you enough understanding that you can figure out your answer behind the chair.

That’s the kind of hair education I believe actually makes us better hairstylists.

Also… I had the perfect video of me teaching this IN CLASS and somehow forgot to save it. 😂
So please enjoy me yapping about education while simultaneously failing at content creation.

Stylists: do you want education to show you WHAT to, or teach you how to decide what to do? 👇

If you’ve been trying to recreate the Alix Earle curl, THIS is the part you’re probably missing. 👀 Redken

The Alix Earle hair formula: big, bouncy curls, tons of volume, smooth ends and somehow it still looks effortless.

Which is rude, because we absolutely put effort into it. 😂

For that soft, bouncy blowout look:
✨ Use larger sections instead of tiny curls
✨ Curl towards the face
✨ Keep the ends curled
✨ Get that front section UP for volume
✨ And DO. NOT. TOUCH. until those curls are completely cool

Then rake it out and let the magic happen.

Because the difference between “I curled my hair” and that Alix Earle blowout is all in the finish.

Save this Alix Earle curl tutorial for your next night out and send it to the friend whose curls are still giving 2012 prom. 😂

Nearly 18 years behind the chair and apparently I’ve learned a few things. 😂

I sit down now. I eat lunch. I say no. I don’t need 47 foils to prove a point.

Have I figured out how to stop equating exhaustion with success?

Absolutely not. Stay tuned for next year

Experience doesn’t mean you have it all figured out, it just means you’ve figured out which things you’re officially too tired to keep doing. 😂

Veteran stylists: what have you officially retired from behind the chair? 👇🏼

Plot twist: I highlighted her hair to make it look DARKER. 👀 Redken

She didn’t need to be blonder…she needed dimension.

By strategically lightening less hair and creating contrast in the right places, her overall color actually reads richer, deeper and more intentional.

Dimensional brunette isn’t about making everything dark.
Sometimes you need a little light to make the depth hit harder. 🤌🏼

Stylists: would you have reached for the lightener here…or gone straight to adding depth?

Everyone is always asking how to get their hair to look like my natural texture… so today we’re faking genetics. 😂 Redken

The trick to believable waves isn’t making every piece perfect. We want variety. Different bends, different directions, straight-ish ends, and a little strategic imperfection.

Is it natural? No.
Is it believable? Absolutely.

And honestly, that’s between you, your curling iron, and God. 🤝

Save this for the next time your waves are looking a little too… curled.
👉🏼IRON: is from T3 Micro and is interchangeable

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