The Back to School Reset: A Cut and Color Refresh Before Fall
The Back to School Reset: A Simple Cut and Color Refresh Before Fall
There's something about the last stretch of summer break that makes everyone start thinking about a reset, and it's not just the kids picking out backpacks. If your hair has spent the summer in a ponytail, battling the heat and bouncing from the pool to home to the office, getting a haircut before school starts is a surprisingly good way to walk into the new year feeling ready. And if you've got kids gearing up for picture day and a new classroom, a kids haircut before school starts can make just as much of a difference!
We see this every year around this time. Clients come in feeling like their color has drifted a little warmer or brighter than they'd like, their ends feel rough from sun and chlorine, and their go-to style just isn't working the way it used to. None of that requires a dramatic change to fix. Usually it just takes a conversation with your stylist about what's actually happened to your hair over the last few months, and a plan to bring it back into balance.
What a back to school hair reset can actually look like
For a lot of people, this is as simple as a root touch-up and a trim. If summer highlights have grown out unevenly, a partial or full highlight refresh can even things back out without starting from scratch. If your color feels brassy from sun exposure, your colorist can adjust the tone rather than redoing the whole thing.
On the cut side, late summer is a good time to talk to your stylist about how your hair is actually holding up. Sun, chlorine, and salt water take a real toll over the course of a summer, and dead, dry ends are one of the most common things we see this time of year. A trim doesn't just clean up the look, it gets rid of the damaged part of the hair that no product can fully repair, which makes everything from color to styling look and feel healthier afterward.
Kids haircuts before school starts
The week before school starts tends to be the last quiet window before mornings get busier and calendars fill up, which makes it a good time to book a kids haircut too! A fresh, easy cut can make school mornings simpler for everyone, especially if their hair has grown out over the summer or gotten a little unruly from pool days and long afternoons outside. It's also just nice for them to walk into that first day feeling like themselves.
Get ahead of the calendar
Booking a back to school haircut before the school year actually starts means you're not trying to squeeze in an appointment around a new schedule you haven't figured out yet. It also just feels good to walk into this part of the year with your hair already handled, one less thing on a list that's about to get longer.
If you're not sure what your hair actually needs right now, your stylist can help you figure that out. Come in with what you're working with and what you're hoping for, and we'll find the smallest change that makes the biggest difference, right here in Centennial.
Ready for your own reset, or ready to get the kids squared away before the first day? Book your appointment with our team at Antoine du Chez.