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Balayage vs Highlights: What’s the Difference, and Which is Right for You?

Choosing between balayage and traditional highlights comes down to a few factors. What is your ideal aesthetic? Bright blonde or understated? What’s your budget? And what is your daily maintenance routine? Both blonding techniques lift your natural base to add brightness and dimension, but their application methods can yield very different results. Understanding how these

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Stunning Wedding Day Styles Every Bride Should Know

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When you’re designing your ultimate bridal look, your hair is as important as your makeup (and maybe even your dress!) Finding a style that feels authentic to your personal aesthetic requires looking closely at several factors, such as your hair’s natural state and your ideal veil placement. Here are eight styles we recommend for a

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How Often Should You Really Get A Haircut?

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Determining exactly when to schedule your next salon visit is rarely a one-size-fits-all decision. While the traditional rule of thumb suggests booking an appointment every six weeks, the reality depends heavily on your unique hair. For some, waiting too long leads to split ends and unmanageable tangles, while for others, frequent trimming is too expensive.

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Destination Hair: How to Prep Your Hair for Travel to Tropical, Dry, or Urban Climates

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As any seasoned traveler knows, your hair doesn’t always share your enthusiasm for a change in scenery, whether it’s at the beaches of Mexico or downtown Manhattan. New altitudes, humidity levels, and even hotel water quality can turn a good hair day into a vacation struggle. Wordy Bird Salon stylists want you to spend more

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Bang Rehab: What to Do When You Regret Your Fringe

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Deciding to cut bangs is a big style shift, regardless if it’s planned or impulsive. It’s common to experience “fringe regret” immediately following the appointment or the scissor attack in your bathroom. Whether the final result feels too short or heavy, or just incompatible with your routine, the transition period can be tough. However, since

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Extension Aftercare: How To Care For Your Extensions At Home

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Investing in a new look is exciting, but the secret to keeping that post-appointment glow lies in what happens after you leave the chair. The Wordy Bird Salon stylists view hair extensions as a premium investment in your confidence. To ensure your hair extensions in Fort Collins remain vibrant for as long as possible, a

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Gray Hair Glow-Ups: Embracing Silver with Style and Shine

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Gray hair isn’t something to hide, and your silver streaks deserve thoughtful care and gorgeous styling. Gray hair has different needs than pigmented hair, and when you treat it well, the payoff is stunning. Consider this your guide to keeping those cool tones bright and beautiful. Understanding the Nature of Gray Hair As hair loses

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The Bride’s Hair Trial Blueprint: What to Expect & How to Prepare

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Planning a wedding comes with a million decisions, but one of the most fun is deciding your look for the big day. A bridal hair and makeup trial is your chance to put your inspiration to the test without the pressure, and is an essential step in creating your perfect bridal look. What Is a

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The Color Correction Diaries: How We Revive At-Home Dye-sasters

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There’s nothing quite like the sinking feeling of rinsing out your hair dye at home and realizing the result is… not what you pictured. Maybe the color turned too dark, too brassy, too patchy, or doesn’t match the shade on the box at all. At-home color mishaps (aka dye-sasters) happen to the best of us.

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Balayage vs. Foilyage: Secrets of Modern Highlighting Techniques

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Balayage vs. Foilyage: Secrets of Modern Highlighting Techniques Hair color has come a long way from chunky foils and one-size-fits-all blonde. Today’s techniques are built around customization, and that includes two of the most popular modern looks: balayage and foilyage. If you’ve been wondering how these two styles differ, or if you’ve ever asked yourself

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