Learn more about why Leanne is obsessed with her hairstylist!
Sometimes, the universe aligns and brings you exactly what you need…an amazing hairstylist and new friend! Have you ever just clicked with someone and knew this friendship was meant to be? That’s exactly how I felt when I first met Amber of Shear Beauty.
First things first, let’s talk about what this lovely lady did for me! My first appointment was a keratin treatment, brow shaping with tint, and Amber was kind enough to clean up the ends of my hair with a trim and added some long layers to my quarantine hair.
All of that sounds pretty normal, except the treatment - right? Keratin treatment? What’s that? Well, I’m happy to tell you! It’s the best thing you can do for your hair to not have it be a frizzy mess, haha. Okay, so that’s not the professional explanation but in all seriousness, that’s what it did for me! I have thick, wavy hair, that if left to its own devices is just a mess without styling tools and product. I have accepted this fact since I was 15 and that’s been my life ever since. That is until Amber introduced me to keratin treatments.
If you don’t want to read my entire breakdown of how awesome it is, just finish this one sentence and go book an appointment with Amber at Shear Beauty for yourself because it’s life changing! That’s it, that’s all you need to know. If you’d like more information though, keep reading. Keratin treatments help wavy hair be smoother, shiner, and removes frizz. Sign me up for all three of those things! Now, if you’d like a more professional explanation please reach out to Amber herself (Shear Beauty) and ask her to explain it far better than I did! She is the professional, I am just the very happy client.
So, let’s get to the results. I am in no way being dramatic when I say – my hair has never been shiner, smoother, softer, healthier, or less frizzy in my whole life! The first two weeks after the treatment I couldn’t stop touching it. I was obsessed with how soft and shiny it was. And of course, the frizz was under control and I couldn’t believe it. I actually let me hair airdry and it didn’t look like I started a fight with an outlet. I couldn’t believe it and I can honestly say, if you’re thinking of doing a keratin treatment I highly recommend it, especially with Amber. She sat me down, did a full explanation of the process, explained to me what was happening while we were going through everything and most importantly, I had everything I needed for upkeep after I left her trusted hands! I was so happy with my experience that I booked a second appointment that night!
Appointment number two – hair color! I’m not going to lie guys, I get very nervous about my hair color. I don’t really know what is wrong with me, but ever since I was little, I have really struggled to find a hairstylist that got me. As a result, I’ve had it all. Auburn hair, dark brown hair, natural brown, blonde… some crazy faded colors in between. I never hated my hair per say, I just always felt like it was so close to what I wanted but never a 10/10. I was happy, felt pretty, but would still search Instagram for examples of what I was trying to convey for my next appointment…that is until Amber!
For years, I’ve had a saved folder on Instagram of hair colors I like. The problem of course being that I am not those girls. So, I of course fell into the trap that most girls do, pulling examples that look amazing on those girls but wouldn’t necessarily work for myself. So, when I walked into Shear Beauty, I had a whole mess to show her and try, yet again, to put into words. Right away Amber took the conversation away from my examples and into what I was looking for. We had a real heart to heart about what I wanted, what I liked, what I didn’t like about past colors, and she pulled up examples on her phone that were just hair color – no faces. She gave me her recommendation based not only on what I had said, but also on what she believed would work best on me and we were on the same page! I was ready for some balayage magic!
Full disclosure, I adore Amber. Over just two appointments we truly bonded and found out we have so much in common! I now consider her not only my forever hairstylist but also a friend. That being said, at the end of my appointment, I was almost in tears! I have never in my entire life loved my hair more than I did when Amber colored it! It was exactly what I was looking for, exactly what I could never seem to explain, but always wanted! Amber not only got me, but fully delivered and then some!
I felt beautiful and through the next couple of days, as my family members saw me they all raved about my new color! I took an embarrassing number of selfies. I couldn’t stop looking in the mirror. I was over the moon – and still am!!!
If you live in Wisconsin and are looking for a new hairstyle – please reach out to Amber!
You can connect with Amber via her website: https://shearbeautydesign.glossgenius.com/
Or her Instagram: @ShearBeauty.MKE
Make sure to let her know Travel with Cookies sent you for $20 off your first service!
XoXo
Leanne
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