Women and men should know more about technique in the salon biz. After all, you are gambling your appearance on what a salon will do to your hair while you’re in their chair—right?
That’s why you should know about Me Salon at 10574 Loveland-Madeira Road near I-275. Key Magazine went behind the scissors to uncover a game-changer difference in the salon business here and everywhere in America—and it’s all about technique.
Me Salon’s staff cut and color hair according to the French technique. “The French technique is based on a person’s bone structure, hair type and texture,” said Cara D’Ambrosio, owner of Me Salon. “The cut and the color are custom, a one-of-a-kind creation that will look good, but also wear well, be functional between cuts and easier to manage, day to day. The same is true when we color hair; we use a custom approach with proprietary coloring agents made specifically for this salon, and we custom-fit them to the hair of each person.”
The British technique is the other method of salon cutting and coloring—something of a one-size-fits-all approach to hair. Almost every salon nationwide uses the British method, and is based on geometry and measurement instead of bone structure, and hair texture and type. Take an inch off everywhere and that equals a “technically correct” cut using the British methodology.
Me Salon’s Cara D’Ambrosio was internationally trained in Paris and Toronto, in schools teaching French cut and color methods, and applying the Jacques Dessang methodology. She has contributed professional articles to trade publications