Smooth And Sleek
Flat, glossy and straight, with the cuticle sealed by directing air down the shaft rather than across it. The hardest finish to keep in humidity, so we build in more hold when the forecast is against us.
Wash, blow dry and finish for an event, a shoot, or a Friday that needs no reason. Set properly with a cool shot so it holds through a long evening instead of dropping by nine o'clock.
Say the word when you sit down and your stylist will talk you through it as they work. Which sections they take, which brush size they use for the bend you like, where the tension goes, and when the cool shot happens. It costs nothing, it does not add time, and most people get noticeably closer to it at home afterwards.
Rough Dried First, Then Sectioned
A blow dry is not simply drying hair. It is shaping hair while it dries, and the shape only holds if the sequence is right. Seven things happen here, all inside the quoted price.
Anyone can dry hair. The shape comes from tension, direction and the cool shot.
Six different results, all built from the same wash. Which one suits you depends far more on your density and how long it needs to hold than on what is fashionable.
Flat, glossy and straight, with the cuticle sealed by directing air down the shaft rather than across it. The hardest finish to keep in humidity, so we build in more hold when the forecast is against us.
The finish most people actually want when they say blow dry. Movement through the lengths with a soft bend at the ends, built on a large round brush and set cool. Photographs better than sleek and holds longer.
Lift built at the root by drying against the growth direction first, then settled back. Fine hair gains the most from this one. Rollers go in at the crown while it cools, which is what stops the volume collapsing on the drive home.
Diffused rather than blasted, on low speed and medium heat, with the curl cupped and left alone until it is dry. If you want your curl pattern defined instead of removed, this is the appointment, and it is not the same job as straightening.
Half up, pinned, twisted or fully up, built to survive a full day of photographs and a warm room. Structured from a prepped base rather than pinned into clean slippery hair, which is why it still looks intentional at midnight.
For shorter hair or anyone who just needs it done properly and quickly. Same wash, same technique, less length to travel through. Popular before work and between cuts rather than for events.
Seven stages, in this order every time. The order is what makes it hold.
What it is for, how many hours it needs to survive, and what your hair usually does by the end of an evening. If you are going somewhere warm and crowded, we build it differently from the start.
Included. Shampoo chosen for the finish, and conditioner kept off the roots so the volume has somewhere to come from.
Applied where it is needed and matched to your density. Product on soaking hair dilutes and does nothing. Product on dry hair sits on the surface and weighs it down.
Hands and heat, no brush yet. Sectioning wet hair wastes the whole appointment evaporating water instead of shaping, and it is the commonest reason a blow dry drops early.
Clean sections, real tension on the brush, and air pointed down the hair shaft. The nozzle is not optional. Without it the air scatters and roughs the cuticle, which is what dulls a finish.
Every section set cold on the brush before it is released. Hair takes its shape as it cools, not as it heats. Skipping this is why a blow dry can look perfect in the chair and flat within the hour.
Broken up by hand, shaped, and finished with the lightest hold that will do the job. Heavy spray reads as stiff in photographs, so we use less than you would expect.
Six things decide which finish will still look good in hour six. Only one of them is about the look itself.
Two hours at a lunch and twelve at a wedding are different jobs. Tell us the honest number and the build changes, from product weight through to how much cool shot goes in.
Fine hair holds volume but loses smoothness. Thick hair holds smoothness but resists volume. Asking for the wrong one for your density means fighting your hair all evening.
Humidity is the enemy of a sleek finish and the friend of waves. On a heavy day we will suggest movement rather than glass straight, because straight will not survive the walk in.
A warm crowded room flattens hair faster than anything else. Dancing, hats and outdoor photographs all change what we build and how much structure goes in at the root.
Hair that is straightened daily is often more fragile than it looks and takes shape differently. We drop the temperature and lean on technique rather than heat.
If you want three days from it, we build something that survives a pillow. A sleek finish will not. Soft waves will, with a loose plait overnight.
Often Booked Together
What a properly built blow dry gives you beyond looking good on the day.
Rough dried first, set cool section by section. Most clients get three to five days out of it rather than one evening, which changes the cost per wear entirely.
Ask for the walkthrough and your stylist explains every section, brush size and angle as they work. Free, no extra time, and it genuinely transfers.
Shampoo, product and finish all sit inside the quoted price. Nothing appears at the desk that was not agreed when you booked.
A professional blow dry with the right technique uses lower heat than daily straightening. Done once a week, it is often gentler than what you were doing anyway.
Curly hair can be diffused for definition rather than blasted straight. Say which you want and that is what you get, without an argument about it.
A warm room, dancing, a hat or outdoor photographs all change the build. Telling us where you are going is more useful than showing us a picture.
Six reasons a blow dry falls flat before the evening starts. None of these are unique to any one salon.
Sectioning begins on soaking hair, so most of the heat and most of the appointment is spent evaporating water rather than shaping. The shape never really sets because it was never dry enough to hold.
Here InsteadRough dried to about eighty percent before a brush comes anywhere near it.Air scatters in every direction, roughs the cuticle and dulls the finish. It also blows the section you are not working on out of place, which costs more time than the nozzle saves.
Here InsteadNozzle on, air directed down the hair shaft so the cuticle lies flat and reflects light.Hair takes its shape as it cools, not as it heats. Released hot off the brush, a section relaxes almost immediately, which is why the result looks perfect in the chair and flat in the car.
Here InsteadEvery section set cold on the brush before it is released. This is not optional here.The same volumising mousse or the same heavy cream applied regardless of density. Fine hair leaves weighed down, thick hair leaves unmanaged, and both blame their own hair for it.
Here InsteadProduct chosen by density and placed where it is needed, on damp rather than soaking or dry hair.A client with curls asks for a blow dry and is straightened without being asked, because straight is the assumed finish. The curl pattern is lost for the sake of an evening.
Here InsteadWe ask first, and diffusing for definition is a normal booking rather than an unusual request.Heavy hold sprayed on to compensate for a shape that was never set properly. It reads stiff in photographs and it cannot be touched or brushed out for the rest of the evening.
Here InsteadThe lightest hold that will do the job, because the structure comes from the cool shot instead.Better to know all of this before you arrive than after.
On a heavy day, glass straight hair will not survive the walk from the car. We will say so and suggest waves instead, which last far better in moisture.
A blow dry does not change your hair, it arranges it. If frizz and drying time are the real problem, a smoothing treatment is the honest answer rather than a weekly blow dry.
Saturday mornings and the run up to prom and wedding season fill weeks ahead. Occasion styling in particular needs booking well in advance.
Past mid back, or with a lot of density, a blow dry runs beyond the standard slot. That extra time is quoted when you book, never added at the desk.
Starting prices with the wash, the product and the finish all included. Very long or very dense hair takes longer, and that is quoted when you book rather than added at the end.
| Service | From | Time | Typical Hold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Express Blow Dry, Short Hair | $35 | 30 minutes | 2 to 3 days |
| Blow Dry And Finish | $45 | 45 minutes | 3 to 4 days |
| Soft Waves And Bounce | $55 | 50 minutes | 3 to 5 days |
| Curly And Textured Definition | $55 | 50 minutes | 2 to 4 days |
| Big Volume Blow Out | $60 | 60 minutes | 3 to 4 days |
| Occasion Styling | $85 | 60 to 75 minutes | Full day and evening |
| Updo | $95 | 75 minutes | Full day and evening |
| Styling Walkthrough | Free | No extra time | Ask when you sit down |
Six habits that decide whether you get one evening or most of a week.
A loose plait or a silk pillowcase stops friction breaking the shape overnight. Cotton is what turns day two waves into day two frizz.
Touching transfers oil from your fingers to the roots. It is the fastest way to flatten a volume finish and most people do it without noticing.
Apply before the roots look oily rather than after. Used preventatively at the roots on the first night, it buys an extra day or two easily.
A cap and cooler water, or clip it up and away. Steam alone will drop a sleek finish even if the hair never gets directly wet.
On day three, a quick pass of cool air at the roots lifts the shape back up. Reaching for straighteners instead adds heat damage for a smaller result.
Day one sleek becomes day three texture. Rather than fighting that, take it up or half up. Most styles have a good second life if you stop trying to hold the first one.
You can request a stylist by name when you book. If they are unavailable on your date we will tell you rather than quietly reassign you to someone else.
Sofia runs occasion styling and updos, and she builds every style around how long it actually has to survive rather than how it photographs in the first ten minutes. She will ask about the venue, the temperature and whether you plan to dance, and she uses noticeably less hairspray than most people expect.
Tia founded Erothots seven years ago and is fully qualified and insured. She does not take styling appointments herself, but she set the standards the team works to: the wash included in every price, the cool shot on every section, and the walkthrough offered free to anyone who wants to learn it. If something is not right, she wants to hear it directly.
Six other hair services. A finish is already included in the cut and color appointments, so styling is usually booked on its own.
Precision cutting with a dry consultation and a dry check, plus a full finish included in the price.
See Women's HaircutFull color, roots, gloss and gray coverage, with toner inside the quoted price rather than added after.
See Hair ColorHand painted lightening with a soft grow out. A blow dry between appointments is how most people show it off.
See BalayageThe honest answer if frizz and long drying times are the real problem rather than the styling.
See KeratinDeep conditioning and scalp work. Smoother hair takes a blow dry faster and holds it noticeably longer.
See Hair SpaTrial and wedding day styling with Sofia, designed around the neckline of the dress rather than against it.
See Bridal HairAn express blow dry for short hair starts at $35, a standard blow dry and finish at $45, waves or curly definition at $55, a big volume blow out at $60, occasion styling at $85 and an updo at $95. The wash, the product and the finish are included in all of those.
Always. Shampoo, conditioner, scalp massage and styling product are all inside the quoted price. Some salons add the shampoo at the desk afterwards. We do not, and the figure you are told when you book is the figure you pay.
Three to five days for most people, and two to three on very fine or oily hair. Sleeping in a loose plait or on silk, keeping your hands out of it and using dry shampoo preventatively on night one all extend it noticeably.
No. The wash is part of the appointment and the shampoo is chosen for the finish you have asked for. Come with as little product in as you can, since yesterday's dry shampoo or heavy cream will fight a volume finish.
Yes, and it takes longer than the standard slot, so mention it when you book. We use lower heat with more tension rather than high heat, which is gentler on the curl pattern in the long run.
Yes, and it is a normal booking rather than an unusual request. Diffused on low speed and medium heat, curl cupped and left alone until dry. Say which you want when you book and that is what you will get.
Yes. Occasion styling starts at $85 and updos at $95, both built to survive a full day and evening rather than the first ten minutes of photographs. Bring your clips, comb or headpiece and we will build the style around them.
Yes, and it is free. Ask for the walkthrough when you sit down rather than at the end. Your stylist explains the sections, the brush size, the tension and the cool shot while they work, so you can see it happening instead of hearing about it afterwards.
Far less than daily straightening does. A professional blow dry uses lower heat, correct technique and heat protection, and it replaces several days of home styling. Once a week is generally gentler than what most people were doing anyway.
No. A full finish is already included in every cut and every color appointment. Book styling on its own when you want the finish without a service underneath it.
Two to three weeks for a normal weekend, and considerably further for prom and wedding season. Saturday morning slots fill first. For an evening event, a morning appointment on the same day works well, because day two hair holds a style better than freshly washed hair.
Usually one of three things. It was started too wet so the shape never set, the cool shot was skipped so the hair was released warm, or the product was wrong for your density. All three are avoidable and all three are why we work in that specific order.
Tell us what the finish is for, how many hours it needs to hold and where you are going. That is enough for us to hold the right length of slot with the right stylist.
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