I spend a lot of my week talking about first impressions, and hair is the detail people pretend does not matter. It does, especially on campus when you are running between a lab block, a club meeting, and a…
When I prep clients for interviews, panels, or the first week in a new office, hair is one of those details we talk about sooner than people expect. A sleek braided ponytail is not just a Pinterest trend. It is…
A sleek bun is the hairstyle I use when a ponytail feels too soft and a full updo feels like too much effort. I am a writer in Seattle and I used to run an office, so I care about…
When a client is in the week of a first interview, a panel, or a company headshot, they rarely ask for color first. They ask for control. I use sleek hairstyles as a signal you are not losing the plot…
When I managed front desks in Seattle, a sleek ponytail was not a lazy fallback. It was a way to get hair off my face before a 9 a.m. meeting, still look like I was paying attention, and not lose…
Homecoming is one of those nights where the hair question feels more loaded than it should. I’ve watched clients sit across from me in Boston, weighing a blowout against an updo, talking themselves out of the style they actually wanted…