On the afternoon of Friday, June 29th I left work one hour early and drove to the

William Taber Salon

in Fleming Island, Florida.

When I arrived I was greeted by a receptionist clad in black and given a form to complete.

While seated in a waiting area, a ‘Junior Stylist’ approached me and asked if I would come with her to tour the salon. She showed me the Paul Mitchell products for sale, the clothing boutique, and the ladies room [complete with smocks].

She explained that there was an area for color: and an area for styling:and my Stylist would be with me soon.

Then I met

Demetra

She was exuberant and personable.

Demetra analyzed my skin tone [she does makeup, too] and although she gave me a choice of hair color, she recommended what she thought would look best. Demetra made quick work of my color application. Fast forward to the end of my visit… She was SPOT ON! Not a sparkle (GREY) in sight!

But before my beautiful color was revealed, I was invited to accompany a young lady who reminded me of Ginger Spice to [what I’m going to name] the Zen Room for an after color shampoo. The young lady’s name was Velvet and she had been instructed to give me the shampoo of my life. I followed Velvet into the ‘Shampoo [Zen] Room’ and took a seat in the most comfortable salon chair I’ve ever experienced. No neck pain while I reclined into the sink where Velvet would remove my foils, shampoo my hair with a color follow-up shampoo, massage my head, shampoo my hair again with the shampoo my ‘Senior Stylist’ had recommended, then conditioned. OMG. I’ve never had a shampoo worthy of discussion before this day. This is a gift… Velvet is by far, the BEST!

Demetra took over from there. She and I discussed my style and length again, then she began to cut, but wouldn’t let me see her work. Next she went on to blow dry my hair, while explaining the proper way to style. She also gave me tips for adding volume and taming a front and center cowlick.

Then came the big reveal.

I loved it.