Dear Beauty

This week we're talking about the part of the salon visit most people rush through: the consultation. It can make or break the entire service, and it's where trust between you and your stylist either gets built or gets broken. We get into what a great consultation actually looks like from both sides of the chair, why realistic expectations matter, what to know before a big color change, ho...

This week, we're getting into the conversation that doesn't usually happen out loud: when stylists fire their clients, why they do it, and what it really takes to keep a salon running smoothly. We're being honest about the side of the business clients rarely see. From the why behind our cancellation policies, to what really goes into our pricing, to the tip inflation everyone's qui...

This week, we're getting into all things bridal. After years of doing weddings, sometimes 50 a year before Covid, we have a lot to say about what makes a bridal day feel effortless, and what quietly turns it into chaos. We get honest about trial runs, and why they are non-negotiable, the bridesmaids and family dynamics nobody warns you about, what to actually do the day before and the day of, and...

This week, we're sitting down with a special guest, Michele Tyson from Nutrafol, to continue one of the most important conversations we've had on the show: hair loss. After the response to our last hair loss episode, we knew we had to keep this one going. We get into why hair loss is showing up at every age now, the lifestyle factors and stressors quietly fueling it, what to actually look...

This week, we're tackling one of the most divisive questions in beauty: to gray or not to gray. The real conversation isn't whether you go gray. It's how you do it, and what happens when "letting it go" turns into letting everything go. We get into why gray can age you ten years overnight, why so many women start to feel invisible the moment the sweats and Crocs come out, and...

This week, we're pulling back the curtain on something women are often asked about but rarely discuss honestly: weight, the shot, and what it costs to lose weight. We get into the real stuff, the stigma around the shot, the hair loss nobody warns you about, the way fast weight loss hollows out your face, and the closet-eating patterns that started long before any of it. We walk through Marilyn...

In this episode, we get into the real conversation around hair loss , why it's hitting women harder than ever, what's actually driving it (Covid, GLP-1s, perimenopause, diet, stress), and what you can do about it from the inside out. We cover nutrition, red light therapy, scalp health, and the right products. Plus, Eva walks us through mesh integration, a new technique with only two practi...

In Episode 1, we're taking you back to the beginning. We share how a Broadway-dreaming girl from Ball State ended up building one of Indianapolis's most respected salons, and how a young stylist walked into David and Mary's with a cover letter in hand and a Chevy Cavalier in the parking lot. You'll also hear how two Leos, who didn't always see eye to eye, kept finding our way b...