With the sun shining a little more often than some are used to this winter, people are looking to update their looks, particularly their hair.
Eugene hosts a variety of beauty
salons, and stylists are always
ready to give their clients looks
that are trendy yet catered to
the individual.
Just Hair, a salon at 50 W. 13th Ave., is a casual spot where patrons can kick back while they get pampered. The salon offers body waxing, manicures and pedicures along with cuts and color.
“People can come in wearing sweats and be comfortable,” Just Hair stylist Emily Combs said. “You don’t have to dress up to get your hair done.”
For a fancier atmosphere, head to Chikara Salon and Spa in the
Oakway Center on Coburg Road,
an upscale, full-service salon that specializes in treatments and flaunts decor inspired from salons in New York City. At Chikara, you can
experience innovative pampering moves such as a moisturizing body masque or a soothing stones
massage. Also across the Willamette River, yet still accessible to the campus area, is Majesty Salon and Day Spa at 4730 Village Loop. Majesty is a trendy salon that stays current by closely following Hollywood styles and color.
While stylists see a wide range of hair style and color preferences in their clients, a few stylists said a
major trend for females is a movement away from stick-straight hair toward waves, curls and flipping.
“Hair is getting bigger again,” Majesty cosmetologist Debbie Haas said. “People used to ask for straight, sleek styles, but now it’s getting fluffier and has more curl. People are realizing that the flat iron damages hair, and they would rather have a little curl than ravaged hair.”
She added that one popular cut for women is a longer version of the pixie with a flip. Combs said she has been seeing the long, side-swept bang, which will continue its popularity through the spring and summer. Both Combs and Haas said a current color preference is light color on top and a darker hue underneath. Chikara stylist Christa Tollefson said the shattered bob cut is in.
Stylists said that for men, the main trend is their increased gravitation to getting pampered at a salon and their aversion to getting quick, basic cuts at a barber shop. Haas said the metrosexual movement is evident in the amount of men who have been coming to her salon.
“Guys are more comfortable now going to a salon, using products and getting color,” she said. “Nowadays they are tanning, getting manicures and whitening their teeth, and they didn’t do that five years ago.”
Tollefson said men are playing with edgier, less conservative styles and more length and texture. Combs said she has been seeing blond
tipping and the shaggy 1970s look
on males.
The unusually sunny winter weather Eugene has been experiencing has caused people to revamp their hair earlier this year, which often means shorter cuts and brighter, lighter colors, Combs said. Tollefson agreed that the sun has boosted business, but she added that a new hairstyle during dull, gray weather can boost one’s spirit as well. Haas said it varies from person to person, but that spring is a popular time to go for a new look.
“Hair is seasonal and mood-related,” Haas said. “Some people have their cuts and color done on a schedule, but spring and fall are the two peak times for people to come in. In the spring, people want to go lighter, and in the fall, they want to pull their looks together because they are getting back to business.”

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