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Hair, There, and Everywhere: Spoke SLO’s Christine Thompson in the news

Our very own Co-Founder, Christine Thompson, has been in the news lately for her hair color know-how, including Access Hollywood where she explained this fall’s “progressive blond” trend we mentioned in a previous post. Christine was also mentioned, along with Spoke SLO Co-Founder, Jon Reyman, in Vogue.com’s re-cap of the “Best Beauty Looks of the […]

The Case For Expertise In The Digital Age

By Christine Thompson They’re booking more and more appointments lately: people whose hair needs fixing after a hairdresser has botched a complex, modern technique. I’ve been called in on failed attempts at balayage, ombre and color melting, and it’s not pretty. These are expensive, complicated fixes. I recently watched one client spend $600 and several […]

Don’t Be A Slave To The Box

Many, many women have unsatisfying relationships with boxed hair color, but they stick with it because it’s inexpensive, fast, and, well, because it’s habitual. But Spoke SLO Co-Owner and Color Director Christine Thompson suggests trying a color treatment with Aveda Full Spectrum Color under the care of a professional colorist before becoming a lifelong slave […]