-I think it's always daunting to try a new look.
Whenever you try a new color,
you don't know how it'll look with your skin tone,
especially such a drastic cut.
I don't know how it'll look with my face shape,
but I think that I'm excited to just try something new.
Hi. I'm Maya. And today I'm getting
a copper bob with curtain bangs.
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I was definitely inspired by "The Queen's Gambit."
I loved Beth's look, and I think
that it's a chic, sophisticated look,
and I'm so excited to try it.
I think that having a unique look gives you a sense of self,
and I think especially during the pandemic,
sitting at home and being unemployed,
I think having a new look will give me some motivation
to put myself out there and try new things.
I have had blunt brunette bangs.
I've had teal hair. I've had hair extensions.
And this is the first time I've done a red tone.
And I'm super-excited to see how it will look on me.
Hi. -Hi. How are you?
-Good. How are you? -Hi. My name is Akeem.
And we are at Spoke & Weal in New York.
I am a haircut and a hair extension specialist.
-Hi. My name is Liz Rhodes.
I work at Spoke & Weal Flatiron in New York City.
I'm a hair-color specialist, so I love to paint people's heads.
-Maya has long hair, so first I'm gonna precut her hair
just to knock a lot of the length out.
Right now, she has long hair, so I kind of feel
like that covers her up a little bit.
I feel like going this shorter length
and adding the curtain bangs are gonna open her up
and it's gonna give her an overall amazing look.
We're going to cut it a little longer
because she has a natural wave into her hair
and she also wants to be able to wear it straight and textured.
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-Today, we are going to take Maya
to a really luscious, bright-copper bob.
We're gonna start by doing an all-over color
on Maya. Nice and rich at the root
so that it's not too light.
After a full color,
we're going to go through and balayage some really subtle
sun-kissed beds through her hair,
just something a couple shades lighter
so it's not too dimensional or too contrasty.
We just wanted to make it look really natural
and like she's a natural ginger in the sun.
So after we get the color all on her head,
we're gonna take her over,
and she's gonna process for 30 minutes.
We'll pull all of the foils out, shampoo it really nicely.
We're gonna do a series of glosses on it
just to make sure it's really shiny
and the tone is very progressive.
And then we'll shampoo it, blow-dry it,
and get her hair cut.
-Once she's colored, she's gonna come back to me,
and I'm gonna finish the cut off.
We're going to make her bangs piecey-textured.
She doesn't want them necessarily blunt.
She likes a rock-star, kind of punkish/messy look.
-I think I've always done hair changes
with turning points in my life.
And I think now being in this kind of unknown period
of my life, being unemployed,
I think it's definitely the turning point
where I need a hair change to push myself,
put myself out there, and try something new.
-All right. We're done. Are you ready to see the finished look?
-Yes. I'm so excited. -All righty.
-Oh, my gosh! You guys!
You guys really killed it. I'm obsessed.
-It looks so good. It looks like you were just meant
to have red hair,
and these bangs are it. -Oh, my God.
-Yeah, it's definitely the bangs for me.
-It's the whole look. It's the whole look.
-Thank you so much. -It was our pleasure.
Thank you so much for letting us play.
-I'm loving it so much.
I feel like I had an idea of what it could look like,
but this just exceeds any expectation
that I had walking in. I feel like this is so myself,
but then again, a better version of myself,
and I'm so excited to go show the world.
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