When most people think about getting a haircut, they think about the result — the confidence boost, the fresh start, the way a good haircut can completely change how someone carrie...
There’s a phrase people use more and more lately in the beauty industry:
There’s a pattern I’ve started noticing behind the chair at Cuts By Lulu here in Austin. A surprising amount of men don’t actually decide on their own that it’s time for a haircut.
In January 2026, I rebuilt my website with one clear goal: create something stronger, smarter, and more visible than I had ever built before.
If you’ve been noticing more texture, movement, and effortless waves lately—you’re not imagining it.
There’s something I’ve been sitting with lately. Gratitude and frustration can exist at the same time. And if I’m being honest, that’s exactly where I am right now.
Let’s be real—getting a haircut can feel weirdly high pressure. You sit down, someone asks “what are we doing today?”… and your brain just blanks. Or you say something vague and ho...
There are moments in business that don’t look big from the outside, but feel significant when you reach them.
Every once in a while, a new client sits down and says something that catches me off guard in the best way.
From the outside, a busy day behind the chair probably looks like a packed schedule and nonstop movement.
If you’ve ever wondered what SXSW in Austin feels like behind the scenes, let me tell you: it’s equal parts chaos, talent, heat, nerves, music, and people trying to hold it all tog...
One of the first things I learned as a stylist had nothing to do with hair.
Part Three: Becoming
Part Two: The Illusion of Education
Part One: Before the Chair
When I went to beauty school, nobody warned me that I’d also need to learn Google.
That phrase has lived rent-free in my head for years.
There are certain people who become part of a city’s nervous system. You don’t plan to meet them. You don’t schedule them. They just show up again and again until they’re woven int...
Every now and then in this city we all love, you meet people who don’t just show up — they create a world worth showing up for. That’s exactly what my friends in the Purple Bee Cre...
Every year, Austin has a rhythm. Not the calendar version — the lived one. 2026 is no different. If you’ve been here long enough, you can feel what’s coming before the flyers hit I...
Austin isn’t “up and coming” anymore. It arrived. And 2026 feels like the year we stop pretending it’s still the same city it was five or ten years ago.
I just checked my site analytics and over 900 people have interacted with Cuts By Lulu recently — and that tells me one thing: y’all are paying attention.