A journal kept by the salon, written between appointments, posted between seasons. Notes on hairdressing, the small rituals of upkeep, the people of Glasgow who pass through No. 386, and the products we keep on the back shelf.
A longer piece, written in the quiet hour after closing.
The work is in the grow-out. We talk about painting for the year ahead, not for the morning after, and the small choices at the bowl that decide how a colour ages on you.
Twenty-eight years of small observations sorted by category, written by hand.
A geography of the south side written from a chair on Paisley Road West. The neighbourhoods that walk in from Govan, Cardonald, Ibrox and Drumoyne, and the sense of occasion they bring with them.
The diagnosis at the chair is physical, not theoretical. What touch, elasticity and weight tell us about whether colour-treated hair needs protein, moisture, or both.
"Change your hair, change your life."
Glasgow's mains supply is one of the softest in the country, a quiet gift for colour. The dullness clients describe at week ten comes from elsewhere, and it can be undone.
A darker shade laid in at the root, by hand, that stretches the weeks between appointments and softens the line where new hair meets colour.
Silver toner is violet pigment laid against yellow. On a head of natural grey, the placement judgement is what makes it land cool and quiet.
"Every client has a unique head of hair when it comes to history, condition, shape. So our approach to each client is unique."
Most salons say they offer personalised service. At Endz it means one guest in the room, no overlap on the timing, and the work given the minutes it needs to land.
One guest, one chair, an hour at the mirror before any decision is made. What to expect from a first hair appointment at Endz.
What to do with a keratin blowdry from the moment you leave the bowl. The protocol that carries the work through to week twelve.
A short note from the salon, one essay, one before-and-after, the diary of dates we have left. Never more than that.