Your Appointment Confirmed: Now Here’s What to Pack

Written By Ashley Lewis

Long appointments, zero boredom. Here's how to make the most of your time in our chair.

You sent in the new guest consult form, sent over all your Pinterest inspo, and got matched with your perfect stylist. Your appointment reminder just popped up. After chatting through your dream hair together, they told you this appointment is going to run approximately five hours and honestly? We get it. We are literally on our feet all day, so we are the last people who would expect you to just sit patiently without a plan.

Here's the thing: the vibes at CocoLemon are immaculate and the conversation will be riveting but our goal goes beyond great hair. We want you to feel your best, unwind, and actually enjoy your downtime while we work our magic. That means making the most of every minute in that chair.

Before and after of a short textured pixie cut with soft layering and natural dark hair, showcasing a modern low-maintenance haircut at a hair salon in Richmond, VA

First a little reality check on timing, so nothing catches you off guard:

*Color Corrections: 4-8 hours

*Highlights: 2-5 hours

*Fun Fashion Color: 4+ hours

*Haircut Transformation: 1-2 hours

*All over hair color: 2-3 hours

Now that you're mentally prepared here's everything we already have waiting for you, plus what we wish more guests knew was completely okay to bring through the door.

Before and after photo of a warm grown out flat blonde hair color on the left and on the right a super vibrant, bright blonde highlight. With a soft dimensional root for low maintenance grow out from Nick at CocoLemon Salon in Richmond, VA

Yes, you can totally order out lunch! Here’s what CocoLemon has waiting for you:

  • Yummy coffee & snack bar: We have coffee, snacks, and all the good stuff to keep you fueled. And if you want to pack a lunch from home, please do we have a fridge and microwave ready for you. Your homemade leftovers are welcome here and honestly, probably delicious.

  • Cozy Processing Bar aka temporary office: Pull out your laptop, spread out your work, answer emails, get stuff done. There is real space for you to be productive while your color does its thing. Turns out a color appointment can double as your most focused work session of the week.

  • Shampoo Bowls comfy enough to nap in: We are not even exaggerating. Our shampoo experience is the kind that makes your eyes heavy in the best way. Do not fight it.

  • Hand Picked Retail because the transformation doesn’t just stop in the salon. our stylist will walk you through exactly what your hair needs so you leave with a routine as good as the results.

Before and After hair transformation from Pamela at CocoLemon Salon in Richmond Va. Featuring before on the left short dull brown hair and on the right added K-Tip extensions and dyed to a deep luxurious deep brunette.

WHAT YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BRING (AND MAYBE DID NOT KNOW WAS OKAY)

  • Your laptop, iPad, or tablet: Our processing bar is made for this. Catch up on work, watch something, run your small business from the chair we truly do not mind. We have got you covered on the outlet situation too.

  • Chargers and earbuds: Please. Nothing worse than dying at 12% during a processing session. Set yourself up right.

  • Your Nintendo Switch or any handheld gaming situation: Zero judgment. Actually the opposite this is a full endorsement. If a good gaming session is what makes five hours fly by for you, we are here for it.

  • A book or your Kindle: There is something about processing time that is genuinely perfect for reading. No distractions, no obligations, just you and a good story. If you have been putting off that book, this is your sign.

Before and After hair color transformation by Eileen at CocoLemon Salon in Richmond, Va. On the left is a grown out soft copper and on the right a refreshed color of a vibrant bright rich auburn copper.

What to bring cont…

  • A knitting or crochet project: Yes, really. We have had guests knock out entire projects during a single appointment. Hands busy, hair cooking, it is genuinely a beautiful combination.

  • Your styling tools and hair accessories: our stylist can show you exactly how to recreate your look yourself, step by step, using your actual tools. That is the kind of appointment that keeps giving long after you leave.

  • A change of clothes: Hot date tonight? Yoga class? Happy hour with your crew? Bring an outfit. Freshen up, get changed, and walk out of here looking like you planned the whole thing because you did. Your hair transformation deserves a full look to match.

  • Breastfeeding or pumping?: We have plenty of comfortable spaces for you to relax and pump whenever you need to. Please do not hesitate to ask us we will set you up. You are already doing a lot. The least we can do is make sure your appointment feels easy and comfortable from start to finish.

Ready to settle in and let us get to work? New guests, start with our New Guest Consult Form so we can match you with your perfect stylist at CocoLemon and set your appointment up for everything your hair deserves.

Ashley Lewis
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