Boise Hair Blog

Buying a good shampoo is only half the job. How you actually use it decides whether your hair feels hydrated or just heavy. Momo Shampoo is one of our most-recommended... Read more...

Oi Oil: A Stylist's Review

We go through a lot of product behind the chair, and most of what we try never earns a spot on our retail shelf. Oi Oil is one of the... Read more...

Momo Shampoo Refill Set: A Stylist's Review

Reviewed by Kenzie, color and extensions specialist at Sølvi Salon since 2021. Boise summers will pull every drop of moisture out of your hair, and our winters are not much... Read more...

NouNou Duo: A Stylist's Review

Every few months a client drops into our chair at Sølvi and says some version of the same thing. My ends feel like straw, my color faded fast, and nothing... Read more...

Behind the Bottle: MINU Duo

Every product on our shelves at Sølvi earns its spot the same way. One of our stylists has to use it, behind the chair and at home, before it ever... Read more...

Behind the Bottle: Love Curl Duo

Every product on our shelves at Sølvi Salon earns its spot. We do not stock things because a sales rep brought us donuts. We stock them because our stylists reach... Read more...

The Complete Guide to After Shave Moisturizing Cream

The name throws people off, so let us clear it up before anything else. After Shave Moisturizing Cream is not a shaving product and it is not for your face.... Read more...

How to Use Love Curl Shampoo Refill Set at Home

Curly hair has a short list of non-negotiables, and the wash is at the top. We get asked about it constantly behind the chair at Sølvi, usually some version of... Read more...

The Complete Guide to Softening Shaving Gel

The name gets people every time, so let us be clear up front. Softening Shaving Gel from Davines is exactly that, a shave gel. It comes from the Pasta &... Read more...

NouNou Shampoo Refill Set: The Stylist's Notes

Every so often a product earns permanent shelf space in our studio, and Davines NouNou Shampoo is one of them. We keep notes behind the chair on the products our... Read more...

Davines OI Ambiance To Go Kit: A Stylist's Honest Notes

By Autumn Schiess, owner and lead stylist at Sølvi Salon. Most of the products I talk about at the chair go in your hair. This one does not, and that... Read more...

Is Pre-Shaving Beard Oil Worth It? Our Honest Take

Let us clear something up before you read another word. Despite the name on the bottle, Pre-Shaving Beard Oil is not a beard product and it is not a pre-shave... Read more...

Why Boise Stylists Reach for Heart of Glass Duo

Ask any of our stylists at Sølvi which retail product walks out the door most often with our blonde clients, and you will hear the same answer fast: the Heart... Read more...

How to Use Elevating Scalp Recovery Treatment at Home

If you picked up the Davines Elevating Scalp Recovery Treatment expecting a medicated scalp soak, we want to clear something up before you use it. Behind the chair at Sølvi,... Read more...

MOMO Duo: A Stylist's Review

I have lost count of how many bottles of the MOMO Duo we have gone through behind the chair at Sølvi. It is one of the first things our stylists... Read more...

Nourishing Bundle: Revitalize & Restore Your Hair

Boise weather is rough on hair. The dry high-desert air pulls moisture out of every strand, and by late winter most of our clients walk into the studio with the... Read more...

Behind the Bottle: Love Smoothing Refill Pouch Set

Walk into our studio at 104 S Capitol Blvd and you will notice the same Davines bottles sitting on the shelf month after month. They do not get tossed and... Read more...

The Complete Guide to Minu Shampoo Refill Set

If you spend money on salon color, the fastest way to lose it is at your own sink. The wrong shampoo strips tone and pulls fresh color brassy or flat... Read more...

Su Aftersun: The Stylist's Notes

Every summer the same thing happens behind the chair at Sølvi. A client who sat for a fresh balayage in May spends her weekends on the Boise River, comes back... Read more...

WE STAND/ For Regeneration Hair, Body & Face Butter

Hi, I'm Autumn Schiess, owner and lead stylist at Sølvi Salon in downtown Boise. Every so often a product earns a permanent spot in our station drawers, and the Davines... Read more...

Oi Lifestyle Bundle: Luxurious Care for Hair and Body

Every few weeks a client settles into the chair, runs a hand through their hair, and asks the same thing. "What is that smell, and can I take it home?"... Read more...

How to Use Love Smoothing Duo at Home

If you have ever left the chair after a smoothing blowout, only to watch the frizz creep back three days later at home, you are not alone. We hear it... Read more...

The Complete Guide to Dede Shampoo Bar

The shampoo bar question comes up at our chairs almost every week. Someone saw one on a shelf, liked the idea of less plastic, and wants to know if it... Read more...

Is The Sleek & Straight Bundle Worth It? Our Honest Take

Guests ask us about The Sleek & Straight Bundle almost every week, usually after they catch a glimpse of the shine on someone leaving the chair. It is one of... Read more...

Is The Curly Bundle Worth It? Our Honest Take

Written by Ingrid Sørensen, senior stylist at Sølvi with 12 years behind the chair. People ask us about The Curly Bundle at the front desk almost every week, usually after... Read more...

Momo Bundle: Ultimate Hydration for Dry Hair: A Stylist's Review

We put a lot of products through their paces behind the chair at Sølvi, and the Davines Momo Bundle is one we keep reaching for once the Boise air turns... Read more...

How to Use Dry Texturizer Travel at Home

A bottle that says "texturizer" should give you grit and lift, and this one delivers exactly that. Clients pull it off our shelf at Sølvi expecting volume and tousled, lived-in... Read more...

Davines OI Oil: A Stylist's Review

Reviewed by Autumn Schiess, owner and lead stylist at Sølvi Salon, with 14 years behind the chair and Davines color and care training. We keep a short list behind the... Read more...

Natural Tech Renewing Liter Bundle: The Stylist's Notes

Some products earn permanent shelf space behind our chairs, and the Davines Natural Tech Renewing liter bundle is one of them. We keep these full size bottles at our station... Read more...

Why Boise Stylists Reach for Rebalancing Cleansing Treatment

There is a conversation that happens behind the chair almost every week here at Sølvi Salon. A client sits down, fresh off a morning wash, and their roots already look... Read more...

Behind the Bottle: Davines OI Ambiance To Go Kit

Every bottle on our retail shelf has a story, and a few of them get asked about more than the rest. The Davines OI line is one of those. Clients... Read more...

The Complete Guide to The Blowout Bundle

The Blowout Bundle is one of the products we reach for most often behind the chair at Sølvi Salon. People ask us about it almost every week, usually after they... Read more...

How to Use Natural Tech Well-Being Liter Bundle at Home

A liter bundle is a commitment. When a client picks up the Natural Tech Well-Being Liter Bundle from our shelf, they are buying enough product to last months, which means... Read more...

Is Renewing Serum Superactive Worth It? Our Honest Take

People ask us about finishing serums almost every week behind the chair at Sølvi, usually right after they catch their reflection in our downtown Boise studio window and notice a... Read more...

Behind the Bottle: Oi Shampoo Refill Pouch

Most products on our shelves earn their spot quietly. The Davines OI Shampoo Refill is the one we point to when a guest asks why a flimsy-looking bag is sitting... Read more...

What Boise Stylists Reach For When the Dry Air Irritates Your Scalp

There is a product that lives in nearly every stylist's station drawer here at Sølvi, and it is not a styling cream or a shine serum. It is the Davines... Read more...

NouNou Shampoo Refill Pouch: A Stylist's Review

Every winter, the same conversation happens at the chairs at Sølvi Salon. A client sits down, we run our fingers through the ends, and we feel it. Boise air pulls... Read more...

Davines 500ml Pump: The Stylist's Notes

A few months back a client watched one of our stylists screw a small plastic pump onto a tall Davines bottle at the backbar and asked, with a laugh, why... Read more...

Is Minu Shampoo Refill Pouch Worth It? Our Honest Take

We get asked about refill pouches almost every week behind the chair at Sølvi. A client finishes a bottle of their color-safe shampoo, comes back for more, and notices there... Read more...

The Complete Guide to Momo Shampoo Refill Pouch

Written by Hanna Pierce, senior stylist at Sølvi Salon. If you have ever rinsed out your shampoo and felt like your hair drank up every drop and still wanted more,... Read more...

The Complete Guide to Love Curl Shampoo Refill Pouch

Curly hair in Boise is its own kind of project. Our dry high desert air pulls moisture out of every spiral, and the well water most of us deal with... Read more...

Volu Shampoo: The Stylist's Notes

We get asked about volume more than almost anything else behind the chair here at Sølvi Salon in downtown Boise. Fine hair that looks great at 9am and goes flat... Read more...

Behind the Bottle: Authentic Moisturizing Balm

Most of the products that end up on our shelves at Sølvi earn their spot the hard way. They sit in our own showers for a few months first. The... Read more...

Is Love Smoothing Refill Pouch Worth It? Our Honest Take

Refill pouches are one of those things clients ask us about constantly at the chair. "Is the Davines Love Smoothing Refill Pouch actually worth it, or is it just a... Read more...

Why Sølvi Stylists Love the Davines OI Ambiance To Go Kit

Written by Annika Holt, senior stylist at Sølvi Salon in downtown Boise. If you have ever walked into our downtown studio and wondered what that warm, woodsy scent is, this... Read more...

Love Smooth Shampoo Bar: A Stylist's Review

We get asked about smoothing products almost every day at Sølvi, usually by someone who has just spent forty minutes fighting their hair with a round brush and lost. So... Read more...

How to Use Forming Pomade at Home

By Autumn Schiess, Owner and Lead Stylist at Sølvi Salon in downtown Boise. One of the most common questions I get behind the chair at Sølvi is some version of... Read more...

Behind the Bottle: Box / Shampoo Bar Holder

The name on this one always makes people pause. It sounds like packaging, but what is actually on our shelf is a solid shampoo bar from the Davines Essentials line.... Read more...

Momo Shampoo Bar: A Stylist's Review

We get asked about shampoo bars almost every week at the front desk. Most people want to know if they actually work or if they are just a pretty bar... Read more...

Alchemic Shampoo Golden: The Stylist's Notes

Written by Kenzie, color and extensions specialist at Sølvi Salon in downtown Boise. Every so often a client sits in my chair three weeks after a blonde appointment and says... Read more...

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