Lianna Albrizio, Assistant Editor11.03.22
With all the lovely rainy fall weather we’re having, bad hair days are commonplace this time of year. (Shout-out to all my redhaired counterparts who know the annoyance of coarse hair all too well). To provide
Roy Teeluck Salon where I was given the royal treatment by Olaplex developer Eric Pressly who tamed my mane with his newly launched bond repair treatment made for consumers and salon professionals that is part of a new hair product line called Epres Beauty.
The new haircare brand was created during the covid pandemic when many professionals like himself used the challenging time to get creative. So much, that he used his own home as his laboratory he used to concoct a bond-building treatment safe for color-treated hair designed to keep hair smooth, healthy, shapely and flyaway-free.
The treatment utilizes BioDiffusion technology, which contains a liquid over a solid molecule dissolved in water. The liquid molecule continues to move and explore through the hair in search of damage as opposed to the traditional solid molecule which Pressly elucidated is counterproductive as it returns to its solid state once hair is dry. In Epres’ technology, the liquid molecule continues to work even after hair dries so that it can identify and prevent potential damage.
“Every service, you come in, your hair gets repaired while it’s getting colored or treated so that it can stop damage as well,” said Pressly.
The treatment comes in the form of spray bottles in which the acid-free formula—made with four ingredients—is housed in concentrate-form in a tiny glass container that gets poured into the bottle along with water. For salon professionals, it can be mixed in with color before applying to color-treated hair. As to the amount of product to use? Don’t skimp. The more of the product consumers use, the greater the benefits. Separating my hair into sections via hair claws, every inch of my medium-length tresses was meticulously drenched in the formula. After a 10-minute waiting period, I was shampooed and conditioned by a friendly hair washer who was gentle and careful not to apply too much pressure to my scalp, as I’ve experienced with other washers whose style was more aggressive. As I returned to my chair, witnessing the attention paid to the young woman beside me who was having the finishing touches applied to her long, highlighted hair by the tall, handsome and affable Roy Teeluck, he turned to me with a winsome smile asking rhetorically, “Are you waiting for me?” When performing my blowout, he instructed me to flip my hair over so he can dry the inside first. This is the same technique I use at home, so I immediately felt confident about the result. My strawberry blonde hair falls about an inch past my shoulders with a long layer in the back— my wispy bangs are growing out. He used a round brush to create flips with the dryer, a look he said reminded him of Angela Lindvall, who happens to be my favorite supermodel since I’m 16. She donned a fierce motocross black leather jacket on the cover of Elle Magazine in 2003 that I had been reading the summer going into my sophomore year of high school. I remember always wanting my hair to look like that cover. Fifteen minutes of brush technique and great rapport, all eyes were on my “new” hair. Not only was my hair singing with bounce and body, but its good health was magnified by the Epres treatment.
As I stepped into my Uber, I gazed at Columbus Circle driving past Central Park. As the sun peaked through the rain clouds, Madonna’s “Vogue” played softly on the radio, and rightfully so, making for a kickass silver lining.
a little trivia on redheads, the hair follicles in these particular locks are thicker than other colors, making natural red hair – though often called a beautiful color that consumers pay hairstylists a pretty penny to obtain—extremely frizzy in humid temperatures and on drizzly days. The result, as my friend’s late father once remarked, is “wild hair.” Lucky for me, I had an appointment in New York City’s Upper East Side at the The new haircare brand was created during the covid pandemic when many professionals like himself used the challenging time to get creative. So much, that he used his own home as his laboratory he used to concoct a bond-building treatment safe for color-treated hair designed to keep hair smooth, healthy, shapely and flyaway-free.
The treatment utilizes BioDiffusion technology, which contains a liquid over a solid molecule dissolved in water. The liquid molecule continues to move and explore through the hair in search of damage as opposed to the traditional solid molecule which Pressly elucidated is counterproductive as it returns to its solid state once hair is dry. In Epres’ technology, the liquid molecule continues to work even after hair dries so that it can identify and prevent potential damage.
“Every service, you come in, your hair gets repaired while it’s getting colored or treated so that it can stop damage as well,” said Pressly.
The treatment comes in the form of spray bottles in which the acid-free formula—made with four ingredients—is housed in concentrate-form in a tiny glass container that gets poured into the bottle along with water. For salon professionals, it can be mixed in with color before applying to color-treated hair. As to the amount of product to use? Don’t skimp. The more of the product consumers use, the greater the benefits. Separating my hair into sections via hair claws, every inch of my medium-length tresses was meticulously drenched in the formula. After a 10-minute waiting period, I was shampooed and conditioned by a friendly hair washer who was gentle and careful not to apply too much pressure to my scalp, as I’ve experienced with other washers whose style was more aggressive. As I returned to my chair, witnessing the attention paid to the young woman beside me who was having the finishing touches applied to her long, highlighted hair by the tall, handsome and affable Roy Teeluck, he turned to me with a winsome smile asking rhetorically, “Are you waiting for me?” When performing my blowout, he instructed me to flip my hair over so he can dry the inside first. This is the same technique I use at home, so I immediately felt confident about the result. My strawberry blonde hair falls about an inch past my shoulders with a long layer in the back— my wispy bangs are growing out. He used a round brush to create flips with the dryer, a look he said reminded him of Angela Lindvall, who happens to be my favorite supermodel since I’m 16. She donned a fierce motocross black leather jacket on the cover of Elle Magazine in 2003 that I had been reading the summer going into my sophomore year of high school. I remember always wanting my hair to look like that cover. Fifteen minutes of brush technique and great rapport, all eyes were on my “new” hair. Not only was my hair singing with bounce and body, but its good health was magnified by the Epres treatment.
As I stepped into my Uber, I gazed at Columbus Circle driving past Central Park. As the sun peaked through the rain clouds, Madonna’s “Vogue” played softly on the radio, and rightfully so, making for a kickass silver lining.