QuoteReplyTopic: Question about confronting Stylist! Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:38am
> Hi, Michelle. I am also forwarding this response to> your e-mail address.> I know where you're coming from, because I also have> very delicate, fine hair. More than once I've had to> ask a stylist to please be more gentle. Sometimes they> comb it out so roughly I can hear the hairs snap. It's> tough to speak up.> First of all, does your stylist know that you are> growing your hair out? You might start out by telling> her you're concerned because your hair is thin and> fragile, and you've heard this is the hardest type to> grow out, because it breaks easily. Then ask her if it> would be gentler on your hair to highlight only the> regrowth. She is almost bound to say yes.> Sometimes I even resort to self-deprecation: "I'm> sorry to be a such a pain, but I'm paranoid about my> fragile hair. Could we be careful to ONLY color the> roots?" Even if she insists she's already doing> just that, I'll lay you 10-to-1 she applies it a lot> more carefully this time. She knows you know what> you're talking about.> AllyYou defantly need to tell her. I'm a stylist and if a customer of mine had a prob with something I was doing I would want to know and prevent losing a client to someone down the road.I myself don't over lap for the exact reason your concerned about. Plus eventually you'll end up to overproccessed and to blonde at the ends. If she values you she will listen if not you'll be able to tell and you'll need to find another stylist. If you have to look for another stylist ask a friend to recomend someone. Then go in for a haircut and quiz her on her color techniques do so until you find someone your comfertable withBrenda
Michelle,You need to speak to the stylist about your concerns. She is a professional who you are paying for her expertise to perform a service for you. My advice would be to tell her what you want to do (grow your hair out) and mention your concern about the condition of your fine hair. You could phrase the question by asking her about the long term effects of doing this process month after month and whether the bleach overlapping on your hair would cause additional damage (without mentioning that she is the cause of the bleach overlapping.). If you bring it up in a non-accusatory way (like you are asking for her help) then she should not be threatened at all. If you do this and she reacts badly, then she is not the hairdresser you want to go to, period.In my 50 years of having my hair done at a salon, I have gone to both good and bad hairdressers. There was a period of time where I was both bleaching and perming my hair. I began noticing real damage to my hair was too shy to speak up about it. I kept doing both processes until finally my hair looked totally dead and fried. I switched hairdressers, cut my hair short, stopped perming it and eventually it came back to life. The hairdresser I switched to was someone I felt comfortable talking with and my hair never looked better.> I was wondering if someone could please e-mail me with> some advice! I have very thin hair, so I am always> concerned about damage. However, my one vice is> coloring my hair to a light blonde (the colorist said> my hair is about a level 6 light brown/dark blonde> naturally and she lifts it with a one-step product to> about a level 9 light/golsish blonde. She then adds> some bleach highlights over this with foli, once the> color is washed of and dried). But I have gone to this> lady twice now-once for the original color, and once> for a touch up. During the touch up, I noticed that> she wasn't too concerned with overlapping in that she> kind of slopped the color on the root area without too> much concern of it touching the old color. WHen she> put in the highlights, she painted the bleach on the> whole strands of the hair she picked out. I was too> scared to say anything, but I am concerned about this> because I want to gorw my hair long, and because> myhair is thin--so I want to protect it as much as I> can!!! I have to go back for this process in 2> weeks-and I don't know how to approach her on this. I> want to tell her NOT to overlap my base color, and NOT> to paint over the whole strands for the highlighting.> Instead I would like her to just do the root area for> both base and highlights. But what should I say to not> offend her? PLease e-amil me with advice at> amcscjm@AOL.com
Hi, Michelle. I am also forwarding this response to your e-mail address.I know where you're coming from, because I also have very delicate, fine hair. More than once I've had to ask a stylist to please be more gentle. Sometimes they comb it out so roughly I can hear the hairs snap. It's tough to speak up.First of all, does your stylist know that you are growing your hair out? You might start out by telling her you're concerned because your hair is thin and fragile, and you've heard this is the hardest type to grow out, because it breaks easily. Then ask her if it would be gentler on your hair to highlight only the regrowth. She is almost bound to say yes.Sometimes I even resort to self-deprecation: "I'm sorry to be a such a pain, but I'm paranoid about my fragile hair. Could we be careful to ONLY color the roots?" Even if she insists she's already doing just that, I'll lay you 10-to-1 she applies it a lot more carefully this time. She knows you know what you're talking about.Ally
I was wondering if someone could please e-mail me with some advice! I have very thin hair, so I am always concerned about damage. However, my one vice is coloring my hair to a light blonde (the colorist said my hair is about a level 6 light brown/dark blonde naturally and she lifts it with a one-step product to about a level 9 light/golsish blonde. She then adds some bleach highlights over this with foli, once the color is washed of and dried). But I have gone to this lady twice now-once for the original color, and once for a touch up. During the touch up, I noticed that she wasn't too concerned with overlapping in that she kind of slopped the color on the root area without too much concern of it touching the old color. WHen she put in the highlights, she painted the bleach on the whole strands of the hair she picked out. I was too scared to say anything, but I am concerned about this because I want to gorw my hair long, and because myhair is thin--so I want to protect it as much as I can!!! I have to go back for this process in 2 weeks-and I don't know how to approach her on this. I want to tell her NOT to overlap my base color, and NOT to paint over the whole strands for the highlighting. Instead I would like her to just do the root area for both base and highlights. But what should I say to not offend her? PLease e-amil me with advice at amcscjm@AOL.com
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