Question about confronting Stylist!
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Topic: Question about confronting Stylist!
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: Question about confronting Stylist!
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:36am
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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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Posted By: Ally
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:36am
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
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