Hair tip of the Day

If your hairstylist isn't giving you what you want leave them! I can not tell you how many times I have heard from clients "my stylist just isn't giving me what I want" and then the conversation begins. Usually they tell me they ask to change their style or may want more layering and texture but the stylist just dosen't seem to get it right the whole time they are telling me I'm going through the hair looking at the cut and what I almost always see is the lack of what they are desiring no layering or it's very sutle and no texture! Why is this? I think some stylist are scared to really get into the hair an take that weight out and put that layering in and why would they be scared? Because they are not continuing their education and don't feel confident in their skills. I'm not saying they are doing a crappy job but they aren't doing a fabulous job! In this biz you have to keep up with the trends and continue your education through out your career if not you fall back and sooner or later your clients will leave and find someone who will give them what they want. To keep making money you need to invest it in education, going to hair shows or a free way look on YouTube at how to videos. No excuses with the Internet.

So my advice to clients is bring in pictures of the style you like but be sure to keep in mind your hair may not be the same as the picture but you are giving your stylist a idea of what you're going for and this goes for cuts and color. Your stylist should then have a conversation with you on how your hair will work with that style and if there are things you may want to tweak about the cut. Now if after the cut you're still not getting what you want then it may be time to move on and I know how hard that can be if you have been seeing someone a long time but why should you not be getting what you want? I do know also that stylist will sometimes try and talk you out of a style because they don't feel confident in doing it and instead of saying that they'll just convince you it will "look bad" on you. So find pics, ask people you see with cuts you like who does thier hair and go get the style YOU want!
Learn it, Live it, Love it!

And for the stylist get your asses out there and get education! You invested time and money to become what you are don't let it go to waste! Also watch other stylist you work with who do great work and learn from them I have learned so much from people I work with ask them questions most will be flatterd that you're admiring their work. This is a industry that is always changing we must keep up to date or we will fall behind and so will our careers.