Communicating With Your Hairdresser
Communicating With Your Hairdresser
A Picture Helps in Communicating With Your Hairdresser
Communicating With Your hairdresser can sometimes be fertile ground for disappointment, But there are some preemptive steps that you can take that can reduce the chances of you leaving the hair salon with unexpected surprises.
“be precise in communicating with your hairdresser”
The most important is to be precise in communicating with your hairdresser. Terms like longer, darker, thinner, more, etc. should be avoided completely as these words mean different things to different people. Shorter to one person could mean above the ears, and shoulder length to the next. A good hairdresser will not accept those kind of words in a consultation and will insist on using more precise words to make sure they are seeing the same thing as you are. Use very descriptive phrases like; I want my hair cut to terminate at my ear lobes. Or I want tight dime size curls on my perm. Bring a picture of the end result that you seeking. But remember to listen to your hairdressers advice, make sure the hairstyle you have in mind works with your hair type and face shape.
But, when communicating with your hairdresser hair color is a whole different ball game. It is almost impossible to adequately describe a color that two human beings will agree upon using only words. Hair color can only be agreed upon visually. A picture of the exact shade you want is invaluable in communicating with your hairdresser. If you haven’t found a picture from your magazines at home, plan to arrive early for your appointment to look through the hair styling magazines and books that every hair salon has on hand. Armed with a picture your hairdresser has a really good chance of getting really close, but if not having a picture is also good insurance against who is at fault should you end up disappointed.
Here is more on the topic:
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Nothing, not even getting dumped by a guy, is worse than a bad haircut. It takes much longer to grow out a hideous haircut than it does to get over some jerk who doesn’t know a good thing when he sees it. But bad haircuts happen. Every girl has a story of when she decided to try a new hairdresser or new look, and ended up crying on the phone to her friends. “She cut it all off!” or “The color was supposed to be copper penny and it’s more like…electric pumpkin!” That could make anyone skittish to branch out of her tried-and-true hairstyle. |
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