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Hair Stylists Can’t Replicate the Same Hair Cut

Finally, you found the perfect hair style! Not only did it look great when you left the hair salon, but the style had everything you could ever hope for in a fabulous haircut. Your hair held it’s shape where you didn’t have to wash it every day and it lasted weeks longer than the hair styles you had in the past. So all you have to do is tell your hair stylist to “do it again” right?

All to often the answer ends being . . . not prayer, even with a hair stylist with whom you’ve had a long relationship. Let’s face it, as hair stylists we may not always be able to duplicate the exact haircut we gave you on your last visit. You see, the truth of it is, your hairstylist may not remember exactly what type of techniques they used last time. Your hair stylist may be in the process of evolving a style to suit your needs better. (A good hair stylist will do it without being asked.)

It could be taking your hair style a quarter of an inch shorter in one area to account for a cowlick or whirl, or to texturize it more in an area to give your hair more lift. Your stylist may find your hair needs shaping slightly different to balance better with your face shape. So on each appointment a slight adjustment is made to get the hair style “just right.”

Anytime you find you have a style you love – get some pictures of yourself in this haircut! A picture tells a thousand words. You can rarely explain a hair style to your hair stylist that results in both of you visualizing the same thing. Bring the picture with you to your next appointment and then make sure you describe why you liked that hairstyle.

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