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Thursday, December 1, 2011

What Makes Fabulous Hair?

Who doesn’t want fabulous hair? It is something we strive for, covet, dream of and for many chase after as you hop from one salon to another.
For some of the lucky people out there they have been blessed with great hair, texture and density (which is the quality of the hair fabric and the amount of hair per sq. inch) and many of these people maintain this great hair by doing less.
Others obsessively seek things far from what they possess naturally, thus pushing the limits of what their hair can do.
They perm or straighten to damaging degrees, they over flat iron, over color and or over bleach. In these cases both the hairdresser and client are to blame. Many hairdressers have no care or emotional integrity in their work and will simply over process over chemical a client’s hair at their request in search of something they simply are not.
These clients do not have a realistic expectation, nor do they care or consider the long term quality of their hair. If it gets damaged they cut it, and seek another salon.
In the salon industry, the person who touches your hair last is responsible. This is not a fair or true statement.
The true professional cares dearly for your hair. The true professional makes recommendations every time you come to the salon. They will offer treatments, products, color options, color glazes and glosses, and advice not only on the best cut but how to style it.
They will not compromise the integrity of your hair under any circumstance. With such integrity comes the risk of losing those clients who cannot understand or appreciate the impact and meaning of this.
For example, the “BLONDOREXIC” clients want unrealistic results; they push their lightening ability of their hair in order to be far from what nature created them to be. The end results are always “BLORANGE” color or overly damaged nearly white cotton fried hair.
The holds true to changing the texture from straight to curly or curly to straight.
When the limits are pushed the hair suffers and so does the reputation of the salon and salon professional.
So what makes fabulous hair and how do you get it?
It starts with a very realistic, honest, consultation about your hair. The salon professional will analyze your hair’s texture, density, existing color, natural color, percentage of gray (if any), and study its length and your facial features, skin tone and eye tone.
From this point several options will be offered about they length, type of cut, color and home care.
The true key to fabulous hair also lies in the credentials of the person doing your hair. Make sure they are involved with hair shows and education. Ask them about what they believe in.
You must first care about your hair before they can. All too often the true salon professional cares more about the client’s hair and its quality more than the client.
I have personally heard many people point blank ask for either unrealistic results, expect a miracle, tell me they don’t maintain their hair often, or don’t care about the condition so long as they get light enough.
How can a professional deal with hearing such things?
Some salons are like bars where the hairdresser is the bartender and will serve whatever you want no questions asked. Some salons are like those unscrupulous plastic surgeons that take the money and could care less.
Other, such as Samantha and I, truly care deeply for the wellbeing of your hair, is condition, quality and overall finish.
The other side of selling homecare is not just about a salon making a buck but truly caring about your hair’s integrity and having you be able to recreate your look at home. Things like shadow lighting and glosses along with proper treatments will only serve to create healthy color longevity.
Let’s face it, there are those that walk into a salon and their haircolor and condition and style look great. They save money by listening to the suggestions on how to maintain the look and care for it. They use professional product recommended by their professional, not jumping to drug stores and QVC for the latest “whatever” sounds good to them.
They trust the salon professional in all things hair related!
So their key to fabulous hair seeking out the top professional and following their advice. They are not there to create something outdated, unhealthy, inappropriate or damaging.
It is their ability and your trust that allows hair to showcase its finest attributes. These attributes are using what Mother Nature gives. Harnessing the hair’s natural undertones, warmth and texture qualities without veering too far from what is naturally given is essential.
Remember, pushing the hair’s limits leaves you limited, compromised and the further you push it the less shine and luster it will have.
Staying within 2-3 steps lighter or darker is vital and it’s what the top top professionals will always advise.
Your stylist will enhance your eyes, and facial features including your bone structure with the right cut. The right cut will accentuate everything. Trust what they say in terms of length, layers, bangs and texture.
Follow carefully what they use in your hair. When you leave looking and feeling awesome it’s because of what and how they used it to create it.
A salon chooses its products carefully, it’s what they believe in and what performs best for the type of work they do.
The colors, shampoos, treatments, style aids; all have not only a performance quality but also have an ingredient quality that all balances out properly with your hair type and the type of work they are committed to.
Using any product that you think works or can save you money is not the case.
One of our professional friend’s and colleague wrote this great article that will also help in your having fabulous hair. http://haircoloradvisor.blogspot.com/2011/11/choosing-new-salon-how-to-avoid-top-7.html?spref=fb
Fact, the majority of salons are under qualified, have no education past beauty school, do not care about the integrity of your hair, want your money, and will ruin it for those salons that are the exact opposite because the trust has been broken for the client.
So when you see someone with fabulous hair, stop and ask them where they got it done. Don’t be afraid to travel and spend a few extra dollars on yourself and your hair.
When was the last time someone complimented your hair?