I got my hair cut and colored on yesterday evening after work. I honestly haven’t let anyone dye my hair after my mad experience back in February 2011. In fact my hair stylist and I broke up. Since then I’ve been going to this great master stylist who has been trimming my hair since, so I could grow it out to my ideal length.
The bad thing is, he charges  $70+ to do my hair, and all I’ve been getting out of it was a “dusting” cut. Literally cutting off the minimum to clean up my ends every 14 weeks. Dude I can’t afford that, nor do I wish to pay it if I was rich. Last time I got it cut by master-stylist-dude was back in July when I showed you some before/after photos in that blog post.
My coworker L, always has great hair color even though her hair is a completely different color than mine (her’s is blonde). Speaking of which, I went blonde for about a day a few years ago. Big mistake.
L recommended her hair stylist who is very inexpensive but does great hair. I’ve seen the results, so I was confident going into my appointment. A few nights building up to me getting my hair done, I had a nightmare about this new stylist! Isn’t that insane? I dreamed that she cut my hair all off, and left one of those 80’s rats-tail by the side of my hair… and it was bright red. What a weird dream. Guess I honestly was really worried, haha!
I know people have said that hair grows back, you shouldn’t get attached. Blah de blah blah. But seriously? It’s my hair, I am attached and I get disappointed very easily.
I decided, in order to avoid disappointment, I was going to get very specific with this new hair girl. I arrived, and took off my rain coat, and brought in the printed out looks I’ve loved, and looked I’ve hated too, just so she would get a little hint of that I’m interested in. I mean, no ones a mind reader, right? I wanted my hair to have a slight change, nothing crazy since I hadn’t dyed my hair in 1.5 years so I forgot what it’d be like with a bit of color on me. This is the outcome:
Before and After photos. Sometimes it’s hard to believe how bad your hair really did look, until the after pics. I didn’t wash it the morning of, and just straightened it. Looks so dishevelled.
From the photos, and I suppose in “real life” you can’t exactly tell a huge difference. But the ends are now the same color as everywhere else, and I’m happy.
I’d definitely go back to her. Even if she does have her hair salon in a sketch basement.
How often do you get hair cut?
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Your hair looks a whole lot better and the color looks great. What I hate about getting my hair done is the way it looks so great right after, but after I get it shampooed at home the next day then it starts looking horrible. I’ve always worn my hair long since I always have had bad experience every time I had it cut short. My neighbor used to own a salon and has since retired. I let her do my hair and she charges real cheap and it always looks better than the work of most expensive salons.
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Your hair looks awesome! I still don’t have a regular stylist – I broke up with mine after the “tiny bangs incident of 2011”. Let’s just say I looked like a Star Trek extra and my hair still hasn’t really recovered.
Who is the hairstylist you saw Nancy? Streams of bad haircuts have left me without a hairdresser for years. I finally found one I adored and she moved to BC! So now I cut my hair myself, cardinal sin I know, but I do like the way it turns out every time and if it looks bad, I’ve got no one to blame but myself!
Looks nice and shiny! I have super short hair so I have to get it cut at least every 6 weeks.
Looks super cute! she did great!
Great new ‘do! It’s so shiny! Now you can be the one with “the hair” LOL!
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love the hair! i just got my haircut too !(:
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I think your hair looks great! You can definitely tell that it’s changed. I need to get my hair down on a more regular basis. I just don’t trust anyone to cut my hair. It always seems to get messed up.
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