Why I tip my hair stylist very well.
Mar. 12th, 2009 11:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jadedmusingsSome of you know that until this past December, I had hair down to my waist. I took about six inches off of it and it's now only down to my mid-back. Well, some of you may also recall before then that I had some "fun" trying to re-color my hair after dyeing it black for a few months. After two attempts at making a single color, I gave up. When I was getting it hacked off in December, my new stylist Jane (not her real name) remarked that I had "about six different colors in [my] hair." Color me embarrassed, pardon the pun.
I've been going to Jane since then for trims to keep my hair healthy and to keep the split ends at bay. Tuesday I allowed her to color my hair for me in the hopes I could once again have single color hair. First she had to lighten the ends a little because despite my attempts at decolorizing and nearly a year since I last used black hair dye, the color had not left my hair. She managed to get it to a lighter shade of brown, one suitable enough to hold a new color (we hoped). Doing this meant she had to wash my hair and then dry it before she could color it.
Jane has informed me each time she's done my hair that it's not only very healthy, but it's also very thick and holds water well. I don't handle anyone's hair but my own so I can only take her word for this. However, I do know how long it takes to dry my hair with a dryer, so I do feel a little bad for her when I can see that her arms are getting tired while taking up to twenty minutes to dry my hair. I also know that she's going to have to wash my hair and dry it again after she's applied the color.
It took two hours to do my hair Tuesday. She had to use about twelve ounces of color when she normally uses only about two or three. For all of this, she only charged me what she would have done for an all-over color (including the lightening and accounting for my longer hair). I could see that she might be a little sore in her arms afterward, so I gave her a 20% tip because she does a great job and has a great sense of humor. Plus, she compliments me on how awesome and healthy my hair is (I didn't even need a trim this time because she couldn't spot a single split end).
Either way, my hair is once-again red again for the first time in ten plus years. It's a very subtle red too, and looks almost black in low-light. In fact, Mom asked if she just put red highlights in my hair, and I had to show her that it was in fact all the same color.
Unfortunately, it still takes me a long-ass time to dry my hair. I'm writing this after spending over twenty minutes of quality time with my hair dryer. But hey, it looks kick-ass and will be very awesome for gaming tonight and going out to the movies tomorrow while I'm in Atlanta.
I've been going to Jane since then for trims to keep my hair healthy and to keep the split ends at bay. Tuesday I allowed her to color my hair for me in the hopes I could once again have single color hair. First she had to lighten the ends a little because despite my attempts at decolorizing and nearly a year since I last used black hair dye, the color had not left my hair. She managed to get it to a lighter shade of brown, one suitable enough to hold a new color (we hoped). Doing this meant she had to wash my hair and then dry it before she could color it.
Jane has informed me each time she's done my hair that it's not only very healthy, but it's also very thick and holds water well. I don't handle anyone's hair but my own so I can only take her word for this. However, I do know how long it takes to dry my hair with a dryer, so I do feel a little bad for her when I can see that her arms are getting tired while taking up to twenty minutes to dry my hair. I also know that she's going to have to wash my hair and dry it again after she's applied the color.
It took two hours to do my hair Tuesday. She had to use about twelve ounces of color when she normally uses only about two or three. For all of this, she only charged me what she would have done for an all-over color (including the lightening and accounting for my longer hair). I could see that she might be a little sore in her arms afterward, so I gave her a 20% tip because she does a great job and has a great sense of humor. Plus, she compliments me on how awesome and healthy my hair is (I didn't even need a trim this time because she couldn't spot a single split end).
Either way, my hair is once-again red again for the first time in ten plus years. It's a very subtle red too, and looks almost black in low-light. In fact, Mom asked if she just put red highlights in my hair, and I had to show her that it was in fact all the same color.
Unfortunately, it still takes me a long-ass time to dry my hair. I'm writing this after spending over twenty minutes of quality time with my hair dryer. But hey, it looks kick-ass and will be very awesome for gaming tonight and going out to the movies tomorrow while I'm in Atlanta.
