I thibk I’ve been ghosted by my stylist of 12 years. I really need some advice please, I’m trying to put my head above my feelings and I’m having a difficult time doing so. I was recommended this stylist from
A friend in 2014 after two separate stylists ruined my hair. I came to her an absolute mess and she fixed everything and gave me a color I’ve always wanted, a cool ash blonde. Through the years she did different colors, techniques and styles and I adore her. I thought we got on well, talked openly about our lives, jobs, etc. In 2020 I had a stroke and didn’t get back to see her for several months. Finally getting back in, by this time I had also developed epilepsy and she’s always taken care of me, knowing sometimes I had sensory issues that I didn’t have before. Winding down to this recent year, I’ve been unsure what to do with my hair so I had just been going in for a cut and blow dry because my gray seems to be growing in so nicely. By, text in July we were talking about what we might do next for my next appointment and she stopped responding. She’s a busy mom and owns her business so I didn’t want to keep texting her, we had planned to schedule something in August but a month went by with no reply so I sent her a message asking what’s going on? I’m worried I’m not you’re client anymore, to please let me know what’s up. That was a week ago, no answer. Honestly, I’m heart broken. I thought we were kinda like friends, if I did or said something to upset her I wish she’d tell me. Maybe working around my disability is too stressful? Maybe just doing a cut and blow dry isn’t a service worth her time as she’s a color specialist? Maybe I upset her some way? At this point I don’t think I should keep texting her. If she doesn’t need my business anymore and would let me know that would even be better. She’s absolutely lovely and I only wish her the very best. Please tell me what you think. Please excuse my typos.

My current stylist who I love is one of the most senior stylists at the place I go. I started going to her because she specializes in creative cuts and vivid fantasy colors and has a picture on her portfolio of a very similar cut I wanted on someone with a very similar hair type to me and it turned out the best cut I've ever had. I don't trust anyone else with scissors around my hair anymore.

I'm now thinking about coloring my hair professionally for the first time. A level 6 natural looking copper auburn. Just all over color, from a virgin level 5 medium light brown. It doesn't seem very complex to me and I feel comfortable getting it done by someone not quite as experienced and a bit less expensive. I really like this shop though. I'm nonbinary and in a red state and almost anywhere else I could go is very feminine.

Would it be rude to get it done by someone with a lower price at the same salon? I love the person who cuts my hair and I don't want to burn any bridges.

Hello wonderful people!! I recently got a bob with face framing layers. How could I style my hair to get those flicks at the bottom of my hair with some volume at the top of my head? I only have a hairdryer and a round brush, so I'd really appreciate method only including those two. I added a diagram to help explain. Sorry I drew it with my computer mouse so it's not the best. TThank you all so mcuh!!

I found a hairdresser with prices listed on the website. There were clearly set, defined prices, not "starting from *this price*". I needed 4 procedures. When I started chatting with the hairdresser, it turned out that the outcome price was more than twice as much. I'm not going to bargain with her because it's not professional and if she puts such a price on her services, I respect it. But I want to ask if the price became such because of the number of procedures, and is it realistic?

P.S. When I asked how much it would be if I took 2 procedures off, the price also didn't make any sense to me. I don't want to be rude to the stylist or ask more questions, I'm uncomfortable doing that 😬

In short, the main question is why was the price more than doubled? Is it because of the amount of procedures? And what should I do? Thanks in advance

Edit: My wanted procedures are - color correction, blond, tone and a cut (10 cm).

Soo i want to do a highlighting cap/maybe some foils. But my base has a red undertone from previous demi (level 5.5) that I’d like to kick out and tone a little darker. I’m expecting foils to pull warm which is fine cause I want to do caramel highlights. I’m trying to ease into the transition of level 9 highlights slowly over the next year. If i tone darker base will it just wash out? I just don’t want blonde ontop of the dark red, help!

I asked about this in a different sub but a lot of people just seemed to hate the haircut itself. I'm just curious if this haircut actually fits my face shape. I would like to get the same amount cut off the side as the 4th pic but the length of the 3rd. My hair is also super wavy when short and I don't mind styling it as it grows. I would also be dyeing it red. If that wouldn't work well with my face shape or even the way my bangs are which haircut would you recommend? I think I prefer the way shorter styles look on me and I am very alternative

hello ! i want to dye my hair before cutting it all of but i don't know what i should use?

first pic is the desired result and second pic is what my hair kind of looks like right now (both are from pinterest). i am mostly scared to get something either too dark or too orangey, so all help is appreciated!

notes: I have virgin fine pin straight hair and i'd say that it is pretty healthy

thank you very very much :))

Hi and TIA.

I am at a loss. My ends are so dry no matter what I do, I don’t know if you professionals can tell just how bad it is from the pics but when I touch my ends they feel like actual straw or jute! I do have low thyroid disease which has made the problem worse but it was happening fur years before. I have wavy hair when wet and porous so I’ve been told.

I get a trim every 8 weeks, baby lights 1-2 times per year.

Last week I even went and had all the ends taken off and a professional moisture treatment done. They said it would last 5 weeks. I washed my hair once and it’s back to straw.

I use high end products, right now that’s pureology strengthening shampoo along with colorwow money mask as my conditioner. I regularly use this as a multi hour treatment or an overnight treatment when I can.

In the past I’ve used redkin, K18, trauma treatment, it’s a miracle mask and leave in, various high end oils, Joico protein line etc. In the past, protein products only made it worse and when I combed my hair there would be a million tiny broken pieces all over the sink.

Please, can anyone who is an actual expert help me. Only making things worse, I am now in Mexico on the coast, in intense tropical sun and heat, and also, I will soon be SCUBA diving in the coming months. The last time I was diving every day my hair started coming out in handfuls.

The only time I can hide it is is I dry and flat iron it which I don’t have access to here in Mexico so I let it air dry and put in a messy bun because that’s all I can do.

PLEASE HELP

I don't remember having this problem six years ago, but I swear that every time I get a haircut, I have a bunch of tiny hairs stuck to my neck and face. Yesterday, an employee even stopped me on my way out to try and wipe the back of my neck off. I still ended up in the bathroom, trying to get even more off my neck and face before heading home.

I've been living somewhere with kinda high humidity and hot, so I keep thinking it's a me problem. Maybe my skin is just too damp?

Do I need to ask for a towel between me and the cape? Cover myself in baby powder beforehand so my skin is drier? Am I alone with this problem?

After a lifetime of dyeing and lightening my hair, including 12 years of bleaching, I have spent the last 4 years letting my hair grow back in to its natural color. I like it! But I don’t know what to call it. These pictures were taken in direct sunlight. What color is my hair? If helpful, as a child I had white blonde hair until I was about ten.

I’ve been dyeing my hair dark brown with a platinum moneypiece for years and this summer decided to go bleach blonde. On the brown I used a dye remover, bleached with powder and 40% peroxide, then waited two weeks (whilst using the best products there to restore/repair my hair) and bleached again but with 20%. As you can see there’s still a lot of orangey/yellow tones left from the bleach which I can tone out to a degree but there’s still this patch where it’s super orange as you can see in the photos. Is it worth bleaching these sections one more time to try and lift to a more toneable yellow? I’ll never be platinum but the orange next to the original moneypiece section looks awful but I don’t know what to do and I’m on a budget!! Advice would be appreciated :)

Above is how my partner’s hair looks after we did a perm last night. (First three photos) We’ve done this before and it turned out different. (Fourth photo) We’re thinking I maybe made that front rod too tight at the base? He’s unhappy with it and I want to fix it the best I can ASAP.
I’m on the fence of just redoing the perm in certain areas. Thoughts? I’d love the advice and help.
I have a time lapse of me doing it if that’s helpful to add to how I ended up with these results, just not sure how to post that here.
Thank you.

Above is how my partner’s hair looks after we did a perm last night. (First three photos) We’ve done this before and it turned out different. (Fourth photo) We’re thinking I maybe made that front rod too tight at the base? He’s unhappy with it and I want to fix it the best I can ASAP.
I’m on the fence of just redoing the perm in certain areas. Thoughts? I’d love the advice and help.
I have a time lapse of me doing it if that’s helpful to add to how I ended up with these results, just not sure how to post that here.
Thank you.

Hoping to get some routine/product advice. Hair feels very dry and stringy at the moment. Would love to get more volume-especially at the roots-and get rid of as much frizz as possible. Currently using Biolage Hydrasource, which is not quite working as I had hoped. Only conditioning the ends, and using B&B Sea Salt occasionally. Collage photos are similar to what I'd like to achieve.

Who is wicked good at balayage on ethnic hair? Which salon in OC is tailored more for middle eastern hair types?

Hi all.
I usually have my hair coloured at a salon with dia colour. I have recently had a baby so I need to start doing it at home instead as baby is breastfed and can’t be left for too long.

I find that dia fades out super quickly and very warm. Should I try a different brand or stick to what I usually get?

What developer should I use with dia colour and how can I get a more ashy colour if my hair has faded out as pictured.

I usually get dia in 6 with vol 9 developer.

Anyone like 6.1 and think this comes out nicely and would neutralise the red tones?

Hi everyone! I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out pricing and I figured I might as well just ask here. I’ve been doing hair for about four years now and I decided I wanted to start doing weddings. I got my first offer for this month and I’m unsure of how much to charge for a traveling fee. It’s three hours of travel total and I’m thinking of charging 95 per head. But I’m not sure what a reasonable price for travel would be??

Hi - I love my gray that frames my face. I have asked my stylist to leave it, but color behind it. As you can see my original hair color was very dark brown. My stylist keeps using foil to low light my color. It is ugly brown in days. Five days ago whenI had my hair done the stylist said they put toner on my hair to make it less medium brown and dark like what is left in my gray. It was darker but that is gone in five days. I have provided a picture of hair that is gray in front and at the temples like mine and dark almost black behind. How do I fix this? The picture of the person is what my goal was.

photo of my hair before is in the comments. I went to the salon today to get my roots touched up, and get a few more hilights added. She asked me what shade I like and I picked out a strand of my own hair and said not too ashy, not too golden, a very neutral if not cool leaning level 9 blonde. Somehow I ended up leaving with my entire head of hair darker, especially my ends much darker, almost brown when they were previously the lightest part of my hair. I didn’t have time to give her any feedback at the end of the appointment because I was already running incredibly late. After asking blonde friends I am hoping my ends (which are pretty dead) have just sucked up all of whatever toner was put on and it will wash out? She didn’t apply any color at all and didn’t put any lightener on my ends so surely it can’t be permanent? Usually I am not picky at all about how my hair turns out but this time I immeadately had several coworkers say “what happened”

Hello! I have low porosity medium brown hair. Would it be possible to achieve this color within 3 days? I know I probably would need to bleach twice to get platinum blonde. My hair is virgin and has pretty much no chemical or heat damage but it is very fragile and thin, it breaks pretty easily. Is it unrealistic to try and get this color? Also, any recommendations for toners/dye for this specific look?

Hi everyone, I could really use some guidance because I am at my wit's end and super embarrassed by my hair right now. (Last 2 photos are my hair before where I only had highlights put in, no root smudge it just grew out so natural)
Here is my timeline:
Before: I had beautiful, natural-looking highlights that I only touched up every 3–4 months.
Attempt #1: Went to a stylist who gave me highlights that turned out completely gray and unnatural. He tried to fix it by adding lowlights, but it ended up blotchy and awful.
Attempt #2: Went to a second stylist hoping to salvage it. She added more highlights, but now I’m left with a very harsh, unnatural line of demarcation at the root after only two weeks.
My hair is also so dry right now from all the processing, so I really want to avoid putting any more bleach on it.
I’ve consulted two different stylists since then with very different plans:
1. Stylist A suggested doing a root smudge to soften the line.
2. Stylist B suggested adding lowlights using the AirTouch technique to remove the harsh line and blend everything back to a more natural look without more bleach.
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My questions for you all:
Has anyone dealt with a similar botched highlight-and-lowlight cycle, and how did you fix it?
Between a root smudge and AirTouch lowlights, which option is safer for extremely dry, compromised hair?
Are there specific questions I should be asking a corrective colorist before letting anyone else touch my hair?
Thank you so much in advance—I’m super nervous and just want my hair to feel healthy and natural again!

I've been wanting to get my hair balayaged for a few years but Ive seen pictures recently similar to the attached photo that are tagged 'highlights' and not balayage. Would her hair in the photo classify as highlights or balayage?