Hey everyone!
Welcome back to my channel.
And in today's video, I wanted to let you in on a few things
that I know that other hairdressers wish you knew.
All right, so the first thing is a trim versus a cut.
So often times, during consultation, I will ask, so along with the color, the balayage,
"Are you gonna want a cut as well?"
And they're like, "No, I would like a trim."
And again, I think this makes sense to us hairdressers
because we're the ones doing it
but a trim or a haircut, it is the same thing.
The only difference is the amount of length we're taking off.
And then some of you might wonder, like, "Then why are there two words?"
A trim just means that I just took a little bit off
and it's actually, fine to say that you want to trim rather than a haircut
but I think the confusion comes when a trim costs as much as a haircut.
And the reason for that obviously is
because we have to go through each strand of hair
as we do with a regular cut.
It's the same amount of work for us,
whether we take out this much or this much.
So, normally in most salons, a trim or cut is the same price.
The cut can be more, if you're asking for very elaborate or very precise cut.
The other topic is also about cutting
and it's when people come in and say,
"I want you to give me layers and I want to have three layers."
And I can't stress enough,
we never cut layers straight across
that would be an absolute disaster
and let me actually show you,
what three layers looks like.
So, the way we cut layers into the hair
is actually by raising the hair, cutting it,
so as it falls, there's kind of this graduation,
so basically, wherever those layers fall,
it's basically, following the shape of your head.
So, we can't really go in and create them.
We can make that first layer shorter or longer, obviously,
but how that layering kind of falls,
it's really a lot based on your hairs texture,
your hairs length and even the shape of your head.
So however, that layer ends up falling is very personal
and that's what's very unique and beautiful,
obviously, about layered haircuts.
Just don't necessarily expect your layers to look exactly like someone else's.
And for this next topic as a blonde specialist, I get this all the time,
I have mentioned this in past videos
but it is, that you cannot jump more than three to four levels
in each blonding session or each hair color appointment.
So, that means if you're coming in with pretty dark almost black hair,
you cannot go platinum in one day.
It just, it can't happen.
And when you see celebrities do it,
eighty to ninety percent of the time,
it is wigs and hair pieces.
If they are doing it to their actual hair,
it takes multiple, multiple processes of blonding sessions.
So that means, putting bleach on the hair, lightening it up a bit, washing it off,
blowing it up, putting more bleach on the hair and in order to do that,
your hair needs to be in an extremely, extremely healthy state.
And the reason, why celebrities can do it is
because they do have around-the-clock stylists
that can really take care of their hair
and can deal with the aftermath, if there is any breakage.
And for the next one, this one's actually pretty funny,
there's been memes made about this
and this is no way to make fun of the client.
I myself, probably when I was younger, probably have done this myself
but it is when you sit in that chair and you're, like, "I want a complete change,
I want to be a new woman, I have a new job
or I'm starting, you know, school and I just want to be completely different"
and then we're like,
"Cool, okay, so do you want to completely change your hair color?"
and they're like, "No."
So, you're like, "So, do you want to, like have a new cut, do you want to add bangs?"
And they're like, "No, so kind of I just wanted to trim."
And it's like, it's really impossible for us to give you a completely brand new look
without, you know, changing your color or cut much.
And I get it, we all want that feeling,
we all want that, like refreshed,
like, "I've tried something new and absolutely love it,
I feel like a new person, it's absolutely a great feeling
but I know that it can be scary,
so, you know, you can ask your your stylist for an opinion or for suggestions on,
maybe baby steps, you can do
but just know that if you do want a big change,
you're obviously, gonna have to commit to a little bit more.
Big topic also is, so you don't like your service,
asking for a refund, like how does that go?
Most salons will not issue a refund unless they've actually damaged your hair
but if it's something like, you don't like the color, you don't like the placement,
it's not bright enough, you don't like the tone, any of that.
Always let your stylist know at least within 48 hours.
We totally get it that you know,
sometimes you feel, like, "I need to see it in,
you know, outdoor lighting, I need to see it at home,
I need to kind of live in it and see if I like it",
and that's totally fine.
It doesn't mean that you have to say something
as soon as you got it done
but, you know, within 48 hours, if you don't like it,
you know in two days.
And if there's something, you don't like,
always like the style of, so you know, just say,
"Hey, like, I wasn't happy with this. I was looking more for this."
And if it's something that you talked about during consultation
where if the hairdresser was like,
"Yes, I can get you that",
you know, that tone or that lightness and they didn't,
then of course, ask to come back.
Most likely, hairdressers would be more than happy to have you come back
and refresh your hair and do whatever it takes to get you to love your hair.
Now, when clients say like,
"Well, it's not as blonde as I, you know, had wanted."
But the stylist has talked about that,
"No, actually we're not gonna be able to get you that light in one appointment."
And say, 48 hours, you call us and say,
"Hey, actually I wanted my hair to be blonder."
Unfortunately, that was discussed during the consultation,
so in order to get to that blonde level that you desire,
you're going to need another appointment, so that you would have to pay for
and that's not like considered a redo or a touch-up.
Another topic that comes up and normally this isn't a question,
normally this is clients come in and they'll either feel uncomfortable
or they're a little bit confused about this
and this is how clean should your hair be
when you come in for your hair appointment?
So, there isn't really like a right or wrong answer.
Every hairdresser probably prefers something slightly different.
What I recommend is, coming in with your hair shampooed one or two days before.
Obviously, there's no point in washing your hair the morning of,
if you're going to get your hair colored
unless you were that person that feels uncomfortable
and if you feel you have to wash your hair,
absolutely, go ahead.
It is not more damaging, to have washed it that morning,
it just means, if you do blow-dry your hair, you have two blow outs in one day,
that's all that, that entails.
But I don't know, where the misconception comes,
also that I think some people think that like your hair needs to be really, really oily
for, you know, this color to come out better and that is not the case.
Let's say, you haven't shampooed your hair, maybe three or four days
and you have mousse or hairspray
or you know, buildup of product in your hair
that can actually be difficult sometimes for color to seep through.
Normally, bleach in other colors is definitely, strong enough to go through your own hair,
so of course, through product but if you do have a lot of stuff in the hair,
it is more possible to have kind of uneven results.
And that's why I recommend one to two days of shampooing
when you come in for your appointment.
The last one is, if your hairdresser recommends a treatment for you.
I honestly can't stress this enough that,
on a busy day the last thing I want to do is sell you another service that you don't need.
I will most likely be pushed for time,
I'm not going to give you this other treatment that you don't need
because obviously, it's gonna cut into our time.
But normally, if your hairdresser says, "You know what,
I have this treatment that I would really love to do in your hair",
or "this is gonna add a tremendous shine",
or "I would love to use this pH blonder on your hair
because it's going to prevent any damage from the bleach,
it's going to allow it to, you know, bleach you lighter",
or anything like that,
do take it into consideration.
Obviously, this is for your benefit.
Obviously, if they're asking you, you can always say no
and it's definitely better to be honest and to say, "You know what, like,
that's just not in my budget right now",
like, "I just want to stick to the original plan",
that's totally okay.
But it's definitely good to kind of talk about it
because often times, sometimes it happens with the haircut,
sometimes they're like,
"Oh, well you know, that's what my budget is, I'm just gonna skip the haircut."
As a hairdresser, if I see that your hair really, really needs a haircut
but also needs that pH blonder,
I'm going to say, "You know what,
pay for the pH blonder, I will give you the haircut for free",
or, you know, one of those and,
and that's, if I feel that your hair really, really needs it
and I'm not saying that we as hairdressers can do that every time
but when you're really passionate about what you do and you love the hair
and you really want to, you know, satisfy your clients,
it's really hard for me to be, like,
"Oh well, you can't afford that haircut, you're not getting it", like I...
it's kind of, like the seal on the color that I've done
and it just it makes it come together.
If your hair is healthy and you're, like, "You know what,
I just can't, I don't want a haircut this time", or "can't afford it this time",
then we can obviously, save it for next time and that's totally fine.
It's important to, kind of, look at what is more necessary.
So, if your hairdressers, like, "You know what, in this case,
a haircut is more important for you than the pH blonder",
then you guys can kind of like work it out but don't ever, just say, like,
"Oh and I'm fine, I don't need the haircut."
When really it's the price that's bothering you, just, just speak up.
And more often than not, we are happy to work with you.
All right guys, so that is it.
I hope these have been helpful for anyone
that stepped foot in a salon or it is about to.
I hope that at least from one of these things, you've learned some things.
And I hope this makes your next appointment just a little bit more flawless and easy.
So anyway, thank you guys so much for watching,
I love you guys so much
and I'll see you guys in the next video.
Bye.