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Hair Color: Help!
So last night I had a hair appointment and got partial highlights.
As the lady was drying my hair (not facing the mirror because that's her set up: I was in profile in the mirror), she told me that she'd used a slightly different color than usual, and that it looked great and she loved it. Except we hadn't talked about a different color, so my response was "Oh??" She laughed and acknowledged that she'd done it by surprise. Now, I don't know if she did it on purpose or if my color just turned out wrong, but I'll never know because I never plan to see her again.
Meanwhile, my hair is now beige and looks like a wig. I thought, when I got home and stared at my head, that maybe it wasn't THAT different and I might get used to it. I was wrong, so wrong. The blonde isn't the only part that's different; she also used lowlights that seem darker than ever before.
If you're a person who gets highlights, has something like this ever happened to you? How soon could you get new color without your hair falling out or turning to straw?
Finally, if you're a blonde who gets highlights and LOVES your colorist, please feel free to recommend them.
Re: Hair Color: Help!
oh man, I am so sorry! I'd go back and tell her you don't like it, see what she can do. I'd be afraid of coloring it again, especially on my own.
I don't know if he's too north, but I see jimmy at california cuts in cedar park (183/lakeline). although he just told me yesterday he's moving to braker/metric-ish at the end of the year.
1301 Lakeline BoulevardAustin, TX 78717-5912
(512) 250-1105
for the record though, I'm not a blonde but he does kickass highlights!
Thanks! I definitely don't want to attempt any sort of DIY hair color. I learned that lesson from watching my mom attempt to do her own hair color once, and it came out purple.
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I know, I should ask her to fix it for free. I just don't trust her at all to work on my hair now, esp. since she surprised me with a color that I would not have agreed to have done. Who knows, maybe she actually made a mistake and just didn't want to admit it, but that's another reason I don't want her working on my hair again. I'd rather take my chances with someone new (and highly recommended
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Whoa. Surprising you with a color is ridiculous.
I think I would call the salon to ask if they can refund it or maybe have someone else there fix it. I would just explain to the manager that you don't want to be confrontational with the stylist and maybe they can schedule you to see someone else when she is not there.
I see Doug at Hairy Situations and I love him. He is so meticulous with his work and also totally genuine in asking you to come back if you don't like something (even if you asked for it... ahem, sidesweeping bangs on AustinMimi). He even takes notes in a little book so that he has a record of exactly what he did each time in case you want to go back to a previous shade of highlight.
Plus, if you go see him, you can meet me for a cocktail on SoCo afterward.
Whoa! Being a type A, I would not have been a fan of her taking it upon herself to surprise me. Even if I did like it! I would probably at least tell someone at the salon that you 1) didnt approve of the color, and 2) dont like the color. Is there someone else at the salon that you could trust to fix it?
I get highlights/lowlights from Lola (Lauren) at Zig Zag salon. She's awesome and makes sure to record all of your color combos and how they turn out. The coloring is really good - she knows her colors and how they'll work on your hair. She's also great for cuts (both DH and I go to her). On a side note, I like it b/c she trains DH on how to style his hair the way I like it and he actually listens to her
!! She's awesome like that.
That sucks. I agree that you should call the manager and ask for credit toward another stylist or maybe even a refund so you can use the money at another salon. I wouldn't ever go back to her. EVER.
I have light brown hair and have gotten both blonde highlights and all over color in the past. I love the highlights I get from Veronica at Urban Betty. She's been doing mine for almost five years now and she's excellent. She never surprises me and always does exactly what I ask for. She'll also talk through color changes with me and give her opinion on what will work and what won't.
Yeah, that's not right. It sounds like she probably mixed up the wrong colours by mistake.
The lowlights will fade somewhat over the next week or so, and sometimes they can turn out darker than you expect/remember if they are top of previously lightened hair. I have one client that got dark blonde lowlights, and I used the same formula for 2 years- she swore every time that it was "black" when she left, but within a week it was the way she wanted it. The one time I did it lighter at her request (against my recommendation) it was almost completely washed out 2 weeks later. It's possible your stylist darkened the lowlights to accomodate for the porosity of your hair, but she should have warned you if that was the case.
Do you know what kind of process she used on your blonde? Bleach with toner, high lift colour, just regular colour? The tone will fade anywhere from slightly to dramatically depending on the process used and the porosity of your hair.
Your colour may or may not end up at a place that is acceptable to you, but I would give it 2 weeks before doing any other chemical services to it. You could go and have it all stripped out right now, but that can be harsh on the hair, especially when a lot of it will fade naturally over the next 2 weeks. If you still need to have some of the colour stripped out after that time, there will be less work and therefore have less potential for damage. To help speed it along you can use hot water in the shower, a clarifying shampoo, and do a couple hot oil treatments. Those will help release the colour molecules (hence the reason you normally shouldn't do any of those things on coloured hair!).
Good luck, it sucks to have your hair turn out wrong. Somebody shaved my head once without my permission, but by the time I felt the breeze on my scalp it was too late.
I appreciate the recommendations, ladies! The salon where my stylist works is small, and the owner/manager is bat sh!t crazy (based on my limited interaction with her, and stories I've heard from the other stylists), so I'm definitely going elsewhere for the fix.
m_and_m, I really appreciate your professional advice! I don't know what process she used on me: each color (highlight and lowlight) was mixed in its own bowl, and consisted of stuff squeezed out of a couple of different tubes and then a liquid poured in. It looked like the normal mixing process she usually goes through. The lowlights experience you described sounds exactly like what I'm facing! Some of that hair does look black, but I know those don't last like the rest of my color, so I am hoping it just fades. The lowlights are usually not as dark, but I'm guessing she may have adjusted that color to go along with the darker/more beige blonde she used.
I'm just going to be glad I still have hair, and try to enjoy meeting a new stylist in a couple of weeks!
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Unless your hair is naturally quite light, it was probably high lift colour. The beige tone probably won't fade off as quickly as if it were bleach, but should fade off somewhat.
My mom is a colour specialist, and she's d@mn good at it. I know this because I put her through the ringer when she was in hair school- I'm a picky b!tch and I take much credit for her skills. That and I got her into the advanced training program where I trained, too.
Her name is Trish, you can call or text her at 972.689.6631.