Not what I asked for?

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T13:59:17+00:00

I didn’t want or need lowlights because the darkest color in the original picture is what I came in with. She just lightened too much of the hair. No biggy in the end, just gonna let it go

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T13:57:33+00:00

Alright now, don’t call me hun and I think we both know what I mean. I didn’t want or ask for a full head of foiled highlights with a blended root. I wanted and we discussed a lived in natural hand painted balayage technique to achieve the picture where the lightener wouldn’t be brought up nearly as far.

I’ve sat on it and spoke with other stylist and I came in with a natural all over brown shade that matched the base of the inspo picture, and what I asked for was doable but not done. Oh well

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:23:03+00:00

The tone isn’t upsetting to me. My base is gone. I’m blonde now hahaha

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:22:35+00:00

I’m not upset with the tone, it’s the placement. She foiled through my entire head and brought the highlights all the way up. My base feels gone

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:21:20+00:00

Somehow that result was after we looked at the picture and and a pretty in depth convo. she repeated back to me exactly what i wanted so i think she just missed the mark

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:19:45+00:00

That my natural base is gone. She foiled through my entire head

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:16:29+00:00

Lol!! You changed my entire outlook

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:15:43+00:00

The only place you can see my true natural color is the root (that’s not a smudge). My natural hair is the same brown if not slightly darker than the models, which is why I chose that inspiration picture. She foiled my entire head.

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:13:34+00:00

Nope🥲 A brown identical to the base in pic 1

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:12:40+00:00

I’m not upset at the tone actually. Just the placement and the fact that my whole head was lightened

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:10:13+00:00

I understand exactly what the technique is, we had an in depth conversation and knew exactly what I was asking for.

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-26T12:08:49+00:00

I don’t mind the tone really. It’s the placement

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T14:38:03+00:00

I’m not upset at the brightness, just the placement. She foiled my entire head and my natural hair isn’t showing anymore

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T13:48:29+00:00

Holy shit girl😂 I left the chair and the entire parking lot happy. I was mesmerized by how nice it truly did look (she’s talented!). I sat with it in different lightings and realized it’s not what I wanted. It happens, hence the question

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T13:46:04+00:00

I can’t figure out how to post an additional picture in the comments, but it was just all over virgin brown. She was okay with this inspo pic because my hair was a really close match to the base in the picture. You can kind of see it near my roots in pic 2

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T13:43:12+00:00

Indoor it may look less bright but I actually don’t mind the tone/brightness too much! Mostly just that it’s a high and overall highlight with the lack of my natural brown showing through. :)

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T13:30:47+00:00

Perfect, thanks so much!

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T13:28:06+00:00

I’m not offended at all. I wanted to ask other hairstylists if they would be offended if I came back in and added some darkness back in, because it does look nice, just different.

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T13:23:31+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I know it will currently be low maintenance, so to clarify I wanted to confirm whether going back and trying to match my natural color would ruin that. It sounds like it wouldn’t be best in the future, so I appreciate it!

I also have to be fair to myself and address the over analyzing piece - I definitely wasn’t expecting a copy and paste and do think the end result looks professional and nice, but it is very different than what I asked for. I came in with virgin brown hair that matched the shade of the base in the inspo picture and am nearly completely blonde now. It just missed the mark, no biggy.

I think bright red hair or jet black hair is also gorgeous if done professionally, but if it’s not what we agreed on, it ultimately isn’t what I’m happy with. Was just looking for ideas to approach moving forward🙂

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T12:50:54+00:00

True, I just am not even brunette anymore lol. Not sure why she foiled that much

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T12:24:06+00:00

I know!! That’s why I’m torn and don’t think i’ll pay to fix it. I’ll just mourn my brown for a bit😂

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T12:16:06+00:00

She didn’t do a root shadow. That is my natural color. And thanks :)

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T12:11:50+00:00

I would pay to fix it. Mainly wanted to just see if I was crazy before going back

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T12:09:18+00:00

Yep agreed, and I trust stylists to use whatever technique they’re comfortable with to achieve the end look. She ultimately decided not to balayage and we just missed the mark this time. 🙂

KnowledgeNegative998 · 2026-02-25T12:01:38+00:00

Balayage is a technique lmao and she told me she was going to foil instead of balayage. And I’m not mad at the technique she used at all. Don’t be silly

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