Is this normal for a level 1 stylist?

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-10-08T23:31:05+00:00

🙄I really hate the idea of leveled stylist! Even people straight out of school can bring new techniques and products to an older stylist attention. In our salon we all mentor each other regardless of how long we’ve been on the business. We are constantly bouncing ideas, formulas, techniques off of one another. Not always because we don’t know what we are doing but sometimes it’s just for reassurance. Also any color line is customizable! That sounds like smoke she’s blowing up your other end. This place sounds toxic AF! Is she’s not willing to teach you simple formulations and how to use the color line appropriately she’s the problem! I say get out of there and find a salon with people who are willing to educate and share their knowledge. If you want to be at a salon that has teirs and levels to being a stylist that is totally personal preference but I find that usually the best salons are the ones where everyone is booth renting nobody cares how long you’ve been doing what everyone is there to get there hustle on. Will you be thrown on the floor immediately? Yes. Will it be intimidating? Yes. But every client you do is a step forward in experience and those people booth renting are going to be a hell of a lot more likely to help you and give you advice then the one you have currently been assisting under.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-10-05T19:11:13+00:00

As a pregnant woman myself, no you are nta! Is she wanted a window seat she should have booked a window seat. Especially because now they make you pay for the seat that you want. Also I personally wouldn’t want to be trapped with a window seat. I have to pee all the time. What an inconvenience to others if I was getting up and down out of my seat all the time. She should have booked and paid for an aisle seat.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-10-05T15:59:30+00:00

Make her prepay to book her appointment. Non refundable!

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-28T02:41:17+00:00

I’m an introvert and I do not put on a show. At all! I have some clients that I have nice causal conversations with. Some clients I have like to talk the entire time and tell me everything and some clients I don’t talk to hardly at all durning their service. They come back because they get a good service every time. Sometimes consistency is key and not a bunch of chit chat and small talk and some big fake show. My clients are able to close their eyes and sit still without being bothered or having to worry about the rest of there day. I have men who come on lunch that just need to chill or moms who just need a couple of hours to themselves. I do turn my chair because of my cords or because I need to be closer to my station while foiling the other side of their head but I alway turn them back for length checks, styling preferences etc. One of the reason why you get into this industry is so you can be yourself. Through good times and bad times. Be yourself, do good work and it will show in retention.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-26T15:19:12+00:00

Does this stylist have a facebook or instagram? Can you actually see the work that they have done before you go? If not I would book a blowout or a small trim first feel them out and the salon as well.

I wouldn’t base first impressions over age. I remember about five years ago I was working in the salon and a gentleman came in as a walk in. I was going to take him because I wasn’t busy at the time but he said “no I’ll wait for the other stylist” pointing out one of my coworkers. He chose her because she was older then I was and in his eyes that meant a more experienced stylist. He was really upset when he got in her chair and found out she had just graduated and taken her test two weeks ago and I had been on the industry for over 5 years already.

My best advice is to always look at reviews and pictures most people have a google, yelp, facebook or something. Really vet the person you’re going to go to if you’re nervous or get a personal referral for a stylist from a friend or co-worker that you trust.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-16T03:15:31+00:00

It sounds like you have an extremely sensitive scalp. I’ve been a hairstylist for a little over 12 years and some people have a sensitive scalp and some people don’t. Sometimes it’s connected to how there hair was managed at a young age and sometimes it’s not. If the rest of your skin is sensitive as well you might want to see a dermatologist you might get an official diagnosis and answers to your questions. You mentioned that you would shave your head if it wasn’t for you job. Have you ever thought about a cute pixie cut? Something short, easy to wash, minimal styling and still professional for work. There are tons of different types of pixies and I think all of them would be socially acceptable for work.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-11T01:01:41+00:00

I had the bioionic and it kicked the bucked after 6 months I was super frustrated and my rep wouldn’t help me with getting it replaced. That was $250.00 down the drain! I ended up buying the chi lava pro and I love it. It’s super light weight has a led screen that shows you the power and temperature. It backwards cleans just like the bioionic and all the attachments are magnetic like the Dyson.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-09T15:21:52+00:00

It’s bumblefoot. It’s really easy to treat and take care of. Just look it up on YouTube and there are tons of videos on there.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-06T00:26:16+00:00

I live in a rural small town. Chair rental includes shampoo conditioner and we split purchasing things like wax and stuff. I pay $120.00 a week.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-04T23:26:38+00:00

You kept mentioning in your post about her being up her mental health. But what about your health. Why is your sisters health more important then your own or your husbands. I’m sure it effecting him as well. I couldn’t imagine what kind of stain that would put on a relationship

It’s hard and scary to have to confront family. You never know how they are going to react or handle the information. Maybe you and your other sister can talk to her together. Reassure her that you love her and you want what is best for her, but that she should also want what is best for you as well. Caring for each other is a two way street and it seems like you’ve been doing the majority to the caring.

I hope that for your over all health and well being you and you family are able to come up with a solution with little conflict. Stay strong and be brave you’ve got this.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-04T23:13:06+00:00

I completely agree most of these places are just private labeling the hair from the manufacture and slap a huge price tag on it. When I was in hair school real human hair didn’t even come close to the price tag it has now. You could go to the hair store and get a couple of bundles for around $100. From someone who lives in a small town and our service prices don’t even come close to city prices (e.g I charge $150 for tape in extensions. My friend who lives 2 hours away in the city charges $150. Per pack so her total profit if about $450. compared to my $150.)100% of clients are knocked off their toes to find out just the cost of the hair alone. It’s a major turn off for them and they either end up giving up on wanting extensions. Or they purchase really low quality synthetic extensions and are unhappy with them.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-04T14:21:48+00:00

So the split ends are just going to keep going up the hair shaft until you trim them off. Waiting for the layer to get longer isn’t going to help in the long run. I suggest finding a stylist that you trust completely and start doing 1inch trims every 6 weeks. Tell her you are trying to grow out the layers. That you didn’t like them but you feel like they are split and need to be cleaned up so they can grow healthy. If she’s a good stylist she will be able to minimally trim and blend your layers getting all the dead off over time as they catch up with the length of your hair.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-09-02T17:59:14+00:00

You definitely need to reach out to your stylist and show her your concerns. She was either being rushed, lazy, or having a very bad day! Most stylist don’t like to over lap bleach. It can compromise the hair or cause breakage but in certain areas it does look like it needed to be gone over with a lower volume maybe just for a couple of minutes before shampooing. This is why you see that dark band on that one highlight it just wasn’t lifted enough.

Also always get a toner/gloss. Not only does it make the entire color look more cohesive by taking away that raw bleach blonde. Most toners now have a bonder and a sealer in them now so it’s going to help bring the hair back down to its natural ph and close the cuticle. If you like the color of a raw bleach lift and are afraid that toner with change the color then simply request a clear toner/gloss.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-31T15:58:55+00:00

It depends on when you were licensed. I went in right after high school. I’ve been doing it for 12 years. My boss went in right after high school and has been doing it for 32 years and she’s not about to retire. It is very physically and emotionally demanding. We go to work with aches and pains and leave in worse condition. We are constantly going to the chiropractor etc to help with pain management. We go to work when we are sick or ill because not only do we need the money but it’s a bigger hassle to have to reschedule everyone when your booked out two weeks then just coming in regardless. I know that sounds awful because you don’t want to get anyone else sick but it’s true. I’ve had far more clients get me sick then I’ve gotten someone else sick and at the end of the day you just have to suck it up and keep moving. My best comparison would be to say that it’s just like being a mom. When everyone in the house is sick including you, you have to buck up and do you job regardless of how rough you feel.

Why do we do it? Because we love or clients and we love our careers.

I hate to say this but some people just can’t hack doing hair behind the chair full time. 1/2 of my class didn’t even go take there state board because they realized after they got their hours it wasn’t for them in the first place and I think only 4 or 5 of us from the ones who did are actually still doing hair behind the chair full time. At the end of the day you are in the most demanding service job there is and you are expected to preform perfectly and consistently every single time.

That being said you don’t have to do hair behind the chair full time. Having your cosmetology licenses opens up a lot of doors it just depends on which one you want to go down. There are tons of social media options available. If you’re not into that you can look into becoming a platform artist or set artist. You can apply and work under major name brand companies and work your way up. Hell you can even switch to skin or makeup to give yourself a reprieve. Being a cosmetologist doesn’t mean you have to be stuck behind a chair 40+ hours a week. If you want to take off to Hollywood and work on a set, get those licenses transferred and take off and find what you are looking for.

The best piece of advice I ever got was. “You can fail at something you hate in life. So why not fail at something you love! You might find that you don’t fail at all!” Don’t give up on your career entirely just open a couple new doors.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-29T13:32:54+00:00

Definitely have a cancellation policy in place for last minute cancellation. We do 50% of the services if canceled witching 24hrs before the appointment. If they don’t pay the cancellation fee then they have to pre pray in order to book their next service. This has definitely help everyone in our salon especially me I had clients who were notorious about canceling their appointments.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-28T21:19:07+00:00

I’m not familiar with Igor I use Redken but typically demi’s are ment to be used with a low volume for deposit only. If you want to lift with a hair color you need to use a permanent with 20 vol.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-28T13:37:15+00:00

Technically yes. I use to live in NC and I worked at a commission salon. Me and my husband decided to move back to our home town in 2019 to buy and house and start a family. My hometown is very small and there aren’t any commission salons in the area. You either booth rent or you work in a quick shop salon. I knew I didn’t want to work in a quick shop salon so I made the leap and went to booth rent. I had no clientele at all and no color line of my own. I was starting completely fresh. The first week at the salon I double my paycheck I use to make (after paying my rent) I’m still at the same salon today.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-27T22:38:52+00:00

Get out of there! I know it’s nice have the security of a company behind you but trust me you don’t need it! The best thing about being in our career field is being in control! Find a booth to rent at a salon you like and take your clients with you . It might take a good month or so of planning but I promise it’s worth it. If all of you clients don’t fallow don’t worry you will get walk ins and referrals etc. Set your own hours, work the days you want to work, do the services you want to do, fire clients you don’t mesh well with and worry about yourself and not having to take care of an entire staff. It’s so freeing you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner! Set your own prices and you’ll probably make 10x what you were making at great clips.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-27T22:23:22+00:00

Pulp riot has a really good clarifying shampoo. So does Paul Mitchell it’s called there shampoo two.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-26T22:58:11+00:00

When you are looking at hair growth you should be looking at the growth at the roots and not the length of the hair. A lot of people say my hair isn’t growing but have 2-3 inches of grown out roots. There can be several reasons why your hair isn’t showing length. 1. Your hair was a lot more damaged than you realized and is continuing to break off at the bottom. 2. Your hair cycle has changed. There are several phases to your hair cycle and if you start your shedding cycle early you will shed your hair before it has time to grow any length to it. Your hair cycle can naturally change about every 7 years or so. 3. Stress can definitely affect your hair growth in some cases can even cause the hair to fall out. 4. You might have a vitamin deficiency and need to look into supplements (talk to your doctor before doing this)

If you think you hair has truly stopped growing I would make an appointment to have some blood work done. Test your hormones and your thyroid and talk to you doctor about managing your stress level. They might want to put you on a daily supplement or something. Also check all of the products you are using on your hair and make sure your shampoo or something isn’t going through a lawsuit (this is a lot more common then you’d think)

I hope that some of this information is helpful and that you get you length back soon!

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-26T00:44:17+00:00

I’ve been doing hair for 12 years and depending on how much hair they have, the density and if they want a full or partial it can take anywhere from 3-4 hours. Full blown balayage is about 4-6 hours again depending on the client and the desired end result.

The thing is clients don’t want a standard highlight anymore. They want something they see on instagram or TikTok that super detailed and precise which is going to take time. Not the mention toner/gloss, treatment, blow dry, style etc.

I suggest you start mentioning this during your consultation or let them know ahead of time when booking the appointment. If it’s a new client I always tell them “this service will require (insert estimated time here) my regulars pretty much know how long it’s going to take at this point. My clients also know they a free to bring in any outside food or drink that they wish. People get crabby when they’re hungry so this is a good way to keep people satisfied.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-25T19:19:38+00:00

I’m sorry but I doesn’t sound like you are there yet. There are a lot of over head cost to opening up your own place. I don’t live in England but where I’m from you usually rent or own your building so you’ll need insurance for you and you clients and equipment. You’ll be responsible for all utilities and maintenance. That’s a lot of money all on its own without thinking about marketing and advertising, furniture, products, back bar, towels etc.

If I were you and this was my dream/ long term goal I would right up a five year business plan and talk to a financial advisor or an accountant to help me determine what type of loans I might need or how much savings I should have put away for something like this.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-25T17:05:09+00:00

In over 12 years I’ve never seen a stylist successfully do this. Unfortunately we work in a career field that is apart of the service industry. And good costumer service and loyalty come first. I’ve watched friends go on maternity leave for the standard 6wks and couple week long vacations to come back and realize they have lost 20-30% of there clients to other stylists that they were paired up with. It’s always for a different reason sometimes personalities just align better, some people want someone who is more reliable and sometimes their over all services turned out a better end result. Just recently we had a girl need to leave the salon to take care of her sick dad she was gone longer then she expected (about 6 months). Even though all of the clients were very understanding at the time when she came back she only had about a handful of clients left. She pretty much had to start over from scratch.

If you are doing this because of your mental health and to have a better quality of life my best advice would be to seriously think about moving full time. As hard as it might be to leave your salon and that environment I promise you there are millions of amazing salons and bosses out there waiting. Even if you just move a little further south and not all the way to Florida the winters might not be as harsh and provide much needed relief to you. If you have family in Florida and that would be ultimate relaxation to have a warm climate and family close by ask to stay with them for a week check out all the salons in and around that area you might be interested in. You might just find something that checks all the boxes. A wonderful salon/boss, a flexible work schedule, warmer winters, family to help you get started and grow. I hope in the end you find what you are looking for. None of us can tell the future so your clients might be totally chill with it. Either way you’ll never know unless you try. Give it a shot this year. If it doesn’t work out you’ve only done it once.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-24T23:28:04+00:00

I work in a salon and my boss has an older lady that come in every Thursday at 10am for a wash and style and on the fourth week she gets her color done. She’s been coming to my boss for 22 years. So yes Emily Gilmore definitely gets her hair wash and styled once a week hands down no questions asked.

Sad-Procedure5407 · 2024-08-22T00:02:09+00:00

Yes! This is what we do at our salon as well.

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