In general, it's always a good idea to arrive at your hair appointment with clean hair. This helps ensure that your stylist can properly assess your hair and determine the best course of action. It also helps avoid any potential scalp irritation that could occur if you had product build-up on your hair.
The best thing you can do is detangle and braid up your hair for your stylist. This way, they'll have a great canvas to work with and get you in and out in record time. The goal of a natural hairstylist is to make sure you leave the salon happy and with healthy hair.
"Many stylists will select to wash your hair prior to cutting since most prefer to cut the hair wet rather than dry." This is especially true when you are looking to remove an inch or more from the ends, have curls or coils that could benefit from stretching before cutting, or are looking to add a lot more texture and ...
Come In With Relatively Clean Hair
While it's okay for your hair to be somewhat dirty before an appointment (it's okay if you've gone a couple of days without a wash!), if you think your hair is overly dirty, your stylist probably will too.
Not sure how much to tip your hairstylist? We asked three etiquette experts, two salon professionals and a certified financial planner. Most of these experts suggest leaving 15% to 20%, depending on the service and your satisfaction. Going with 20% is nice for the stylist and you because that math is pretty simple.
Hair should not be excessively dirty, sweaty or oily. Dirty hair does not “grab color better” *see next slide. However, you want there to be a natural protective oil layer on your scalp to act as a barrier against the chemicals in the hair dye. Wear your normal makeup routine to your appointment.
It's generally not ideal to arrive with heavy product build-up from styling your hair the day of your appointment, especially if you're getting a dry cut or highlights before washing. It can cause hair color to go on unevenly and affect how your hair stylist evaluates your pre-cut hair type and texture.
We love plain black tops as a contrast to highlight your blonde, but plain grey, white and nude are also great so we can photograph the hair best on a plan and neutral background. Patterns and colours on clothing can be distracting which shifts the focus and voids the purpose of the image.
It's better to go between clean and dirty if you're going to color your hair. Too clean hair can be drying and too dirty can cause a sloppy hair color.
For a haircut it is always best to come with dry hair so your stylist can see what your hair looks like dry. Coming to a color appointment with wet hair means your stylist will have to blow dry your hair before you begin your service, which could put your stylist a little bit behind before getting started.
Essentially, anything that isn't blonde, brown, black, or gray is a no-go.
Should Your Hair Be Dirty or Clean Before Coloring? While you may be going greasy out of sheer convenience, it's actually the best thing you could be doing for the health of your hair. “Your hair should be dirty because the natural oils help to protect against the harsh chemicals,” says Fe'.
"Tip 20 percent on the true total cost of the service, not the discounted cost," Schweitzer says. "The hairdresser did the same amount of work, so they deserve the same amount of tip."
Using 20% as a tipping baseline, here's what you'd expect to pay for the tip: $20 haircut - $4 tip. $25 haircut - $5 tip. $30 haircut - $6 tip.
It's a nice gesture to tip for a free bang trim—anywhere from $5 to $10 is good, but of course, there's no set rule on tipping for free services.
There a few topics of conversation that stylist generally know to stay away from including politics, religion and health problems. The job of a stylist is to brighten the client's day AND give a good service. Generally speaking anything negative should be avoided.
To recap, Shana Dee recommends four ways to reduce your hairstylist anxiety: #1: Eliminate The Problem Before It Starts, #2: Let It Go!, #3 Fake Being Ok, and #4: Education Is Key. Shana would love to hear about other situations that produce anxiety, so we can work together to overcome them!
“Tell your colorist in a calm way that you are unhappy with the end results. They will understand,” he assures. “Share the details of what you don't like about the color or cut, like the highlights are too chunky or the tone is too brassy.”