How do you shop for a new stylist? Anything you wish your now stylist would do?

[BKT STYLIST]

Hello all,
I am new to the site. A potential client told me about it and I am one that loves learning. I am stylist from NY in NC now and have practiced in MD and GA. Do you really think that there are that many women that just believe in hair care, or do they just not want to pay for it?
What do you think?

 

[Dak]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

10, 9, 8....

 

[SouthernStunner]

Hi and Welcome.
To answer your question, I think there are a lot of women that care about the health of their hair but they depend on the uneducated stylist at their local beauty salon without doing the foot work of looking up ingredients and what types of products to use on their hair. Once they get feed up with being the same length after 2-3 years of that mess they finally google or youtube or something to get advice. I usually takes something dramtic with someones hair before they begin to find some out other alternatives.

Given that I said all that, there are some that were fortunate enough to be around people who care about the health of hair more that the style. In my experience those are few and far between.

What I have learned is I dont typically have to ask questions of a potential new stylist I just need to go in and look at their work and their clients. That tells me all I need to know.

 

[BostonMaria]

Do you really think that there are that many women that just believe in hair care, or do they just not want to pay for it?

Welcome! I can't speak for everybody here, but for me its about the health of my hair. I find that my hair thrives when I do it myself and give it the TLC it deserves. I have natural hair and a busy lifestyle so I don't have 4-5 hours to dedicate every Saturday at the salon. I also find that because I have natural hair I get the side eye from the stylists because they don't want to deal with all this hair.

Money isn't an issue because it would actually be cheaper for me to let somebody else do my hair than to spend $70 on homemade products that I order online every few weeks. I enjoy doing my hair, to me its something that I take pride in. I will probably go to the salon once or twice a year.

 

[vkb247]

Welcome! I just went to the salon for the first time in 3 years and I was looking for a stylist who:
- believes in deep conditioning (it is great if this is included)
- was going to be familiar with textured hair and knows how to be gentle with it and not try to tell me I need a relaxer or that me hair needs to be fixed
- is knowledge about healthy haircare, not just styling, I find that this is rare
- isn't scissor happy or knows the difference between a trim and a cut
- listens to their clients and gives them what they're looking for within reason

 

[msa]

10, 9, 8....

Hopefully it won't go there.


Anyway, OP, the main thing that keeps me from going to a stylist is that they refuse to be gentle with my hair. I like my hair combed in small section, from the tip to the root and I don't it someone to rake through my head like they've lost their minds. I have yet to meet a stylist who will do what I ask so I just do my hair myself.

 

[cmw45]

Hi and Welcome.
To answer your question, I think there are a lot of women that care about the health of their hair but they depend on the uneducated stylist at their local beauty salon without doing the foot work of looking up ingredients and what types of products to use on their hair. Once they get feed up with being the same length after 2-3 years of that mess they finally google or youtube or something to get advice. I usually takes something dramtic with someones hair before they begin to find some out other alternatives.

Given that I said all that, there are some that were fortunate enough to be around people who care about the health of hair more that the style. In my experience those are few and far between.

What I have learned is I dont typically have to ask questions of a potential new stylist I just need to go in and look at their work and their clients. That tells me all I need to know.

What she said!