I have posted to every "I hate stylists" post so I feel i should post here as well. I do not think badly about all stylists. I just will say that I do not trust anyone, whether they are licensed or not, to have control over my hair without me 'interviewing' them first, and telling them exactly what i want (and trusting that they will do what I say).
I will say that my hair always looked good with my last stylist. The reason being is I would get rollersets like every 2-3 weeks and I believe that smoothes my hair and decreases breakage, and i believe it also trains my hair. But the only sad thing is that she kept my hair at shoulder length for about 4years....I mean come on...what part of "i'm trying to grow my hair out, don't u understand????" And not to mention the one time when she truly broke my heart cause i made progress with the length and she did a major cut and told me that 'hair holds curls better when it is not longer than shoulder length..."
And also, she never gave me hair tips so when i couldn't get to her...my hair would break and wouldn't look as good. So it was like I needed her...until i found this board.
And honestly, I would go visit my new stylist more often, if it wasn't for my laziness. (now i only go every 12weeks for a touch-up). But with the new year, i am going to make an attempt to go see him at least 2x month, so my hair will look gorgeous for my april wedding. although i will not let him cut/trim it....