Beauty Salon - 12 TipsThey Don't Want You
To Know
by Noori Daili
Beauty Salon- It is so important for us to find the right
beauty salon so that we can have the right look at the right
time. However, there are certain things that beauty salon
owners don't want you to know.
According to the September 13, 2005 issue of the LA Times,
soon after Hurricane Katrina passed through the states of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama beauty salons with power
and water reopened. Women who had lost EVERYTHING flocked
to those open beauty salons. They wanted to look good even
though they did not have a place to live. They wanted and
needed professional hair care.
This fact alone confirms your intuition about the absolute
necessity of finding the right beauty salon. This holds
true for a beauty salon Los Angeles or a beauty salon Long
Beach, Mississippi.
Let me give you some general guidelines and tips to use
when you are looking for a new beauty salon. I will also
include some helpful suggestions about how to deal with
your hair stylist.
1. How far is the beauty salon from your home or work? Is
it convenient to either or both?
2. Telephone the salon. Ask if their hair care stylists
have experience with your type of hair. For example, is
your hair long, curly, textured or exposed to frequent changes
to hair color, heat and the elements?
3. Search the Internet for reviews of beauty salons in your
work or home zip codes.
4. It seems obvious, but it's crucial: Who do you know whose
hair looks fabulous? Ask them where (and to whom) they go.
5. When you get to the beauty salon what does the atmosphere
FEEL like to you? Is it peaceful or stressful? Which do
you prefer?
6. Are you greeted right away or are you forced to wander
around or “twiddle your thumbs” until someone attends to
you?
7. If you've made an appointment is it kept?
8. Is the beauty salon clean and well organized? Does everything
seem to be in its place?
9. How is the staff dressed? Are they dressed appropriately
to your taste?
10. What does the hair of the staff look like to you? Is
the hair of the staff professionally done or is it sloppy?
Ok, you've decided that the beauty salon environment is
satisfactory, now how do you deal with the hair stylist?
11. Collect and bring pictures that are appropriate for
your type of hair. The biggest beauty salon hair disasters
occur when your hair stylist doesn't understand what you
want. Pictures help convey your message.
12. Don't immediately go for a cut, take it slower. Book
a blow-dry with your selected stylist. Ask, if you were
to cut my hair, how would you do it? Once you've set aside
the time for a real consultation, here are some key questions
to ask yourself as you talk to your stylist:
• DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE with the hair care stylist? You
should like his or her sense of style. This means clothing,
grooming, personality, everything.
• IS THE STYLIST ASKING YOU questions, giving ideas and
suggestions that relate to your personality, rather than
pointing to a style on the wall or in a book?
• IS THE HAIR CARE STYLIST ADDRESSING the health of your
hair, not just proposing to cut off split ends? The two
of you should be talking about conditioners and rinses that
enhance shine and bounce, and special treatments that can
prevent or repair damage done by the environment, such as
pollution, sun, chlorine, humidity, or dry air.
• ONCE YOU'VE AGREED ON A LOOK, does the stylist preview
how you'll need to blow it dry, wash it, and maintain it?
These are all things to think about before actually getting
the cut.
If you can answer most of the questions to your satisfaction,
then you've probably found a beauty salon and a hair stylist
that will make you look fabulous. If you cannot, then move
on to the next beauty salon on your list.
Take the above tips with you when you come to Next Salon
in Santa Monica, CA. We think that you'll find that you
came to the right beauty salon.
Noori Daili specializes in making women and
men look younger and more handsome. She is the founder and
owner of Next Salon at 2400 Main Street in Santa Monica,
California 90405. Call now at 310-392-6645 and mention this
article for a 10% savings on hair service appointments.
For more info go to the hair
care website. Online appointments are welcome.
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