My ex-colourist had me come in yesterday to fix my light-blondish red roots. It took two weeks for me to get in, due to his busy schedule and my more relaxed and groovy schedule. So, he told me we have to make all of my hair a level darker in order to for me to get the red I used to have. I told him in no uncertain terms that I don’t want to go darker. Darker means brown and I do NOT want brown. He ignored me and talked to other clients about Sarah Palin. I was feeling scared, but remembered that in the past he had done a good job. I put the fear out of my processing head and flipped through Bazaar.
When the colour was washed out I saw that the roots were still very light and that the rest of my hair seemed really dark. I tried to tell myself that it is the light in the salon. He assured me, or should I say, he lied to me and said it would be better when we dried it. It wasn’t.
So, here is when the fun started. I went to check out. I thought maybe he wouldn’t charge me for the blow dry–which I don’t think I should have paid for as I have had to come back in every time I have had my hair coloured for the last three months. Not only was I given a bill for the blow dry, Rat Bastard had the nerve to charge me to fix my colour. I told the girl at the desk that this was colour correction. She went off and talked to him. I was standing and waiting to hear that all was resolved. Nope, he made me pay as I did not get in within a week of the initial service. I was fuming. I was so mad I could not speak. I was on the verge of tears. I told the receptionist that he was not getting a tip for what he should have done right the first time.
I go to my car and I looked in the mirror and saw that in light my hair is so brown it is nearly black. That is when the tears came and actually all I have to now to get myself in tears is to go look at my hair in a mirror. I will not be going back to Rat Bastard again ever. I am calling today to have them take me off the book for all the appointments I had scheduled. I will tell the receptionist that I am extremely unhappy with my colour and that I am going to have to go to a colour expert to get this right and this is going to cost me a whole lot of money. I am going to quietly and without tears tell her that I am very upset and how I don’t think I should pay for something he not only did not fix right the first time but that he made much worse the second time.
Now, is where the lying comes. Dear readers, please tell me my hair can be red again without bleach and stripping and serious damaging. I need you to lie to me. Lie to me like you have never lied to me before. My hair is black, my eyes are red and I am terrified of sitting in another colourists chair ever again—however as I look a little like Priscilla Presley in the 1970′s I am going to have to seek professional help, either that or become a Scientologist.
Oh what an awful experience!! I would demand a full refund and even see if they will pay for the colorist bill (that is most ridiculous the disrespect they gave you).
I do not have much experience in color (I defer to La Femme Couture) but I am still 99.9% positive your hair will be fine (just perhaps get a deep conditioning after the new dye job at the salon). Keep us informed and Good Luck.
Paula: It really was. And, I know he is going to want to fix it. But, as Einstein, who clearly had hair issues, said,”No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” I will not let that man near my hair ever again.
I hope La Femme has some suggestions on what to do. I am just sick that I have to enter the world of colour correction.
Oh, and the colourist is highly litigious, and at the very least narcissistic. This is not a guy with empathy. I have tolerated his stories, in which he was suing so and so and how he would triumph over them,only because he was delivering good colour. But, he is highly irascible and not someone I feel like I could negotiate with.
Thanks for the luck, I will need it. I will let you know how it goes.
Poor Belette. It’s amazing how bad bad hair can make one feel. But I am sure it’s not as bad as you think it is. And more importantly, my experience with permanent colour is that it fades quite quickly. So your brown hair will fade in a few weeks and will be ready for a red top-up then. In the meantime, you could try enjoying being a mysterious brunette?
Your ex-colourist is a jerk (and deep down I bet he knows it). Of course your hair will be perfect again soon and with a minimum of fuss. There will be no bleaching, no hours sitting in a salon, infact it will be healthier and more lustrous than it has ever been. Perhaps though, you could cultivate a little head scarf and dark glasses thing for a while, not for any reason, just for a change.
The jerk ex-colourist has done you a favour, you will now find the colourist of your hair dreams.
Your hair will be ok. I am so sorry Belette, I know how important your hair color is to you. Sorry that you had to experience an a**hole hairdresser.
Once when I was getting blond highlights, I noticed that my hair looked rather light after the shampoo. After it was dried, the whole front was BLONDE. My hair, before the gray took over was a dark chestnut. Can you say ” HO”.
I tried to voice my disapproval, but she got defensive, as always. So yours truly trucked on over to the drugstore and bought brown hair color.
Funny you should say Priscilla, because that is exactly what I thought when I washed it out. I cried, I screamed, I threw my brush at the mirror.
It is a distant memory, and it did fade out. Perhaps there is a color lifter you could find that could lighten the intensity.
I am so sorry. There is nothing worse than a bad hair day every day. It will be alright.
Your hair will be ok.
There is a certain horror that comes from a bad salon experience. I don’t think I know a single woman who hasn’t had it at some point in her life. Dry your tears, darling. I truly believe it can be fixed. Just not by the same person. The gaul to still charge you! How can he live with himself?
~Tessa
oh, i had experienced that before. i had my color dyed a chestnut brown, but it turned out “blonde”. i was really upset. but didn’t do anything. so i had to go to school with my blonde hair and my classmates were teasing me as “child of Sun”. argh. lol.
anyway, don’t get it fixed yet. it might damage your hair. can you just live with it for a while? but it’s all up to you. i can’t imagine that your hair got worse. but it’ll grow again. patience is a virtue. hehe.
btw, finally, i made a haiku poem about palm trees. i never forget that, you know. ^^
Yes! It can be fixed.
I had almost exactly the same thing happen a few years ago, except that the inch of my hair closest to the scalp was red, and the rest brown. And you could totally see the line of demarcation. It was Not. Good.
I went to another colorist who fixed it by doing a weave of lighter goldent red. That’s what I’d suggest. After a couple of weaves, it was back to an even reddish color. Also, the colorist told me to use a cheap, harsh shampoo for a few days prior to our appointment, (and condition) because that would help “lift” some of the darker color out.
I’m trying someone new today in fact. Wish me luck!
Also meant to add that the weave is far less damaging to the hair.
If you become a scientologist, will you put a clip of you jumping up and down on your couch on YouTube?
Good luck with the hair thing.
He’ll get his, somehow, some way, karma’s a bitch, right?
Meanwhile, as Cybill says,your hair will miraculously become more lustrous and gorgeous than ever overnight as a reward for you enduring this ordeal, but, as she says, you might want to pick up a new silk scarf or three and perhaps some fun new sunglasses — just ’cause they’re fun and/or beautiful, not ’cause you need to be incognito . . . And while you’re picking those up, and since the ordeal was so difficult, might I recommend the healing powers of a new pair of shoes. Even better than deep conditioner for the hair.
Oooh. I have no advice. I have great fear of the colorists just because of stories like this. But a pretty new scarf and sunglasses and perhaps a pair of shoes do sound like balm for the soul, as well as some serious shampoo-induced fading.
But I do truly believe that by living through this horror you will be rewarded with perfectly gorgeous lustrous hair which will have people falling at your feet only then to pass out from the blinding beauty of your new shoes.
La Belette- I am sorry for your ordeal. I got my hair cut too short yesterday. My 9 year-old son had these words to offer, “It’s kinda short, but it’s got a good shape.” Sweet.
Here’s what I think. Firstly, I like dark hair, but if it just looks weird with the roots and all, I would take it as a costly lesson (if getting them to pay as Paula suggests doesn’t work) on learning to trust that colorist’s a professional in whose hands you are safe. Just try and get a good recommendation. I just knew that Sarah Palin was bad news….
Your hair will soon be effortlessly red once again, with no stress and fretting. It will also be silky soft and so healthy that people will gaze in awe and wonder at you (I mean, more than they do already).
Also, I am headed down there with a cheap rainbow clown wig and some super glue. Just point me in the direction of that “expert” and I’ll do the rest.
Priscilla was a great beauty back then so I’m sure you are too! I hate your colorist, he is evil, and I will stick a needle in his name in the little voodoo doll I got out of the minibar at the W Hotel in New Orleans.
Ma belle, with red, brown or black hair you always will be belle!!!!
But I know how you feel and I’m so sorry to hear about that horrific experience, with that rude people.
But I’m soooooooooo sure that your hair will be ok, in the way you want it to look!!! And I’m not lieing!!! I’m really sure of that, and sending you good vibrations.
Meantime being a brunete is a different experience, I’m a black hair and I love it.
Good luck my dear with another hairdresser, and keep us informed please.
xoxo
TO EVERYONE: I cannot tell you how much all of your notes mean to me. I put the post up and went back to bed–when I wake there are all your lovely messages doing there job in making me feel so much better. I really love you all, and I know it is just hair. But, it is so great to have a community of friends who rally when needed as you all did. Seriously, love you all!!!!!!!
Gervy: It is really bad. And, it is three different colours of bad. It is a light gingery blond and a black/brown and a bit of red. The top third is all dark and it makes for a rather horrifying shock against my face. I wish I could pull off the Dita Von Teese look.
But, I will try and see if I can do mysterious. I just wonders if this means I need to change my blog name to the brown weasel.
xo
Le Tigre: Ugh, I am so sorry you have known this pain.
I know I shouldn’t have paid–but like you said—I just wanted to get out of there and never darkened their door again.
The guy is so litigious and such a fighter I am afraid to write a letter. If it was someone more sane I think they might have a little compassion. But, really, this guy has an enormous ego and temper. I just have to let karma take its course.
I think I might just write a letter that I will never send. The rant might be helpful.
Cybill: I do think he knows it. He wouldn’t even look at me as I was leaving. Grrr!!
I love the story you told me. I am reading it again, and again. Le sigh. I feel a little better.
I like the head scarf and sunglasses idea. I can try to own the look as long as I have it.
Feeling less sniffley, thank you!
Julianne: Thanks! It is so disappointing. I had gone to this guy for two years before we moved and he had always done great job on my colour. There were issues I tolerated with him for the sake of good colour. And, now I wish I had found someone else sooner. Ah, hindsight.
I am terrified of home colour. The times I have tried it never end up so good. I wonder why Priscilla comes to mind when bad colour is involved. Before yesterday I never knew that I thought that she had bad colour.
I am thinking of getting a harsh detergent shampoo and washing it a few times. I am just afraid to do anything too drastic right now.
But, yes, this too shall pass. At least it is not a bad perm.
Tessa: Thank you for your kind note. I know other women have had bad salon incidents. And, it helps to hear that. I know, in time, it will be better. But, ugg! I wish I could just take my hair off and put on another head off hair.
Autumn: How do they get it so wrong? Blond and brown are so very different. Poor you. But, I am imagining going from blond to brown is less damaging than going from dark brown to a lighter colour.
No, I am not doing anything yet. Just going to wash it several times and then do some deep conditioning to prep it for whatever comes next.
I am so pleased that my palm piece inspired you to write a poem. Is it on your blog now? I am off to look.
“At least it is not a bad perm.”
Oh no, I just had my post traumatic stress disorder kick in!
Dcup: You are very sweet. And, that moment of bad hair awareness is a bad one. I am still in a bit of post-traumatic hair dressing syndrome.
If my hair would look like yours I would go natural today. However, I would look like a 85 year old woman if I went natural. I just am not ready for an Emmy Lou Harris look.
Deja: I like the way you think. And, as you are a survivor of a similar experience, I really appreciate your advice.
I am going to google and see if I can find what is the harshest shampoo on the market. I remember colourists used to recommend Prell. But, I don’t think they make it anymore.
I hadn’t considered doing a weave until the new colour takes over. Great idea.
I am wishing you lots of luck today and please let me know how it goes.
Randal: I promise that should I become a Scientologist and then become wildly famous anf go on the Oprah show I will jump on the couch. However, I think it is unlikely. Perhaps as unlikely as you writing a shoe post.;-)
Thanks for the well wishes.:-)
Materfamilias: It does help to know that karma will get him.
Oh, dear Mater, you are so very wise. Yes! A new scarf, sunglasses, and shoes are bound to make me feel better. Nothing heals like shoes.
Mardel:I am really hearing that you all think that the retail therapy will help. After all, after a trauma, therapy can really help. Shoes, scarf, sunglasses and shampoo are the four S’s of recovery!
You are really good!! That is a good story and I am choosing to believe you. And, I think you may have seen the shoes I have in mind.
I so appreciate you answering my plea! So sweet!! I cannot wait to visit your blog and I hope you come back to mine again soon. Oh no, I just looked and you blog is invitation only. Well, if you are so inclined this weasel would LOVE to see your lovely blog.
I can’t believe they made you pay. oooh… I would have been fuming too. ..and I hate when they don’t listen to you and to what you want and do what they think is right….you want to say…HEY FUCKER, I may not be a stylist but I KNOW MY OWN HAIR!
However, I will need to see a picture to know for sure
…and I’m thinking within a week, it will fade and then you can go red.
Freida: You have a sweet son. So darling of him to find something positive to say. And, hair does grow fast so a good shape will serve you well.
I fear that the colourist had Sarah Palin on the brain and he created her colour–which is red ( for her Republican roots) and black for the colour of her soul, and brown for the s*it she talks. Yep, I have hair the colour of Sarah and I am going to an Obama rally tomorrow. I best not wear my hair up and my glasses on.
So sorry you have post-traumatic perm syndrome. I know your pain. I have been there.
Ouch. You can be cruel.
I say do the whole Sarah Palin thing while mocking her. You’ll be a local celebrity!
La Bel, you are going to be okay. Your hair is going to be okay.
That Rat Bastard, however, is NOT going to be okay.
Why? Because I sent the Muchad brothers to take care of that Rat Bastard. And after the Muchad brothers get done with him, I will slap him with my orangutan arms.
I am very sorry to hear about your hair. I know how hard it can be to have f*cked up hair. It can be heartbreaking.
It’s going to be okay.
And by the way, you are well within bounds to approach the manager of that salon and demand a refund.
Kristen: Your comment made me howl with delight. The image of you super-gluing the wig to his head was soothing to my suffering soul.
Thank you, Sweets!!:-)
WendyB: You are sweet. I feel less than beautiful. I feel a little bit scary. But, I am sure it is worse in my eyes than it would be in anyone else’s.
I appreciate your kind offer to use a mini-bar voo-doo doll on my behalf. But, I might be better off with a few mini-bottles of Scotch. Do you have any of those left?;-)
Seeker: Hey, I thought you were supposed to be resting!?! You take good care of yourself, you hear?
I appreciate your kind note of encouragement. Really, everyone is being so nice. And, I can feel that you all are very sincere and only a few of the very kindest of lies have been told. But, those are also really appreciated.
I feel your good vibrations and I appreciate the wishes of good luck. I will let you know how it goes. And, if I was lucky enough to have colouring like yours I would love having black hair. On me, I just look washed out.
Again, remember to rest and feel better soon. xo
Maegan: This guy has a much better yapper than a capacity for listening. And, he has that very annoying “I know better than you and I do what I want because I am zee-best.” Grrr!!! Sooooo annoying!!
I will let you all know how much fading I get with the shampoo. I hope it fades as fast as my reds used to.
Thanks for your kind note of encouragement.:-)
Randal: Oh, sweet irony. In the height of the Monica thing I had people suggesting I go to work for a look-a-like agency as Monica Lewinsky. Now, I have Palin’s dark hair. But, as I am a liberal, pro-choice,anti-war, non-moose killer, Obama lover, who has been out of the country more than twice—I am afraid all I have in common with her is dark hair and the inability to sell stuff on ebay.
ENC: Oh, how I love your soothing words and your revenge scheme.;-) You are good. Between the Muchad brothers and you, he will wish he had listened to me and given me a full refund.
The bad news is this guy owns the salon. So, I don’t have much recourse. But, I really feel better after reading all the kind notes of encouragement. I think I am done crying, at least for today, and now am going to think about what shoes, sunglasses, and scarfs I need to buy to make myself feel better.
oh you poor thing. can’t you talk to the owner/manager about it. i had a bad experience at jose eber once. i had to cut my hair 3 times before he gets it right. needless to say, i have not gone back since then but now the salon becomes vidal sasson.
Savvy: It was the owner/manager who did this to me.
I never went to Jose Eber’s. His hair and that hat always gave me pause. I am so sorry. Three months is a long time to endure with a bad cut.
I used to go to Vidal’s in Beverly Hills when I was young. I never had any trouble there. But, there is no telling. Sadly, fancy salons are no protection from bad cuts or colour.
Thank you sweetie for your concern… but I think I’m a bad patient I’m always thinking of you guys.
I gave you the closeness award.
If you’ve already done it or you don’t want to do it, feel free.
xoxo
Oh man, that is horrible. I would seriously protest being charged for any of that; I’d go back in and make a stink about it.
As for what to do next, I might go onto the hair board on MakeupAlley and ask for advice. There are some professional stylists on there. I have no idea what your next step should be, but I do sympathize and send my hugs.
That guy is a JERK.
xoxo –
M.
P.S. If you put it on your AmEx, I wonder if you could protest the charges? They do have that insurance for purchases where if something breaks within some period of time after you bought it, they will reverse the charges on it.
Seeker: Well, as you are always thinking of others–it is those who care about you to think about you. That said, you rest!!!!
Thanks so much!! It is a really lovely award. I am a little slow with posting awards. But, I happily accept your very kind, lovely and beautiful award. I am so touched by what you said on your blog.
Abraços e beijos! xo
M:Yep, it is time to do research and to get consultations. I am so freaked out that I think I am going to go to 3 or 4 different colourists for consultations and talk to them before I let anyone touch my hair. I am a little freaked out.
I wish they took Amex. I wrote a check. And, this guy is just somebody I am not willing to fight. It wasn’t so expensive that I am that upset about the money. I am more upset about having to get it fixed by someone else and how much time, money and potential damage to my hair I am facing.
I hope that I can get it back near my old colour without having to strip colour with bleach. Oh, and I am not doing the Japanese straightening. My hair cannot take that stress. I am really disappointed.
I wish your stylist was a little closer to me.You have great hair.:-)
xo
Your hair will be fine… and if not, you can have mine! It is a little short, but still pretty blond from the summer so that should give you a clean slate to work with to die it to the perfect color!
Oh my poor Belle! Quick, rush here to New York and I will take you to my hairdressr, who will curse your old hairdresser till karma does kick in all while fixing your hair.
This has happened to me too, and make me wonder why “dark brown” and “cooper red” suddenly got mixed up in my hairdresser’s mind. I think he was too busy with his ego to concentrate on reading the tube.
I used that old remedy, dishwashing soap and that took a lot of the colour out. I think they have gentler colour strippers in drugstores. But maybe you could go to a good salon and have them put a temporary colour on?
You are still beautiful as a brunette!
Justin: Oh, you are so sweet! I would happily take your beautiful blond hair. And, I would give you mine and in no time you would have George Clooney or Anderson Cooper like hair, as there is a mass of prematurely gray hair under all this hair dye. This could be a win/win.;-)
So generous of you to offer your hair, in my book that is right up there with offering a kidney.;-)
xo
Christine: I am going to the airport tonight anyways, maybe I will just catch a plane and see if I can get an emergency appointment with your colourist.;-) Really, it may come to that!! I need someone who KNOWS red hair and how to get stubborn and resistant white hair to get to go along with the program.
I am even considering going to the salon that does Debra Messing’s red. But, I do not enjoy paying $300 to be treated like pond scum because I am not in In-style magazine. My money is just as good as Debra’s. I have read some reviews of the salon she goes to and it sounds heavy in pretentiousness and very expensive. I would pay extra for Debra’s red if they promise not to give me any attitude.
Thank you for your comment, encouragement and kind belief that I do not look like a hot mess( even though I do.;-)
Wow! Been there with the shite colour jobs, but fortunately I was never charged for the correction, not that I expected to be. However, I know that things are different in the States. Tipping hairdressers for one thing (don’t they charge enough already????).
I also have met egotistical hairdressers who are such arseholes that I have been flabbergasted by their audacity, that I never go back and badmouth them as much as possible. The latest one who rang me to say he had undercharged me and would I give him my credit card details over the phone to correct it. WHAT? Are you F;8king kidding? Your fault mate, and who do you think I am? Some gullible idiot who also gives my bank acct details to a email from a Kenyan asking for investment help? Pfft!
So…. Your hair WILL come right. It does not look as bad as you think. To fix it will cost money, but most of all, it will take time.
But in the meantime why not post a few forum reviews about the horrendous experience you’ve just had. Also, on that note, why aren’t you naming and shaming this colourist on your blog also? You have already lost your cash and your temper. Nothing else to go lose girlfriend. GET EVEN!
1. I hope you paid with a check and assuming you did, PUT A STOP PAY ON IT. There is NO way you should pay to correct an error he made, doubly should you NOT pay because it still is not fixed. Take numerous pictures of your hair in the event small claims court becomes involved.
Wash and condition your hair daily (you know over the course of the 1st week, a degree of color comes out after the process, this will help lighten it).
If the guy is not the owner of the shop, insist upon speaking with the owner. If he IS the owner, send a letter letting him know you are going to report him to the BBB and to the State Board of Cosmetology.
absolutely rat bastard.
and WHO CARES if he is litigious? Do not be afraid, that is what he uses to control people. Beat him at his own ugly game.
Your hair WILL be okay, once you go to a REAL professional. I’d take him to small claims for both fees he charged you PLUS whatever you have to pay to get it fixed. Regardless of his bullshit stories.
Sure. you can print it. I actually linked your blog and stories about a tree in four seasons to my haiku poem, since it was really inspired by you. thanks for the appreciation. =]
I’m so sorry, what an ass your stylist was/is. All I can say is what my colorist says to me “it’s just hair and I can fix it”….I fucked up my hair really bad a month or so ago and she fixed me up just dandy. If you need a referral, let me know. You’ll be OK my dear.
Your hair (and you!) will be okay, I promise!!
xoxox,
CC
Another idea (!), most businesses in California participate in Yelp.com, write a review of your experience there. if his business isn’t on there yet, you can be the first to review!!!
Oh NO! You have to get to a top notch colourist and get it fixed, damn the expense,just do it… b/c no amount of scarf can hide this jerk’s bad work. The good side is you are liberated from this person for ever.
I would name names b/c most women Google the name of a stylist they are thinking of seeing for JUST this reason.
Sez: I have always felt very mixed about tipping this guy as he owns the place. But, I did it in spite of my apprehensions.
I cannot believe the nerve of your stylist to call to ask for more money. Shocking!! Really, there should be a code of ethics that hair dressers are required to work by.
They charge sooo much money and the prices are getting more and more inflated. I mean, $50 for a blow dry that is half-assed and goes flat in a few hour. Totally unacceptable!
Really, if I could, I would stay away from hair salons all together. I hate going. I hate having to tip a million people. I hate sitting around and waiting. I am not a fan of getting my hair washed by others. I just don’t like it. And, then to have to go back because he didn’t get it right–no, it puts me off the whole thing. I would prefer to go to the dentist.
I am not as sick about my hair today as I was yesterday. It is still very dark and no better—but I am more hopeful that in time I can get it right. As you say, it will take a lot of money and even more time. Grrr!! I am more willing to part with the money and less willing to part with the time.
I will post on Yelp and City Search my less than glowing review for this place. I don’t think I will out him here as I don’t want him to find me as he would start spamming my blog. Don’t need that drama.
NJNRR: I wish I had the nerve to cancel the check. I have a terror of this kind of wack job coming after me. I have a little post-traumatic stress about men in authority positions. Oh, the stories I could tell you. I had one boss who chased me and tried to punch me. So, I am not feeling in touch with my Athena warrior like energy at this moment.
I just do not need the drama that would surely ensue if I were to pursue anything in small claims. And, really, the money is the smallest part. I just want to put all of this behind me, and hopefully, find someone who knows what they are doing.
I am going to a beauty supply and see what kind of stripper and shampoos they recommend and then I am going to do dozens of deep conditioning treatments. I am sure it will get better and yet there is a part of me that is worried about what is under the dark colour. Ugh, I hate this!!!
I am definitely going to leave a negative review on Yelp and on Citysearch.
Autumn: Thank you so much. I am so glad to have motivated such a lovely poem. And, so sweet of you to link to me. I am off to print your poem.xo
OJL: Thank you! And, it is great to hear from you and others that his behavior was highly inappropriate. I might ask Bruce to do my hair now that he is an expert.;-)
I am so dreading doing anything about this. I just want to shave it all off and start all over. I won’t pull a Britney. But, it would be nice to have undamaged virgin hair to start all over with.;-)
Duchesse: I am thinking of trying Debra Messing’s colourist–or at least get a consultation. But, I have been to famous colourists before and that was not always great either. I went to Louis Licouri and felt like he couldn’t be bothered with me. He didn’t actually do my colour, an assistant did. I am dreading paying sooo much money with no guarantee of great colour. I did have a great guy at Umberto’s in Beverly Hills but I just could not stand how big the place was. I always felt enormous dread going there.
It would probably be easier if I was not going for red. Every one tells me how hard reds are. I almost wish I wanted to be blond. I imagine there are many colourists who are good at blonds.
As I said before, I am going to do a review on Yelp and on Citysearch. What will make me feel better than telling others about how badly he handled this is to have my hair be right.
CC: Thank you! This too shall pass. xo
Your hair will be ok – I think you should search for an organic colourists to sort this out as harsh chemical dyes will damage the hair and follicles. I think the temp weave idea is a good solution.
I’m saving money to go to an organic hairdresers in Brighton (I’m being no real help here am I, mentioning UK places!), as I’ve had my fingers burnt too with rubbish colouring jobs.
Sending hair happiness vibes x
Make do: I am not sure why I think this but my belief is that there are not as many options of colour with organic colours. I have never looked into it. So, I could be totally wrong. I am off to Google about organic colours. Thanks for the suggestion and the good hair vibes–I need them!!
La belle b (sadly not rouge) (pour le moment)- you really have to go back to the batard colourist (within the week) and demand that he corrects your hair for no money. Do not fret too much about the dark hair – just imagine that you are a rare and exotic belette.
Thank you for taking the time to let me know that b is well just resting.
bises from london
Jeez Belette, this man needs a pointy shoe aimed at his rear end. Send him over to Belgium and I will give him a mullet myself. Poor you! It looks beautiful though and you will be your real and righful red again very soon. (good enough lying?)
Exx
Twin Palms Roads: ugh, I am indeed La Belette Brown today. But, as you say, not for long. I have let this guy try and fix it for the last three months and I will not let him near my head again. If he had just screwed up once I would give him another go, but this time I am DONE with him!!
Hmm, exotic weasel. I like it!
Thanks so much for your post of encouragement.:-) xo
Jaywalker: The lie is very good and in time I hope the lie becomes a reality. With enough money thrown at the problem I should eventually be a redheaded weasel again.
And, come to think of it, hairdresser’s hair is sort of a modified mullett. That should have been my first sigh not to trust this man.
Belette: I have red; it is Aveda colour and it’s the best I’ve ever had. I wasn’t suggesting ‘hairdressers to the stars’ necessarily (but Debra messing does look fab.) Perhaps if you spot a great redhead she will tell you who does it?
Duchesse: It is rare that I see someone out in the world with a red I love. But, Debra’s hair is always enviable!!!
What colour red do you have? I think I have used Aveda before. I don’t remember the results. I think my best red ever came from Wella colour.
I realize you wrote this post almost a year ago at this point, but because I am now fiercely addicted to your writing and have only recently discovered it through French Essence, I am back-tracking through your last year's worth of fabulous posts…anyhow…this being said…on to the color post comment…
My Dear…I have felt the same way you felt with the color tragedy SOOOO many times. More times than one self-respecting individual should be allowed to feel. I live in LA and work in fashion. I have great hair hook-ups (as we like to refer to them) and yet…I despair every single time I leave a hair salon. And why do i keep going back and trying it over and over again? Because I am convinced that perhaps the next time all the positive energy of the hair world and hair Gods will come together under one roof of the hair salon where i am at and treat me to the perfect hair color. And yet, nada. So…if you have, by now, found the perfect colorist then ignore this…but i would gladly give you a (long-ish) list of all the salons and people NOT to go to in LA if you are interested….that way the next time you look for a new colorist, you can go by process of elimination, or even better, by cross-reference. Let me know and I will email you!
Thanks for sharing your truly wonderful experiences with the rest of the world
x Vanessa
Vanessa!!!! Like you, I have been to many of the FAMOUS hair colourists and had hair colour that wouldn't have been much worse if I used a box brand from CVS.I wish I could time travel back and have your list. LOL!
Thankfully, I have found a hair angel. Thanks be to hair-gods!!! She is in Sherman Oaks. If you are in the market for an angel then definitely email me. My hair is 100% better than it was a year ago thanks to my new gal. Now I need a dermatologist Any tips?? Thanks, Vanessa. I am so happy that Vicki sent you over. So nice of you to read this far back!!!THANK YOU! You made my day!!
Thanks again!!!! I hope to see you here again.:-)
xo