Average Jane's Unwanted New Hair Color

I've been going to the same hair stylist for a couple of years now. She was doing a pretty good job with my blue highlights, but I wasn't at all fond of the way she cut my hair. Worse still, she went from an expensive salon to a more expensive salon that's a lot further away. It was time to move on.

Last Friday I got my hair cut and colored at a salon quite close to home. The decor of the place was really cool - the owners have a rockabilly band and the salon is decorated to look like a retro garage. My hair stylist was nice and gave me one of the better haircuts I've had lately, but I'm not loving the color.

I mentioned on the phone and in person that my usual color was a dark brown with blue highlights. Once the blue gets rinsed over the brown, my hair ends up looking blue-black. This stylist decided to jump right to black for the main color, which meant that the highlights are, well, invisible. You can see some purple-y blue if I'm outside in the sun, but my hair is pretty much just black now.

She offered a free re-do, but I really don't have the patience to sit through more hair processing on a different day. My grey roots will be peeking through again in 4-5 weeks and I'll deal with it then.

And I may move on to another salon then, too. Last night I got a hair colorist recommendation from our waitress at dinner. Her hair was layered pink, blonde and brown and she highly recommended a salon just down the street. She even mentioned that the color held extraordinarily well, which is a big consideration for unusual colors, which ordinarily wash out noticeably with each shampoo.

I've had almost every hair color you can think of, so it's really not that big of a deal for me to walk around with black for a while. Maybe I'll even entertain the idea of choosing a new color the next time around.

The nice thing about hair is that nothing about it is permanent. Cut too short? I'll grow. Don't like the color? Change it next time. If only all the decisions I make were so reversible.

Comments

[Keith Sader]

I know an awesome stylist! Go ahead and ask me who.

[Nancy]

I'm lucky my daughter is a stylist.

Although I stick to pretty much the same color high/low lights, her hair colors are ever changing.

Good luck with round #2.

[ByJane]

I like your blue...

[a beer sort of girl]

Who did they recommend? I've been wandering around town for a long time with hair in desperate need of creativity. I went to Chop Tops before too, wanted to love them, didn't love what I got.

[Lisa!]

I don't know what part of Kansas City you live in but I have a great hair chick...she is in Independence.

[Zen Zone Chick]

Who, Lisa? What does she charge for a cut & color (I know it depends, but in general?). Indep. isn't too far for me & I need to shop around too. :)

[Faith]

I see Christine at Roca Salon on 39th St. I've been seeing her for over 3 years now, and while my color might not be as saturated as yours, it gets comments around once a week...

She's awesome with cuts AND color, though when it comes to a cut, she does well when she sees a picture of what you want first. She really does kick ass.

[Lisa!]

Her name is Sarah...she charges me $50.00 to do a cut and color...but I have known her since she was little. She just opened up shop in a tanning place near 291 and 24 Highway. She might charge a little more for new clients...you can email me and I will give you her number.