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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. |
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