1 Topic by kathyb (edited by kathyb 2008-10-14 16:22:51)

  • Registered: 2006-06-05
  • Posts: 191

Topic: your opinion on a hair salon

Dear Anthony,

After having bad experiences with my 2 previous hair cutters, i'm searching for somewhere new for my next trim.

was wondering if you could give me your impression of this place?  It's called Rapunzels and is nearby me.

http://rapunzelsthelonghairsalon.com/


I have looked at the products they endorse which are chemical, and i won't be trying those, but as far as a hair cutter, I was wondering what you would think.

P.S., my one stylist was a very nurturing person, upbeat and positive, but she ruined more than one cut with the thinning shears, which i requested she not use, and I abhor the thinning shears, they just make my hair look scraggly.   The other guy used to give me really good cuts, but with my hair so thin now, the last cut he gave me looked really bad, and he pretty much said it was because I had bad hair, so i'm not comfortable with him working on my already fragile hair. 

thanks,
kathyb

  • Registered: 2005-10-11
  • Posts: 1,225

Re: your opinion on a hair salon

Dear Kathy

your not alone in this persuit as there are so many hairdressers who DO NOT KNOW HOW or care to cut properly all they do is style this and that and ever changing which ruins hair.
first look at their hair
then talk to your could be hair cutter as to exactly what they will do and not do if their not willing to be upfront and give you a free consultation - then walk out as their not considerate of anyone's feeling nor requests.
best
find a hairdresser that only CUTS HAIR only and nothing else.
a so called master haircutter who does not color/style/perm/blow dry and all the usual nonsense.
ask around call around and interview on the phone then make a in person appt at no charge for a consultation.
it takes time but worth the effort.
my best advise is when you see someone with a great haircut simple walk up to them, compliment them and their haircut and ask if they would be so kind as to give you their hairdressers name/phone # etc.

again do your homework
we have an ad up for teaching hairdressers all natural work on our website!
and as you can see from our hairdresser locator how few natural hairdressers there are in the whole usa.
amazing
Great Health and Education
Anthony

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  • Registered: 2006-06-05
  • Posts: 191

Re: your opinion on a hair salon

thanks,
i ended up going to a lady who actually creates wigs/toppers and eyebrows for chemo patients, and people with thinning hair.

I figured she might know how to handle fine/ thinning hair after she told me she cuts and styles her clients hair when fitting in a hair piece, and she gave me a really good cut!!!!!!

just trimmed the back into a nice chin length bob, and barely touched the yucky short layer the last guy put in, i think she just snipped the ends if anything on the top layer, which is just what i wanted!!!!
listened to everything i said, I said NO layers, they make my hair look thinner and she believed me and didn't insist on it.

So , all in all my hair looks thicker and fuller.
The simple hair cut i've been trying YEARS to achieve and finally found someone who could do it :)  all smiles.

I got it done on the 22nd which is neither a beneficial lunar day, nor a retarding growth day.  Does that mean it was a neutral day for a hair cut?

thanks,
kathy

PS,
noticing significantly less shedding since starting low dose of thyroid.  more smiles. :)

  • Registered: 2007-04-24
  • Posts: 62

Re: your opinion on a hair salon

Hello Kathy.
We have shared comments back and forth before and it seems to me that you and I have the same hair type and problems.

I have not been to a stylist in alomost two years, rather cutting my own hair which I am tired of doing. As much as I try, I just have no real style or shape. So I too am in search a great cut. The problem is that I really don't know what would be best for me. So many people say that long layers will volumize my thin hair and in the past I have agreed this is true. But that's back when I used lots of chemical products, blow drying etc. to assist in creating that volume.
Now that MM is all I use and I keep it very natural, I'm afraid I will not get the same results w/ layers. On the other hand, one length styles just seem to weigh down my hair and leave it flat and horrible looking.

I see you've gotten a chin length bob cut and it sounds like you like it. What shpae face do you have? Also, with your new cut and no layers, do you feel that your hair looks thicker?
One more question: Is your bob cut the same length all the way around or shorter in the back?
And how have you been styling it? Do you have bangs?

Sorry for all the questions but I thought perhaps you could give me some insight and help with my decision for a new cut.
Thanks so much,
Gina

  • Registered: 2006-06-05
  • Posts: 191

Re: your opinion on a hair salon

Hi tbones,

well, it's not all one length, but that's the goal. 
the last cut i had was the worst.  i asked for a short bob, and he put this very short layer on the top that i couldn't do anything with, i suppose the intent was to add volume.  it just made it look stupid though.

So, after about 4 months or so of growth the top layer is about to my ears.  the bottom layers were scraggling down to about collar length and that is what I got trimmed to chin length and yes, it seems alot thicker.

I have long bangs and they start at about the crown of my head and i dry it forward, (yes with a blow dryer, i know, bad) then sort of sweep them off to either side, parted more or less on the right.  they are just long enough to be tucked behind my ears.

my face shape is sort of oblong i suppose, maybe what they call square or rectangle, i don't know. i guess i have a thin narrow face, so i like a style that is sort of rounded and full.

another thing that i noticed i like with my hair is to cut the bangs so that they angle away from my face.  as in they are shorter by my nose and taper to longer as they reach my ears.  then taper back to the rest of my hair, rather than having the hair in the back taper forward as is the style these days for shorter cuts i guess.  I've noticed layers in my hair just are 1) hard to tame and 2) tend to look thin and whispy.  So i was really happy when this lady did not insist on layers. and i think she must have had other clients with the same issue because she understood my objection to it.

bad news again with the shedding, it's seems to have increased again by a little.  call me crazy, but i think when i adhere to the low sugar/carb diet , and eat more whole foods centered around protien and veggies and fruit, the hair loss seems to lessen.  I'll have to re-experiment.  i'm just so bad at sticking with it, and equally bad at avoiding sugar.

well my next thing to try will likely be iodine suppliments.  supposed to help thyroid produce more hormones naturally.  a new and controversial treatment, but my NP is into it and gave me good resources to review. 

well, hope that is helpful gina,
kathyb