I have the best hair stylist. She's not the best just because she's talented. I like her. I love her! I have had 10 solid years of compliments on my hair to prove her value. She's been there by my side through broken hearts and job changes. We've sipped cocktails and been to baby showers. I went to her baby's baby shower! We have the same friends and I adore her, her daughter and her grand daughter.
My stylist is STELLAR! An old salon owner she worked with years ago let me come to a hair show with thousands of sylists in Orlando a few times. I pretended to be the receptionist. The smell of delicious hair products and 10 foot slick ads for hair products made me want everything that was there. There were stages with incredible hair stylists cutting hair. I raised my hand and volunteered to get a new do. I bought $18 bottles of conditioner at cost. I bought boxes of OPI nail polish at cost. I got a $120 hair flat iron at cost. It was SO exciting!
My wonderful stylist didn't hate me... she still kept making me gorgeous...
My husband would cut his own hair if I let him. I want him to have cool edgy hair so he goes to cool edgy hair guys. This cool guy did such an incredible job with my husband that I let him do my hair. It turned out beautiful. I felt like a Victoria's Secret super model for the first 8 weeks. I've gone to him a few times.
The last time I got my hair done I went to a salon that my same smart chic client friend gets her hair done at. Her hair is perfect. That's not easy to achieve in Key West's 90% humidity and 90 degree weather. I thought it must be her hair stylist that made her and her hair so pretty. After I got my hair done I did not suddenly have perfect frizz-free hair. My style was not suddenly super trendy. WHY? I don't get it! My hair is anti-trendy. It doesn't hold a cool style. It always goes back to where it started. It's thick and heavy. Even when they thin it it's THICK.
Now I'm fixated on this male sylist that the same same pretty, fun. smart friend recommended. I've seen him do his magic... It's not the first time I've been unfaithful to my lovely hair sylist. She has been there for me through thick and thin. After the euphoria fades the itch for something new and cool comes back. Later I go back to her and she gives me a new, dramatic, incredible sytle and I wonder why I ever went to anyone else.
For 2 weeks I've been picking up the phone and hanging it up. Yesteday I called Blown Away 2 times and got voice mail. I called the salon again today. MY stylist answered the phone. They have caller ID. I couldn't hang up. I had to tell her I was calling to make an appointment with Hays. She gave me an appointment on August 18th. That's a long time from now. I could hear her hurt on the other side of the phone. I didn't know what to say to make it better because there was simply nothing I could say... Will she take me back if Hays isn't everything my friend says he is?
Maya Thomas
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I have switched hair dressers a couple of times and always feel guilty as well. Its hard to do.
Oh, I hate being in that boat.
Here's a good trick I use: I tell my hair-dresser that someone gave me a gift certificate for another salon or that my husband bought one at a silent auction. She may know better, but it removes a little tension. :-)
HAHAHA - I love Lori's response - I kinda do the same thing. I always say I went out of town and just HAD to get it done. Your post had me giggling the whole way through - WE ALL DO IT!!!!
Hi Jennifer,
It should be "ok" to speed date our sylists! The guilts gotta go... it's bad for our hearts!
Maya
Hi Lori,
BRILLIANT! Thanks for the tip ;) Joy-o-joy! Get out of jail card!
Maya
Lovely Leesa!
Always nice when you stop by! xoxo hugs!
Maya
Man that's a tough deal...probably because we know first hand what it's like to lose a job even if we didn't do anything wrong. It's tough to a lose a job if we did do something wrong...oh hell, it's just tough to lose a job....anyway, honesty IS the best policy, you know that. If it doesn't work out with the new guy, it will be a big feather in her cap if you end up going back to her...make sure you gush all over her to let her know how appreciated she is or she might turn your hair green...hee hee! :)