You and Your Hair

Some people love to have their hair done. Whether it is for a wedding and you choose something intricate, a bouncy blow dry for a lunch date, or just a tidy up we love it. If your hair looks good it makes you feel good.

I know you shouldn't care what people think, but you sometimes do. For the last few years working in a salon, before I had Kaiden, I loved my job, but working in a salon you have to present a certain image. Hairdresser hair, nice clothes, and makeup on. I wasn't allowed to have curly hair, had to look the part. Some salons you are only allowed to do certain hair styles, their 'brand' , signature looks. Which is great if you want that, but a disaster if you don't. It doesn't matter if it suits you or not, they do that cut. Its the same for clients too, going from a chain salon to another of the same chain elsewhere you get continuity, they'll cut your hair the same. But do they? Is that what you want? You can go from one to another in any town and get the same cut, because they all have to cut just so, hold scissors this way, a one size fits all approach. But is this fair? Not just to you, but your stylist too. Hairdressing is a very creative profession. If you have to follow a set pattern are you doing yourself justice? If you go to a salon and have that set style is that fair? What if you want just a trim?

 Each person is different, their looks, their lifestyle, their hair colour, length, texture. How long do you have to spend on your hair? How do you wear it for work? Or for play? Tie it up? All these things are important to each individual head of hair, each person is different. A one size fits all approach just doesn't work for me.

I like to know how you want your hair. I want to know how much you want cut off. I'm not going to go in and chop a load off if you haven't asked for it, because your hair is important to you, which makes it important to me. How many people have had a haircut which wasn't what they wanted? I have had ladies in tears when their beautiful locks have been cut much shorter than requested (in another salon). When a trim turns into a restyle.... it can be traumatic. It may need more cut off and I will always advise you on what it needs, and agree with you what comes off before the scissors come near your hair. If you are not 100% sure you want it cut short, I don't cut it short. I want you to be happy. I want your hair to be healthy. My Granny once showed me her school photo, maybe 1920's or 30s, and asked me to pick her out. I couldn't, because her dad had her hair cut short, she looked like a boy. Here we were 60 or 70 years later, and she could still remember how it made her feel. My solid, sensible, pragmatic grandmother, was still affected by it to some extent a lifetime later. That is a lot of power I hold in my hands. To some people their hair is their security blanket. Their pride and joy, their identity. It's humbling to be trusted with something that important. Have you ever had a bad experience?

If you are unsure of what you want to have done, book a consultation, or if you want to suss me out first, drop me a message, you can even book in for a coffee and chat if you want to just natter first! I'm a normal person (mostly), I'm a mum, I don't do makeup, my hair isn't always perfect, I have a bit of a coffee addiction (you should see my drinks station LOL), I specialise in colouring - especially blondes, cutting, and curly cutting. I offer keratin treatments to smooth, de frizz, or straighten your hair, it can even be used on curly hair to smooth but keep the curl!

All I want is for your hair to make you feel confident, make you feel good, feel happy.

Come take a look at my booking site by clicking the link above, and come let me take care of your hair x