You are at a Cosmetology School getting your hair colored/highlighted and after the student washes your hair says "ummmmmm... just a minute I will be right back" and comes back with her instructor............
So, on Saturday I decide to save a little money and get my hair done at the Cosmetology School, thinking really how bad can it be????
Red Flag #1 - Having to sign a waiver when I check in.
So I ask for my hair to be highlighted blonde and then an overall color of light brown and then just a basic cut- and knowing it would probably take a little longer I asked how long that would take. Was told a total of 2 1/2 hours to be safe....Well 3 hours later the student is still putting the final foils in my hair. She did maybe a total of 15-20 foils and it took her so long that first foils were finished processing while she was still completing the other side of my head. So the instructor tells her to start opening the first foils and wiping off the color while the others process.
This brings up back to where we started - after she washes my hair and brings back the instructor - the instructor calmly says "the foils didn't all process the same, so we are just going to put a toner on you to even everything out". The toner has to set for 20 minutes. So, now am getting a little hungry, tired, need to nurse, and having to call Eric yet again to let him know his babysitting duties are going be extended.
Student washes out toner - deja vu as she says, "ummmmm, just a minute" and then comes back and says the instructor who helped me today has only been there 2 weeks and doesn't really understand their colors yet. So, she gets the head instructor, who comes over and looks at my hair and says, "what color did you want your hair to be" - (am thinking this can really not be good) - I explain the overall light brown with honey/blondish highlights). She says, well it is looking a little "ash" colored, let's dry you up and see what we have.
Student dries my hair and I see it for the first time in 4 hours. Ash color is apparently dirty dark gray hair with some nice subtle lilac purple undertones. This is what color all the highlighted pieces are. Original instructor comes over and says - "oh it turned out nice, it's not too ashy" - me and student make eye contact in the mirror like "are you serious???????". Student gets head instructor. Plan to fix hair: re- highlight over the ash colored pieces. Bad instructor works on one side and student works on the other side to help save time. Of course, they forget to discuss how each is highlighting my hair and use a different method.
Wash out 2nd highlight: final result: orangish colored hair with a few ash colored pieces that never got recolored.
My favorite part - as the student is drying my hair for the final time - (I have now been there close to 5 hours) - she turns off the hairdryer and says "oh I almost forgot, did you want your hair cut too??" Me: "um, no, I think I will skip that this time". SERIOUSLY!!!
I am afraid to have my hair colored again and fixed for fear all the chemicals may make it fall out, so I figure I will be wearing a hat for the next 3-4 weeks : ).
I tried to take my own picture today - but this doesn't really do it justice:
