tips for finding a hair stylist

My mom is a beautician.  She has been my hair stylist since I was born.  She recently retired so I  went out and had to find a stylist to do my hair. It has been a a little stressful and was a month long process before I finally made an appointment to go in.

I have had others hair stylists do my hair and I’ve been in hair shows where I’ve let them do whatever they wanted.  I have come up with some tips on things to ask your hair stylist when interviewing them and how to find a new one.

finding new hair stylist

Here are my tips on how to find a new stylist for your hair.

1.  Nice hair – Ask a friend (who’s hair you like) where they get it done.  This would be a good lead on a good stylist.
2. Ask for recommendations – I would ask people you know (that you like their hair) versus asking people on Facebook on who local does great hair.
3. Check online for a Facebook page or website.
   1. are there pictures of how they do hair?
   2. do you like a certain stylists hair?  (If they have nice hair, as long as they do their own, they should offer good services)
   3. do they offer the services you need (color, braids, perm, extensions etc)
4. Make an appointment with someone and observe:
   1. how clean is their salon?
   2. are the staff friendly to you and to each other?
   3. is the building in a nice location?
   4. do they ask you enough questions to find out what you need and want done?
   5. are they accommodating to cutting shorter?
5. EXPLAIN what you want and bring a photo of what you are looking for.  This is very important to be able to know what you want and explain it well.
   1. If need more cut off. EXPLAIN what you mean by that.  The length, the top, the layers.
   2. Do you like the color of the hair, would you want it a little dark/lighter.
   3. Let them know if your hair is currently permed/colored.

things to ask your beautician

1. payment – do they only take cash or can you pay by credit card
2. tipping – is tipping allowed and how is it done (do you pay the stylist or at the reception).  Tipping is 15 to 20% and customary.
3. experience – questions to ask – 1.  how long have they be doing hair.  2. do they just do cuts or do they do color, up-dos, extensions, perms (whatever services you use)
4. cost – what do they charge for services
5. appointments – how do they take appointments.  Some beauticians take appointments online, calls, messages on Facebook.

What questions did you ask when you were looking for a new beautician or barber?