Hairdresser Appointments

[DorisA]

When at the Hairsalon does your hairdresser pass you off to someone else after she colors your hair for the shampoo and blow dry? She didn't always but the last two times that happened to me. How would you tell your hair dresser no to having someone else finish up the job?

 

[easyas123]

When you make your appt. for the service, or when you come in for the service would be my presumption.

 

[Dan Murphy]

When at the Hairsalon does your hairdresser pass you off to someone else after she colors your hair for the shampoo and blow dry? She didn't always but the last two times that happened to me. How would you tell your hair dresser no to having someone else finish up the job?

Well that's a bummer. If you are happy with your hairdresser, tell s/he that you do not want to be passed off?

And welcome to the dis, Doris.

 

[mjkacmom]

My colorists hands me over to the shampoo person who takes out my foils and puts on the glaze, then washes/dries and hands me over to the stylist who cuts and blow dries, the only reason I wouldn’t want another person doing my blowout is I’m already tipping 3 people (sometimes 4 if another shampoo person rinses out my glaze and shampoos.

ETA you aren’t getting a cut? At my salon if you are just getting color you will have someone else wash and blow out, usually someone working their way up.

 

[nw6675]

This is not a problem at Great Clips.


Sorry, could not resist. I think I've only had that happen once, but I think it's perfectly fine to mention it since it bothers you.

 

[SandyinMonterey]

I had a friend that was going to school to be a hairstylist. She worked in a salon but just "helping out." She was a shampoo girl and swept the floors. I don't remember if it was a requirement as part of her training. I've never heard of being passed off for a blow dry. That has never happened to me and I think that's the hairstylists job.

 

[Meriweather]

When I went to an upscale salon, I had 2 people......color and then cut.

 

[anniemae]

The same hairdresser does my color, shampoo, cut & blow-dry. Occasionally she has someone booked for a cut while my color is processing. If she gets behind, she asks one of the trainee's to do the shampoo, then it's back to my stylist to do the cut and blow dry.

 

[ronandannette]

This is not a problem at Great Clips.


Sorry, could not resist. I think I've only had that happen once, but I think it's perfectly fine to mention it since it bothers you.

Box colour at home and pop into Great Clips for a trim every 4 weeks. Problem solved!!

 

[OneOftheB's]

Many years ago I went to a salon where people specialized in a particular service- some only colored hair, some only cut, some did make up, trainees washed hair. There were different categories of people for hair cuts or coloring; it was a teaching salon, so you booked with a particular person but a master stylist charged more than a newer stylist, same with colorists. I hated that I couldn’t ever seem to get a cut & color appointment on the same day and had to come back for separate appointments.

All that to say is that there are salons that have junior employees who wash you & prep you for the stylist so the stylist can see more people (and make more $ at the end of the day). If you don’t like it, ask about it. It may be the direction your salon is going, or it might just be your stylist was super busy and someone was just trying to help her out.

 

[mjkacmom]

Many years ago I went to a salon where people specialized in a particular service- some only colored hair, some only cut, some did make up, trainees washed hair. There were different categories of people for hair cuts or coloring; it was a teaching salon, so you booked with a particular person but a master stylist charged more than a newer stylist, same with colorists. I hated that I couldn’t ever seem to get a cut & color appointment on the same day and had to come back for separate appointments.

All that to say is that there are salons that have junior employees who wash you & prep you for the stylist so the stylist can see more people (and make more $ at the end of the day). If you don’t like it, ask about it. It may be the direction your salon is going, or it might just be your stylist was super busy and someone was just trying to help her out.

My salon has different levels too but I’ve always been able to get a cut after color, and have never even waited. It’s pricy but I on.y ho a few times a year (I’m there for almost 3 hours and dread it).

 

[fly girl]

OP, it was one of two things.

1. Your stylist is a master stylist and she has to prioritize her time with clients doing what she does best, color and cut. The shampoo and dry is done by someone else. It actually works in your favor scheduling wise or she would have to block out a lot more time with each client, making an appointment harder to get.

2. Your stylist has been busy and has asked for help.

Seeing that it happened the last two times, I am leaning towards the first scenario. I don’t think if you went in genuinely asking it would come off as rude. Just hear what she says. Then it’ll be up to you to accept it or find another stylist.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Salon-goer here.

Colorist colors, then takes me to the sink, removes foils. Then the shampooist (is that a word?) washes/conditions/etc. Then I go to the stylist, who cuts and blow dries my hair.

There's individual blow dryers in the back for those (I think) who have their hair colored and washed--I don't think drying/styling is included in the color service.

 

[bcwife76]

No, my stylist always does everything herself - colour, shampoo, cut and blowdry/style.

 

[MamaMermaid]

No, my stylist always does everything herself - colour, shampoo, cut and blowdry/style.

Same. I go to Ulta.