I used to fight with every single client's hair texture, now I just listen to it
Honestly, for the first five years in my chair, I had this one way to cut. I'd try to force wavy hair to lay straight or make fine hair look thick with tons of layers, and it never really worked out. The change came after a client, Maria, came in with this gorgeous, super curly hair that I butchered trying to give her a blunt bob. She was nice about it, but I felt awful. That weekend, I signed up for a texture-specific class in Charlotte. The teacher basically said, 'Your job isn't to change the hair, it's to shape what's already there.' Ngl, that hit me. Now, before I even pick up my shears, I spend a good five minutes just feeling the hair, seeing how it dries, and asking the client what it does on its own. My cuts take a bit longer, but people leave way happier. Has anyone else had a specific technique or mindset shift that completely turned your results around?