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Trying to color-match a client's 3-year-old home dye job took me a solid 4 hours of strand tests.
I'm torn between the idea that you should always do a full correction for a perfect result and the reality that sometimes a client just wants a quick, affordable fix, so what's your take on when to draw the line?
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phoenix_bailey4mo ago
Oh man, that forensic scientist comment hit the nail on the head. I had a lady bring in hair that had been colored with henna and then box dye on top, and I spent nearly five hours just figuring out what we were even working with. At some point you have to tell them that a quick fix is just going to make things worse and a full correction is the only way to go.
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ivan_murphy805mo ago
Ugh, three year old box dye? That's not a color match, that's an archeological dig. You're not a stylist, you're a forensic scientist. The line is when they show you a picture of a sunset and say "that's the vibe" but their budget is "drugstore clearance aisle." If they want cheap and fast, mix a bowl of whatever and send them home. Perfect costs perfect money.
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keith_gibson5mo ago
Archaeological dig" is so right. I had a friend who tried to cover up old dye like that with a box from the store. It turned this weird greenish gray in some spots, like moss on a rock. She had to go to a real salon anyway and they charged her double to fix it. I mean, sometimes you just have to leave the past buried.
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