Life At The Hair Salon

Here is what I have been working on lately.  It is called hair fusion, and it takes a few hours, but it looks fantastic!!  Sorry there are no before pictures, but someone forgot to put the memory stick in the camera.  Anyway, my model’s natural hair is  black and is only about chin length.  We used two different shades and are both very pleased.  Since these pictures, I have relaxed her hair and only a few strands of the fusion came out.  She had a total of 320 when we started.  I will replace them at her next appointment. At the present time, it has been in for 5 weeks. It can be used to add length, hilites, or fullness.  No glue is used, it is attached with a keratin protein.  I love it!!!

Saturday, I did a new client.  I have done her daughter’s hair, and the daughter referred her to me.  It seems that the client’s mother has been in the hospital 8 or 9 times in the last two years.  She is tired and is refusing to eat.  She is ready to go home.

This lady was emotionally and physically worn out.  With a thorough scalp-massaging shampoo and a slightly more perky hair style, I helped to lift her spirits.  Through conversation and discussion including  one of my other wonderful clients, she was able to shed some tears and voice how she felt about her Mother’s impending death.  I think that she left refreshed and better prepared to handle the situation.

Normally, I am booked at least 2 weeks ahead, and I almost never have an opening for a last minute client on a Saturday, but God knew.  He knew what this lady needed, and he made sure that the right client was there with me to help her.  She left with hugs and hope.  This is what doing hair is really all about.

The large salon that I worked in did not take appointments. You could request a stylist, and you would be told approximately how long the wait would be. Therefore the stylists had no idea who would be in on any particular day. We normally ran 70 - 150 customers a day.

I was keeping watch over the flock one day when one of my stylists approached me with something similar to “I am so glad that’s over!” Of course, my response was “What?” As Executive Manager, part of my job was to make sure that clients and stylists alike were happy. I always paid very close attention to the “floor” as it was separated from the reception area by a large wall, but in this case, I was working the late shift and had come in after the clients, and I had no idea of their history.

She proceeded to tell me. Apparently, the stylist had a client who was married and wanted a divorce, but due to property settlements felt that it was better to stay married. Her husband, (no idea of his age), had a 16 year old girlfriend who was bold enough to pull up in the driveway and honk for him to come out. Guess who showed up in the hair salon at close to the same time? Guess who both requested to do their hair? She handled it very well as there was no fighting and no bloodshed, but personally, I was glad I didn’t know until they were both gone. I told the stylist to take a long lunch. She deserved it!