Difficult Hair

Part 28 in a series by Karen A. Stevenson, President, Studio K Salon

If your hair is difficult for you....    

...it may be time for a new hair do"

Hair should never be such a hassle.  Life is filled with demands and your hair should not be one of them.  Cuts are intentionally created to give ease in styling.  A mere blow dry with a round brush or fingers is all you should need.   Styles these days are finished at the very end of drying with product, thus a very easy, fast, hassle-free style should be refreshing.   If you play tug-a-war with your hair, the hair is already winning!

Whether you are desiring a classic professional look, a neat well-kept look, a ripped and torn piecy look, all are achievable with a decent cut.  Hair should be fun, and free.  People simply are not using all the hair spray of yesteryear.  Styles are thankfully very forgiving and much more relaxed to achieve.

If you think about it, hair has five basic styles.  Next time you are at the mall, check out these five hairstyles, and see if you don’t see all of them, with a slight twist of modification and personal touch.  

1. One length long.
2. One length short.
3. Long layers.
4. Short layers.
5. Short in back, graduating to longer in front.

 All hairstyles are one of the five basic named above.  It is true the ‘slight twist’ is what makes the cut.  Is your hair bulky and thick?  Maybe a razor cut is right for you.  Do you have too much friz?  Maybe you should think about Thermal Straightening.  Do you have too heavy of bangs?  Have them pieced out and allow movement to give them a whispy look. Do you have naturally wavey hair?  Go with the wave, don’t fight it all the time.  Scrunch in those beautiful curls!  Is your hair to straight?  Have a texture perm put into your hair and enjoy the fuller look.

 There are answers for all of your hair concerns.  There is a cut that is right for you.  And, the end result should equal a ‘no hassle’ hairstyle!  Too often people look at other people’s hair and wish it for themselves.  If you adore a bouncy curly full middle of the back style, and you are blessed with short, thin straight hair, it is not realistic to covet the long bouncy curly style.  Your hair will not look like that, no matter how hard you try. 

 The first step to recovery from wannabe hair is to accept that your hair is what you are stuck with.  It doesn’t mean you can’t make your hair as beautiful as possible for your facial shape, your personality and desired overall style, however, it does mean you may not be able to have what the person next to you has. 

 Communicate, communicate, communicate!  If your hair dresser doesn’t know what you like, dislike, and what struggles you have, they aren’t doing their job. 

 Be aware of hair dressers that use the ‘bully’ approach and suggest things you can’t have, shouldn’t have, or doesn’t feel right for you.  A good hair stylist listens very intently to you, and your concerns.   The relationship between you and your hair dresser is a mutual one. 

 One of the most popular services we are seeing at our salon is Thermal Straightening. The biggest reason we see it so often is because so many curly or frizzy haired guests spend literally 30 minutes or more blow drying their curls straight, then flat ironing, so they can have the appearance of shiny, straight hair.  If you spend this amount of time on your achieved smoothness, it is time to look into the Thermal Straightening.  It is a service that usually takes about four hours in a salon, and has a beautiful, conditioned, smooth, luxurious end result.  This will cut your high maintenance daily routine into a quarter of the time.  Be aware, there are many thermal straightening services available, few give the end result of more condition than before you had it done. Some particular brands of thermal straighteners are known to end in breakage and damaged hair.   The one we use in our salon is called Straight Effects by Grund.  The result of this particular straightener is beyond our expectations in condition, feel, and results.   You can read more about this on our website, www.take5hair.com .

 Using curling irons and hot rollers is a  thing of the past.  If you are hoping for some sort of curly style, think about a texture perm.  Texture perms are not the same as the perms you instantly think about.  They are not curly ‘poodle’ perms.  Texture perms are wrapped in a specific way to give body and bounce with extremely large perm rods.  They are perms of the 2000’s not of the 1980’s.

 Aside from the Straight Effects Thermal Straightening and the texture perms, don’t forget color and highlights always add more body, lift at the roots, and dimension to your hair.   If your hair is only one color, it is time to look into adding a few colors, and interest into your hair so you can have that ‘wow’ look of beautiful hair.   Hairstyles of the 2000’s look best with intrigue, interest, texture, and flair.  These are all achievable with product, great cuts, color, and ease.

 If you are curious about your style, and closing this page down to go struggle with your hair, it is time to book an appointment and get a new  look.  You will be glad you did!