Hi can anyone advise on a hair colour query? I get my brown mid length hair coloured & cut by the same stylist who is very very reasonable (& cost is an issue atm). Which is why I've stayed with her for so long having had not gr8 experiences for far more ££.
I like how she colours it butnever happy with the cut (often uneven, very blunt with her layers, won't/can't point cut the ends to take weight out despite me asking her, instead thins it out by using the blade of the scissors in an upward motion ruining my hair & i have to rely on straighteners to make it look presentable despite it being poker straight anyway). Probably not that uncommon!! So I'm wanting to go elsewhere but not sure what I ask for colour wise.
I get about 12 weeks of coverage out of each colour/visit where she does my roots & goes about 1/2 way down the lengths. She says she also puts a gloss on the rest to brighten it up. I'm early 50's about 20% grey & she uses a colour very close to my natural shade so I never look washed out or a much darker brown (which I've had in the past & not liked it). I don't know if it's a permanent colour on my roots - there's no clear line between it & the rest of my hair so I'm thinking it's not. When I've asked her if she can run it through the rest of my hair every once in a blue moon to brighten up the lengths though, she says I can't bcos it will deposit too much colour & I will then get a line. The colour is enough to make the natural lighter/greyer colours covered & then less grey after x weeks & gives dimension rather than having a flat block colour on it. What I don't get is how or when she's adding the gloss as she only applies the colour once. Does it get mixed in & applied at same time she's doing my roots? When I've asked she says yes you had the gloss put on as well & is v resistant to me ever wanting to query/change things (colour or style). I guess I cld go back one final time & fully figure out what's she does so I can ask for the same elsewhere. I don't want to change only to get a better cut but worse colour!
And fairly new to the whole colouring thing, don't really do hair & beauty bar for maintenance & am ND so tend to hate the whole experience - hence lack of assertion /confrontation & even watching & seeing what she's doing.
Any suggestions iwld be much appreciated!