Stop apologizing! It is a frequent occurrence when I see my clients, most of whom I consider friends, for them to apologize for how their hair looks. I laugh on the inside because I understand the motivation and have been guilty of the same before. What I really want to tell you is that I’m just happy to see you. I don’t care what your hair looks like. I mean, if I’m any good at what I do, your hair should look great or at the very least, not deserving of an apology. The only time that I am really inspecting your hair or “judging” it is when you are sitting in my chair and I am only judging my work, not the person under the hair. Let’s just first admit that most people do not look the same leaving the hair salon as they do every day. That is one of the perks! Secondly, depending on what we have decided to do with your hair and style while you are in my chair, I spend an hour or three making your hair look the way it does when you walk out (and I probably use more products).
Most people, including me, do not spend an hour or more fixing their hair every day. In fact, when I am consulting my clients before a service most would say that they want to spend a little amount of time and look like they spent a lot. That’s the magic that I work to find with you. I have the honor of getting to know you, the you on the inside, while you are sitting in my chair and we are working to come up with your personal style that will reflect the inside you on the outside. That’s the person that I see when I run into you in the store, the school, the sports field, etc.
The follow up arguments from my friends usually go something like this…but you always look so put together. Well firstly, I don’t always feel put together (just like you when you apologize) and often am not really put together. Secondly, I am my own advertisement and am working in an industry where I’m supposed to be a little more put together. I don’t hold you to the same standard. When I see you out, I am glad to see you and just want to give you a hug and see how you are doing. Just as you don’t judge me for not always, and to be honest not even often, being dressed to the nines…I’m not judging your hair.
Most people, including me, do not spend an hour or more fixing their hair every day. In fact, when I am consulting my clients before a service most would say that they want to spend a little amount of time and look like they spent a lot. That’s the magic that I work to find with you. I have the honor of getting to know you, the you on the inside, while you are sitting in my chair and we are working to come up with your personal style that will reflect the inside you on the outside. That’s the person that I see when I run into you in the store, the school, the sports field, etc.
The follow up arguments from my friends usually go something like this…but you always look so put together. Well firstly, I don’t always feel put together (just like you when you apologize) and often am not really put together. Secondly, I am my own advertisement and am working in an industry where I’m supposed to be a little more put together. I don’t hold you to the same standard. When I see you out, I am glad to see you and just want to give you a hug and see how you are doing. Just as you don’t judge me for not always, and to be honest not even often, being dressed to the nines…I’m not judging your hair.