When visiting your hairstylist or colourist, don’t be vague about anything. Address your wishes, needs, and concerns in detail, making them visualise the exact result you are looking for. Be decisive and specific enough to put a clear message across, or else stay away from a drastic change.
Consultation and rethinking should come before any final choice. Bring your stylist advice home, process all that precious info, and return to the salon only when you are completely certain. Even minute changes are sometimes hard to correct, so you really need to go through all possibilities. Most common misunderstandings are about hair length, shade, style, and condition. Time to rule them out!
HAIRCUT
Do you think that cutting your lengths off or creating some bangs can be easily fixed, if you change your mind? Models clip their fringes in, when they want to hide them for a certain look at the show, or they wear extensions to fake a long mane. In real life, such ‘corrections’ are costly, fussy, and time-consuming. It’s not enough to say ‘just a little bit of trimming’. How many centimetres is actually that?
The usual phrase ‘not too short, not too long’ is also out of place. You think your stylist can read between the lines, and this is why you ask him to do what they know best. Yet after your stylist comes up with a visionary interpretation of your vague description, you end up with complaints.
You need to show them the exact length and the shape, referring to measurements and placing your hands at the exact point your hair should end. Up to your shoulders or in the middle of your ears? Do you want an asymmetric pixie cut, or something very polished, geometric and sharp? Prior to the haircut, discuss with your stylist about maintenance requirements for this look. It has to align with your lifestyle!
HAIR COLOR
You come across so many coveted colours in the magazines and you want be part of the trends. But in the same way haircut should be flattering to your face shape, hair colour should complement your skin tone and eye colour. It should also mix well with your haircut and hairstyle.
Quite often you have no hint at the process needed for an impressive effect, the treatments involved, and the frequency of your salon visits required from now on. You might also be ignorant about your own body’s reaction to such chemical procedures as well as your hair endurance.
Analyse it with your stylist! Highlights are being retouched at longer intervals, yet they need intense hair care. Bleaching is the way to do all bold and unnatural colours. Sometimes it causes irritation and hair breakage, plus you need to bleach your growing roots in less than a month. Things are not always self-evident!
HAIR CONDITION
You often complain that your hair is dry, brittle or thinning attributing their condition to your stylist’s decisions. Yet you should always be aware of the practical implications behind an extraordinary colour, a very long main, excess hairstyling or skipping of necessary treatments in between.
Pick a hair look you can maintain at its best, based on your budget and available time. Be realistic!
A More Formal Look
Time to start dressing like the successful woman that you are, and this means that if you do not have any business suits then now is the time to start.
A business suit, with the right cut and style for your shape, can really show those in upper management that you are a serious woman who cares about her career.
Grooming Is Important
You may want to go see a hair dresser to give yourself a more professional hair style.
If you have dyed your hair a wild color than it is time to go with something a little more conservative. Your makeup should also be conservative and flattering.
Say Goodbye to T-shirts
Even if there is a casual day at work, you should not be seen in a t-shirt.
Clothes can make an impression on people, and t-shirts may send the wrong message.
Choose the Right Colors
You have a color that is flattering to you.
Whatever color suits you best is the color that should be the focus of your wardrobe.
Check into a Stylist
Sometimes getting the advice of a professional can be a good way for you to figure out what will look best on you.
A stylist can help you find your best colors and styles so that you always look your best.
Check the Mirror Before You Leave the House
Before you step out that door, do a quick mirror check.
Make sure your makeup looks good, your clothes are not wrinkled, and smile to make sure there is nothing on or in your teeth.
Have the Right Attitude
You have the dress and makeup help you need, but you also need to have the right mindset. You have worked hard to get where you are, and you need to remember that.
Your success is something you should be proud of, and you need to hold your head up high and be confident.
A woman being high up in the ladder of success is not easy when the working world is dominated by men. You have your dream job, and in order to keep it you need to show that you deserve to be in that fancy office.
You may need to consult a professional to make sure your clothes, makeup, and hair look the best. You are a woman to be taken seriously, and now you have to look the part.
]]>You may have gotten a haircut and thought, wow, that’s really not for me! The reason may have been a bad stylist or that you simply didn’t find a hairstyle or cut that worked with the shape of your face.
So, how do you determine what looks are going to work with your features?
- Finding a stylist that is knowledgeable is helpful. If you can find someone that knows what works best for you they can help guide you into a style what will accentuate your features instead of turning you into Shrek!
- Determine the shape of your face on your own. You can do some research on the Internet or read some magazines to help you determine your shape and what styles work best.
- Narrow down popular styles that you like and go from there.
Since we cannot alter our face shape without surgery, which isn’t an option for most of us, we have to work with what we have.
Here are a few ideas to help you out:
- Square. You should consider wearing the top longer than the sides.
- Long. Longer sides with a shorter top work well for this feature. Layers work well for individuals with a long face.
- Round. Keep the hair higher at the top and the front and slim out the sides. Parting the hair slightly off center can make the shape more adorable than it already is. Sticking to a hair style that’s a bit more “square” is a good option here.
- Oval. If you are lucky enough to have the oval shape then you can pull off almost any style without much effort.
- Diamond. Getting bangs and doing a shag-type of hairstyle will suit you best.
- Triangle. Bangs are a great option here as well as a part that’s not centered.
The best advice is to research hairstyles before you actually go through with it. There is a lot of information on the Internet and through instructional videos that can help you. The last thing you want to do is get a cut that you’re unhappy with as it will take some time to grow out; however, keep in mind that it will grow out eventually so even if you get a bad haircut you can recover from it so don’t stress out too much!
Finding a good stylist that you can communicate with is also a good idea. Many of us have stylists that we go to time and time again. After some time they become accustomed to our hair needs and can make good recommendations. If you’re going to someone new then ask them to assist you and if you’re not happy with their selection keep looking until you are.
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