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Finding a New Stylist
1/3/2015
Finding a stylist you like who understands your hair, your style, and what you can feasibly do at home with products can take some time. It’s more than just finding the best professional—stylists often turn into a type of pseudo-counselor and therapist. People, even men, may spend an hour or more in their stylist’s chair, and while the stylist will be working that whole time, there’s generally a lot of talking, too. You’ll get to know your stylist just as they will get to know you. That’s one reason why you really want to find a good match. If you don’t, your time getting styled could be full of awkward silence.
When you’ve found that perfect stylist, you look forward to your hair appointments. But what do you do when your stylist tells you they’re retiring or moving to a different salon in another city? You may not be able to follow them there simply because of the distance. So it’s time to start looking for someone new.
The first thing you may want to do when selecting a new stylist is to ask your old stylist for a recommendation. If they know they’re not going to be able to take most of their clients with them, many stylists will try to find a good match for each one. Sometimes this is someone at the same salon, but sometimes it’s not. Your stylist will know what your hair needs and what types of styles you prefer, and they know many other people in the industry. Chances are, they’ll be able to find another stylist who will provide you with the same styles and cuts that you like.
If they don’t have a recommendation, the best idea is to start with someone else at the same salon, if that’s possible. Usually, the stylists who work together have the same types of attitudes and thoughts about hair styles, and you may already be familiar to many of them.
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