7 weeks ago, I made the decision to "break up" with my hair stylist after a couple years. There were several reasons:
1. I was tired of being stressed when I was there--not knowing how my hair was going to turn out--color or cut--sometimes too dark, sometimes too short.
2. When she cut my hair, she always left really long pieces that would hang in my face. I would blow it so that she would see it. That made me question her eyesight.
3. The last time I went to her, while I was under the dryer, she approached me with a spray bottle of water and a towel. She started spraying my hair and trying to wipe the color out. What?? I made the decision then and there that it was over.
4. When she finishes my hair--and this is every time, as soon as I get in the car, I have to brush, spray and try to arrange it myself. I never liked how she fixed it.
5. But the biggest reason I wanted to leave was that she would never take me before 10:30 a.m.
Now everyone knows that I am a morning person. A very early morning person!!
10:30 is the middle of my day. I can't meet a friend for lunch or a movie. It just wrecks my day.
Then on top of all this, later in the day--as I was telling Butch that I was going to find someone else, she started sending me pictures of beautiful, older women and stars with awesome hair styles--suggesting I let her try one of those for me. That's when I knew it was definitely over. She doesn't know my hair at all! My hair is very fine. There is no way I will ever have lush, full, thick hair like those women. Believe me, I've tried! It's not gonna' happen!
With all of these reasons, I was just fed up. I decided I was going to find someone else. I did. I went to Elements Salon--it's a chain--at least here in Nashville.
Meet Farhiya (far-hee-a). She's a cute, little thing--28 yrs. old.
Still, I have a few problems with her:
1. I can't get my hair to look like she did. Some people just have a knack.
2. Rather than a regular mirror that you see yourself from the chest up, she has a full length one--not a pleasant sight. Okay, that's a salon problem--not hers.
3. She's pretty pricey. Apparently after talking to my girls, she's (or I should say the salon) is in line with most places around town. But, there's also something to be said for really liking what you get AND, my time is worth something.
To have an early appointment, that's definitely worth paying more! So, I will. At least as long as I like what she does. I recognize that I am still in the honeymoon phase with her.
Stay tuned as we see how it unfolds...
