Moving the Needle

It’s interesting our time with our clients. For 45 minutes to 4 hours, you are trusting us with your hair, your time, and most of all your personal details. In the past couple days, I have heard of marriage details, loss of friends, and divorce all in one week.

It is so impactful to know that we are trusted with so much. And to be able to share in your excitement and in your struggles is an honor even when we don’t show it. So how does that effect us as stylist?

I like to think it makes us better every day. I don’t know if you have noticed, but stylists have a tendency to be very empathic in a lot of ways. We absorb so many different energies from all of our guests, and each other, but we wouldn’t be here if we didn’t love it.

I was talking with a guest recently about how unfortunately the culture of saying whatever you want to say without consequences is more present than ever in our society before. Why is that? I am all about self empowerment, and making sure we are taking care of ourselves. But, why does it have to be at the expense of others?

In context as a stylist, I think a lot of people forget that we are people to. We are spending hours with you, listening to you about your hair and your woes in life. What people neglected to see is we have a life outside of the salon. We have families, friends, trial, tribulations and triumphs. We share those with some and not with others and thats ok.

What is the most important thing to remember is when we are doing your hair, we honestly and truly are putting a part of ourselves into that artistry. I don’t think I know many stylists that just slap something on a guest and tell them to go on their way. We are thinking critically through the whole process. “WILL THIS WORK?” “DID I FORMULATE RIGHT?” “WHAT IF THEIR COWLICK PUSHES THE HAIR A FUNKY WAY”

So, when you come to us with fixes we are more than happy to help you help us understand what you would desire overall with your hair. We genuinely want to be better and do better for you and ourselves, its our art on your head. So please remember to treat us as human beings not just someone you pay to do your hair. The same goes for us, and the same goes to any one working in a place where you receive something from that place. Remember their are people JUST LIKE YOU out there, and I hope it makes you pause to say thank you.

Thank you is sometimes all anyone needs to carry on, you might’ve just made their whole day. So thank you to all of our guests of our salon, we are thankful for you, and we cannot wait until you’re in our chair again.

Bisous,

Nikay