New Experience: Highlights
I had a bad experience as a child with hair-enhancing chemicals reacting unfavorably with my parents' well water, and ever since I've been very leery of trying any new thing when it came to my hair. And by leery I mean "avoided like the plague."
And "new thing" included haircuts, but I found a stylist that I liked and a few years ago had 20 inches cut off. It was traumatic at the time but I'm so glad I did it.
I've stuck with that stylist and have come to trust her. Last time I saw her she asked if I had ever considered highlights - something very subtle to make my hair look more sun-kissed. My eyes widened in terror as I explained my bad experience from my childhood (sewer-orange hair! that took yeeeears to grow out!), and she nodded her head in sympathy. Then gave me a 20% coupon for my next visit, and asked me to just think about it.
But I didn't want to think about it, so I avoided making an appointment. But then my hair got a bit longer and there were split ends everywhere and I just had to get a trim. After giving approximately zero thought to it, I also scheduled highlights.
Apparently when scheduling highlights, the clerk wants to know a lot of different information like: type? all over? or just the top? Every answer was "I have no idea, she talked me into it."
I find it's good to go into changes completely prepared.
I was so worried that I only looked in the mirror once to take a photo. I kept asking the stylist what would happen if I didn't like them, will I have giant roots, am I going to never see her again for my hair needs?
But the stylist did a great job and the only time anyone can tell that I obviously have highlights is when I straighten my hair. Which is just about never. They look natural and I love them.
