Happy New years again everyone! Now is the time to attract new guests for transformational makeovers for the 2010 . I would like to express a little more knowledge in the area of personalized hair cutting from and another perspective . The infamous client consultation! This is where the process begin of connecting with the guest needs , texture,  style and features to help us produce the best haircut suitable for them. How we do that?  Ask open-ended questions; 1.)when 2.)what 3.) how … guests will open up  a dialog for you to extract nuggets from , who they are and what they have used and why they want this particular look. We must always remember we are in the beauty business not the ugly business. We are selling image to our guests that will ultimately reflect our work once they leave the salon. Hot tip:  don’t allow the guest to corner you into creating exactly what they show you in the magazine. Editorial hair is different from commercial hair . Editorial hair has been prep constantly for hours on set and retouched making the average stylist feel inadequate in reproducing that style. You gently explain to the client what is reality and unrealistic and work from you strengths in executing a similar shape that best fits their lifestyle , head shape and persona . The client will truly appreciate it when they are happy with the finish look. Besides they will invariably say you are the professional you know more than me I am just giving you a lead on how I think this is appropriate for me . So a great consultation is where we connect with the client to stimulate our imaginations to create and select the right shape for the guest.  Bringing out the best they could look with what we have to work with and the information they provided to us. The next step is decision-making process  what technique will we use ,what type of  shape works best for the guest is asymmetry or symmetry, volume or sleekness . This is where knowledge and creativity comes together  to exceed the guests  expectations because we took the time to fully relate to the soul of that clients aspirations in personalizing their style. The haircut becomes a visual treatise of taste , shape , lines and movement encompassing the past present and possibly future hair trends . We as hair stylists must take the time to gather information from our guests so we know where we going and  how to get their. Building our brand , style and art through our thrilled guests who just can’t wait to showcase their postmodern fresh cuts in their circle of influence. It’s a New Year it’s time to challenged our selves to elevate our craft to new levels because you are only as good as your last hair cut.

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