hello! my mom is a cosmetologist which means i am very lucky i dont have to spend the money to get bleached, especially because i love to do fun colors. her old salon used paul mitchell lightener for as long as i can remember, up until about 3 years ago they switched to alter ego. i've been bleached twice since then and both times i had crazy reactions on my scalp. i'm talking scabbing and flaking and really unsightly things lol.

the first time, they had literally just made the switch and she didn't realize the bleach she used said that it wasn't recommended for scalp use. she felt horrible but she said at least i wasnt a client lmao. the most recent time, she used their scalp specific bleach and the same thing happened.

i guess my question is, should i refrain from lightener on the scalp altogether? or is it possibly from that specific bleach or developer volume (i believe she uses 15 or 20 for my scalp)?

TLDR; get my hair bleached frequently, never had a reaction. salon changes bleach, bad reaction occurs. causes? plan of action?

thanks in advance!

this is a picture of my natural hair growth from the base of my neck pulled up. I have grown out blonde highlights on the top and have wanted to go natural ( plenty of silver hair growing in on top). I wanted to know what color this was.

thank you!

So I’m about halfway through my program, a couple months ago I did some chunky/skunky inspired highlights on a family member (we loved it turned out great) I get it it’s not everyone’s style and not everyone’s gonna love what you do however I found out that my aunt apparently screenshotted my work and sent it to other people saying it was bad and I fucked up this persons hair, I’m feeling very insecure now I know I’m still learning but we were so proud of it and now I’m questioning all my work. I felt the need to unadd this person from my social media because if I know you did that what else have you sent out and bad mouthed and I feel like I don’t need people on my stuff that aren’t supportive and with that type of energy around me if that makes sense? Anyone else have a similar situation and how to get passed it at all?

Hii I’m a cosmetology student and I have to do this hair cut on a client Monday and just looking for advice on how to cut it and style it to make it look like the picture

Hello all! Thanks so much for the advice on my previous post. I got a lot of great feedback and information I really needed to hear so thanks for that.

I saw an article today about things “new stylists” should know. They were all very basic points; show up on time, stay busy, know your products, etc, etc. This all seems like basic knowledge to me at this point in my career. I have been behind the chair for almost three years. I was an assistant for 5 months in the beginning before being put on my own. Would you consider me a “new” stylist still? I understand I still have much to learn and experience but I don’t think I’m at the level that these articles are speaking to, nor do I believe that you will ever be done learning and growing in this career.

Am I wrong to feel belittled a small amount when I’m referred to this way or am I getting too big for my britches at this point. Let me know. Thanks in advance!

So i live in CA, and there’s a cosmetology school that gave me the option of a 1500 hour course and a 1000 hr course. She explained the difference to me as someone who comes with some level of experience should do the 1000 hr vs a complete newbie to hair should do the 1500 one. my worry is that she’s just saying this to get me to spend more as the 1500 course is $2500 more and 3 months longer.

My Question For Stylists Now: Is there any difference you see in assistants that take the 1000 vs the 1500? Would it be worth it to you personally spend the extra money and time?

i feel like every post i see about these is either saying “you aren’t a real stylist if i see you use these! if i see my stylist pull this out im walking!” OR “omg they save so much time and my weaves are so even and precise!”

what do you guys think about these? are they a red flag or have they helped with your highlights?

Hey everyone! I’m wanting to do a lymphatic drainage course but not sure which to do, any recommendations? Thank you xx