How to Choose a Hairstylist

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Finding a good hairstylist may take some searching, but it's worth the time investment to locate the right one for your look and hair.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Phone Book
Beauty/ Fashion Magazines
Hairstyling Software

Step1

Ask your friends and acquaintances about their stylists. If you see someone on the street who has a haircut you admire, don't hesitate to ask for the stylist's name'most will be flattered and only too happy to tell you.

Step2

Pick a salon with a good reputation and ask for a stylist who specializes in your type of hair, or choose one based on what you've heard.

Step3

Schedule a consultation, for which the salon shouldn't charge you.

Step4

Make sure the salon looks clean and orderly.

Step5

Find out as much as you can about that particular stylist'how long he or she has been in business and what products he or she prefers.

Step6

Inquire about the beauty school the stylist attended if you wish, but keep in mind that the work is more important than where he or she studied.

Step7

Evaluate the stylist's own hair to see if it's chic and healthy-looking.

Step8

Note whether the stylist asks appropriate questions about your hair history and how much time you're willing to spend styling your hair.

Step9

Consider asking for a new haircut, if you're a risk-taker, and letting the stylist do his or her best work.

Tips & Warnings

Plan ahead'a skilled stylist may book several weeks in advance.
If you're looking for a stylist to do your wedding, he or she will most likely charge for a consultation because your hair requires complete styling at that time so you can see how it will look on your wedding day. This amount is like a down payment that the stylist will subtract from the bill for the big day.

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on 11/22/2005 I look first to people on the street that have a look that I desire, and ask them where they go for their hairstyle. The last time few times that I did this, the reply was David Ingham at Koru Spa Salon in Long Beach.

This stylist is great with creating a style that is your own. He's done hair for a bunch of celebrities, like Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell. When I saw him I was overjoyed with my look.

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on 11/22/2005 I fill a large ice cream tub with water from the tank and put the fish into it. Then I take about 3/4 of the water out, leaving 1/4. Then I scoop out the gravel, plants, and other items and rinse with hot water. We have a rain-water collector, so we use that as clean water (I've noticed the fish like the rain water and survive better). I then reorganize the gravel, plants, and other items and pour the old 1/4 of water I kept and add the clean rain water. I turn on the pump to let it heat up and settle. I do this about once a month.

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on 11/22/2005 Confidence is an important thing when it comes to hairstylists. They transfer this self-confidence through their work to you about your self-image. I agree with the earlier comment that if a hairstylist objects to some of your suggestions, it's usually a good sign; a sign that they know something and are confident about their job. That gives them an air of authority and control, and gives you an air of trusting your stylist. Nothing is worse than walking out of a salon afraid to take your hat off because your hairstylist was so not self-confident that it left you in doubt and uncertainty.

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on 11/22/2005 Talk with the stylist and get to know them before the haircut. You probably want to be comfortable with the person who is going to have sharp objects around your head.