Consultation: At Hair Currents we encourage you to ask questions and clearly communicate what you are looking for. It is always a great idea to bring in several pictures that have some specific features that you are interested in. We also provides photos for your viewing. Pictures are a great visual for the designer to be able to tell if your hair is able to recreate that specific look. Always make sure that there is a clear understanding of the services to be preformed.
Maintenance: You have to remember that just because you like a certain hairstyle that does not mean it will work for you.Hairstyles depend on the shape of your face and the texture of your hair. If its curly or straight. It all depends on how much maintenance your willing to do. If you are maintaining a certain cut, depending on how fast your hair grows; proper time would be four to six weeks.
Hair Styling: When blow-drying always use a medium setting or you can overheat the hair causing it to have split ends. We also recommend thermal protectant product applied to hair prior to blow-drying. These products will protect your hair from heat.
Hair Color: Your hair color should suit your complexion. Any hair color will look good on pale skin. If you have pink skin, avoid shades of red or golden blonde. Opt instead for ash tones to neutralize your coloring. Sallow complexion? Stick with deep reds & avoid yellow, gold or orange tones. If your skin is olive, stick with dark colors & add richness with lowlights in red or brown shades.
Hair Color: If you have short hair, avoid highlights and opt for full color. Subtle highlights around your face will brighten your complexion if you have longer hair. Keep in mind that due to root growth, all-over coloring will need to be touched up every 4 to 8 weeks, while highlights can last up to 2 or 3 months.
Curl Your Short Hair: For short straight hair use 1-inch barrel curling iron, throughout your hair. Curling med pieces of hair making sure you are tucking in the ends so the curl does not flip out. After curling rub some wax or pomade on both your hands. Flip your hair over and rub your fingers through it for a loose curl. If you like the tight curl effort spray some firm hairspray until you are ready to show off your curls.
To color or to highlight, that's the question: If you have short hair, avoid highlights & opt for full color. Subtle highlights around your face will brighten your complexion if you have longer hair. Keep in mind that due to root growth, all-over coloring will need to be touched up every 4 to 8 weeks, while highlights can last up to 2 or 3 months.
Different types of highlights: There are basically 4 types of highlights: basic foil highlights, bialiage or 'hair painting', chunking or 'piecing' & lowlighting.
Don't like the color? Don't be afraid to go back to the salon & talk to your stylist. There are all sorts of ways to fix color that's just not right.
