Guy at a salon in Reno told me my color mixing was 'too safe' and honestly he was right
I was sitting in on a class at a salon in Reno last week and an older stylist watched me mix a level 7 ash and said 'you're mixing like you're scared of it.' I've been doing the same safe formulas for so long that I stopped actually seeing what the hair needed. What's the one correction or trick that made you finally trust your gut on a formula?
you're mixing like you're scared of it" is honestly the best free feedback you could get, and of course it came from some old guy who's been doing hair since before fax machines. My gut check was simple: stop asking if the formula is safe and start asking if it will actually get the job done. Now I mix the first bowl like I mean it and fix it later if I have to.