Clients

I just wanted to take a moment to share about the great clients that I have had at beauty school recently.

My school uses Paul Mitchell products. Paul Mitchell has a men's color line which I have never used - until the day this one man came in. He had great white hair and an air of sophistication about him (aka he was bald on top). In addition to being completely open to suggestion, he asked a bunch of questions to me and my instructors and gushed about how much he was learning. He ended up with a great cut and I was entirely pleased with the results from the "flash finish" color product. He enthusiastically shook my hand.

I recently watched a movie titled Saint Vincent. One of the main characters was a blonde stripper with an eastern European accent. When this lovely client came in I couldn't help but make the connection. Unfortunately she was one of the clients who doesn't say much (which makes me nervous) and after her keratin treatment told me her hair didn't feel any different.

Darn.

But I put pretty waves in her hair and she made a point not to put her scarf on on the way out so she wouldn't mess them up.  Sometimes it's impossible to know what people are thinking.

That same day a girl came in and ASKED for me to give her an updo for a dance she was going to. It touched my heart because the first time I took too long and made her late to photos for her function. We hugged on the way out.

There was a similar lady who had come in months ago for a simple haircut and, for some reason, REQUESTED me. I struggled so much the first time but she made me feel like I had been a professional even way back in October. And I was able to serve her with better quality and speed than last time.

I have also been blessed by a woman who is slightly advanced in years who was inspired by Katy Perry and myself to ask me for blue streaks in her hair. And she was the first client who asked me to tease her hair. I love teasing. And she told me, "it looks a lot better teased." That felt nice.

There was one woman who came in shortly after an unexpected death in her family. She was planning the funeral as I was doing her hair. When I was done, she looked in the mirror and told me "I haven't lookeded this good in years."

- a big change from, "I'm sorry, I look so haggard right now."

I sprayed her a lot and told her not to worry about her hair because it would last till the funeral.

It was such a blessing to be a part of that.

But my FAVORITE experience, which I am writing down so I never forget it, is when a client told me as I was teasing her hair (this is a different one), "you're really good. You are definitely in the right profession."

So much to learn, but so much encouragement to remember.