Have You Had Lunch?
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As we walked towards the basins all I could think of was running away. I wanted the ground to swallow me up so I didn’t have to face this poor lady. What had I done? All she wanted me to do was give her a lovely blonde crop, but instead I had turned her into a canary! At this point, I had the feeling that most stylists have experienced at some point as my heart had well and truly left my torso and had now become firmly planted in my mouth. I soon became aware that my hands were shaking and I could barely speak, this really is one of the worst feelings ever. I washed off the colour, but to no avail and so I asked a couple of stylists for help. We applied a toner or three to help neutralise the gold which did help, but there was still lots of room for improvement. By this time the salon had sailed past closing time and I hadn’t even cut the lady’s hair yet, but something told me that she wouldn’t want me to anyway. I took her to the mirror so she could see the progress we had made. I could tell by the way a shaky hand lit up yet another cigarette (in those days you could smoke anywhere, even in the hairdressers), that she was in shock and she didn’t say much but her eyes were welling up. At this point all I could hear myself saying was, “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry”. I guess I was fortunate that she didn’t scream the salon down and somehow I knew she would not return the next day for the highlights we planned to put in to break-up all that yellow, and she didn’t. Every day for over a week I kept expecting her to turn up in reception and go bananas but I never saw her again. I felt terrible for my lack of knowledge that day, but unfortunately mistakes such as these help us to learn and become something really good in time.
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About the Book
As hairdressers we can afford to forget the ‘real us’. No matter how we are feeling we tend to put on a ‘show’ for our clients. A good friend once said, “There are two Sue’s — Sue, my friend, and Sue, my hairdresser!”
Have You Had Lunch? aims to guide you through a realistic career in everyday Hairdressing. It will give you an insight as to what life as a Saturday girl/boy, apprentice and stylist is all about.
Throughout this demanding yet very rewarding career, you may bathe in much glory, but will also unfortunately suffer the occasional disaster. How you learn from and deal with these obstacles could transform you in to something amazing.
A career in Hairdressing may take you around the world, see you working in television or on movie sets, but at the end of the day seeing an individual transformed by your vision is an experience which is second to none.
About the Author
As an established Hairdresser, I have worked hard to maintain a high professional standard and have completed many educational workshops in order to develop my creative abilities. I have endured the many highs and lows that naturally occur from undertaking an apprenticeship, managing someone else’s business and eventually having a business of my own.
When I look back over the last twenty two years, I have a smile on my face. As well as passing on the knowledge I have required to students that have worked alongside me and sometimes even my peers, the main beneficiaries I hope, have been my clients. I would endeavour to think that for whatever life may throw at us, giving someone more confidence, lifting their mood or just putting a smile on their face means I have achieved my purpose.
I live in Fleet, Hampsire. This is my home town, the place where I have grown up. I am married to Ritchie and have a beautiful son Danny. I have the most hilarious dog called Harvey whom never fails to make me laugh everyday.