Is Your Stylist Qualified?
- Jul 16
- 3 min read
Isn’t it a little nieve to assume that the person who's about touch your hair with strong chemicals or a sharp pair of shears, knows exactly what they are doing?
It is, but a lot of us of are guilty of assuming exactly this.
'Is your stylist qualified?'
It’s a question worth asking.
I've been in this profession for a very long time now and still find that many people who call me, need me to correct their bad haircut or terrible colour. It happens. I think its fair to say that we have all been there at least once in our lives.
As a mobile hairdresser, I see a lot of badly crafted haircuts - often the result of an unqualified hairdresser. So, what should you do to make the chances of this happening a lot slimmer?
If you simply ask the question, you'll find that majority of unqualified stylists will happily confess that they don’t hold any qualifications. The problem is, how many of us actually ask this question?
It seems that this question is often left too late (should it ever come). This can result in a costly way to have your hair done. Believe it or not, most people I meet that have had a terrible experience admit they althought they were not happy with the final result, they paid in full anyway.
There really is nothing wrong in asking where your stylist has trained, where they have worked previously or how long they have been in the trade.
You really don’t want to have to pay out again to have the issues corrected. Your hair is your crown and you deserve to be protective of it.
I find that hairdressers generally pride themselves in the knowledge that they’ve been educated, worked hard and learnt everything that they needed to know - before going anywhere near your hair.
Don't get me wrong, there are naturally talented people out there that have had no training at all and can still pull off an amazing 'up do' for example. I don't see such a problem with this as nothing can go too wrong. Creativity is key here and it is in no way, permanent.
Social media platforms these days prove to be a powerful way to learn new techniques that let us create wonderful and unique hair styles. I do not object to this way of learning at all but having actual training does make a difference. Inspiration is of course, a wonderful window to creativity.
So, are you safe if you book in at a salon?
Remember that not everyone in a salon will always be qualified and not every salon manager watches over their trainees fully. This allows mistakes to happen.
If you specifically want a professional haircut, do request that you are booked with a qualified hairdresser or a senior stylist.
Once your hairs gone it’s gone (for a while at least). Once it’s ruined by a badly applied colour for example, it could end up costing you a small fortune for a correction. Not to mention that your hair could be seriously damaged as a result.
Recommended by a friend?
Now, A stylist may have done a good job on your friend but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they can manage the style that you will request. We all have different hair types and this has to be taken into consideration to achieve a great haircut. A qualified stylist will know a lot more about hair and how it works.
The good news
Luckily, most of us out here are indeed fully qualified hairdressers and colour technicians, but think about this when you next try a hairdresser for the very first time.
Ask the question. Because you’ve got nothing to lose.
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