side note on hair color

When it comes to hair color most woman will try and find magic in a box. Ladies the hair color you buy at the store is not in anyway the same that you find in a salon. I know at times it comes down to money, I have been there. In times as these if your stylist is a booth renter talk to her honestly and see if you can work out a deal. If she is a good stylist she should try to work with you. Most stylist blanch at having to deal with boxed colored hair. We honestly have no idea what the hair is going to do. So I know for myself: 1 before I loose a paying guest I am going to work with him/her until they get back on their feet. 2 Boxed color scares the hell out of me. I have done WONDERFUL color on people only to have some of the hair not take because of the boxed color that is living in the hair. Some salons will go as far as to have you sign a waiver... this waiver basically says that you understand that you have a non professional color on your hair and they can not guarantee the outcome. Boxed hair color is not like going to walmart and buying a shirt for 9.00 dollars and then seeing the same shirt at a high end shop for 100.00 dollars there are only so many mills in the world so for the most part your 100.00 shirt is being made sometimes with the same cotton/satin that is in the 9.00 shirt and on the same machines. Hair color and professional salon products ARE NOT the same as what you buy in the store. Also as a side note most of the professional products that you find in a drug store or corner market are bootleg , diverted or old product and those companies will not back it up if it does damage to your hair/skin. Companies like Paul Mitchell spend millions of dollars a year trying to keep their product out of these stores, they will not guarantee any product not sold in a salon. So if you are having a money shortage before you go for that box talk to your hair care professional and give him/her the chance to work with you.