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April 14, 2004

10: Concerning my hair

A few months ago, a terrible thing happened and I'm still coping with the aftermath. The Toni & Guy salon in New York became an academy, and my stylist was sent back to Texas. Since her roommate also worked there but was apparently staying, my stylist gave me her roommate's card. Although the roommate had styled Posh's hair, I think I allowed my sadness to overwhelm me to the point that I never made an appointment with her. It seemed she would be running a very limited schedule, and I felt like this was perhaps a sign that I should move on. My stylist offered to cut my hair privately before she left, but I never took her up on her offer.

The easy thing to do would be to go back to my original salon, the one I went to before I switched to Toni & Guy. I loved my stylist there, she was incredible. We shared a vision, she spoke my hair language. But our lives came to a point of flux. She received a promotion and her fee went up. I graduated college so I had to stop dying my hair and adopt a more work-appropriate style. It was painful, but I knew what needed to be done. I moved on.

Shortly thereafter, I met another wonderful stylist, the girl at Toni and Guy. And now that she's gone, there's no one. It's impossible to go back to the old salon, too much time has passed. I feel I'm being punished for my hair sin, for leaving the first salon.

Since then, I have resorted to cutting my own hair, which I do quite well (I'll have you know). But that's no solution. I've visited John Frieda and felt overcharged. The haircut was, I'll admit, great. But considering the cost, the service was quite poor and I can't justify such an expensive haircut on my current salary. I've been to a salon closer to my office, but apathetic hipsters ran it. That experience alone is worthy of its own entry (note to self).

What am I to do?

Pray for me.

Pray for my hair.

Posted by ashley at April 14, 2004 03:50 PM