As I mentioned a few days ago in
Part One, Nathalie is über-freaked out about ending up with a terrible haircut, but aren’t we all?
Find out how the first consultation went!
We walked into
CAJH and met hairstylist Alain Larivée. Our super-skeptical Nathalie sat down and gave me the look that says, “I hate my hair and no one can fix it!” (You know exactly what look I’m talking about.)
Alain took one look at her ‘do and asked her to describe what kind of person she is and what she does for a living because a haircut needs to suit your lifestyle. We loved this part. I suggest you talk about this sort of thing during your own hair consultation.
He suggested keeping her
hair long because something told him this gal was likely to tie her hair up. No surprise there. Nathalie ties her hair up almost everyday and a short ‘do would surely leave her wallowing in her own misery.
Alain then suggested creating more layers around her face to really frame it and to keep her bangs on the side. Removing them would make her head look too long. It would also give movement from top to bottom to prevent the lamp shade effect her hair is currently suffering from (voluminous on the top, flat in the middle, and flipping out on the ends).
In terms of colour, he suggested a dark brown shade with highlights, which require less maintenance than streaks. It’s like he read her personality, which is what your hairdresser should do before you let anyone whip out scissors to slice and dice your ‘do.
We are really happy with Alain’s suggestions. Next stop:
LaCoupe. Check back next week to find out what they had to say about Nathalie’s hair and get ready to vote for the hairstyle you think she absolutely needs to have!
CAJH - Alain Larviée - 473 Atwater, Montreal - 514-932-6303 - 1-877-232-6303
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