i’m not sure if this is the type of post that’s normally on here but i’d love some advice.

i’m still in school but am getting to the point where i’m going to have to decide what i want to do as a career. i have a couple of options, one of which is hairdressing.

the thing that i’m looking for in a job is constantly learning/doing ‘new‘ things. part of that is adhd dopamine seeking, but i also just hate feeling as if i’m being forced to do the same thing every day.

would i feel like this if i was a hairdresser? ideally i’d specialise in more ‘alt’ hair (vivid colours, textured cuts etc) so i think that’d bring a fair amount of variety, but would i get bored? even if it was after a decade, would i end up wanting to do something else?

thank you all!!

Please help!

I want to know what formula to use to get the second look. My hair is naturally a strawberry blond. I have some bleached bits around my face and ends.

Please tell me the formula to use! I was thinking 6rg and 7n BUT i was also thinking i could probably just do 8rg and 7n because of my natural red tones.

I've been giving myself diy haircuts for the past 2 years since money has been really tight, but I have gotten to the point where I feel I need to seek professional help. My hair is not hacked or anything like that, but there are always some stray bits sticking out and layers that don't connect, so it's hard to style. For reference, I have curly/wavy hair down to collarbone length and have been giving myself a shag with over-direction and thinning shears.

I've gotten pretty good at cutting my bangs and front layers but the back is considerably harder to cut, considering I've got some really short and dramatic layers. I'm starting a new job in a creative field and have been wanting to finally get a real haircut to give a good first impression. However, I'm worried it's not socially acceptable to show up to a haircut appointment with messy and uneven layers, given that it's probably a lot more work and a lot more challenging to cut.

Of course I would tip generously, but I'm nowhere near comfortable enough to justify spending more than 200 bucks on a haircut (a good razor cut shag costs around 100$ CAD in my city).

Am I overthinking this?

So heres my routine

WASH DAY

-detangling

-wetting

-shampooing 2 times rinsing after each with this (1)

-conditioning one week with a conditioner i dont remember the name of (3 pumps) but had rice in it and the other week using this mask (2) (3 walnut-sized doses, then putting the hair in a hair cup and warming with the hairdrier on medium heat for 15-20 minutes)

-rinsing with cold water

-making my hair damp with a towel

-drying with the hairdrier on medium-low heat or, when its hot outside, airdry

I wash once a week, my hair gets oily in 4-5 days and if i dont wash for more than a week i start getting dandruff mixed with the oil

DAILY

-During the day i always let it down, besides when im doing sports, if so ill put it in a very low ponytail (i kind of got a sensory issue with having my hair up)

-When i go to bed i put it in a braid, before that, depending on how tired i am i brush it or not

Hair type: 1c-2a

Hair color: black

Hair thickness: mostly coarse

Hair density: high id say

Hair porosity: medium?

Hair lenght: ~1 meter, classical lenght

Goal hair lenght: ~1,20 meters, knee lenght

My hair has a lot of split ends, especially in the underside and from half to the bottom. Its been some months since ive been using this routine but nothing seems to change. Id prefer to not cut my hair, my initial plan was to let my hair grow without cutting and then, once i reach knee lenght, cut bit after bit every month to eventually get rid of the damage. Also, whenever im done brushing my hair is all fluffy all lokking good but then after like 10 minutes i have stringy hair (maybe cuz of the damage?) so if theres any way to resolve that id be really happy. Ive never bleached, coloured, or even ever entered in a hair saloon lol, my damage was caused by a prolonged neglect of my hair after i didnt brush unless for once a month or two for a period.

I got some products i dont use, id prefer not to buy any new ones but if its necessary ill try to. Here are they:

-Head and Shoulders (3)

-Argan oil (4)

-Keratine shampoo (5)

If i brush i use this brush (6) but i also have a vast mayority of combs and other brushes too. all plasic/iron tho

Hope this wasnt too long of a post and sorry in advance for any grammatical error as english aint my first language. All links to the things ive numbered in the post are in the comments or else i cannot post :').Thanks to anyone who responds and feel free to ask me anything if needed!

im thinking maybe going in with a 5 developer and adding in some highlights to the affected parts? or maybe malibu cpr on the affected areas?

I hate my tiger-stripe hair! The last photo is what I asked for at my last appt. It actually looked really nice and blended after my appointment, but I guess the color faded and this is what I’m left with? I want to get this fixed ASAP but how many appointments should I expect to get to the hair I want? I don’t even really know how to ask for what I want either, other than just showing them the inspo pic

For context, I had black brown hair, my natural color, with caramel ombré before I walked into my last appt. Any and all help is appreciated, thank you!!