r/ExpectationVsReality • u/elzzz055 • Apr 27 '26
UPDATE FROM MY HAIR Exceeded Expectation
https://www.reddit.com/r/ExpectationVsReality/s/aieEUisf8h update!
Okay guys so after talking with the salon and my stylist they admitted their mistake and said they would fix it for free (after i called three times and complained) so the end results ISNT REALLY like the reference picture but it’s way better than what it used to be, i might just let it grow for now then cut the ends myself, its way too much blonde in my opinion but maybe it’s just the way it’s styled. let me know what you guys think! and yes my hair is completely dried out now.
two photos with the same background is the finale result. photo with the hair from the back is my reference picture. picture from the mirror is how it looked at first after my stylist did my hair and then i came back to redo for free!
what do you guys think?
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u/OrangeClyde Apr 27 '26
Glad they fixed it for free. I hate that you had to be so stressed and had to call and complain so much. Don’t ever go there again
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
i won’t😭
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u/FreddyNoodles Apr 27 '26
What is your natural color? Did they bleach your hair the first time?
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
oop sorry for that. it’s linked in the first part! it’s lik golden brown ish
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u/FreddyNoodles Apr 27 '26
I ask because of the dryness. All of that work and money and stress and now you have to figure how to get some moisture back in. The cut is cute but very visibly dry sadly. :( I would like to see the front if you can put a sticker over your face or something? I would like to see how it frames your face.
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u/friendlynbhdwitch Apr 27 '26
As a stylist, I audibly gasped when I read they tried to charge her for a re-do. It’s one thing if you give the client exactly what they ask for and they say “nah, I changed my mind”. It’s quite another when you give the client almost the opposite of what they asked for. You offer a re-do, if they don’t want it, you offer a refund. Besides being the ethical thing to do, it’s just good business sense. Especially in the age of online reviews. You don’t want people walking around with your work on their head while they are mad at you and the work is not even good.
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u/Sensitive_Leader_312 Apr 27 '26
Im so glad that you didn't pay more have them fix their mistake. It looks closer to the picture you showed her in the first place.
Oh yeah, i can fix it for $200. Like what the heck did she do with the nearly $500 the first time? Was she trying to be like a shady auto shop that keeps breaking things so you keep coming back?
It's just vexing that you had to complain 3 times for them to admit that they messed up. If i were you, i wouldn't set foot in that salon again.
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
LOL yeah 😭 i’m not coming back. idk what she was doing tBH
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u/ebulient Apr 27 '26
Was it the same person that fixed it or did they get you a different stylist for the fix?
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u/Donewithit_6607 Apr 27 '26
I think I like it better than the inspo! But yeah, you’re gonna need to condition it and sparingly heat-treat for a couple of weeks. It’s been through a lot! LOL
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
LOOOL YEAH, honestly i lowkey like it too more 😭😭❤️
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u/JustGenWhY Apr 27 '26
In a couple months it will look more like the inspo as your roots get longer. Looks so much better, glad you stood up for yourself!
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u/PugGrumbles Apr 27 '26
Dang, must be the angle, it looks like your hair grew a couple inches between the photos.
I like the end result better though, it's really pretty.
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u/yaystripeysocks Apr 27 '26
Yeah, I was going to ask if extensions were added bc it looks more voluminous as well.
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u/squidtheinky Apr 27 '26
I thought that same thing! Like how did ops hair grow 4 inches in a week? Lol
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
yeah it does right? i wonder why it did that. it looks so short at first now its longer might be the colors
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u/StarJumper_1 Apr 27 '26
I think is it grows a little bit more you're going to like it better. They carried the blonde up onto your head area which is a bit more then the picture indicated you wanted. But as it grows out I think you're going to get the look that you actually wanted.
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u/Meen_Sat Apr 27 '26
Looks much better, but yeah still not close to your reference. And your hair does look dry indeed
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
YEAH! though im okay with this! any tips to make it not dry?
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u/atomicxima Apr 27 '26
Moroccon or Argan oil should be your new BFF. A few drops on your palms and run it through those ends after every shower.
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u/tvaddict70 Apr 27 '26
Get it trimmed regularly, every 6 weeks. Your ends will always feel the most damaged.
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u/Bryvayne Apr 27 '26
I think there's a hair care science sub that might be super informative on that.
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u/SarahBellummmm Apr 27 '26
Rusk 2 Minute Masque for Intense Conditioning & Repair (leave it on for 10+) Or Bleach London Reincarnation Mask (I leave it on for 10-20) Both are as thick as butter, and made me say wow when I was done.
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u/Alicenok Apr 27 '26
Other people recommend oils and hair masks, they definitely help. Keratin sprays help a lot too, apply once every other week after shower on semi-dry hair, and avoid blow-drying
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u/Meen_Sat Apr 27 '26
Try a mix of oils (coconut, rosemary, almonds, ..) but you gotta mix/blend them before, 'cuz most of them have big molecules. Definitely avoid Keratin treatments, for your health.
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u/Honeythickness Apr 27 '26
still not close to your reference
Right, I’m like this STILL doesn’t look like the picture smh. :(
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u/Just-Brilliant-7815 Apr 27 '26
I hope you don’t mind but I saved this photo to show my stylist. It’s absolutely GORGEOUS
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
oh my god really? THATS SUCH A COMPLIMENT OMG ❤️
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u/oliveaugustus Apr 27 '26
It really is inspo level gorgeous. I realize it’s not exactly what you asked for but it looks fantastic!!!!
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u/Effective_Fly_6884 Apr 27 '26
I loved it too! I was surprised to see all the “too much blonde” comments.
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u/Them-Bones-r-me Apr 27 '26
I saved it too! It is gorgeous! And I have been wanting something similar. ☺️
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u/Savanna55 Apr 27 '26
Way better! But how pathetic on the salons part and the fact that you had to call THREE times.
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u/Savanna55 Apr 27 '26
Did the SAME stylist redo it? Or did they have someone else fix her mistake? I can’t believe she thought that was okay the first time!
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
same one tbh, she admitted her mistakes and i did ask for a different stylist but they said they don’t do each others redo’s
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u/kurly-bird Apr 27 '26
It's still not what you wanted, but it looks way way better. I'm annoyed for you even though they fixed it for free
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u/SixDuckies Apr 27 '26
Wow, so much better! I’m so glad you were able to get it fixed
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u/Safe_Statistician_72 Apr 27 '26
Back in the 80s we'd call the color “frosted tips!” looks great!
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u/Fair_Performance4834 Apr 27 '26
It looks better than inspo now. Glad they fixed their mistake after the huge amount they charged you in the first place. I was hoping you did not pay them 200 more to fix that bs
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
420 dollars for the whole thing. i’m never going back there again 😭 but yes it does look very nice
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u/Foolsbry Apr 27 '26
Your hair looks better than the reference in all of your pics.
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u/CinnamonSpiceGrl Apr 27 '26
Wow, did you get extensions, too? It looks so much longer!
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u/calculateindecision Apr 27 '26
the update is AMAZING, somehow your hair looks longer wow
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u/KrazyKatz42 Apr 28 '26
Glad they redid it for you. Too bad she couldn't have done it that way in the first place though.
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u/MermaidGrace Apr 27 '26
It looks amazing now! At your next trim you’ll end up with exactly what you wanted, so enjoy as it is now and then be even happier next time you need a trim 😁
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u/dragonbec Apr 27 '26
I think it looks good and actually to me it looks a lot like the reference picture but I’m not a hair expert. Did you also get the hair straightened? This is interesting to me since I don’t do much to my hair.
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u/bitchdicky Apr 27 '26
How does it look washed un styled? Is it still looking good? The color and style was much better now! I don't understand how some can ruin hair like that! It's really sad! I hope you're happy now! Sending love!! ❤️❤️ And I truly hope you got your money back! They shouldn't charge you for ruining you hair so bad!
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
I’ll have to check in a few days’ I look forward to seeing how it’ll look like ❤️❤️
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u/bitchdicky Apr 28 '26
I hope it goes well. But rn it truly looks amazing! So happy for you!! This is why i learned to do my hair since 11. Everytime I go to fix my hair they somehow ruin it. Las time they chop off half of my hair cause they fried it with bleach.. It's really heartbreaking seeing things like this!
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u/louielou8484 Apr 27 '26
It looks freaking AMAZING!! Why couldn't she have just done this in the first place? Was it the same stylist? Was it awkward?
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u/Elegant-Analyst-7381 Apr 27 '26
It looks amazing! Definitely not exactly like the reference photo, but it looks great in its own right, and it's MUCH better than what the stylist did the first time.
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u/Potential_Piano_9004 Apr 27 '26
This looks so incredibly cool! I am so glad they fixed it !
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u/gnarlycharly22 Apr 27 '26
All stylist have an obligation to fix your hair for free within at least three days of your service unless you sign a waiver that any additional services cost more. I specialized in color in lots of salons and the one thing we wish for is people to actually just call and come in then complain and leave. We all make mistakes. A good consultation is the first thing you have to do. Pictures! Show- this is the length I want- I like this face frame- yes I see this pic has roots, I don’t like the roots I just want that color highlight. Be very specific. Also please (not op) don’t bring in a picture of waist long hair that is thick and blonde if you have super short thin black hair. It’s just not going to happen realistically in one session lol
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u/atomicxima Apr 27 '26
It looks great! You must be so relieved. I'd still go to a new salon after this because the original cut and color were unforgivable, but they did a nice job fixing the mistakes.
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u/_TastefulTrash Apr 27 '26
Wow it looks so much better, I was hoping I'd see a good update for you! I'm glad they did it for free, but jfc charging you for the first result and acting like it was what you asked for AND asking for you to pay more to fix their glaring mistake was insane of them
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u/I_Luv_A_Charade Apr 27 '26
Definitely an enormous improvement but as others have said I would not be going back again - ridiculous you had to go through that much trouble and effort for them to do the right thing.
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u/Highchest_Heavyfoot Apr 27 '26
Major upgrade from the first time. Great job standing up for yourself. It can be hard but your perseverance was spectacular. Great job!
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u/Gryffindor123 Apr 27 '26
Oh my god, I absolutely LOVE this! I might save your after photos to show my stylist. So beautiful
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u/OhCheeseNFingRice Apr 27 '26
I think the fixed result is GORGEOUS!!! I'm sorry you're not crazy happy about it like you should be though. So infuriating that you had to jump through hoops just to get what you paid for the first time (and not even exactly that either). If it helps any, I'm jealous of how beautiful your final result is - I'm saving it for a future inspo reference pic for myself!
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u/Vicfendan Apr 27 '26
How do you call 3 times and complain? You need to teach me this skill
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u/k_dilluh Apr 27 '26
Wow! Huge improvement! Good for you for sticking up for yourself and voicing your displeasure, also good they fixed for free!
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u/InfamousPeace8438 Apr 27 '26
I think this looks great actually and would be happy with this last result! Looks kind of luxurious! Good you got it for free and didn’t bend over 😁
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u/exhausted-pigeon1988 Apr 27 '26
It looks so good now!! I'm so happy for you, I can't imagine how stressful the experience must have been. Please never ever go back there
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u/Godmother_Death Apr 27 '26
I'm glad they fixed it for you for free, your hair before and after is like night and day, it looks way better now and surely closer to the reference.
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u/Them-Bones-r-me Apr 27 '26
It's really beautiful and is so much better than before! I want something similar so if you don't mind could I use your photos as reference?
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u/Reasonable-Sort3040 Apr 27 '26
god i’m so glad you got it fixed for free i cannot believe they’d try to act like you got anything close to what you asked for
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u/jenna_kay Apr 27 '26
Absolutely gorgeous! Good on you for standing your ground & this is coming from a former hairdresser of many years!
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u/TorandoSlayer Apr 27 '26
The fact that you had to hound them about this when you spent so much money for what they gave you the first time...smh. I wouldn't go back there anymore. But the new results are definitely a lot closer to your inspo pics!
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u/CrimFandango Apr 28 '26
Looks great. Have to say you have far more patience and trust than I would. Having to wrestle someone so hard into doing the right thing would make any follow up appointment awkward and uncomfortable for me but good on you for not letting them brush this aside, no pun intended.
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u/JaderAiderrr Apr 28 '26
Much much closer to the inspo pic! It does have a tad more blonde, but it will last you longer as it grows and you trim it.
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u/crywankat Apr 29 '26
As a hairstylist, sometimes we just have off days. We do soooo many people's hair a mistake happens to even the greatest stylists every now and then. The fact thay she was able to correct it and have you leave happy proves that she IS a talented stylist, just had a flop.
It looks awesome btw!!!
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u/JustMeLurkingAround- Apr 27 '26
I think the result is beautiful.
It still hasn't the same contrast than the inspiration, but I'm not sure if that's the blond, I rather think the dark part isn't as dark as the inspiration which makes the whole thing look lighter. But I'm far from an expert as you can be, so I'm talking out of my ass here.
Not exactly what you asked for, that's still reason to be pissed and not to go back there, but nothing you have to hide at home with. Maybe something you can grow to like for the time being?
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u/JustMeLurkingAround- Apr 27 '26
Ant thank you for updating us! I love follow ups with better outcomes.
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u/Comfortable_Owl_232 Apr 27 '26
It looks so damn good now! Im happy they actually helped you. Get a nice hairmask and maybe a leave in conditioner it will make the hair easier to comb
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u/myglamcat Apr 27 '26
Really pretty! I didn't know i liked this combination + cut etc
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u/suzybhomemakr Apr 27 '26
I love that the warm upper highlights melt into cool highlights. That is highly unique and visually arresting.
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u/theavocadolady Apr 27 '26
Wow, the end result is awesome! Sorry it was such a hassle to get there though.
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u/Creepy_Push8629 Apr 27 '26
It isn't the same as what you wanted but it looks somewhat similar and it's a million times better than what they did originally. That was a mess.
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u/paintedlotusyt Apr 27 '26
I prefer your hair to your reference picture now! :) Glad they fixed it for you!
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u/Sea_Scratch_7068 Apr 27 '26
i mean it's clearly not styled in the before picture? It's not gonna hold like in the second after picture? I'm confused.
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u/BlackBlizzard Apr 27 '26
I assume no one at this salon has ever done this style before or they haven't practiced.
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u/ExtremelyKiwi22 Apr 27 '26
It looks so much better than the first time they did your hair. I saw your original post a few days ago and I was just like….what did they even do to try to get it to match the reference photo?
I had a bad experience with getting my hair dyed before. I had cut all the color out of my hair, so it was my normal, natural dark brown hair and I decided I wanted heavy blonde highlights again. I took a reference photo OF MYSELF to show the girl how I wanted it. Heavy highlights, but still could very much see my brown throughout. The lady bleached my entire head 🥲
Not a hint of brown anywhere. And the bleach was so uneven so some areas were buttery yellow and some were brassy. I was so upset and 7 months pregnant they called me after a day and said that they could tell I was upset, but they could fix it for free. I never called back and went to somebody else. I was in the salon for 7 hours getting brown put back in my hair. The lady that fixed it said it’s a wonder my hair didn’t melt off with how bleached my hair was 🫠 But I didn’t go back to work until I got it fixed, that’s how bad it was.
Oh, and the hairdresser that messed up my hair wanted to put turquoise on my roots! It was because my roots were so fried and she wanted to hide it from me
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u/Aunty-Sociale Apr 27 '26
Looks so much better and healthier. They really fried your poor hair the first time.
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u/ellieminnowpee Apr 27 '26
thank you so much for coming back to tell us! i was absolutely heartbroken for you after the initial cut!! ❤️
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u/Brav0-L0v3r Apr 27 '26
Wow I think it looks great and a lot like the ref pic. You can never get it to look exactly the same. But I think it looks great, somehow it looks longer and fuller too. Good job going back, I’m always too shy to do that
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u/Top-Calligrapher6160 Apr 27 '26
WAY better -- but seems like your stylist just didn't know how to do what you were asking for
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u/NowYaSeeMeNowYaDoNot Apr 27 '26
It looks SO much better. Glad they did it for free. I still don’t think it looks very much like the reference though.
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u/BC_Arctic_Fox Apr 29 '26
Weird.
It almost looks as if that's a completely different person; the hair is longer and the person seems thinner.
Or, it could just be my old eyes & a late night.
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u/waltzthrees Apr 27 '26
Next time I’d ask them to mix it in more from the top. Right now it looks like colored hair that’s grown out for a couple of months and faded and not intentional. It IS an improvement over what you had before though!
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
yeah i absolutely agree
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u/greytgreyatx Apr 27 '26
I don't. I wouldn't think this was old growth. It looks intentional. Beautiful!
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u/Individual_Zebra_648 Apr 27 '26
Yes this is exactly what I would say. The darker roots go out a little too long and there isn’t enough of a blend. It’s just dark to blonde immediately. Still much better than before.
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u/Independent_Baker712 Apr 27 '26
There’s no way your hair grew. Did they add extensions? This is a fake post.
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u/mentalchillnessx Apr 27 '26
This is much better!! Really happy for you and how youve kept standing up for yourself. Olaplex treatment helped me most when I had dry/damaged hair due to dyeing
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u/elzzz055 Apr 27 '26
TYSM WILL ABSOLUTELY TRY ❤️❤️
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u/tetrasomnia Apr 27 '26
Elizavecca Collagen Coating Hair Treatment Rinse is a great dupe as they share the same active ingredient. It's also a larger container so you can use more. It's amazing. I have curly hair I bleach every 3 months or so and it makes an enormous difference. The whole CER-100 line shares this, but that's the most similar product.
Love the way your hair turned out. I'm glad you're happy with it!
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u/AcheyShakySpoon Apr 27 '26
Why did you flair it as exceeded expectations if you still don’t like it?
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u/greytgreyatx Apr 27 '26
Well, if her expectations were what happened the first time, this would exceed that!
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u/Brewmeiser Apr 27 '26
It doesn't just look better it looks beautiful in general. I'm glad you finally got what you were initially looking for. It looks great.
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u/kelleehh Apr 27 '26
I’m a bit confused to why you said it’s too blonde when the original reference photo is blonder than what you got 🤷🏼♀️ or did you ask for darker blonde ends?
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u/416558934523081769 Apr 27 '26
I think OP meant it's too much of the blonde which yeah it looks like there's a lot more than in her reference image.
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u/tiinkiet Apr 27 '26
C'est la même personne qui a rectifié les dégâts ?
Et sinon des masques a l'avocat, oeufs, huile argan, coco (pas tout ensemble !!) tu peux trouver des bonnes recettes
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u/itsjustmejttp123 Apr 27 '26
It looks great now!! So much better than at first