What a Long Day!

Today started off well. I had a color melt first thing in the

morning and it turned out awesome! I forgot to take pictures of her hair,

but hopefully she sends me some soon and I will make sure to post them!

After lunch my Aunt Terri came in to get a retouch. About a month or so ago we

did an EXTREMELY heavy weave. It looked amazing. This time I decided to go with some

advice I got to save me some time. I did what you call "breaking the base". Though

I'm sure it works for some people, it definitely did not work for me! I was in a

huge panic and did not cover it up too well. I could see the line between the

new color and the existing color and about pooped my pants. PLUS the

low light we choose turned out to be a little darker than planned. The retouch

that I applied ended up being a little orange so we toned with a 9B.

Even after that it was still a little warm and when I had done a low light I did a

slice stitch instead of a micro stitch. Another bad idea. SO I went

back and added some more foils between each low light. Let's just say it

was a nightmare. I started her color around 2pm and finished her cut and color

around 6:20pm... I was worn out, discouraged, and disappointed in my

negative attitude. Here are the before and afters:

Before

Before

After

After

It really didn't even turn out that bad, but if you look close enough

you can see what I'm talking about. I cut her hair into a longer A-Line and in

the back the color was totally playing with my eyes. I wish I would've done a micro

stitch with the low light. Shoulda, coulda,woulda.. Though this was a negative

experience for me, I learned many lessons. 1. I do not enjoy breaking the base 2. In blonde hair,when doing a low light, it's better to do a stich than a slice 3. If

trying something new,do it on an awesome Aunt who is laid back and will love

you no matter what 4. ALWAYS STAY POSITIVE and 5. Keep your head up. Everyone

makes mistakes and it's from the mistakes you can become better!