Dear Lisa,
I have a 10-year-old son. Over the summer he grew out his hair.
Now it’s back to school time and he does not want to have it cut.
I have tried everything.
Do you have any suggestions?
My husband wants to have my son’s hair buzzed. I am OK with it longer.
However, it looks untidy so please help us. If you have any suggestions we would greatly appreciate it …
Thanks
Donna Tate
Seal Beach
Hi Donna,
Yes, it’s back to school time and the one thing I have noticed is that a lot of the 8-10 year old boys want to grow their hair out this year.
The thing is, at this age children want their own hairstyle. You do not want hair in his eyes.
So my best solution for you is to make sure that his hair has some shape.
It can be longer,m but your hairstylist can texturise the hair and thin it out so that it looks presentable and somewhat neat.
You can add some layers so his hair sits well. Then at some point he will either want it short again or maintain the new length that he has. I would also suggest having it trimmed every eight weeks.
Even though it’s longer, keeping hair shaped well makes all the difference.
Thanks,
Lisa
Fresh Start
Dear Lisa
I have been getting my hair highlighted for the longest time. Then my regular stylist moved out of town.
Now I am using a new person. I have noticed over the last six months that my hair is different colors from all the regrowth. It is also too blonde.
For the most part I had been happy with my color, but now find that I have different shades going through it.
I do not like how it looks, so my question to you is: Could I color my hair back to a medium brown and start new highlights over again?
My hair is in good condition and I also have been having conditioning treatments between my hair colors. What do you recommend?
Kim Britton
Seal Beach
Dear Kim,
Sometimes, when you have been accustomed to going to a particular stylist it can be difficult changing to someone new. However, I would let your stylist know your concerns and what you are happy with and what you are not happy with. Stylists like to have feedback and want to ensure every client is happy.
As to going back to brown and starting new highlights, it would be a good idea to have a couple of consultations with different stylists to have a professional assessment done before attempting something like this. Then you can choose whom you feel comfortable with to do this for you.
That being said, if your hair is in good condition you can do one of two things: either go through your hair and slice some of you base color and a few baby blonde highlights or it may be best to color your hair a uniform base color and restart the highlight process from a fresh base.
When you like only a few highlights in your hair, remember that highlights can be done every other salon visit. Therefore, every other appointment would be just for a root touch up. The mistake that’s made is that a client will book for a touch up and highlights. While this looks great in the beginning, over a period of time you will get a build up and eventually become too blonde.
Thanks, Lisa
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Lisa Brown Northrup is a freelance hairstylist based between Seal Beach and Sunset Beach. She currently heads up her own company, Brown Sugar, which specializes in all aspects of hair color and cutting for weddings and just about all other hair and beauty needs.
Northrup is an award-winning stylist in her hometown of Dublin, Ireland. She has won such awards as the L’Oreal Color trophy and Hairdresser of the Year twice. She has had many articles published in Europe and she looks forward to answering your questions regarding hair and beauty. E-mail her at brownsugarsealbeach@live.com.
