That client who told me my highlights were 'too uniform' made me rethink everything

I spent three years doing the same sectioning pattern until a regular said they looked fake, so I switched to a weave technique with random slices and now the grow-out is way softer, has anyone else had to change their whole method because of one comment?

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jordanl8219d agoMost Upvoted

Three years is a long time to do the same sectioning, but honestly one client's comment making you "rethink everything" feels a bit dramatic. I've had people tell me my cuts were boring or my color was too warm and I just shrugged it off because not every opinion needs to be a whole career shift. Unless that regular was paying for half your rent or something, it's just feedback not a life sentence. I mean yeah the weave technique sounds good and all but you probably would have gotten tired of the old pattern eventually anyway.

the_elliot19d ago

That one comment really stuck with me too until I stepped back and realized it wasn't about the whole career, just the specific section. I started asking a couple regulars for their honest input on small changes before jumping to anything big. Made it feel less like a crisis and more like trying a new tool in the box.