I haven't been very active on here lately, and I apologize for the neglect.
However, I'm hoping that VF would be willing to offer me some advice.
Long story as short as I can make it :
I have NEVER had my hair professionally done so I decided to treat myself by going to a highly rated salon and get myself some red highlights last Wednesday. I discussed with the stylist at length what I wanted and what I didn't (NO orange or coppery reds and no violet/purple reds). I had several pictures which I showed her that illustrated what I was looking for.
Various techniques and 8.5 hours later, I walked out with a color I wasn't in love with, but one which I thought I could live with. At that point in the day, it was already evening, and, in the light of the salon, the hair looked reddish albeit with much more purple/violet than I wanted.
After all of that time and effort, I tipped the stylist almost 30% of the over $300 bill. (Not sure if it is relevant, but the stylist was patient and calm and had a good disposition and personality. We chatted the entire time, and, when I left, she thanked ME for my patience and calmness. [At one point, it looked like someone had thrown orange paint on my roots.] There were some things she mentioned to me AFTER she had started, which I feel she should have pointed out earlier [ie: that reds fade quickly, that they don't last, that they are tricky and hard to get correct, etc.] She knew that this was my first salon visit EVER so, clearly, had no prior knowledge of anything hair related. Overall, I had no real problem with her professionalism.)
The next morning when I woke up and saw my hair in the light of day, I was HORRIFIED to see that it was a SHOCKING MAGENTA.
I immediately contacted the salon and made an appointment for a color correction, which is tomorrow afternoon.
(Every morning, even after all of these days, I react with the same amount of shock upon spying my hair and feel like it is getting even brighter!
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My question: Do I tip the stylist again (same one), and, if so, how much? Does that change if the outcome still isn't what I asked for? (I am finding it hard to believe that the stylist, having worked in that salon for 4 years and being familiar with that lighting, didn't know or, at least, deeply suspect, that my hair skewed towards the magenta/fuschia side of things and NOT the RED I asked for when she let me walk out of there.
But, I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt there.)
I'm flying blind here as I have ZERO previous experience to draw from, so I am looking for any and all opinions and advice on how to calmly and fairly deal with this follow-up color correction. I've been trying to rock it as much as I can, but, it's magenta and most definitely NOT what I asked for. (I made sure that a "master stylist" would be in the salon as well so that my stylist could consult with her on the color before applying anything to my hair.)