Hair advice
Here’s How to Find the Best Hairstylist Near You on Instagram
Here Is What You Should Not Do
- DON’T Search for your keywords on their own. This works for finding inspiration pics, but most results won’t be anywhere near you, so it won’t help you find a stylist.
- DON’T Spend too much time looking at the “top” posts that match your search. They may have been very popular for a specific reason, but the pics may not be current or relevant anymore.
- DON’T Get caught up in hair you love, if it isn’t realistic for your hair type (Charlize Theron’s fine, close-cropped cut wouldn’t look the same on Chrissy Teigen’s thick hair)
- DON’T Search for the description of the person you want to find without a location. Why? There are stylists all over the world.
- DON’T Visit someone’s Instagram page that showed something you liked and not write down the page name or take a screenshot. That way you’ll be able to go back to it, and it won’t get buried among the memes, quotes and concert info you’re always snapping shots of.
- DON’T Get fixated on the first stylist you identify with during your search. It’s good to look at options, so save that one, but keep looking.
- DON’T Expect an immediate answer, especially if you’re messaging outside of typical salon hours. Social media can make us feel connected to people we don’t really know, but remember they deserve their private/family time, as well, so be patient and wait a day or two for them to message you back.
Here are some tips from a superstar Instagram stylist Amy aka @camouflageandbalayage:
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Do Your Due Diligence
Now that know how to find a hairstylist and even have a couple of people in your area, whose works you love, it’s time to dig deeper. What do their bios say? How about their captions? Do you see anything that inspires you, speaks to you, sounds like someone you’d want to spend a few hours with? A personality match is an important part of really connecting with your new stylist. Read through the comments on their pics; are their clients writing and saying they love their hair? That’s always great to see.
