Going in to have your hair cut and coloured by a Stylist requires a lot of trust on the part of the client.

A hair cut lives with you for at least a month, and a colour for several more, so who can blame a first time client-no matter how much experience The stylist has packed in-that's apprehensive 

The longer cuts see less emotionally charged clients because they aren't as radically different from what the client may have come in with, so the clients are a little more at ease in the Chair

It's the Shorter, more edgy cuts that require a total faith in one's Stylists ability and skill, and Ms Imon Deb, from the first day that she sat in my chair and had her long locks shaped into a make over short style, has always shown me how completely assured she is that the final outcome will be one that she will be able to carry off with elan! 

This time the vote of confidence went one step further- She had her hair balayaged too!

The outcome all unanimously agreed was fabulous.

Hair Colouring techniques

During the lockdown many clients were forced to use colours that the hair would be better off without. Often these colours leave a stubborn residue that is darker than the desired shade and is difficult to remove when one wants to lift the hair colour to a shade more flattering to the client skin tone. 

The desired shade can be achieved under the skilled hands of a professional but it is time consuming process. The hair has to be colour washed section by section in a very thorough, meticulous manner to avoid a patchy Finish. Post that procedure a Favourable colour is then deposited through the roots, mid-lengths and end. The client then leaves the Salon looking vitally and compellingly more attractive. Colour and  styling team @junetomkynssalon 

Colour and styling by Priscilla Corner

There are a myriad ways of doing a Balayage, a technique which involves coloring the hair so that the eventual result has a darker root blended seamlessly toward lighter ends!
Zig Zag sectioning, diagonal sections, or different permutations and combinations of sectioning that give you results that, though look similar, are in fact subtly different! The cost factor too depends on how you want the eventual outcome to present itself.
Tamali Ghosh brought in a reference pic and wanted her dark hair shaded in and graded to look like that.
The process involved micro weaving and sweeping Balayage painting, and the toners we used were Schwarzkopf  7-57 and @schwarzkopfin 9-1,7. Colour and styling done by me

Durga Puja photo shoot for Femina bangla. Make up by Sharon Rodrigues

When respected madam Ms Hemchaya De Regional Editor Femina India , invited Junetomkynsvsalon Cosmetology Director, Sharon rodrigues , and Creative director (hair) Priscilla corner ,to do the make up and hair for the gorgeous Actor Tridha choudhury , for a Durga Puja special to be carried in the September 2016 issue of the Femina

bangla Magazine, we put together looks that would emphasize Tridha's natural sensuousness and highlight her radiant skin and doe eyes.
These here, are some of the looks, all of which she carried off with aplomb! Where Passion meets creativity

Bob hair cut by Priscilla Corner

Chic cuts are getting maximum play time now that the wearing of protective face masks have become mandatory.
With almost the entire face,- except for the eyes, being covered, one can up our silhouette style quotient by going in for a style that celebrates our hair and complements our sartorail sensibilities
Our @junetomkynssalon happy Client took the
"Long to short" makeover plunge when Our Creative Director (hair) @priscilla_corner cut her locks into this chic Bob. Hair cut by ✂️✂️ @joewell_scissors and styling by @ghdhairpro platinum Plus styler.

Ode to hairdresser

What makes for a Good Hairdresser? Is it the skill level?

Of course you would need a high degree of skill to execute a good cut and colour, and if the instruments you have are geared to perform exactly and as precisely as you want them too, all the better, still, why then are so many Masters at Cutting and colouring, less in demand than their equally skilled and popular counterparts?

It lies in the communication skills. Being able to understand what it is the clients need and wants and whether it will be what’s best for them or not and then communicating the same to her in a manner that sits well with her:him, is an art form, only a select few in the Industry have been able to command.

This is probably because of a lack of confidence on the part of the stylist-this is a state a client senses immediately, and then becomes increasingly uncomfortable, quickly asking for another stylist to attend to them.

Building up esteem for a hairdresser means being absolutely sure of how a job is to be executed and having a surety of demeanour that projects that, this puts a client at ease instantly. This level of Security in ones skill level comes through continuous upskilling, practise, interacting with other skilled masters.

Another point to remember is to at all times be aware of the trap of over confidence and resting on ones laurels!

It is easy to take the Client for granted, instead listen and engage with her/him at all stages so as to understand what it is the Client wants and her/his growing needs

A Good stylist works at many levels, and the emotional and Mental comfort they set up before actually cutting or colouring is paramount!

June T

omkyns salon and academy hairdresser team considered one of the finest hairdressers of kolkata.