My frosted highlights phase vs. now, thank goodness I evolved

Back in 2019 I was doing full head frosted highlights on every client who asked, even when I knew it would look dated in six months. I charged like $180 and spent two hours on foils that came out looking like a zebra with a blonde ambition problem. Then one day a client came in crying because her new job's HR told her to tone it down, and I had to fix it with a gloss and some lowlights on the spot. That's when I shifted to doing face-framing pieces and lived-in dimension instead of the all-over stripe attack. Now I talk people out of the full frost unless they genuinely want that early 2000s throwback look. Anyone else have a technique you pushed hard and then realized you were just creating future corrective color appointments for yourself? What made you switch to a softer approach?

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james_campbell122mo ago

That bit about the zebra really hit home. I'm curious though, did you ever have a client who actually came back months later and thanked you for the full frost, or was it always regret? Because I feel like the ones who ask for it are usually the ones who will blame you when it grows out, even if they begged for it. I'm just wondering if you found a way to spot which people can actually pull it off without needing a rescue appointment later.

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