Hair terminology

[Anonymous]

Hair terminology. Anyone want to discuss the following questions or points?
-I can’t really get with the lingo because I cannot distinguish subtleties of online pictures or friends hair.
-I think hair stylists are annoyed when you don’t know what you want, but I promise it’s true I don’t know what I want
-I recognize the limits of my kind of dark hair. So last time when I asked about my balayage, we talked about tones and it got confusing because I just don’t know. I don’t think I want to lighten to an ash tone but neither to a red tone. I like warm but not red. I think we agreed that warm and red are the same idea. It looks good ....

I just don’t have an eye for it! I know what I like and don’t like but I don’t know how you get there.

It’s like gardening, sewing or stick shift. It has been explained to me many times but does not stick.

Anyone commiserate with me?

[Anonymous]

When I go to a new stylist, I take pictures if I want something specific, and they can tell me if there’s a healthy way to achieve something similar without damaging my hair. I’ll also ask if they have suggestions. It works out.

[Anonymous]

Op here. And I have an amazing hair stylist. Super talented,
Comparatively the best I’ve ever found. So it’s not about him; it’s all about the fact that I continue to not know anything.

All I want is gorgeous hair

[Anonymous]

You just need to take pictures. Lots of pictures.

[Anonymous]

OP, look on Pinterest or Google images. Save photos of the styles or models you like. Try to find a celebrity with the haircut you want. Don't use terms if you don't know what they actually mean, like shag or pixie or taper, that would have a specific definition to a stylist but may mean something entirely different in your mind.

[Anonymous]

If you want to play with color, ask for some recommendations. If you want warm tones, google warm tones balayage google images.