Indehuesive Adj. [in-di-hyoo -siv]     There are those few clients that sit in your chair that can’t decide if they want that fiery  ‘Rihanna red’, or a burgundy red.  They also may say red and really mean a warm brown.  Even busting out the handy color book...

Blorange Adj. [bl-awr-inj]   The dreadful evidence of a person in the natural level 5 range trying to go blonde…with a box.   You would think after the countless times this box-job betty has come  in here with blorange hair she would have learned by...

Hair Show High adj. [hair-sho-hi] Squinted, bloodshot eyes. The paranoia is setting in.  It’s day three of the hair show, and you feel so…incredibly… high.  We aren’t talking about drug paraphernalia’s here, we are talking about the good old fashion high that...

Hair-apist Noun. [hair uh-pist] A person trained in the cosmetology field that quickly learns that they are also a part time therapist. After all of the shenanigans that we hear our clients say day in and day out, I think Psychology should be a prerequisite to the Cosmetology...

Hair Flip Verb [hair flip] All secret society’s have a secret handshake.  Our hair bear pal Dean Banowetz and his super adorable co worker, Cory Rotenberg have done just that for the hair nerd society. Hair Nerds, we present to you the official hair nerd hand shake… The Hair...

  While taking a product knowledge class this week, a little story came a long with one of the products. In a nutshell, the product was created by it accidentally falling over in the sand and the stylist had to use the sand infused product. Much to the stylists...

Neapolitan Adj. [nee-uh-pol-i-tn] In the world of hair color… many color combinations can be compared to food.  For example, “chocolate brown with caramel highlights” or “butter blonde”.  Natalie Elrod, a fellow Hair Nerd, has put a twist on the famous...

Successory n. [suh k-ses uh-ree] The love child of “success” and “accessory”;  these trinkets take you from Plain Jane to FABULOUS in no time flat.  Perhaps it is a vintage tie clip, fancy business card holder, gorgeous stilettos or insane color apron…...

Hot Crotch Adj.  [hot kroch] The act of placing a blow dryer between ones legs while sectioning.  Just don’t do it.  You don’t want to be the “Hot Crotch” of the salon.   This word is dedicated to  Joshua Flowers AKA JoshXO .   Hot Crotch can easily be...

Hairdresser Constipation Noun [hair-dres-er constipation] A hairdressers take on a “brain fart”.   Let us set the scene…you’re in the middle of a brides up do and you have so many awesome ideas going through your head.  Just as your trying to organize all these...

Noun [hair-mair] You are in the salon, doing your client’s color.  When it’s time to rinse, you notice that your client’s hair is green (when it’s supposed to be a milky, beautiful blonde).   You think to yourself, “How could this happen?”  Your run to...

Krueger (Client) Noun [Krew-gurr] This client is the one you wanted to fire the first time you met them.  Krueger will text you, call you, and come into the salon always complaining about how their hair is somehow ‘disfigured’.   They will “no show” appointments,...

Hair-gasm Noun [hair gaz-uhm] Whether you are watching a hair show, attending a class, or creating a masterpiece.  This is the hair climax, when you can’t take it any more and you hit that high spot of satisfaction.   Dmitry Vinokurov’s stage performance finale gave everyone...

  [hair] [bey-bee-s] noun. Children of Hair Nerds. These kiddos have bathrooms stocked with Bumble and bumble, Sebastian and Rusk’s latest products and know how to use them. Hair Babies are eager to #NerdStalk… frequently dining with celeb stylists and regarding...

Whore Blowout Noun. [hohr bloh-out] A hairstylists take on a “Whore Bath”.  As a stylist we like to make things easier on ourselves, even when it comes down to our hair.  Although we are firm believers in the Powder Shower, there are those days when it just isn’t cutting...

As a stylist, you  have probably developed a severe eating disorder, which only allows you to fit in one meal per day.  Due to your busy schedule and long hours, your first meal is usually the “fourth meal” at Taco Bell. I’m worried that Vanessa’s Hair-orexia could...

Hair Spray Hot-Box   verb. [hair] [sprey] [hot-boks] The act of shellacing  your coif while sitting in a car before an event and  producing a cloud of  valuable product.   This is the stylist’s take on a stoner tradition.  Uses: Olivia should be here any second.. I saw...

Skankceptionist noun. [skangk-sep-shuh-nist] We all know THAT receptionist… the one who wears the super low cut shirt with her Victoria’s secret “miracle bra” on display.  She is more focused on flirting with all your male clients than actually doing her job.  She...

    Hair Pimp adj. [hair pimp] This industry “madame” has collected their share of tricked out stylists and ”hustles” them to leading names in the beauty industry. or… The act of one admirer soliciting your skills in the beauty industry to the rest of the...

  Super-Hair-O Adj. [soo-per-hair-oh] The leading Hairdini in your ‘hair world’  who conquers all things coiffure.  There is not one head of hair they can’t master, a color correction they can’t dominate, or a cowlick they can’t tame . Our industry is as...

Stylist Showdown Verb [stahy-list shoh-doun] As a stylist you take pride in where you went to school, where you work, and all of  the new and up to date techniques that you know.   Some stylists have developed quite an ego… get these hair mavens together and someone is going to get...

Hostile Takeover Verb. [hos-tl teyk oh-ver] Another stylist in the salon  strolls by, stops dead in their tracks, walks up to your client and starts ranting “Oh no girl, you should have you used a little more ash instead of gold in your toner, and what did you do to those...

Traumatic Hair Experience Remember the time in beauty school when your friend wanted to give you some layers and then you ended up with 6 inches taken off your length and a jacked up mess of “layers”? Perhaps your experience occured in 5th grade with your grandmother’s...

Box-Job Betty adj.[boks-job bet-ee] The client that wants to save money and in between appointments will box color her hair, the wrong way.  This Betty isn’t looking too hot when she comes in with her crazy hair.  At the end of the day, you’re giving her a color correction...

  Teasers Anonymous noun.  [tee-zers uh-non-uh-muh s] Voluntary association of people who’s hair is suffering from teasing.   This group seeks to become at peace with the fact that they need to stop ruining their hair.   Through mutual self-help by meeting in local salons or...