tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post4787027787785516693..comments2024-03-11T19:53:22.638-07:00Comments on Killerstrands Hair Clinic: Learnin' the Lovely Hair Color - LEVEL SYSTEM - One More TimeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17245158136161062012noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-11077175634221537002015-09-19T05:42:22.148-07:002015-09-19T05:42:22.148-07:00Nope, just checked, they still don't sell prof...Nope, just checked, they still don't sell professional hair color at Sally's. <br />Wella makes 9 lines of hair color:<br /><br />- Color Touch<br />- Koleston Perfect<br />- Blondor<br />- MAGMA<br />- Color Perfect<br />- Midway<br />- INNOSENSE<br />- Illumina<br />...........these are the professional lines and are not available at Salllys<br /><br />They also make 3 lines of <br />Color Charm<br />- Demi<br />- Permanent<br />- Gloss<br />...................these are sold at sally's for the public<br /><br />Just to clarify<br />KC<br /><br /><br /><br /> They don't sell professional hair color at Sally's I'm afraid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245158136161062012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-11708165819261629662015-09-18T08:12:30.841-07:002015-09-18T08:12:30.841-07:00The public can buy Professional Hair color directl...The public can buy Professional Hair color directly from Sally's Beauty so your grievance and complaint is irrelevant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034156681600924416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-1532680762098918702013-01-23T21:00:48.684-08:002013-01-23T21:00:48.684-08:00Your right, i am a stylist. I have been doing hair...Your right, i am a stylist. I have been doing hair since i was 17, went to high school only half days my senior yr then worked the rest of the day. I am now 23 and own my own buisness. I was blessed with an incredible teacher as well as a family who could afford and believed in my talent enough to send me to alot of outside education i looked for on my own. Obviously we can all do better but i feel like im doing pretty well. My comments didnt start from you, it started from seeing people that are in a position to access professional products and abuse them (that includes the stylists that fry peoples hair, sometimes double charging them even to fix their mistakes!) My concern was you were using your position to sell people products they did not know how to use, or pick the proper product and application and letting them destroy their hair in the process. But by all the responses it seems like you are actually taking the time to make sure what the individual clients needs, like you would behind the chair. So bravo, i completely eat my words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-86517626942797197182013-01-23T08:21:55.618-08:002013-01-23T08:21:55.618-08:00I can tell you are a very new... young... Stylist,...I can tell you are a very new... young... Stylist, hoping to make a good living in this Industry....<br />BUT, I lost my ability to.<br /><br />I was writing a Blog to leave a tiny legacy, that I helped out a few people for no reason. Turns out this Blog, and these people gave me the strength to fight back to a disease that has NO cure. <br /><br />People were having to help me live, now, I can do it myself. Isn't everyone allowed to make a living as the person above so eloquently put? <br /><br />I find it odd that someone can tell you........ 'you may not make a living teaching hair color in A CERTAIN WAY'. That seems a little like communism to me...doesn't it? <br />Who governs that?<br />There is no 'one' person or group who heads up the hair industry. We are an industry of independents, which is 'why' we have no power.<br />Think about that.<br />I never realized these things, until I got into this particular situation. Then I learned about thousands of women who had nowhere to get their hair colored correctly and by my estimations the numbers are in the millions.<br /><br />MILLIONS of women, find themselves in the above situation quoted by "L. Anderssen". MILLIONS ! Personally I don't think that is fair. What if your "mom" was one of them?<br />Wouldn't you want her to have this opportunity?<br /><br /> What if it was YOU ?<br /><br />What if you had no access to a decent Salon?<br />There are Millions of people who live in small remote towns across every state. They have 1-2 Salons and those have no qualified Colorists. Then what? Box Color? We both know that is just a set-up to send them to the Salon to get it fixed. In our Salon we had a list called "Boxers", and we would rotate the Boxed color disasters between Stylists, one of us would get whomever walked through those doors with orange frizzy destroyed hair at a time.<br /><br /><br />One little person with a Blog should make absolutely NO difference in your business or your clientele if you are doing a good job. Do you know how much I wish I was able to stand and do hair? ? ? ? <br />I would give A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G ! To just be able to live normally and go back to my clients and my Salon - - I MISS IT SOOOOOOOO MUCH, every single day.<br /><br />You, should be investing in Education so you may become the best hair stylist you CAN BE. Try to plan a trip to the Sassoon Academy right here in Santa Monica, Calif. go to the 7 day Advanced Color Week and you will be so good you won't have time to be looking at the computer, and giving me a hard time you will be too busy.<br />Every Stylist could be that way. If not that purchase one of their Series on Advanced Color.<br />I feel every Stylist should do these things to give you a leg up on the competition.<br /><br />KCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245158136161062012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-9998074006545246672013-01-23T05:58:03.052-08:002013-01-23T05:58:03.052-08:00Well said, Luxiana. I agree completely. Besides,...Well said, Luxiana. I agree completely. Besides, you can buy most of the pro colour brands on ebay anyway! I choose to buy from KC because her knowledge has been invaluable and she deserves to be supported - seeing as she supports us.<br /><br />We love you and stand by you, KC.<br /><br />Tracy/Marry Poppins from the group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-17113046832426243872013-01-23T03:14:07.837-08:002013-01-23T03:14:07.837-08:00Well said, Anderssen! And for your info, Anonymous...Well said, Anderssen! And for your info, Anonymous, KillerStrands has been helping many women (& men) fix the mess that the beauty industry has caused, what with all that box crap color and sulfate shampoos. I'm in my 40s and ever since I followed this blog closely and using KillerStrands products, my hair looks even better than when I was in my 20s. My friends can't believe that I do my own hair while they spend a small fortune every month at the salon and their hair still look dull and lifeless.<br /><br />Kamolthipsuddenlychichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394976127264681676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-85227313091212613292013-01-22T21:24:24.990-08:002013-01-22T21:24:24.990-08:00Dear Anonymous,
L. Anderssen has dealt with all o...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />L. Anderssen has dealt with all of your questions in her excellent explanation above. I too have finally learned how to achieve healthy and beautiful hair by following the valuable advice on Killer Strands. This is the first blog that actually empowers women, and men too, to achieve hair color success on their own. Before Killer Strands, some of us had only two choices -- supermarket boxed color that will never come out, or our small town's only salon, which had already ruined our hair. I have never gone wrong following the advice on Killer Strands, and I hope this blog and store continue for many years so that I may keep my Hair Color Independence.<br /><br />LizBichonLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716754124168870059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-74903545358858194592013-01-22T19:35:27.417-08:002013-01-22T19:35:27.417-08:00Sorry if i was rude last night. I was just wanting...Sorry if i was rude last night. I was just wanting to know if its legal. Ive been looking at this blog actually for yrs. Forgot about it until i got on the computer at my moms house and saw it under "favorites". I was just a little disappointed bc it seems like most things its turned into trying to sell products instead of inspiration and knowledge. Just my personal opinion, and maybe i came about it the wrong way.To Luxiana, sorry you have had horrible experiances but i still dont think its technically legal, and there should be a difference between the products sold to the public and the products sold to professionals (who invest in education and earn a living this way. ) again, sorry to have spoke my opinion in an offensive way, i actually never comment on stuff, i was just intrigued by how much the blog has changed. Do u still have the photo one? Maybe thats the onr i need to stick to looking at :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-87979194739684344482013-01-22T16:41:31.528-08:002013-01-22T16:41:31.528-08:00I am curious why you are implying some illegality ...I am curious why you are implying some illegality without providing any information to back up your query. How many women and men, every single day, apply hair color to their heads using only a one page instruction sheet contained in a boxed hair color? And who is the legal entity that prevents ordinary citizens from buying beauty products? Please, tell, I'm curious. It is not surgery or practicing medicine. (By the way, if you are going to stand out and present an accusation such as this, how about at least using proper grammar and spelling.This might be petty but your post is annoying enough.) Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956095572368683470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-88357474341357635602013-01-21T23:52:36.162-08:002013-01-21T23:52:36.162-08:00Dear Anonymous,
Killer Strands is the FIRST resou...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Killer Strands is the FIRST resource for women who have trusted so-called 'professionals' with their hair, and came out looking like poodles with afros after spending $150 or more. Killer Strands was about education and correcting disinformation way before it was about selling reputable products at a fair price. Why should beautiful hair be for the select few who can afford it? Why should hair products that are no different chemically (but superior in quality) than the products sold to consumers at Sally's and drug stores be off-limits?<br /><br />The beauty industry thrives on disinformation, vulgar profits and the exploitation of women to keep beauticians with state licenses in business. It is all about the money. Always.<br /><br />Consumers have a right to learn about the industry that will profit from their naivete and ignorance. How can we get the look we want if we can't understand the obstacles involved to get there? The industry has promoted the concept that you look at a color on a box or swatch, and that is the color you get. Why? So that more money can be made in correcting the color? Repairing the damage? For you to advocate that women remain clueless about an industry that preys on our ignorance, fears, vanity and pocketbook- you are pathetic and cold-hearted.<br /><br />Killer Strands has allowed me to obtain the hair of my dreams, finally, after 20 years of disappointment. Killer Strands has cut my hair maintenance down from approximately $120 monthly to $50. Killer Strands is enlightening, honest, and product prices are more than fair. Doesn't everyone have the right to make a minimal profit for their hard work and effort? Or do you prefer to do so from the misery caused from an industry shrouded in mystery? How many women have suffered from bad color, frizz, over-processing, and emergency hair cuts due to 'professionally licensed' beauticians?<br /><br />Knowledge is power.<br /><br />Luxiana AnderssenL. Anderssenhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/KillerstrandsHair/postnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-19283906327871288782013-01-21T23:04:45.371-08:002013-01-21T23:04:45.371-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245158136161062012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-50548378698863619932013-01-21T20:04:04.008-08:002013-01-21T20:04:04.008-08:00Is it not illegal for you to be selling profession...Is it not illegal for you to be selling professional products to consumers for a profit? Education and info is a great thing to have, but seems to me your telling people to do very drastic things to their hair w/o the proper training, and you wont be there to fix the mess. But hey, atleast you made some money. If its about customer knowledge you would be telling them tips on how to buy a product they are legally allowed to. Does wella know your doing this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-3841097941509130222011-10-16T07:14:40.596-07:002011-10-16T07:14:40.596-07:00Excellent Blog..!!!
Entrance Exams DatesExcellent Blog..!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.entranceexamsdates.com" rel="nofollow">Entrance Exams Dates</a>Coolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237794706962553249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-18291580066352895442010-11-09T06:41:26.674-08:002010-11-09T06:41:26.674-08:00Dear KC,
THANK YOU!!! It was only until yesterday ...Dear KC,<br />THANK YOU!!! It was only until yesterday that I thought I knew, as do most women, about hair colour. However, I must say, and with great humility, that until yesterday I truly knew nothing...and apparently so did (didn't) my hairdressers all those years. I spent almost $300 at a very high end 'famous' salon in Toronto a couple years back and ended up getting the worst so-called hi-lights anyone has ever seen. She honestly didn't know what she was doing. But the worst part is that I didn't know that she didn't know what she was doing...until I found your blog. <br />Why are we women kept in the dark? Is it solely for the very few hairstylists who do have this 'secret knowledge' to make a lot of money? The ones for the celebrities? In a way, I was pleased but also angry when I read that there is a level and tone system that the boxed colour manufacturers do not explain at all to the consumer. We just get that silly and useless swatch and photo on the box. If we don't know what the numbers mean then how can we make an informed decision. We know what to put on our skin; why don't we know what to put on our hair? Either way, they think we're stupid, and I don't like that type of selling. It's patronizing and dishonest. <br />Now I can order your kits in confidence knowing that my hair will look like a celebrity's. <br />Thank you again.<br />LisaLisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-89397343922015711862009-01-03T08:55:00.000-08:002009-01-03T08:55:00.000-08:00I just LOVE your post on the level system! So sim...I just LOVE your post on the level system! So simple and easy to understand. I totally agree that theory repition is important. And the need for a universal level system chart would make life so easier for so many out there! Your blog is very informative in so many ways.Ask Ms Idahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740251169130141645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-8326099848036377502008-12-22T02:12:00.000-08:002008-12-22T02:12:00.000-08:00good blog about beauty product.post more. BPO work...good blog about beauty product.post more.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.bpojobsathome.com" REL="nofollow"> BPO work from home </A>Siladitya Banerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168629508233583470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-17217654084019658522008-12-06T23:35:00.000-08:002008-12-06T23:35:00.000-08:00Hi, I wanted to let you know I've recently become ...Hi, I wanted to let you know I've recently become a fan of your blog and would like to feature you in the coming few weeks on my own blog. I am also starting a blogroll.<BR/>Just wanted to drop by and let you know!lelaelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17799590443888566834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-27490560909101772132008-12-05T12:43:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:43:00.000-08:00Hi KCWith regards to this posting. When you say yo...Hi KC<BR/>With regards to this posting. When you say you use 3 colours, do you mean you mix them all together to form a new colour, or do you use the colours on different areas, e.g.one for the all over colour and 2 more for effects, e.g. ribbons ?KitCuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816003859806730122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-65574206252150310462008-12-05T12:37:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:37:00.000-08:00Hi EveryoneI have also discovered and read EveRY p...Hi Everyone<BR/><BR/>I have also discovered and read EveRY posting and couldn't stop reading until the very last one. I agree with the Facebook idea. I am on FB everyday myself. Also you could consider making say 2 videos, maybe of the lighting process on the dolly and maybe the ribbons (just as an example) and put them on Youtube. Those can then link to your website. I have watched uncountable many hairdressing videos on Youtube and always 'subscribe' to the good ones. People can 'subscribe' to your name too and if you make another videos thay are notified. Just another idea you can consider.KitCuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816003859806730122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-64218331179230385862008-12-04T01:41:00.000-08:002008-12-04T01:41:00.000-08:00Gorb9 and Gypsy Amber cat,THANK YOU both . . I hav...Gorb9 and Gypsy Amber cat,<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU both . . I have been working on all of these things ever since you mentioned them . . from a new design for the overall look ( to help with needing a bit more room) - - by finalizing a new header design. <BR/>I have begun my endeavor into FACEBOOK, wow now there is a whole new world....people from my past have been emailing me daily...<BR/>So slowly here & there. . you will be seeing some of these changes added to the Blog.<BR/>I know it sounds easy to do all that stuff to you that are healthy but being the unhealthy being I have become, I'm not as fast at it as I wish I was.<BR/>I appreciate your suggestions and your points and you are correct. . . .<BR/>We have a contest going on in the "GROUP" if you want to win $150.00 Gift Certificate in relation to this . . .<BR/>but I want you to know I am listening and working on everything...THANK YOU! ! ! ! ! <BR/><BR/>KCKiller Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891634992031900219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-75952965532455930752008-12-02T19:54:00.000-08:002008-12-02T19:54:00.000-08:00Hi KC,I want to echo everything gorb9 just said. I...Hi KC,<BR/><BR/>I want to echo everything gorb9 just said. I haven't read through all the posts yet, but I do keep wanting to find a home page that explains the blog. You've mentioned in a couple of posts that you got sick and thus the blog started. I haven't wanted to ask you about it, cos you probably have so many people asking you, but that sort of information (if it's information which you want to share) plus the information about how you've been sent all the colour corrections, and your experiences in your own saloon, would be really interesting as an intro to the blog.<BR/>Gorb9's idea about starting a facebook goup is fantastic. Just about all of my friends are on it and it would be very easy recommend other people to it. <BR/><BR/>In reply to you earlier, I am definitely not a colour cowboy! It took me a long time to build up to doing the bleaching and colouring of all my hair. I started with ribbons and slowly worked up as I worked out how things worked. <BR/>I used to get my hair coloured professionally once every 12-18 months as a special treat and then do the maintenance myself. I haven't done that for over three years now though because the last time I did, I came out so disappointed that I went home and did it all myself (I know I should have spoken up at the time, but I had questioned her while she was doing the hair and been put in my place about what needed to be done so didn't really feel confident in saying at the end that it wasn't what I asked for.)<BR/>I have wanted to do blonde for a couple of years now, but wasn't going to commit until I had found out all I could about it. I am so happy to have found your blog because now I have so much information to absorb, and come the time I'm ready to touch up my blonde, or start experimenting with diferent blondes and ribbons I know I'll have a good grasp on all the theory behind it so it won't be as filled with guesswork as all my other colours. <BR/><BR/>I was on a tram once, sitting next to a girl who was obviously training to become a hairdresser and had all her notes out in front of her. I remember looking at her notes and wishing I had a way of accessing that knowledge without actually training to be a hairdresser, and now, here you are. I'm so excited :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832503653740047348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-33134929581474799702008-12-02T18:18:00.000-08:002008-12-02T18:18:00.000-08:00KC- Oh I have stayed awake until 5 am reading ALL ...KC- <BR/>Oh I have stayed awake until 5 am reading ALL of your posts!!! :) They are great and I really do believe if people want to have amazing hair they really do need to learn the basics and look and learn EVERYTHING first before they start on their own hair project. <BR/>Well one thing I found a little confusing when I first found you was that I wasn't quite sure what this was. You have many many many great blogs on hair but no good generic explanation at the home page at the very top that tells people who you are, what you are doing, and how to use the store. (it took me a few posts to figure out that there was a store under google groups i'd never even heard of google groups before) You know something that would always be the first thing people saw on the blog. I know that you have explained through posts what to do but it takes a little digging to find them so i am afraid that people might get confused upon first finding your site and not realize the amazing site they are really at and move on before they can learn and shop. <BR/>Another idea I had was starting a Facebook group!!! There are millions of people on there and I for one spend hours on FB!!!! I have tons of friends that would LOVE your blog...so having a group on facebook that just explained your blog and had a link to it that brought them there would really be a way to open you up to a bigger group of people. It would be super fast and easy to make and then people could add their friends to the group and more and more people could find out about you. It wouldn't be another blog like this just kinda like a billboard that advertised what you do on FB. I really think that would be cool and bring you in a huge following. I for one would deff join and add my friends to join. Anyway just a thought :) <BR/>Thanks again for all of your work on the blog it's great!!!! I seriously have read EVERY SINGLE post and they are all so important and entertaining.Kailee Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14307453215572011740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-74286913835631249782008-12-02T10:11:00.000-08:002008-12-02T10:11:00.000-08:00Gorb9,Wow, what a nice compliment from someone who...Gorb9,<BR/>Wow, what a nice compliment from some<BR/>one who sounds like she knows her stuff. Yes, we do keep all of our tricks a secret and I feel this is a first as to letting them out of the bag. I'm anxious for you to get reading through the archives and the Group so you will see all the goodies I have revealed . . . <BR/><BR/>Can I ask you one thing . . . I'm looking to get my Blog out to more people . . . and seem to be having a hard time breaking into a bigger level...where do you feel you might have found this Blog quicker? I get so many emails like yours, which makes me feel I'm not doing something better as far as getting it to as many people as I could or should. Thanks and be sure to do a lot of reading and research before going all "color cowboy" on us. . . <BR/>EDUCATION is the key here . . .<BR/>EDUCATION is the key.<BR/>Thank you<BR/>KCKiller Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891634992031900219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-92164093681711769442008-12-02T09:58:00.000-08:002008-12-02T09:58:00.000-08:00Amber Louise,There is so much help for going blond...Amber Louise,<BR/>There is so much help for going blond, in the archives... I'm of the school where I'm not a big fan of "highlights" . . . I feel they are so dated...if you want to be blonde, I would go for it and go all over blonde.....BUT...............I would also read every single post I have written on Blonding, bleaching,Oil Bleach, every single one so you know exactly what you have in store for you . . . its very possible to do successfully.<BR/><BR/>Just don't go all "color cowboy" on us, which means gets all excited about going blond, not read everything there is on the subject on Killer Strands, and just powering into it - without the proper information and training. <BR/><BR/>I have many readers who are very happy with the results and the process - the key is to get all the education I give out, purchase the proper products ( from KillerStrands) and then use THRIVEN to care for it after its done and you will be one happy blondorama!<BR/><BR/>Join the Group for more education and access to our underground store if you'd like.<BR/><BR/>KCKiller Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891634992031900219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171922059209324439.post-17440451055185435722008-12-02T02:40:00.000-08:002008-12-02T02:40:00.000-08:00OMG!!!! I am soooooo lucky to have found your blog...OMG!!!! I am soooooo lucky to have found your blog!!! I came upon it by accident and couldn't have been more surprised and excited. I had been going to a colorist from New York that did amazing things with my hair....she swears by her wella color and blondor lighting cream. Everything she did was always a big secret so to find what you are doing here is really a treasure!!! I know that you are offering the world the best of the best in color and sharing secrets top colorist hold dear. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I just moved and will no longer be able to see my colorist anymore so you are such a blessing to have found. I am excited about my hair for the first time sense moving and can't wait to get started on being able to color my own hair to the perfection of top colorists :)Kailee Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14307453215572011740noreply@blogger.com