Hairstylists come in two
varieties: technicians and artists.
A
technician can perform the basic functions, give you a
haircut,
perm, maybe some
color,
style your do for you and make you look nice that day.
The other
flavor of hairstylists, the
artist, can
transform not only the way your hair looks that day, but how it grows, its health, and how it affects the rest of you. A superb haircut, color change, etc. can do a lot to, not necessarily
stroke your ego but, remind you to
take care of yourself. Part of that is managing the way you look.
Needless to say, the
artist version of hairstylist must be a
professional, one who is constantly
learning. There is much
science in altering
hair color, and you must possess a certain degree of
intelligence and
critical thinking skills to
assimilate and apply that science.
There is much
art in creating a good cut with a person's head of hair so that it grows with the cut, not out of it.