| Maybe you need a Gia Makeover. | | | | experience level and let me do what ever I feel like |
| When it comes to hair styles, there are so many | | | | with their hair. Most of the time when I'm doing a |
| different options today to make changes. You can | | | | makeover, I am usually correcting another stylist's |
| change your color, add highlights, add bangs, add | | | | color or haircut. I usually ask my clients what or who |
| layering and even add length or thickness with hair | | | | they would like to look like and to give a firm |
| extensions. Makeovers are becoming more and more | | | | example of what they like and don't like. And, even if |
| popular as television shows such as ABC's Extreme | | | | a client loves the way her hair looks, they may be |
| Makeover outline how a makeover is done and | | | | looking for a change to further improve their hair |
| drastic changes that can be done. | | | | style." |
| Hair stylist, Gia Wood of Salon D in Dallas, Texas | | | | Photos of styles the client likes are very helpful to |
| specializes in makeovers and hair extensions and is | | | | hair stylists. Gia adds, "Clients and stylists have |
| considered Dallas' makeover specialist. She has | | | | different vocabularies. For example, Bangs. There are |
| hundreds of clients locally and many clients that fly or | | | | a thousand ways to wear bangs." Gia recommends |
| drive in to Dallas for her services. One of her clients | | | | bringing at least three photos of the hair style you |
| flies all the way from Spain just to get her hair done. | | | | want so your stylist does not get confused. |
| Gia says, "I find that clients who are willing to drive | | | | Gia also keeps a computer at her work station to |
| or fly that far just to get their hair done are the | | | | look up hair styles online (such as a past hair style of |
| biggest compliment and the proof of my success." | | | | a celebrity) if a client does not have photos or |
| So what is this makeover fuss all about? Gia explains | | | | cannot remember certain styles they like. The |
| that most of her clients have either been the victim | | | | computer eliminates the need for bulky portfolio |
| of an inexperienced stylist or have simply not | | | | books. |
| thought enough about the change in hairstyle they | | | | "Once the client and I have decided on a style and |
| wanted and they are now stuck with something they | | | | color," Gia explains, "We discuss what it will take to |
| hate. Gia adds, "Most of my makeovers include color | | | | get the clients hair to that hair style." Most of the |
| correction, which can be highlights, color, gloss or all | | | | time the exact cut and color are achieved in one day. |
| of the above. Makeovers also include a haircut and | | | | But Gia mentions that some clients that are growing |
| style, along with makeup application. The total | | | | their hair out may take several months and |
| process can take around 4 hours to complete." | | | | appointments to reach their overall goal. Human hair |
| Gia says, "When dealing with color correction, the | | | | extensions (human hair extensions are attached |
| first thing every client asks me is '...how damaged will | | | | directly to the natural hair) are also an option for |
| my hair be after a color correction?'" Believe it or not, | | | | clients that don't want to wait for their hair to grow |
| color correction is not as damaging as it used to be. | | | | out. |
| The old way of stripping hair color out with bleach is | | | | Gia's makeover experience is well-documented on her |
| history. Modern day products allow hair stylists to | | | | website: Many before and after photo examples of |
| remove 'artificial pigment' only, meaning that it will not | | | | makeovers, including hair extensions can be seen for |
| open, damage, or split the cuticle of the hair in any | | | | your reference. Gia is quickly becoming the talk of |
| way. This allows hairdressers to remove the most | | | | the town with recent appearances on the television |
| intense colors from hair, and allow it to be re-colored | | | | show "Austin Nights" (Segment can be viewed on her |
| in the same appointment time." | | | | website) for her hair extensions services. She was |
| Gia will also offer suggestions for change in color and | | | | also interviewed for the Number One best selling |
| style to fix any problems a client reports with their | | | | E-book by Hair Resources, 2005's Most Popular Hair |
| hair. "For example, if a client has a brassy blonde | | | | Extensions and participated as a Judge in their |
| color, I will suggest a bleach highlight or an ash toner | | | | Nationwide Bridal Hair Style Contest. |
| to offset the brass color." She explains. | | | | In short, if you are sick and tired of your hair style |
| Getting a successful makeover depends on the | | | | and need a makeover, a trip to visit Gia Wood at |
| experience of the stylist. Gia further explains, "My | | | | Salon D in Dallas, Texas may well be worth your |
| previous clients and even new clients trust my | | | | time, money...and happiness! |
