went today for a colour and got exactly what i didn't want, stripy foils, instead of bold balayage... this after even doing a consultation a week before as recommended, which was forgotten, or rather, the stylist said several times during the process when I repeatedly said what I had really wanted, she knew better.

now I am up in the middle of the night, losing sleep, pissed off, and wondering what to do next. go back and have an awkward conversation about maybe getting it right, or drop another $150 elsewhere...

otherwise the whole thing was pleasant, but only because i was trying to convince myself that i'd come to like it after all and maybe she was right, and I didn't want to make a fuss. now I just want what I want, and really have always hated the stripy foils look and have never wanted that.