Q. I colored my hair at home, myself. It didn’t  turn out like the picture on the box. When I called my stylist, they said yes, they could probably help,  but the price they quoted was double the cost of a regular color. Why?

A. Corrective color always is more difficult than starting from scratch. Your stylist must have the knowledge and training to recognize the problem and also the ability to know what to use and how to correct it. Many times corrective color takes 50% to 75% more time, depending on whether the problem is “too light color” or “too dark color”. Since time is money for those working in salons, charges for corrective color are higher.