In a message dated 6/3/99 12:43:12 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Most hairdressers don't know much obviously. They don't teach them about > big hair or even hair dye in school. I've had many hairstylists ask me how > I got my hair various colors. They don't even know about Directions or > Manic Panic, etc. You would think that would be basic. Okay, lets get it right. Most hairdressers don't know about Directions or Manic Panic because those two companies don't make information available to stylists. They sell mostly to retailers that have nothing to do with hair or makeup. Both of those products are also less than reliable for results. I think we can all speak from experience on that one, eh? Regardless I still have a fondness for MP's Purple Haze. I highly recommend it. Anywho... I do know a little about this because I went to school for it and so did my husband who continues to do it as a living (rather well, too). We both were taught about wigs and hairpieces but that is pretty much exceptional because it's not really a big money maker for salons. I think we both learned about them because we both wanted wigs. I still have some. And that concludes todays lesson in HAIR Do's and Don't 101. Snotty Stylist