Dear Biki

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Cindy Farr Hester  Asst Moderator

Just be thankful it was a friend it happened to and try to move on.  I just opened my own salon a couple months ago and about 2 weeks after opening I did a perm on an elderly lady that ended up smelling like rotten fruit. I'm very confident in perms and had NO idea how this happened and I took it really hard.  Then I had to realize that things like this are going to happen from time to time and what matters most is how you handle it.  I'm sure working with other people you've seen their mistakes and see how they deal with them.  And you see that after a mistake you still need to pull it together and go on to the next client.  

If your like me you need to focus not so hard on the one that didn't turn out, but the many happy clients that you have.  Not that you can't learn from your mistake, but don't kill yourself over it. Wow, do I have to take my own advice:)

Best of luck, hopefully your 3rd thing doesn't come around!

Good! I'm glad your feeling better.  You sound a LOT like me, I was never a person to work well in a group not because I didn't get along with other people, but that I wanted things to be perfect.  that was some of the reason I get into this field. no depending on other people for a final result. 

I have a hard time in my salon because I live in a very rural area and I"m the only one here with a rapidly growing clientele.  Some situations I've never seen before and I get a little nervous when I can't ask another stylist for help.  But this board helps me a lot and sometimes puts things in better perspective for me.  Best of luck to you too and hope you stay on these boards!