Well, I got back from my first haircut and coloring in Czech Republic. The young woman had ZERO idea what to do with my curly hair. At the end, I left with it twice as frizzy as it was when I entered the joint. As soon as I got into my car, I put it into a bun. The color is also darker than when I went in. Hubby told her I wanted it light golden brown and lightened. It's common that when I say I want it lighter that it is usually no lighter, but not usually darker. I don't get it. Plenty of dark brunettes can go blond. Can't they help me go two shades lighter brown? And now my hair looks redder than ever. Red is fine when you want it, but not when you don't. I will go elsewhere in the future, with my fingers crossed. If they seem not to know what to do with curly hair, I'll tell them to leave it wet at the end.