The prettiest hair color I've seen is on a lady at my church: she has short black hair turning gray & as it gets more gray, she has a few strands all over dyed back blackish gray so it is such a beautiful & natural looking 'salt & pepper'(forget what the stylists call this procedure!) & she is able to keep it that way. Another lady has what I call the 'reverse Jay Leno': she had black hair that is all white now so she dyes it coal black & leaves a small portion in front the natural white color! Jay's is all naturally white now with a black wisp in the front... like a skunk I call it! I do think some persons have something similar that they were born with though. Many of our Native Americans here in the Southwest keep their long beautiful 'salt & pepper hair in beautiful braids or huge buns & nothing more beautiful than that natural beauty! A senior citizen that keeps her hair long,hanging loose down the back & dyed jet black (usually with the roots showing pure white!) ? ... uh, uh!!

Why not have double mirrors/cabinets with a piece of trim between them and you could mount another light there? The trim could be incorporated into the window trim to tie it all together. Here is an example. [Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by Duxbury Design-Build Firms ARCHIA HOMES A better example [Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by Atlanta Architects & Building Designers Soorikian Architecture If the sinks are not as close to the side wall as they appear in your picture (hope not), you could actually do trim on either side of the single mirrors and mount all your lights on the window wall, where they would be most effective. What style lights are you interested in? This post was edited by numbersjunkie on Fri, Nov 21, 14 at 11:21

Just jumped on the computer for a quick moment and haven't read all of the responses in great detail. So, please forgive me if my response is repetitive to those posted above. If it were my daughter (or my own hair), I would definitely call the salon owner and request a full refund plus the cost of repairing the situation. I wouldn't go back to the colorist who damaged your DD's hair. Apparently, she isn't competent, or she, for some crazy reason, allowed your DD's color to over process. No excuse given would satisfy me at this juncture. The only way to fix the "stripes" would be to foil in a reverse color (the natural color) of your DD hair. Also, I would ask the colorist to include differing shades of your DD's natural color - multi colors used to get a more natural and not a "stripe" effect. When I have my color done, I use 2 highlight colors, a mid light and a low light at every color appt. It is doable, don't let anyone tell you that they can't use more than one or two colors, because they can ~ it's done by many women to achieve a more natural highlight affect. Unfortunately, I have no idea how damaged your DD's hair is at this point due to over processing. The reverse color would be a way to "fix" the problem, but it really depends on how badly damaged your DD's hair is at this point. and that's where an objective opinion comes in. An objective opinion cannot be obtained by the colorist who damaged your DD's hair, at least not in my mind. If the hair isn't damaged to the point where reverse color would cause further damage, that's the best option. IMO, the first thing I would do regardless of what is done to correct the color, would be to purchase upon the recommendation of the salon, conditioning shampoo, conditioner for every wash, as well as a conditioner that your DD could apply to wet hair before bed and sleep with it on her hair and just rinse out in the a.m. Any good/reputable product line for a reparative shampoo & conditioner, ex: Redken Extreme Conditioning, or Clear Moisture or similar product for your DD to use when washing her now in an effort to prevent further damage or breakage. Also, if possible, don't shampoo every day. The last thing overprocessed hair needs is to be washed too often. This is going to be costly, but at this point, you're not going to get the quality you need from a grocery or big box store IMHO. Also, any hot irons or the like would be off limits so as to not further damage DD's hair. In a perfect world, not using a blow dryer would be a good idea. Every little thing in the heat department that you can eliminate in that regard will help repair and prevent more damage. Any chance of cutting your DD's hair shorter? Just throwing it out there. That's what I would do to start to cut off as much of the damaged hair. Also, very frequent hair cuts until this situation is really under control. It may take months for all of this damage to be cut out. I know personally how hard that would be for her if her hair is at a length she is happy with. However, cutting it would really make a difference in the appearance. If your DD's hair is long, I imagine that it is too damaged to do much else. Hair, at least my hair, grows very quickly, so if it were cut, at least it would be taking a step forward toward returning to healthy looking hair. Many years ago, I had a perm that was over processed. My hair lierally looked like a brillo pad, and I wanted to stay in bed until the whole thing resolved (obviously not an option at that time). I slept with Intense Climatress conditioner on my head every night for months. I have no idea if that product is still available, but if it is, it really does work in a damaged hair situation. Used it every night covered by a shower cap to protect my pillow, as well as help keep my hair damp with the conditioner. In the a.m., I just rinsed, only used shampoo every few days. This outcome is not acceptable in this day and age. There are so many great products formulated to avoid this very situation. Hair color products have come a long way since I started highlighting my own hair. Also, great colorists with alot of experience, and who continually attend the workshops given by product companies, etc.. Perhaps you have a friend or collegue whose colored hair you like? Just thinking perhaps a recommendation of another salon by someone with great color would be the best direction to go for an honest evaluation of what your DD's hair would tolerate WITHOUT further damage. Geez, this is such a darn shame for your poor DD. As if going to school with female peers isn't already difficult enough. I may be alone on this, but when my hair isn't looking okay to good, it definitely affects how I feel about my appearance. When I had the bad AND LAST perm, I was working full time, but felt like carp when I looked in the mirror before going out in public. I hope that you're able to find a great colorist to guide you & your DD going forward with this.

Hi everyone, thank you for all the nice comments. I will take the advice about using proper shampoos. I am on day two and am still liking it. I am afraid to wash it though. LOL...its strange about hair. I went from natural color hair to white very fast, never going thru the gray stage that most of my friends are in. I think all white hair can be beautiful but I still relate all white to older women in their 80's or beyond. I had it in my 50-60-70 so needed a lift. If I get tired of this or it is too costly to keep up I will just go back to my white. In the meantime it gave me the lift I needed.❤️