u/Confident_Arm1188

So the last two photos was what my hair looked like on a good day, nice from afar but still lacked definition and definitely had frizz if i didn't constantly put oil/serum in it(as in, any time I put my hair down id have to put serum in every 5 minutes) or braid it.

recently i got my hair dyed and my hair feels different, sticky and kind of stiff and the strands clump together more easily. i trimmed a lot of knotted ends yesterday and it feels much better but i feel like the colour only highlights how limp my hair looks.

im indian and olaplex/k18 is really expensive for me and I feel like one more trim of the bleached parts especially would solve 70% of the problem. but now i realize solving my frizz issue is non negotiable. idk what to do, i use garniers banana hair food and the shampoo in my hair almost every time I wash it, i use a serum and then an oil in my hair while it's wet and i dry with a very soft cloth by just squeezing. but it's still very poofy if i leave it out for more than 2 minutes. i tried garniers no haircut cream and that definitely helped but also it seemed way too heavy for my hair 😭

i can't tell what the issue is. humidity or because I'm lacking a product? my hair feels like a sponge like it's so frizzy and dry no matter what i do. pls help 🥲

I am looking to do a dye job like this and definitely my first priority is to get it done properly. i won't skimp on the payment. but I'd like it to be at a reasonable price also, i.e not being expensive for the sake of being expensive.

for example i had to pay i think almost 1k for a hair spa at uptown in kochi and they didn't straighten my hair at the end, told me straightening would be 800rs extra. when i told them that in Kozhikode they did it for me without me even having to ask they said the pricing structures are different. this is not intended as a bad review btw, i love the branch in Kozhikode. but I don't want to go to places that will charge more just because it's kochi or because they know they can 🙃

one thing I would appreciate is if i was able to discuss my hairstyle at length with a stylist at the very beginning, my experience til now except at 1 salon was just me pointing at different pictures to stylists who I couldn't even communicate with otherwise

any genuine places? any suggestions or experiences welcome