My shoulder length hair was done by owner Angela of Staerk hair. $2147.50!  I can't tell you how many times since having Angela do my hair I looked in the mirror & fought tears over the awful unblended color chunks as they faded in a number of days revealing the unsavory, unasked for colors that predominated her "custom mixed colors" and the price tied to those results. she gave me one free 50% fix ie: she didn't go over all the color again, but when it did the exact same thing though I followed all her directions including spending $200 on "aftercare" she told me she'll have to charge to continue to fix her mistakes & that she doesn't believe in the elumen lock & still wouldn't be using it though is a mandatory step via manufacturer!  Lock=final step, locks in color..no rapid fading as I endured (3x)  I expressed how unhappy I was with her lack of blending and uneven patches of my hair she had no desire to fix or prove her self proclaimed master colorist title. Blocked me instead.