Have you checked if your printer's driver has its own color management settings that might be overriding everything? I fought with this for months until I realized my cheap laser printer had a "vivid" setting turned on by default that was making everything look oversaturated even with the correct profile. Once I turned that off and made sure the application was handling color instead of the printer, things finally matched up.

Wait, three people actually called you out on it mid-conversation? That's brutal, I can't imagine having to explain to a client that yes, they are talking to a robot pretending to be human. Honestly makes me wonder if those apps are even testing their stuff on real people before charging $200 a month.

Oh wow that's rough. I actually read somewhere that those pre-built coils sometimes have cheap plastic in the liner that just can't handle the heat, so that might be what happened. Probably worth checking what grade of materials the manufacturer uses before buying again.

Oh honey, just ditch the thermometer and listen to the kettle, it'll save you so much hassle.

Ngl, I gotta push back here. That bond builder totally saved my hair after I bleached it three times in one month. Maybe the issue is that your clients had buildup or product overload already on their hair. If you just slap bond repair on top of old silicones and waxes, nothing's gonna work. Also, some of those treatments need heat activation to actually do anything, did you follow the instructions exactly? I think a lot of stylists skip steps and then blame the product.