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Bad haircut. So annoyed!

Bride2bMOBride2bMO member
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I went in with a whole speech prepared how now that I have an active toddler and never get to blow-dry my hair anymore, the layers just aren't working for me. They only look good with proper care. Back in high school and college (looooong ago!) I was always really happy with my one-length hair, even air-dried. I can never talk a freaking hairdresser into cutting it one length! Back in those days, I  just had my mom trim up the ends. (can't do that now, she doesn't live here).

Bah! I'm so pissed. After 10 minutes of arguing and "trust me, honey, your hair will look dead, limp, lifeless if you go one length. Trust me, I PROMISE you won't like that..." Here I am with choppy stupid layers with my wavy hair. I let it air-dry today to see what it would look like and I look like an f-ing clown.

Yes, I'm sure it's not as much fun to cut hair one length. But if that's what I asked for, why spend 10 minutes talking me out of it? "Just come back if you don't like it..." Great, so you're going to put miracle grow on my head or cut all of it off to chin length to catch up to the shortest layer? But I don't want it that short. Crying

Yes, it's hair and it'll grow back. But it will be a good 5 months before the shortest layer is a long enough for me to want it all one length again. Man, the more I type, the angrier I get. I swear, Super Cuts would probably be better, at least I could hold my own there and insist on what I want!

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  • ilovemygirlsilovemygirls member
    Ugh, I'm so sorry. That happened to me once.  I went to a new hairdresser that a friend had recommended & she & I were chatting.  I had told her about where I wanted the length but of course I couldn't see the back while she was cutting.  She gets done & I get a good look in the mirror & almost fainted- she had chopped the entire back off.  Seriously, the next day at work someone thought I had a ponytail in- it was that short.  I got upset at the time & she apologized & even called me the next day to see how I was liking it.  You're right, it will grow back but when it is totally not what you wanted it is so disappointing. 
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  • Spin313Spin313 member

    That sucks.  I hope you didn't pay for it.  I would never have stayed with a stylist who was arguing with me...if you're the paying customer, then she better do as you ask.

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  • Bride2bMOBride2bMO member

    imageilovemygirls:
    Ugh, I'm so sorry. That happened to me once.  I went to a new hairdresser that a friend had recommended & she & I were chatting.  I had told her about where I wanted the length but of course I couldn't see the back while she was cutting.  She gets done & I get a good look in the mirror & almost fainted- she had chopped the entire back off.  Seriously, the next day at work someone thought I had a ponytail in- it was that short.  I got upset at the time & she apologized & even called me the next day to see how I was liking it.  You're right, it will grow back but when it is totally not what you wanted it is so disappointing. 

    Yep, the chatting is an issue with her, too! She gets really into talking to me and I feel like she's not paying attention as the layers keep getting shorter and shorter. What am I supposed to say "Hey, lady, keep your eyes on the hair!" I don't want to make a stink because DH goes to her, too, but I think I need to change hairdressers yet again. 

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  • juietbridejuietbride member
    Sorry your hairdresser didn't listen to you, how frustrating!  True, it is hair and it will grow back, but I would have a hissy if a bad hair cut was due to someone not listening to me.  It is your head and your the one that has to live with it.  I would go back and tell the hair dresser that you don't like it and ask what he proposes to do to fix it.  Can you tell my hair is a big deal to me?  I don't trust easily with my chocolate halo aka afro.
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  • Bride2bMOBride2bMO member
    imageSpin313:

    That sucks.  I hope you didn't pay for it.  I would never have stayed with a stylist who was arguing with me...if you're the paying customer, then she better do as you ask.

    I just knew the extent of it today after styling myself. Of course it looked fine with a careful blow dry section by section with a round brush, but that's just not the reality for me. She did say that it looks like she gave me a bad cut last time and knocked a bunch of money off. She said that was probably why I didn't like the layers before (she apologized for this and said she was having marital problems at the time). So this was part of her rationale for layers again - it wasn't the layers that were the problem, just a crappy cut last time. But, I think it's the layers. It just looks like little shelves all over my head - they don't blend because my waves are flipping out at the ends of all the layers. Yuck!

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  • Taylor44Taylor44
    If my hairdresser told me that it looked like she gave me a bad haircut the last time, that would be my last visit to her  The only way that would be a good excuse is if she cut my hair they way I requested with warning me that she didn't think it would work for my hair; not the other way around.
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  • Bride2bMOBride2bMO member

    imageTaylor44:
    If my hairdresser told me that it looked like she gave me a bad haircut the last time, that would be my last visit to her  The only way that would be a good excuse is if she cut my hair they way I requested with warning me that she didn't think it would work for my hair; not the other way around.

    Yeah, I think you're right. Back to the neverending quest for the right hairdresser.

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  • newportbride715newportbride715 member
    Oh no! I'd be very annoyed too. Could a headband or barrette help?
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  • LooDooLooDoo

    I know exactly how you feel! 2 haircuts ago, I got a really cute layered haircut (length was about mid-neck). I really did like it, but the only way it looked good was if I blow dried and flat ironed it every.single.day. I don't have to time to do that every day. If I didn't do that, it would look like absolute crap and I would end up feeling like crap too the whole day. So for my last haircut, I explain to my hair stylist that I really like the cut, but I just can't keep up with the maintenance. I told her I just wanted a little trim to get the split ends off and that I was going to grow it out so I can at least put it up into a ponytail this summer. What does she do?! She chopped it! I guess by me saying I wanted to grow it out, she thought I meant I want 2 inches off so that it's chin length and that I want to look like a complete idiot. At least before I could make it look good if I took the time to do it. Now, it's so short if I try to do it, it looks ridiculous and if I let it air dry it looks even more ridiculous. I've only recently discovered a way to put it half-up with a barrette so that I don't look quite as stupid.

    And, the worst part is that she's a newer friend of mine. We're not close enough for me to be able to tell her I hate it, but now I have to go about the awkward task of explaining to her why I don't get my haircut anymore if she asks. Ugh! I know I didn't give any good advice or anything, but at least you know you're not alone!

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