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Hairdresser Woes

Standing Up For Yourself in the Chair

Written by: Missy D., Super Advisor – Posted: Fri Jun 15th, 2007
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I'd been "involved" with my hairstylist for quite some time. I felt like I could trust her completely, and that was very important to me when it came to my hair. Like many of us come to find, a good hair dresser is like that pair of perfectly faded jeans that are always guaranteed to make you look your best. Finding the perfect fit, the stylist who listens to your wants, and sometimes knows what you want, before you even know - can be hard. So when you find that connection, you hold on tight!

Unfortunately, because we're used to our stylist and because we've got such a routine going, it's hard to stand up to your stylist for fear of hurting their feelings or getting bumped down on the favorite list. You want to remain on your stylist's good side, especially when you have unruly hair and a date Friday night, but she's booked. The more liked you are, the better chance of getting 'squeezed-in' you have. But no matter how liked you want to be, it's important to stand up for yourself. Allowing your hair dresser to over charge you, or do one thing to your hair, when you clearly requested another is not OK.
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I've had so much trouble with hair stylists. I have really,
really, really thick hair and it's not easy to work with. Every
stylist complains of this and comments on how thick my hair is.
Then they go on to tell me that what I want is either A) not
possible or B) possible, but I won't like it!?!

I DO understand that the wave and curl in my hair will cause my
chopped off hair to go shorter than straight hair would.
Obviously I take this into consideration when deciding on length.
But EVERY single stylist proceeds to tell me that they don't want
to take off that much because it'll be shorter than I'd like. So
annoying.


iMac, I can completely relate to that. I had hair going down past
my butt, so that when I got my hair cut I actually needed to stand
up for the longest time. when I finally decided to chop it off to
shoulder length all the hairstylists there kept saying how they
can't believe that I would do that. then when I went to go get
bangs for the first time I said it and the hairdresser there was
like hm.. I don't know how those would look on you, are you sure
you want them?

I'm still looking for a hairstylist around me that does what I
want. I appreciate a little insight and if they can manage to
tweak my idea a little to make it look better, that's awesome.
but it's still my hair and my decision. so currently, I cut my
own hair. I'm pretty good too.
yes. It took me MANY years to find Debbie, who knows what she's
doing, and doesn't pull that kind of ca-ca. I've been going to her
for my hair for the past 7 years. We've gone from the first bang
of going from long, down to short pixie cut, to growing it out
long again, to my most recent thrill-- having layers. If there's
one thing that peeves me, it's a hairstylist that doubts your
intentions. I'm glad Debbie is not one of them.

Here's my favorite ploy some of them do: "you're not wanting me to
chop off those long locks, are you?" I knew a girl who then
grabbed the scissors off the vanity, and gave her own hair a big
chop, threw a chunk of hair and said "You think?!? I came here for
a reason!"

Also, search for picture of what you want, it tends to help if
they have a visual representation of what you're after.
*bangs, not bands.
The only time I ever had something done to my hair that I didn't
exactly like, or didn't really want...was from my Aunt, who is a
hair dresser. When I was younger, she'd cut my bands (and I always
felt I looked boyish with those; I hated it). And when I would
want my hair dyed, she'd never do it the way I wanted it to look.
But, I never said anything. Not to her anyway.
But the salon that I go to for my eyebrows, the two girls that
work there are awsome. Family friends, and when I go in for a cut
or colour, they do it the way I want, and sometimes even add a bit
of their own touch.
Wow, long response. lol