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Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:11 pm  |
not wait to get home and restyle it the way you like, or do you like the way your hairdresser styles your hair after a cut/blowdry? My hairdresser makes my hair way too poofy on top and I'm always patting it down on the ride home.
The other thing I noticed is that I tend to "tweak" her cut on my own if I don't like the way it looks after I style it. I snip snip here snip snip there (and a couple of fa la la's). What's up with THAT?
I've been seeing her for over two years because she does my color perfectly - but I am never fully satisfied with the cut. I've shown her exactly what I want but for some reason, she doesn't quite get it right...
Time to break up with her and find a new one?
Why do I feel so guilty about cheating on my hairdresser?
Maria  |
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Maria, early 50's, post meno, normal to dry skin, more dry in winter, some sun damage... |
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:27 pm |
I used to feel like that when I went to Aveda and then my local salon. They used to make my hair big even though I told them many times I like asmoother look.
I changed HD and am very happy now.
She listens.
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:34 pm |
Maria, I can say without a doubt, you're not alone... I have never been to a hairdresser, that I haven't come home and had to do something.. No matter if it was styling, recutting or even recoloring..
Once I went to have a few low lights put in my hair {had a pic even}and came out with, I kid you not, all BROWN hair! I've never had brown hair in my life, and I can assure you, I didn't have it for long...
I've had one stylist who cut my hair like I wanted, but only so far as giving me the under cut. She wouldn't, for anything, NOT give me that darn pointy thing in the back... I wanted it basically the same length all the way around.. But noooo, the sides were shorter, ending up in that point.. HATED IT!!!!
And we won't even go into the time I went in, WITH a pic of what I wanted, and came out with {I'm embarrassed to tell you this, but it wasn't my idea} a mullett...  
I do my own color and cut it myself.. I don't think anyone could ever get me to step foot into a solon for any service for myself, ever again...
We're paying them to do what we want, why won't they...   |
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:44 pm |
| I'm Kiki wrote: |
Maria, I can say without a doubt, you're not alone... I have never been to a hairdresser, that I haven't come home and had to do something.. No matter if it was styling, recutting or even recoloring..
Once I went to have a few low lights put in my hair {had a pic even}and came out with, I kid you not, all BROWN hair! I've never had brown hair in my life, and I can assure you, I didn't have it for long...
I've had one stylist who cut my hair like I wanted, but only so far as giving me the under cut. She wouldn't, for anything, NOT give me that darn pointy thing in the back... I wanted it basically the same length all the way around.. But noooo, the sides were shorter, ending up in that point.. HATED IT!!!!
And we won't even go into the time I went in, WITH a pic of what I wanted, and came out with {I'm embarrassed to tell you this, but it wasn't my idea} a mullett...
I do my own color and cut it myself.. I don't think anyone could ever get me to step foot into a solon for any service for myself, ever again...
We're paying them to do what we want, why won't they... |
Oh My God, Kiki, fricken hysterical on the mullet thing! I can so relate! When "The Rachel" came out (from Jennifer Anniston when Friends first started) I HAD to have the cut, so I brought the picture to a new hairdresser (we had just moved to the area and I was trying to find one) and the cut she gave me was a cross between a Carol Brady (of the Brady Bunch) shag and a mullet. I guess she gave me a shmullet! It was horrible!!!!! Needless to say, never went to her again!
Maria |
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Maria, early 50's, post meno, normal to dry skin, more dry in winter, some sun damage... |
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Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:23 pm |
I can SO relate to this! I've only had one good stylist my whole life and she up and moved to another state!
Why oh why do stylists think just 'cause you're over 50 you need to have your hair poofy and winged back over your ears? My hair is fine and thin and they just WILL poof it 'til you can see daylight clear through no matter what I say.
I used to rush to the car and restyle it there. Now, I just do it right there in the chair with her looking on. 
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:38 am |
| Mariav wrote: |
... the cut she gave me was a cross between a Carol Brady (of the Brady Bunch) shag and a mullet. I guess she gave me a shmullet! It was horrible!!!!! Needless to say, never went to her again!
Maria |
A SHMULLET?!?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 
OMG! That is the funniest thing ever! I am SO appropriating that word ... now all I need to do is figure out how to work it into a conversation somehow!
*Note to self: don't ever read Maria's posts while drinking anything; said drink will invariable be choked on or blown out the nose, and blowing carbonated drinks out one's nose is most uncomfortable!* |
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:48 am |
I guess I'm very lucky. After several really bad hair mishaps (including one where my hair ended up being Cyndi Lauper orange!), I've been with my current stylist for a very long time (over 10 years) and she's never ruined my hair.
She cuts it EXACTLY like I want it every single time - she has never once cut more off than I wanted. She has actually used a ruler in the past to get the amount right. And she's a blonde hair color expert. The only thing she's ever done that had to be fixed was one time she had the lightest blonde color foils in one section of my bangs accidentally all lined up, so when the foils came off, I had a whitish streak on one side of my bangs. Another time she didn't let the color come up all the way in one section, so I was a little too golden for my taste.
Both times she's corrected the problem with no attitude whatsoever and never charged me. I should mention that she was 9 months pregnant with her third child one time and the other time, she had just lost her husband in a plane crash (he was the pilot), so the amazing thing is that I came out of the salon with any hair at all. If I was in her condition those times, I wouldn't have been able to work. She's the best and I told her if she ever quits doing hair, I will hunt her down and MAKE her do mine! She's pricey but worth every penny. She rocks!
I truly think the ones that don't give you what you want don't really know how to cut, color or style hair that well - they are just winging it and doing what they "think" will end up with the result you want. My girl was trained by Allen Edwards (he's the cat who took over John Peters' salons and also the one who created Farrah Fawcett's famous 'do "the Farrah") and Toni & Guy, plus she has natural talent. I don't know what I'd do without her. |
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:34 am |
| I have been going to the same HD for over 10 years. She is excellent with coloring, and she cuts my curly hair well (although, I also end up with a bit of a point in the back. When it bothers me enough, I trim that myself because I don't want to lose any other length off the back). However, she cannot style my hair! I usually walk out of there and put it in a ponytail for the rest of the day. I do think about leaving her, but she cuts well and colors well. Also, I don't want to have to break in a new stylist who might be scissor-happy or a crappy colorist. The trial and error with that part takes longer to fix than a bad one-time styling job. |
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:56 am |
| I can so relate!! I have somewhat curly hair and right now (thankfully), I like the guy who cuts and styles my hair. However, I've had my share of stylists who go overboard and have way too much fun with my curly hair as they seem to enjoy spraying, crunching and blowdrying, spraying, crunching and blowdrying, and MORE SPRAYING, CRUNCHING AND BLOWDRYING until I inevitably end up looking like a poodle or a fair-skinned person of northern european descent with an afro! |
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:19 am |
| I can totally relate! I have long, fine hair, and I wear it blown back ala Angelina Jolie with a TON of volume! OK, maybe sometimes it has some much volume it looks a little overboard, but hey, it's what I like. Anyways, for some reason when stylists dry my hair, they want to aim the dryer down and dry my hair flat against my head--- ugh!! Luckily my current stylist has figured out what I like and does it for me--- needless to say, I'll be sticking with her. |
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Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:02 pm |
I had a wonderful stylist, but he opened his own salon, doubled his prices, and stuck his head up his butt. I kept going to him for two more years, but the last straw was when he cut four inches off my hair because he was mad that I "cheated" on him.
I'm going to an okay person right now. She is not able to create a hairstyle for me, though. I used to be able to go to the other one and say "I'm bored. Will you do something different?" and he'd come up with awesome new hair for me. I also don't like the way she does blonde highlights. I like to get them in the winter to blend in with my summer hair, and she always does them too pale. I'm a golden blonde, and the cool lighter blonde really looks harsh on me. I just don't get them anymore. SIGH... I've had her dye my hair other colors, and she does a great job, although it doesn't last more than about three or four weeks on me. |
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Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:21 am |
| Mammamia wrote: |
| I inevitably end up looking like a poodle or a fair-skinned person of northern european descent with an afro! |
LOL! That is sooooooo me! I often joke that I'd make a great albino extra in "Shaft". |
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Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:08 pm |
Oh boy...I really feel everyone's pain I'm with Kiki...I gave up and do my own cut & color now. Haven't stepped a foot in a salon in years and much happier (not to mention my wallets a lot fuller  ) for it.
Maria, I could not get home fast enough to fix my hair after I let a hair stylist have their way with it. The one time I actually had somewhere to go right after an appointment, I had to ask the stylist to hand over the blow dryer and step away from the chair I am not kidding! |
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:48 pm |
| My hairdresser does a great cut, but cannot style naturally curly hair at all! I never make plans for after the hairdresser, I always have to come home and fix it. |
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Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:41 am |
I have short hair and they always want to product into my hair. I have yet to find a product that doesn't feel sticky or clammy in some way.
That said, for one brief period of 6 months, I have a brilliant cutter and a great colorist. Whenever I go to the hairdresser I remind myself that it is possible to come out with a great looking hair cut. Looking forward to repeating the experience again |
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Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:28 pm |
| I have natural wavey hair and my hairdresser always wants to straighten it, as this is the 'in' style at the moment. I just dont suit straight hair. |
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Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:55 pm |
| Mariav wrote: |
not wait to get home and restyle it the way you like, or do you like the way your hairdresser styles your hair after a cut/blowdry? My hairdresser makes my hair way too poofy on top and I'm always patting it down on the ride home.
The other thing I noticed is that I tend to "tweak" her cut on my own if I don't like the way it looks after I style it. I snip snip here snip snip there (and a couple of fa la la's). What's up with THAT?
I've been seeing her for over two years because she does my color perfectly - but I am never fully satisfied with the cut. I've shown her exactly what I want but for some reason, she doesn't quite get it right...
Time to break up with her and find a new one?
Why do I feel so guilty about cheating on my hairdresser?
Maria |
If I had just one cut and I was not happy, I don't leave tip and never go back.
I demand excellent customer service especially when I go to one of the most expensive hairstylist in Toronto. |
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