Ladies...ever get one of "those" haircuts?

Colleen

Colleen

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Pennsylvania
I've always had short hair and had great haircuts when we lived in CA. However, when we retired in 2001 and left CA to live in our RV for 3 1/2 years and bum around the country, decent haircuts were a thing of the past for me :(

I always take pictures with me when I'm at a new salon to show them what I want. I very seldom, if ever, get that haircut and then it's a looooong process of growing it out again.

So, when we moved to our current town and got settled in, there happened to be a salon not far from our house, so I went in; took my pictures, and got my hair cut. She did a pretty good job that first time, so, 6 weeks later, I went back for a "trim" (not the same thing as a cut), but she cut it short(er). It took another 6 weeks to just start to grow out again (but out of any style, whatsoever), so I went back. You guessed it....she whacked it off and I came home and my husband was almost speechless...but tactful. It was so short, I looked like a guy! I felt like crying but that wouldn't have helped. It's been 7 weeks and I have an appointment on the 18th but I'm canceling. I may let my hair grow out more and then hubby can trim like he use to do....and he did a good job and it was free :)
 

I can sympathize with you as i have had similar issues ......
not sure why some stylists simply may do a good job the first time then just cannot seem to see your vision of length and style....
i have cut my own or had husband trim ... every time i think try again i get flashbacks of too short or not at all what i discussed with stylists.
 
Colleen said:
I've always had short hair and had great haircuts when we lived in CA. However, when we retired in 2001 and left CA to live in our RV for 3 1/2 years and bum around the country, decent haircuts were a thing of the past for me :(

I always take pictures with me when I'm at a new salon to show them what I want. I very seldom, if ever, get that haircut and then it's a looooong process of growing it out again.

So, when we moved to our current town and got settled in, there happened to be a salon not far from our house, so I went in; took my pictures, and got my hair cut. She did a pretty good job that first time, so, 6 weeks later, I went back for a "trim" (not the same thing as a cut), but she cut it short(er). It took another 6 weeks to just start to grow out again (but out of any style, whatsoever), so I went back. You guessed it....she whacked it off and I came home and my husband was almost speechless...but tactful. It was so short, I looked like a guy! I felt like crying but that wouldn't have helped. It's been 7 weeks and I have an appointment on the 18th but I'm canceling. I may let my hair grow out more and then hubby can trim like he use to do....and he did a good job and it was free :)
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@Colleen
Is there only one choice of hair-dresser at that salon?
 

I have the same issue where I live now. There is regular turnover at the salon and I seldom get the same person twice. The last time I went in I took a picture of what I wanted. She looked at my picture and then asked, "How much do you want me to take off?" I knew I was in trouble.
 
I have years of horror stories about hairdressers cutting my hair, but the most recent is going in to get my long hair cut into a new style with some bangs to cover up my receding hair line. I brought pictures of what I wanted and what I didn't want. To make a long sad story short, I got a cut that was a totally unflattering length, a few wispy bangs, no layering whatsoever, and nothing like any of the pictures I brought. Just chop, chop and out the door.

The worst, however, was years ago when I went in for a wavy perm and came out looking like Shirley Temple. After that I did home perms. Actually, my husband did the perms and they came out looking great. Picture a truck driver turned stylist. He missed his calling.
 
Back when the pandemic started I bought a Wahl clipper for about $100 for the set. Plus a little razor comb and some hair clips. I bought a 2" hair cutting guide as well. I been cutting my own hair for nearly 3 yrs. I get compliments on it. LOL! I refuse to pay hairdressers $20 - $25 to screw up my hair.

EDIT: I watched youtube videos to learn to cut my hair.
 
JMO. After the second or third cut, hair stylists seem to think that you’re a permanent client and they don’t put any effort into it. Last time I wasn’t paying attention and she didn’t thin my hair. It’s over a week before my next appointment and it’s hot in this weather. I feel messy.
 
MarciKS said:
Part of the reason I don't like stylists anymore is because:
  • they don't listen
  • they are too busy running their mouths
  • they can't talk and cut hair at the same time
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This is true. And it's why I do my own hair at home now.

I used to go to this one place in CT for ethnic braids. One day, while I was having my hair styled, an irate customer came in and started arguing with one of the stylists. Every time the stylist answered back, she would jerk the hair on my head. I finally had to yell at her to take it easy!
 
Jeni said:
I can sympathize with you as i have had similar issues ......
not sure why some stylists simply may do a good job the first time then just cannot seem to see your vision of length and style....
i have cut my own or had husband trim ... every time i think try again i get flashbacks of too short or not at all what i discussed with stylists.
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Exactly! I'm at the point of not going (and paying!) for a terrible haircut. I'm 75, but I'm NOT an "old lady" and don't want an old lady haircut either. How hard can it be, when I'm taking pictures (good ones) of me with the haircut I've worn for many years that shows the haircut from all angles, to get it right??? Before I went to her, I had chin-length hair that hubby kept trimmed for me. I'm on the way to that length again :)
 
MarciKS said:
Back when the pandemic started I bought a Wahl clipper for about $100 for the set. Plus a little razor comb and some hair clips. I bought a 2" hair cutting guide as well. I been cutting my own hair for nearly 3 yrs. I get compliments on it. LOL! I refuse to pay hairdressers $20 - $25 to screw up my hair.

EDIT: I watched youtube videos to learn to cut my hair.
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Yup. I did that, too. I had almost shoulder-length hair and hubby helped even out where I couldn't see. He did a good job and I'm thinking of hiring him again...haha.
 
Pinky said:
@Colleen
Is there only one choice of hair-dresser at that salon?
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Yes, but they "specialize" (I think) in senior haircuts and perms. There are several salons in town but I'm at the point (and age) I'm not interested in starting over again with someone else. Every time you get a bad haircut, it takes forever to grow it out. At 75, I'm done with that. :)
 
I very rarely get the cut that I want, even with pictures. I found one haircutter in Colorado that did a good job, he always smelled like he'd been drinking and talked like he was a little drunk, but his haircuts were great. Then when I moved to Nebraska it took a long time until I found a person who cut it the way I like it, but eventually she disappeared from that location and the people there didn't know where she went.
All I had was her first name to go by but by searching the internet I found a phone number that seemed like it might be her, when I called it turned out it was her parents in another state. But they did know her new location so I went and got a haircut, but it wasn't as good as usual and it was not at a location that was convenient.
The pandemic forced me to cut my own hair, and finally it is the way I like it. This year I tried going to get it cut, but as usual was not what I asked for, so I'm just cutting my own from now on I guess.
 
All I can say is that I absolutely love my hairdresser! And she was not my first one. The first left to get married and moved to Maine. At the same shop but she left written instructions on how to cut and color my hair for the hairdresser she recommended to me. She does a great job and I get compliments on it constantly. She thins, trims and shapes (the shaping is very important) it. Getting the color right is a plus for me as I want the color I chose to be natural looking.

I feel bad that you all have had such bad luck. Maybe try a new shop or get recommendations from other people you know.
 
It seems like every time I go to get my hair cut and call to see if the person who cut my hair last time (and cut it well) is in, that person is "gone". I had one lady who I really liked and used her for a year and then POOF! she's gone and of course, they won't say where. Next one I liked, too. POOF! Luckily, I've had two good cuts from this one. Hope she hangs out for a while.

I'm a spur-of-the-moment customer. I don't make appointments six weeks in advance. I just wake up one morning, look in the mirror, and shudder at the sight. Time for a cut.

I go to the local Great Clips. $15 haircut, $5 tip. No complaints. Plus, it's in a shopping center with several stores I like to browse in, so it's a great clip AND trip.

Years ago, a friend persuaded me to go to her "stylist", Mr. Fancy-Pants. Apparently she had moved mountains to get me an appointment because you had to make an appointment several months in advance with the maestro. I go in, am handed a flute of champagne, get my head massaged as it "relaxes the follicles", and get to listen to a litany of what's wrong with my hair. Then there's the sales pitch for the extremely expense products. After that, I get a cut that makes me look like a demented poodle and get charged $50 for the privilege (plus tip, of course).

I'm happy with Great Clips. I say, "Just like it is but shorter" and I get it just like it is but shorter.
 
None of the shops ever want to tell you where that stylist went; they’d be losing a customer in their shop. My present gal has an email address or FB something listed on her mirror. I’m not sure that I’d follow her but it’s nice to know I have the option.
 
I just go to the local barber. He just trims it. No"style".
I do remember being in San Diego with my first husband. His cousin wanted to cut my hair. (I always wore it long)
She cut a page boy and my husband started screaming at her that he hated it!
She got so angry!
So, she chopped it off, it was no longer than an inch all over my head. I sat there crying! I was mortified!
 

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