The Haircut Nightmare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a neighborhood beauty salon that I pass every day.  I decided to make an appointment last Wednesday to get a shampoo and style.  I was greeted by a receptionist who directed me to the hairstylist who would provide the services I requested.  She walked me to a shampoo room where she began to wash and condition my hair.  I was pleased with this part of the process, but it came time to dry my hair.  I sat under a hair dryer which I frown upon because it takes so long to dry my thick and medium length hair.  I prefer a simple blow dryer.  After about an hour under the dryer, I was motioned to sit in THE CHAIR to get my hair styled.  Twenty minutes may have passed when she said, “You know, your hair would have a cleaner finish if you let me trim your ends.  What do you think?”  I said it would be okay if you are just trimming a couple of inches…

She not only cut the two inches I told her too, but she must have taken two or three more in honor of her own desire to go on a cutting frenzy because my hair was considerably shorter than eighteen inches long before the salon visit! You be the judge.

Here some tips that I learned from this experience:

1)      Never let the stylist turn the chair you sit in away from the mirror!

2)      Ask a lot of questions.

3)      Be very clear on how much hair you want trimmed.

4)      Make sure the stylist is interested in healthy hair and not a “scissor-happy mad stylist”.