Haircut (most likely women only)

[seminolegrl06]

ok BNers I need some help. I dont know if any of you are hair stylists. But to those of you that are I have something to ask.

I got my hair done yesturday, been going to the same person for 10 years nearly... and I hate it! I have been crying since friday at 2pm.

I grew out all the color in my hair so I could just get a gloss, the color looks great and my hair is shinny.

The problem is... She left me with no hair! I know i know, I will get used to it etc etc... no its not that. I asked her for some layers and I wanted not up around my face (I have oily skin and I dont like anything hanging in my face) Any magially I have layers that end around my ear length! (which to do she cut off about 1 foot of my hair to acheive) She really really really thined me out, like my ponytail looks pathetic (there goes the cure all for bad haircuts) It looks like I have a bob and than its like feathered below it with some strands hanging down.

I have never come home from the salon crying in my life. Never ever. I didn't love it at the salon, but she also got me out of there fast. They blocked out a ton of time for me, there is just no reason why my hair should look like this... Every single thing I told her not to do she did. I showed her a picture and my hair looks nothing like it at all! (I know that not all pictures are feasible for every hair type) I called to speak with her twice yesturday afternoon, twice. She wouldn't talk to me.

I dont know what to do about my hair. I drive down from FSU to orlando to get it down by her. No I am not a come every 6 week client, but I have stuck with her through salon changes and now she has opened her own. I have been a loyal client.

I dont know what to do to fix it, the style is specific and something I hate it, there is just no way to hide it. none at all. What do I do? My dad is thinking about stoping payment on the credit card. I certainly do not want to pay 200 for hair I hate. It took me a while to grow out loucious hair. I have a trip to jamicia comeing up and las vegas in three months and I can't even look at myself in the mirror. I am terrified of what my boyfriend (who loves my long thick hair) is going to think of this badly layered stringy mess. (and I am terrified of the thought of him proposing and having the pictures for that special moment in his haircut) Also, someone in his family is running for office and we have all these conservative functions to attend. My hair looks like some sotuh florida girl wanna be who is trying to hard to be sexy and insted of looking like carmen electra looks like a stripper. I am a conservatice girl, with big occasions coming up that I need to look good for!

I know everyone has a bad cut sometimes... but ladies what do I do? I have been trying to salvage it but there is nothing to be done! Do I try and get her on the phone? Do I just stop the payment and never talk to her again? Do I go to someone and have them try and fix it? I just I am literally in shock... I mean huge chunks of hair are cut out of my head... I am just not even sure how to correct it. (thank god the color is great)

I know there are worse tragedies in life... but I just do not know my next move on this. I am worried about someone "fixing" it because I am going to lose even more length, and its gong to look worse.

Ugh talk about a huuuggggeeeee bummer.

[RinglingRingling]

back when I had hair, I had a barber perform what he called a haircut. I swear he was bidding on the contract for Fairchild AFB because by the time I got out of the chair, it was short.. really short. almost as short as it is now.. The only bright side was that I didn't need a haircut again for three months, and saved a bit of cash.

Being a guy, it is a bit different. I can only suggest a well-deserved, overdue binge for a couple days (use good tequila, it makes it better...) and then it'll be a couple days for your eyes to refocus. It won't help the haircut, but at least the advice isn't "well, you could wear a hat..."

The fact that she's ducking the calls is a bit scary.

[ragtopW]

((((SG)))))

no help but I hate to hear this... and like R2 said the ducking the calls
isn't good.. take pics if your Dad does block the payment..
you might need some proof at a later date..

[freaky4tiki]

I'm so sorry! you can go back to her and confront her. ten years is a pretty established business relationship. tell her then that you want your money back. maybe you could take a friend with you too.

[PackPhanGirl]

SG...that sucks, I know. Us girls worry about our hair more than anything. I was really worried when I saw Ringling was the first to respond to your problem!

I do agree with the boys, in the fact, that if she is not responding to your phone calls, there is an issue there she doesn't want to deal with! I also agree with Ragtop, that you need to take pictures for proof of a major mess up, especially if your dad stops cc payment.

I wish I was a hairdresser and could help you out or a least give you some good advice. I would almost be tempted to go get another opinion from someone else. Maybe you have a good friend who could take you to their hairdresser for advice?(or a quick touchup)

Good luck...keep us posted and let us know what happens! I hope things work out!

[sy]

I am so so so sorry to hear that. I had hair down below my waist many years ago and lost it all to a moron who didn't time the perm correctly (and ended up going to the hospital with burns on my scalp). I cried for weeks and it still makes me mad to this day. (when my husband came home, he seriously thought someone had died because I was such a mess).

Definitely take pictures. Stop the payment, and confront them. I ended up filing a civil suit against the place that did the perm-gone-wrong, because they refused to reimburse me for medical costs or the cost of the perm. I wouldn't go that far in your case, but I would definitely confront them with someone and find out what the issue is with her avoiding it. Even if she's just embarrased, she's supposed to be a professional, and while accidents happen, she still needs to accept responsibility.

The only thing I can even recommend on your case for dealing with it, is when I had to have almost all of it cut off because of them, I ended up wearing really wide headbands, and thin bandanas (not sure what they're really called) with bows at the bottom. I hated it, but at least it hid most of the damage.

The up side is yes, it will grow out, and in probably 2 weeks it'll be a lot more manageable and you might be able to go and get it shaped a little.

I am so sorry to hear that, though. I've never been called vain in my life, but everyone knows I value my hair very highly. You have my sympathy

[ToplessRideFL]

A haircut is subjective. However your hapiness should be the stylest's main concern.

DO not stop payment until you request a refund. In Florida, you are responsible for paying for a service..... and a bad haircut while deserving of a refund, is still a service in the eyes of the law. If you cancel the payment, you are the one in the wrong.

Call the salon.... or better yet visit them if you are still in town. I cannot imagine that she wouldnt offer you a refund.

If she doesnt, Write a letter to the owner of the salon and request a refund. If that doesnt work, Call the DBR in Tally and report the salon for unethical business practices. I seriously doubt it will come to that.

Looking at your avatar pic, I would think it would grow quickly... and while you may have to go shorter for a while, go to a locally recommended salon in Tally and have them do the best they can.... or just wait it out for a few months!

As for your Jamaica trip... No worries Mon... have braids put in the second you get off the plane. It will be the most stress free hair week you have ever had!

[RinglingRingling]

A haircut is subjective. However your hapiness should be the stylest's main concern.

DO not stop payment until you request a refund. In Florida, you are responsible for paying for a service..... and a bad haircut while deserving of a refund, is still a service in the eyes of the law. If you cancel the payment, you are the one in the wrong.

Call the salon.... or better yet visit them if you are still in town. I cannot imagine that she wouldnt offer you a refund.

If she doesnt, Write a letter to the owner of the salon and request a refund. If that doesnt work, Call the DBR in Tally and report the salon for unethical business practices. I seriously doubt it will come to that.

Looking at your avatar pic, I would think it would grow quickly... and while you may have to go shorter for a while, go to a locally recommended salon in Tally and have them do the best they can.... or just wait it out for a few months!

As for your Jamaica trip... No worries Mon... have braids put in the second you get off the plane. It will be the most stress free hair week you have ever had!

I'd have more stress tryign to find hair to braid, myself.

[ToplessRideFL]

I'd have more stress tryign to find hair to braid, myself.

No worries Todd.... they make those dreddie hats... you'd fit right in... although I have never seen on with red dreds!

[ejr]

No solution to the haircut problem, but definitely talk with your stylist.

I have been with the same guy since 1975, and have been to at least a dozen different places with him, with the current one an hour away. I too go every 6 weeks or so. And while I love his haircuts and his color work, occasionally he will "tweak" the color without telling me, to a shade he prefers though I don't. In fact, he did that two weeks ago.

When I go out there in a month, I will talk to him about it, remind him how long I have been with him, and how far I drive, and tell him that if he does it again, I will not be back.

[RinglingRingling]

I'd have more stress tryign to find hair to braid, myself.

No worries Todd.... they make those dreddie hats... you'd fit right in... although I have never seen on with red dreds!

hmmmm...

[ToplessRideFL]

I'd have more stress tryign to find hair to braid, myself.

No worries Todd.... they make those dreddie hats... you'd fit right in... although I have never seen on with red dreds!

hmmmm...

[RinglingRingling]

I'd have more stress tryign to find hair to braid, myself.

No worries Todd.... they make those dreddie hats... you'd fit right in... although I have never seen on with red dreds!

hmmmm...

two gallons of #5 Red Dye.. and..

[drunkpirate66]

girls . . .

[Wino you know]

I went in for a haircut on Monday to my usual barber, assuming he'd charge me the $12.00 I'd been paying him for ages.
Apparently he had some promotion going that he's been doing for several years, which I knew nothing about;
Every MONDAY, all guys over 55 get their haircuts for $5.00.
After he finished cutting my hair, he said "FIVE DOLLARS, PLEASE."

I thought he was joking and said so.
He told me no, that if I came in on any Monday, I could get a haircut for FIVE dollars instead of $12.00.
So I told him hell, for THAT price give me another one.
Now HE thought I was joking.
I told him I was dead serious, pointing out that when he goes to the grocery store and sees a loaf of bread on sale for .50 cents, he certainly buys more than one loaf, right? He said yes, so I told him CASE CLOSED!
GIVE ME ANOTHER HAIRCUT FOR THAT SAME PRICE.

I paid him ten dollars for two haircuts-we both came out ahead.

[Dezdmona]

I don't know about Florida law on the issue, but I would definitely take pictures.

It sounds like the stylist made a mistake and kept cutting to try to fix it..she knew it but didn't say anything to you hoping that you would accept the cut.

You don't have to accept it.
You have tried to contact her to discuss the situation and she had declined to accept your calls, which is totally unacceptable.

She should refund your money, i.e., to credit your card.

I've had situations where I've been unhappy with a cut and/or color and the stylist has offered to re-do the work as long as the complaint was made within a day or two of the time the work was performed.
In this case, a re-cut won't solve the problem (maybe extensions?), but reimbursement is definitely called for.

You have rights...don't be afraid to exert them.

[LIPH]

When I get my hair cut I sit down and tell the guy to cut it short. When he's done I get up, pay and leave. If it doesn't look perfect, so what. It's hair, it'll grow back.

What does bother me is all the times I've told women their hair looks nice and not one of them has ever returned the compliment. Bitches

[pojo]

ouch..... 1 foot of hair gone!!!!! I would take pictures and surprise her on Orlando... and bring the picture for comparison. That is wrong.... very wrong....

I had mine cut with a shag with it when I was home in May (my mom, bro and I have been going to this person for 12 years) .... I now had the stylist on base (NOT THE BARBER) cut my hair and I've had to adjust it several times because it wasn't the style I wanted!

[Tequila Revenge]

Mrs. TR's been recovering from a bad haircut for almost two years And it's costing a small fortune Heck, when I go in the barber charges extra. He call's it a "finders fee." He says he has to find the hair before he can cut it

Seriously, he stylist was on the damb phone almost the whole time she was wacking away. I love my wife to have long hair. It's almost back now.

[SMLCHNG]

<---- Really sorry you feel you had such a bad haircut.


But I'm afraid I can't relate - not with my short hair that grows very fast, and I only pay $12.95..

Good luck getting a hold of the stylist - I hope you can come to some sort of mutual agreement.