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Anlbe · January 28th, 2008, 03:03 PM

The poll about blow drying ones hair made me think. The only time in the last five years I have blow dried my hair has been in hairdressers when they have told me they will not let me leave their salon with wet hair. Hairdressers have also

brushed my hair when it was wet
back combed it!
straightened it
filled it with silicon based products

When I have repeatedly asked them not to, and pointed out it will damage my hair. This is such a problem that I now travel back to my childhood hairdresser who knows what I like (and is scared of my mother). On one occasion a hairdresser actually made my hair crunchy for my college graduation becaue they wouldn't believe me when I said I needed a dry hair treatment. I had to have my hair up the whole day!

Has anyone else has this problem, hairdressers actually damaging your hair

Angelica · January 28th, 2008, 03:17 PM

Well yes. I have had my hair combed very roughly and felt it snapping as they did so. I complained about a perm I had once and they treated me horrendously, I am sure their harsh treatment caused me to have a bald spot once!

And as for what one hairdresser done! She wanted to add "texture" to my hair because it didn't fall right and what she was actually trying to do was "thin" the hair by sliding a scissors down its length! I was mortified, hey I have very fine hair already and to see all that hair being sliced off nearly gave me a coronary! I couldn't believe it, and she didn't stop immediately either until I shouted at her to stop and everyone was looking at me in the salon.

A horrible experience

freznow · January 28th, 2008, 03:25 PM

Where's the "Hairdressers are made of cheese" choice?

I haven't had a bad experience with a hairdresser because my mother used to cut my hair, and now it's not cut at all, so yeah... The one time I did go they actually cut less than my dad wished (this was before I was really that hair-conscious) so I was almost content.

ETA because I don't feel like making another post: In response to the post directly below mine, try this thread http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ad.php?t=36249 LHC just wouldn't be LHC without cheese

Anlbe · January 28th, 2008, 03:28 PM

I have noticed a good deal of cheese on the forum, is this a LHC tradition. I'm am easily bemused.

akurah · January 28th, 2008, 03:33 PM

You know, if they get pushy, and you can't calmly convince them to knock it off, you should never be afraid to point out you are paying them for a service and if they don't provide it to your liking you will both demand to see the manager and refuse to pay unless it is done your way.

Or something in that vein. I don't recommend threatening except as a last resort, however, because you really don't want someone who you had to threaten to be handling your hair, after all.

cindy58 · January 28th, 2008, 03:33 PM

For the most part, my hair guy was very good. I went to him regularly for more than 10 years and usually got loads of compliments. I even felt comfortable telling him to cut it however he wanted to. Except for the period of time when I felt like he was beginning to give me "old lady" cuts. I had to set him straight there and let him know that wasn't going to happen any more, or I wouldn't be back.

I've really only had a few trims since I began seriously growing (some were a year apart). Now I think I'm ready for another one, and he's the only one I really feel comfortable with. He didn't even charge me for my last trim, and said "see you next year!"

Tapioca · January 28th, 2008, 03:45 PM

I once had a hairdresser do what she called an "undercut". I did not ask for it, and she claimed that it would make the ends flip under. What it was was two layers. The underneath layer was a good inch shorter than the rest. I went back the next day to complain and they fixed it for free. I have not had a problem since as long as I state that I want a blunt, all-one-length cut.

FreakyGreenEyes · January 28th, 2008, 03:47 PM

When I was younger, and Saved By the Bell was still on television, I really loved Tiffany Amber Thiesen's hair - so much so that I decided to get it cut like hers. I went to a hairdresser and she shagged my hair.

Shagged my hair. With a combo of scissors and razors. It looked no where near what I had asked her to do. I had a female mullet and ended up enduring some very harsh comments from my mother.

The woman made me take off my glasses. I couldn't see what she was doing. I cried so hard. It was so horrible.

Juli414 · January 28th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anlbe

I have noticed a good deal of cheese on the forum, is this a LHC tradition. I'm am easily bemused.

I've noticed that every community develops its own running gag that shows up as the "other" option in polls, acts as a peace offering after controversial posts, etc. One community I'm in uses pie, and another pokes fun at a male member who found an unknown lady's undergarments in his luggage when he got home from a trip (there were other things, and some of his stuff was missing, the inspectors must have been working on two bags at once). In this community, it seems to be cheese.

Back on topic, I've had that happen. There seems to be a problem on the definition of "keep the same cut, just trim the bangs to *this* point and the rest about 1/4 in. (~.6cm)" I've had the bangs left in my face and the rest brought up to the same length, which really sucked when the bangs were about nose and the length below my shoulders. I've had it wind up as a mullet (on a girl???). And yes, there's the ever-popular hairspray, style and blowdry. I don't do that in real life, I don't want it done at the parlor.

And it's more annoying when they charge the extra few bucks for the styling (hello, this is an evening appointment, I'm going back home afterwards, I don't need the curls and all). Grrrr....