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eggshellblueWell, I got a haircut today. I'm sure you can all guess how that went...
In case you couldn't, it went terribly. Well, not terribly, just not the way I wanted it to - which is equally disappointing.
What is it with hairstylists? Are they actually stupid, or do they pretend to be so they can give you a hard time? Anyone who knows me knows that I hate getting my hair cut. I always put it off until the latest possible time, and honestly I'm just so sick of it. I try talking to these people but that results in a bad haircut because apparently I'm not explaining what I want correctly. Alright, fair enough. So now I bring in a photo so that they know exactly what I want. Still, no improvement. These days not only do I bring in a photo to show, now I go through it and meticulously explain every detail of what I want. And what does this amount to? Nothing. Zip. Nadda. ZERO.
Honestly? Only once in my life (that I can remember) have I gotten a haircut that I have loved. Once. I am not exaggerating. The girl who cut my hair that time was so great. She actually listened when I was talking to her, and then cut it exactly how I wanted it, except better simply because she altered the cut so that it best suited me. And on top of that she chatted with me the whole time, and was very friendly. I really liked her.
So today, I went back to the same salon hoping to have her cut my hair again. But lo and behold, she no longer works there. But that's not such a bad thing right? I mean, this salon is a little expensive, but considering the way that girl handled my hair, it's relatively safe to assume that the others should at least be able to follow directions correctly, yes? Well, that was naive of me.
So I got this really cute (and obviously gay) guy to cut my hair. It started off okay, but when he was washing it before the cut he kept trying to convince me to get highlights. Those who know me know that I don't like being hassled about things. I'm an easygoing guy 90% of the time, just don't push me to do something I don't want to. So, already, he's beginning to annoy me. Well, we've got the wash done and we're into the chair. I pull out my picture and make sure that he takes a good, long, close look at it. Then I begin to explain it, but he waves me off saying he knows exactly what I want. That sounds promising. He begins by chopping off pretty much my entire length, and says not to worry because once he's rid of the length, he can really style.
Sure. You're the stylist, so you should know what you're doing.
Throughout the cut (I could see it getting shorter and shorter, and knowing that it wasn't going to end up the way I wanted it) he pretty much flirted with me and tried to sell me products in intervals. One second he's complimenting my cheekbones, eyes, whatever, the next he's trying to sell me an eleven dollar can of styling wax. All the while, my hair is getting shorter, and shorter, and shorter. I'm quite upset by this point, but of course I don't show it. By the end of it he's all "Omg! You look so great! It's exactly what you wanted! You look awesome! You sure you don't want that wax?"
I of course lied and said I loved it. What was I going to do? Tell him off? What would I gain from that? It's not like he could magically re-attach all my hair and then try again. So I paid and left.
*sigh*
I'm not mad at him, or at my haircut. I'm just so tired. Tired of this happening again and again... it's really just getting on my nerves. He didn't give me a bad haircut, but just not the one I wanted either... I guess I'll just sit and wait until it grows out... >_<;;
Oh, and...
THIS is what I wanted/was the photo I showed him:
THIS is what I ended up with:
Yeah.
In case you couldn't, it went terribly. Well, not terribly, just not the way I wanted it to - which is equally disappointing.
What is it with hairstylists? Are they actually stupid, or do they pretend to be so they can give you a hard time? Anyone who knows me knows that I hate getting my hair cut. I always put it off until the latest possible time, and honestly I'm just so sick of it. I try talking to these people but that results in a bad haircut because apparently I'm not explaining what I want correctly. Alright, fair enough. So now I bring in a photo so that they know exactly what I want. Still, no improvement. These days not only do I bring in a photo to show, now I go through it and meticulously explain every detail of what I want. And what does this amount to? Nothing. Zip. Nadda. ZERO.
Honestly? Only once in my life (that I can remember) have I gotten a haircut that I have loved. Once. I am not exaggerating. The girl who cut my hair that time was so great. She actually listened when I was talking to her, and then cut it exactly how I wanted it, except better simply because she altered the cut so that it best suited me. And on top of that she chatted with me the whole time, and was very friendly. I really liked her.
So today, I went back to the same salon hoping to have her cut my hair again. But lo and behold, she no longer works there. But that's not such a bad thing right? I mean, this salon is a little expensive, but considering the way that girl handled my hair, it's relatively safe to assume that the others should at least be able to follow directions correctly, yes? Well, that was naive of me.
So I got this really cute (and obviously gay) guy to cut my hair. It started off okay, but when he was washing it before the cut he kept trying to convince me to get highlights. Those who know me know that I don't like being hassled about things. I'm an easygoing guy 90% of the time, just don't push me to do something I don't want to. So, already, he's beginning to annoy me. Well, we've got the wash done and we're into the chair. I pull out my picture and make sure that he takes a good, long, close look at it. Then I begin to explain it, but he waves me off saying he knows exactly what I want. That sounds promising. He begins by chopping off pretty much my entire length, and says not to worry because once he's rid of the length, he can really style.
Sure. You're the stylist, so you should know what you're doing.
Throughout the cut (I could see it getting shorter and shorter, and knowing that it wasn't going to end up the way I wanted it) he pretty much flirted with me and tried to sell me products in intervals. One second he's complimenting my cheekbones, eyes, whatever, the next he's trying to sell me an eleven dollar can of styling wax. All the while, my hair is getting shorter, and shorter, and shorter. I'm quite upset by this point, but of course I don't show it. By the end of it he's all "Omg! You look so great! It's exactly what you wanted! You look awesome! You sure you don't want that wax?"
I of course lied and said I loved it. What was I going to do? Tell him off? What would I gain from that? It's not like he could magically re-attach all my hair and then try again. So I paid and left.
*sigh*
I'm not mad at him, or at my haircut. I'm just so tired. Tired of this happening again and again... it's really just getting on my nerves. He didn't give me a bad haircut, but just not the one I wanted either... I guess I'll just sit and wait until it grows out... >_<;;
Oh, and...
THIS is what I wanted/was the photo I showed him:
THIS is what I ended up with:
Yeah.
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Date: 2006-09-06 08:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-06 08:31 pm (UTC)Except, with me, it seems like I end up with the same style nomatter what sort of picture I give them. I always have this layered little flip-do that I fucking hate beyond all reason.
I think it all depends where you go but the bottom line seems to be that there is a "method styling" where they're trained to do one or two simple haircuts. >___>
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Date: 2006-09-06 08:31 pm (UTC)WTF, I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY OWN HAIR.)
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Date: 2006-09-07 05:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-06 10:35 pm (UTC)but we want to see your haircut. Not some strange person's Iamsocooool mug shot.
that's definately a big differnece in length. I'm sorry you're not happy. But as you said it will grow back, and the second style, although not what you wanted, is a pretty nice haircut.
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Date: 2006-09-07 01:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-07 02:28 am (UTC)You should've said your discontent right fucking then! or showed it in your face... whatever.. *pat pat* I'm sure it's not so bad! XD
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Date: 2006-09-12 12:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-12 02:41 pm (UTC)*stabs*
Yeah, and I've done the buzzcut thing before.... baaaaad memories, lemme say XDD;