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Or if any NYC bees have a stylist rec who won't chop my hair off I would really appreciate it!! :(
Oh no!!!! Im so sorry!!! One time a styles gave be bangs and I didnt want them. I was like 14 and I didnt speak up, ugh so annoying.
How short is your hair? maybe you can get some of those jessica simpson extentions... those arent 2000$
Thanks Honeybear, I am actually going (to a different stylist) for my hair trial next weekend so I'll ask him about that. I'm definitely going to need something now if I still wear my hair down! :(
Ugh, that stinks about your bangs! Why do they do that? I was so specific and I am upset b/c I don't want to have to babysit the stylist the whole time and monitor his actions. He should just respect what I want!
Did you complain to their manager or the salon owner? For that, I would. He completely ignored you and your wishes!
my pet peeve with most stylists are that THEY DONT LISTEN and I AM ONE!
the best way to avoid this in the future is to ask for a "dusting." when we do this, we literally take off less than 1/8 of an inch. at least, they stylist SHOULD.
i know it's hard to trust a new stylist after this, but you can. tell your new stylist what happened but dont be overly dramatic or make it seem like you already mistrust him/her because of the shears in their hands.
luckily since you just got that much cut off, you may not even need another trim by the time of your wedding. if you do, make sure you get a "dusting" two weeks prior to your wedding.
you'll be fine, dear!
Aw, I feel for you. I'm still having my hair (cut and color) corrected after a horrible chop/dye job (post wedding, thankfully). But it still pissed me off SO bad and I've spent a small fortune on it and I have damaged hair now. :/ I'm still pissed.
Oh no!!!! Well, let me start by telling you that average hair grows 1/2 an inch per month, so if your wedding is in June, good news! You'll have 2 inches back by your wedding date!
It makes me mad that some stylists are scissor happy. I know, because I too have asked for just a smidge off and gotten more than I've asked for. If someone sits in my chair and they tell me they want a teeny trim, I tell them I am giving them a "micro-trim" which is about a quarter of an inch off, literally just the very very ends to straighten out the length. You should probably get a trim sometime between now and the wedding considering it is 4 months away, and if you do, know that most stylists speak in inches. Tell them that you want less than a quarter of an inch off, just the very tips of your ends, and nothing more. Make them show you how much they are cutting before they actually touch scissors to your hair. If you choose to not get a trim before then, I would totally understand, and if you plan on wearing your hair up, thinner ends won't matter because they'll be hidden in your updo.
The only other advice I can offer is if you want to wear your hair down and it's shorter than you want, go to Sally's and look at the clip-in human hair extensions they have. It's a super easy way to temporarily add length and they're not expensive. PM me if you want to vent or have any other questions, I'm here for you!
@Jennahasfeet - thank you for understanding! Living in NYC especially I feel like people don't listen, they just get you in and out as quick as possible to make more money. I almost feel like if you're not a celebrity here no one cares about you. That's a good idea to consider asking for a 'dusting' if I do get a trim again before the wedding.
@Nachos - thank you!! I remember your blog post about taking good care of your hair and I thought to myself "I do all that!" Every time I get my hair done stylists are impressed at how good I take care of my hair. And I'm glad to hear that it might be possible to not get a trim before the wedding and it could possibly grow out about 2 inches before June. That might actually be long enough. But very good to know about the hair extensions at Sally, I am not opposed to wearing them at all and as long as they look good that very minute I don't care if they're the less expensive version.
Oh, and @maisymay I would never complain to the salon owner unless my hair was burned off or something. He actually still gave me a good cut, it's just way shorter than I asked for. I don't want to hurt anyone's career by complaining, I feel like not going back is a more powerful/appropriate statement.
OH honey the same thing happened to me, I asked for less than a quarter of an inch off, and they hacked off an inch and a half... not as bad, but it still hurt when I looked in the mirro and realized that 3 months of work was gone. I'm doing the jessica simpson extensions though, because I want the style that Mrs. Champagne had... and guess what she too used Jessica Simpson's extensions.
I'm so sorry! The same thing happened to me :( I had been growing it out forever, and I went in for a trim. I told her I was growing my hair out for the wedding, but that I wanted "a couple of long layers, nothing crazy" and I ended up with 90% of my hair above my shoulders, and the bottom 10% still long. I have never been so pissed. I went to the owner to have her fix it and she basically blamed ME for having fullness at the crown when most everyone else has fullness in the back !??!?! Hello?? That doesn't explain away a bad haircut. I even told her to cut off that bottom 10%, and she didn't even do it. I think she is friends with the girl who did the original cut, and was more concerned about defending her work than making me happy.
Anyway, that was like 3 months ago, and I've just been letting it grow ever since. Just try to be patient and let it grow. Maybe you could get on some prenatal vitamins to make it grow faster? Your hair will still look beautiful on your wedding day, don't worry :)
@Polkadot that's exactly what this stylist did to my hair! There is a teeny small section at the bottom that is an inch shorter than when I first walked in, that is the longest section. The rest of my hair is almost at my chin! I have no idea what he was thinking, not only is it not in style anywhere on earth, it's not what I asked for and extremely unflattering!
I posted a bad review of the salon this morning on Citysearch. Hopefully the owner will contact me, but honestly I was just letting other brides know about my terrible experience!
awww im so sorry! What a horrible experience, but I can totally relate! Ive had way too many stylist cut my hair alot shorter than I wanted. I actually had the worst experience in the beginning of college. A stylist left that color stripping stuff in my hair too long and every day more and more of my hair snapped out. I had to cut my long thick hair down to bottom on my waist above my shoulders. I still dont understand why their are horrible stylists working at nice salons! I would defiitly ask during your hair trial about clip on extensions.
Aaaw daisy, I'm sorry this happened. My hair is very long and curly. I am PHOBIC about hairdressers. Give me a dentists chair every day of the week instead! The main reason I'm so anxious about hairdressers is because when I was younger they were very scissor happy and put in tons of layers. I looked like a ginger member of the jackson 5: I kid you not. I was picked on and dreaded having it cut.
For this reason, I'm a scumbag and go and have it cut once every 6months. I'm trying to work myself up to every 3 months but feel sick at the thought (sorry hairdresser bees!). You can't really tell that it's due a cut most of the time thankfully. Also with it being curly as it dries it goes about 2-3 inches shorter than when it's cut straight, a lot of hairdressers here don't really know what to do with a headful of curls besides flatten them.
P.S. Apparently a Kelp supplement engourages hair growth.
Im so sorry, Id be sooo upset if that happened! Ms Nachos is right, check out the human hair extensions that are clip on! My mom and I went looking at wigs the other week at a wig store so I could decide if I wanted to go dark with my hair and my mom ended up trying on clip in extensions. They matched her hair perfectly and I couldnt even tell it wasnt hers. She got 2 pieces and it was pricy, about $200, but thats nothing compared to getting extensions sewn in. Good luck!!!
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I sit here crying while I write this post. I have been intentionally growing my hair out since last June so I can wear it long and flowy on my wedding day. I've been doing most things right to accomplish this, I take good care of my hair.
I tried a new salon tonight. I heard rave reviews about it and was desparate for a trim and root touch up. I told my stylist that I am growing out my hair for the wedding and not to take any length off. I told him this was very important to me as I want to wear my hair a certain way for the wedding. He swore up and down he wasn't 'scissor happy' and started to cut my long beautiful hair.
Once I looked up I noticed it appeared to be a lot shorter but thought it might just be the layers he was putting in. I don't mind layers. But then when he was blow drying it I saw how short the overall length was as he pulled it away from my head to dry it.
My hair is at least 3 inches shorter than when I walked in there! I am so so upset, that is months and months of work down the drain, literally. There is nothing I can do, it's gone. They can't give me a free service to make up for it, my hair is short.
Please help me know how to communicate effectively next time! I don't care if my hair is damaged, I want the length!! I'm only getting married once and want to wear long hair and not pay $2K for Xtensions!! :(