Why did you stop going to your last hairdresser?

What I said: "Cut off very little hair - I don't want it short. I'm thinking about growing it long".

What she heard: "Cut it off. I want very little hair, really short. I don't want it long".

How did you feel about the atmosphere?
Did it play any role in your experience?

Hi

Just thought I would throw my two cents in. I recently left my hairdresser of 7 years. In the past 7 years I followed her to three salons. I left her becasue she has been slowly but surely, slacking on the quality of work she puts into my hair. She is young and doing through some personal stuff right now, but she should not let this come out in her work. The last time I went to see her, 2 months ago, she removed a black haircolor from my hair and added in a reddish brown. That is what I wanted. When she was done. I had a a more intense brownish red part at the top of my head(roots) and black chunks throughout the middle and bottom sections mixed with reddish brown parts. She said they were lowlights and that It would take alot more stripping to get it solid. I didn't understand why she didn't do it all in the first place before she added color. SHe had another client waiting so i would have to reschedule for her to fix it. For this I paid 75 dollars (no cut or blowdry included)When it finally dried I was very unsatisfied. Two weeks later I had to color it again becasue the roots had faded to such alight color that it looked funny with the rest.

I have not been to her since.

Jacqui

This is such a good thread, Lili.

I love reading all of your Salon experiences.

Post on Guy's.

The lady I used to go to was really good with my hair, but I started to feel like the styles she was giving me were making me look older. It was also hard to get ahold of her for an appointment, because she didn't work much. The girl I go to now also has a limited schedule, but the salon she works in is much closer to my house and the styles I get from her are much more younger.

A better question would be : -----Why do you go to the hairdresser that you do?

I started going to a different person to do my hair because I felt she lost her touch. She started out really good, being attentive, and did a good job. However, as time went on, I started getting the feeling that she wasn't paying enough attention anymore. It seemed that she was doing things haphazardly. I understand people have bad days at work and whatnot, but it happened about three times and I decided that I needed to find someone else to do my hair.

Oh! I have lost so many hairstylists! I have specifically said HOW much I want off and everytime they didn't listen. At one place, I even brought a picture in, and she just put it aside and never looked at it the whole time she was cutting my hair!

Basicallly, my problem is like Lady Maria's. I like to wear my hair very short, and when I had it long, everyone seemed afraid to cut it. I know I can be very particular, but it is MY hair. I don't think my requests are unreasonable, mainly along the lines of please cut this much off, and please do not put any styling gel in it because I don't have time to do that everyday. Basically, I want what you see is what you get.

What REALLY irritates me is the many times I have gone in to a certain place and asked for "just a trim, not too much off, please," and have walked out with a completely different style! My biggest problem is that since I'm a female, most of my former stylists ASSUMED I wanted to look "totally cute" even after I asked for a specific cut! And, am I the only one who doesn't like it when they need to put so many styling products in your hair to make it look good or like you asked for? I personally like it simple, no gel. I hate it when they try to mousse up my hair.

Well, that's my rant. Thanks for reading. I guess to summ it all up, my main problem is that I have a VERY specific idea of how I want my hair, and all my stylists ussually tried to make it look like THEIR version of what they liked (trendy, cute, etc) despite what I told them I wanted done with MY HAIR!!!

Advice for hair stylists: LISTEN! If your customer specifically asks for a specific cut, don't get creative unless they ask you to. Most people don't want to be a pallette for your ideas; they just want their hair done the way they ASK for it!

I stopped going to my last hairdresser because he tried to feel me up.

I used to go to my last stylist because she was able to give me a nice bob - hard to do on fine, straight hair like mine. But one day, after finishing the cut, she took the shaver to shave up my neck, and afterward shaved off "a few" strays from the bob itself.

The next day I washed it and the only thing it would do was a choppy, shaggy flip. It looked like I was trying to grow out a really bad haircut. Even with close trims, it took months to grow out.

My current stylist is the one I went to immediately after her. He trims exactly how much I want removed. No surprises. I've been a client now for more than 10 years.