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wayyyyyyyyyyy to short Printed From: HairBoutique.com Category: Hair Talk Forum Name: Bloopers Forum Description: Share your hair horror stories... URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=24960 Printed Date: July 20 2025 at 3:53pm Topic: wayyyyyyyyyyy to short Posted By: Samantha Subject: wayyyyyyyyyyy to short Date Posted: September 18 2002 at 1:43pm hi im samantha im new im 19 im from long island new york on saturday i went to get my longish hair cut alot shorter i have had long hair for the past 3 years and have really only been trimming it i decided to get a short one length bob cut to my chin i went to the same place i always go but the girl cut my hair alot shorter than i wanted i asked very simply for a one length cut to my chin this meant i was already cutting off about 6 inches she said wow you are going short thats brave to wich i just smiled she started cutting in the back i saw big pieces coming off to wich i thought ok here we go when she cut my first side it looked like she was cutting it a little higher than my chin SHE WAS she cut them to my lips i said to her thats kinda short she said when it dries itll be ABOUT chin length i tho ught ok it looked short but it looked ok to me then she began blow drying it when it was dry it looked cute but about 2 inches shorter than i wanted i was kinda upset but i was telling myself i wanted it short anyway and it did look cute THEN she said do you want me to neaten up the back as she was reaching for a shaver i said yeah ok (thinking she meant the hairs on my neck what ever she didnt cut off with the scissor) the next thing i knew she turned on the shaver and took a big swipe off the back of my head i said WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? she said im buzzing the nape i said no no i thought you were getting the long hairs on my neck she said no im doing the nape she said thats normal when she gives a short bob i was so mad but i told her to finish she shaved the whole underneath very short like a boys hair (peach fuzzy) i look like a mushroom head the cut is not cute at all and i have shaved hair what the helck am i gonna do now? i wish i just never got the haircut at all has anyone ever had this happen to them i can barely put my hair up and the back looks so short all i wanted was a chin length bob now ill have to wait months for even that ------------- Sammi Replies: Posted By: Katherine Date Posted: September 18 2002 at 4:53pm Samantha, I am SO sorry for you. The exact same thing happened to a roommate of mine 20+ years ago when were studying in London. We went to a fancy salon there, and she ended up with a buzzed nape and cried the whole way home. We were about your age, too. I guess your choices are to wait a few months while the buzzed area grows out, keeping the same style in the meantime, or to not wait as long and get a different style with some layering or tapering on the sides to get away from the "mushroom" effect sooner. I guess it depends on your face shape, hair texture and the ultimate look you want. You could try finding a picture of a short style you like and take it to a (different) stylist. But if it looked cute before she did the buzzing, maybe waiting is the best thing. If you do, I bet you`ll be surprised at how fast it grows out. Sorry again, and good luck! -------------