Damn. I really hate it when I get a bad haircut. Which is why I usually would let my boyfriend just cut it with clippers.

But I went for my third professional haircut in a row today and got a bad haircut. I've never gotten one in my life that I was unhappy with, until today. And they fucked it up twice.

I went in and asked them to cut the sides and back really short, and leave the top just long enough so that it would lay down. Now, I walked in there with my hair combed, with a part on the left side of my head.

She does the sides and the back and does this dramatic fade/blend thing and barely cut anything off on the top. And then combs it straight back which I hate anyway. I thought it was fine, but it was still wet, so I couldn't tell. 5 minutes later, I looked in a mirror after it had dried and it looked exactly the same as before, way too bushy on top, and with the sides and back shaved to a quarter inch.

WTF? So I go back in and ask her to cut the top shorter. By this time, I'd arranged it back in the style that I wear it, which is jus combed to the side with a part on the left. Well, she cut it shorter, then blow-dried it (which I hate anyway, because it makes my hair way too fluffy) and then combs it back again. I got up and ran out of there as fast as I could, found a storefront window, and re-arranged it back to the way I like to wear it.

Man, it's so fucked up.

When someone walks into a place to get their hair cut and it's combed to one side, and they say they want it just long enough to LAY DOWN, wtf does that mean? Butcher it up and make it stand up straight at different lengths all over the top of the person's head?

I'm going to have to resort to using hair gel for the first time in like 15 years. I didn't even know what kind to buy when I went to get it.

I guess that's what I get for going to Mastercuts. But it's hard to get a walk-in appointment on Kauai. Hell, it's hard getting anything on Kauai, really.

One thing is for sure, though. I'll never go to a salon/stylist again. Every time I have, they always want to blow dry it and then comb it straight back/up. I hate that shit.

It's back to the barber shop for me. Or geting someone to use the clippers every time. A "one and a three" has never let me down.

I never can seem to get a good hair cut either, I recently went to this new salon and it was probably the best cut I've had in a while and it amazingly only cost me $8.00

you live on kauai.

That makes up for any misfortunes to your hair. entirely. for life.

I have no pity for you.

savoirfaire said:

second that

and how can we judge without pictures ??

Why didn't you just ask for a 1 and a 3 in the first place?

EverSouliciouSucks said:

because i'm going to be going for a job interview, and i wanted something that looked a little more classy. and i've been trying to change my look a little, lately, and look a little more grown up, so the quick buzz cut has got to go.

savoirfaire said:

trus me, it ain't all it's cracked up to be.

twice in one day? damn


I would've put mastercuts all up in they ass.

Raze said:

AH.Wow that really sucks. Too bad I don't live closer, I would have made you look sharp

EverSouliciouSucks said:

it'll probably look fine in about a week. before the interview, it'll have grown out enough that i'll be able to go to a barber and have them fix it. until then, i hope the gel i bought is the right kind for me. thanks, though

That must have sucked.
Raze, I wish you better luck with your next haircut.
Here in Florida we have Supercuts and it stinks just as bad. Last time I had a haircut, the woman that trimmed my hair didn't spend much time on my hair. But some of the ones that charge more than Haircutters are just as bad.

Raze said:

most of those people are fresh from cosmetology school. So if you want someone practicing on your hair then go there. Other wise go to a real salon and ask for the person who knows how to do what hair cut you want done best. They will get you an appointment with that person.

horatio said:

Well, it was my first day off in 3 weeks, so I didn't really have the opportunity to schedule an appointment anywhere. I'm usually pretty leary about going to any sort of stylist at all, whether it's at a fancy place or a chain in a strip mall, because they always want to do fancy things to my hair. And my hair just doesn't take it well.

I usually just find a barber shop and have no trouble with what they do. But oddly, the barber shops here close at noon on Saturdays. Surf's up, I guess.

Backwardsassfuckingisland.

The moment of truth is about to arrive. I'm off to the shower and to try some gel. I hope this works.

I think this is going to work out fine. Of course a day out in the field with the wind whipping it around will be the true test, but for now, it looks okay, I suppose.