Monday 28 April 2014

Snip,snip

I went to the hairdresser in town and there was a lot of encouraging chat along the lines of, "you can do so much with it!" as she flicked my hair hither and thither. I did point out that I can do nothing with it, it is all down to a good cut.
Well I'm disappointed, I don't consider myself 'styled'. I realise that Jean, my former stylist, now retired, was an absolute wizard. This hairdresser seems to have done little more than lob a bit off the back. It cost me £48 which seems an awful lot of money for such a dull result - I'd hoped to come out looking rather funky, possibly 1920's era.

When I see a good hairstyle in the street I'm going to ask where they had it cut. Until then it's back to the bathroom mirror and my craft scissors!
(Oh, Paula, you know how I feel!)

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  1. oh no! I think you look lovely, but I can relate to having bad haircuts! and you are right, that is a lot of money without a wow moment...

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    1. It HURTS to spend that sort of money and be disappointed.

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  2. I exactly now how you feel. And you look kind of ... angry >:-(

    In Austria you will find a lot of retired people who still work, only in another place. *twinkle twinkle*

    You worked so hard on it, letting it grow, resisting, only a few bits and pieces in the bathroom. You did such a good job ...
    What to do? Like another poster recommended: sleep for 2 years? Oh no...

    Does it help when everyone says "But it grows, that's for certain!"?

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    1. PS: I forgot to say I find your haircut flattering! It IS a good cut. But no good cut is good when it's not the cut WE WANT.

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    2. Didn't I say it - that you would know exactly how I feel!
      The expression on my face is 'brassed off'.
      Well, yes, thank goodness it will grow. It is well cut but, oh, so boring.

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    3. brassed off - I looked this term in the dictionary. Thank you for expanding my vocabulary. Especially when it comes at a such a high price. ;-)

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  3. I don't enjoy the "salon experience" defined my much oooh-ing and aaah-ing and a big bill, followed by massive disappointment. Cheers for craft scissors. I like your cut and I looove your colour, but I hope you find someone you feel good about for next time.

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    1. I'm not comfortable being faffed about with - I just want a really snazzy look for about £8!

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  4. I think your hair looks great, but i agree with Paula, no cut is a good cut, if it's not what you wanted. I have had strangers ask me where I get my hair cut, so I think it's not uncommon and a good idea.

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    1. Come on now, Kathy, I need to see what you look like, perhaps you are sporting just the hairstyle that I covet! I've looked for your info on line with no success.

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  5. I always tell the hairdresser that the hairdo she gave me is fine. I then tip her well. Then I run to the car and try to comb it in a way that I can at least walk into the house with. I then wash it all out and style it in a way that I can live with. If the cut is right, I can live with it, but if not, I wear a hat.

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    1. Maybe, you are too kind - you tip her well and then rush home to redo it! My trouble is that I can't, nor for that matter wish, to redo a hairstyle, it just falls the way it's cut and that's it.
      (I'm going to try to shut up about my hair and stop moaning until it has grown into something I might be pleased with.)

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    2. You are right! Even though I love my haircut somehow it's never "styled" right. But the proof is always in the cutting— and the "product" you use.

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    3. "it just falls the way it's cut" - exactly!
      That's our hair.
      Can this be called "personality"?

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  6. It is really hard to find someone who will give us WOACA (Women of a Certain Age) a funky hairstyle. Your cut is lovely and very French, but I understand if it's not what you want. I have very short hair and go to a man's BARBER who happens to be a FEMALE named TOMMY. She understands short without turning me into a MIKE. I suggest you ask the young people where they go as that is where you might get something a bit crazier. Meanwhile (and this will be hard) try to stay away from the scissors...

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