Do hairdressers know best?

Nanna58

Of course my. Hairdresser knows best, she is trained to, I wouldn’t go to my GP or garage or builder and assume I knew best , she is no different.

but I would! I expect excellent professional advice from them but in the end, dangerous or illegal activity excepted, the choice and the decision is mine!

i find this pretty amazing...if you went to the butchers and asked for beef and they gave you chicken you wouldn't put up with it!
Yes you have to be able to communicate to hair dressers what it is that you want and pictures will help there but you customer, them not!
The only exception I will stipulate is chemical treatments. My hairdresser won't dye my hair blue because she says, and I believe her, that my hair wouldn't stand the stripping process and it would break off. She says she would do it scarlet because it wouldn't need to be stripped.

My hairdresser would never put my hair in a middle parting cos she thinks it looks like you have had an axe through your head.... Through lockdown I have 'trained' my hair now to go to a middle parting instead of the side and u do prefer it. It'll be interesting when I get to go again what she will say.

I do wonder whether certain hairdressers know what half an inch means (even the older hairdressers) as I have ended up with more cut off than I wanted. Perhaps I should go metric when I explain how much I want cutting off. Mine is curly - or rather it was - it seems more wavy now that I’ve gone completely grey. Can’t quite explain why. I no longer ask for a blow dry as I’ve had some very disappointing ones in the past - as one poster said it ends up looking like I’m going to a 1970’s dinner dance - a shampoo and set type of style. Thankfully, the day my daughter got married 5 years ago, I had a really good blow dry (exactly what I wanted) so I didn’t look like a relic from the past on the wedding photos. As I’m now in my mid 60’s, and beginning to look and feel my age, I don’t want to look even older (and dare I say frumpy) so I enter the hairdressers with a bit of reluctance. Having said that, looking forward to getting it cut (not TOO short though) in mid/end April.

I have had so many haircut disasters that I feel sure now that the English I speak to hairdressers is totally different to theirs. I’ve even taken photos in and come out with a hairstyle nothing like the photo. I think these days I prefer to go to the dentist, less painful!

I so envy all you who say you never visit a hairdresser and can do your own hair. I am trying to work out how you do it? It’s the back that is the biggest problem. I can probably see some of it in a mirror but not well enough to cut it. Do you have special scissors, brilliant eyesight for peering into the other mirror, a steady hand etc. Love to know.

I once asked a hairdresser (no longer 'my' hairdresser) what she was using on my hair. She replied 'Producks!' That was years ago; she used to allow people to smoke in the shop. I soon found another hairdresser.

I've used the same hairdresser (infrequently) for years.

She knows I can't be bothered to spend time on my hair and shapes it accordingly, never suggesting anything high maintenance, and explaining the relative efforts required of different cuts...

While she's always (good-naturedly) frustrated by my lack of interest in "product" she gets quite a buzz if I let her use a shine spray or a hair-spray as I leave! ??

I think she's great. She listens and is multi-talented. I have never been pushed towards anything either.
Lucky me.

Depends on the hairdresser, doesn’t it?
I’ve only ever had one truly brilliant one - a Lebanese bloke in a hotel salon when we were living abroad. I always came out of there very happy. He did know exactly what would suit you and your particular hair.

Since then I’ve tried umpteen local ones - one was good but soon left, the others have been nothing to shout about. I just go to the nearest now, who is OK, as long as I use the stylist who’s rather better than the only other one.

I like a hairdresser to have opinions of her/his own and to tell me if I am asking them to do something that just will not work. I am so pleased because today I made an appointment for 13 May, my first one for 14 months, due to Covid.

Of course my. Hairdresser knows best, she is trained to, I wouldn’t go to my GP or garage or builder and assume I knew best , she is no different.

I was a hairdresser for many years and always tried to do exactly the style my clients asked for,this led to them being rushed through reception so nobody would see the style they were thrilled with?

My hairdresser is within walking distance of me, so that's a bonus. I've been going to her salon for a long time and about two years ago I decided to change my short hairstyle to something more up to date looking, which she did. It looked wonderful and I got a lot of compliments.

However, the last few times I've been to her, somehow she seems to end up cutting and blowdrying it like my original hairstyle, which looks old fashioned. (Like someone else said, she too, seems to turn us older ladies out with the same unfashionable style.)

When I get my appointment after lockdown, I'm going to take a deep breath and remind her of what I really want.

He never does what I want, just shakes his head sadly when I tell him how I'd like it cut.
Admittedly, it is thick and unruly but at least I wanted to try a different style! Lockdown has enabled me to do just that although it does need styling!

product that is such an annoying term, isn't it. Anything that is produced is a product!
I'll just put some 'product' on your hair.

Luckily my hairdresser does do what I ask of her, she did say though right at first appointment, that a lot will go to her with a photo of the hairstyle they would like, and expect to come out looking the exact replica of the model, so she would try and adapt to a version as near to the photo as could, but some clients are adamant they want certain looks all very well if you have the same texture hair etc but most have unreasonable expectations, I did ask if a client asked for a particular style and hairdresser knew it wouldn’t suit would she do it, she said she would explain that although she would do it as they are paying, so hence yes very happy with my hairdresser

I haven't been to a hairdresser for years (40+)

I can't stand the faffing around, or the chemicals they insist on using and hide their true nature by calling them 'product,' or the time it takes. I do my own, if I don't like it I've only myself to blame and it soon grows out again.

Plus I don't have to book an appointment.

My Hairdresser is great and does my hair exactly as I like it. He has to contend with my unruly curly/wavy hair and tame it into a style. Unusually He is always reluctant to cut to much off and I say no please do I don't like it to long as it becomes more difficult to manage. He is a real treasure.

I don't enjoy the hairdressers generally. I have very thick wavy coarse hair. I have had 2 or 3 hairdressers over the years that studied it, and understood how to cut it so it looked great. In, there have been many disappointments.

When I find a great hairdresser they invariably get pregnant and leave, or move to the other end of the country. I have one now I am hoping will open up again in April, fingers crossed.

There often seems to be a new style that hairdressers have perfected and want to try out on everyone.

A word of advice, never go to French hairdresser and ask for your hair to be cut short, they take it very literally,

My friend cuts my hair, can’t wait!, she was slightly hesitant last summer when I asked for at least 5’ off to crop it. But off it came, she knows I’m not backward in coming forward, but will let me know if she thinks I’m wrong, it’s worked well so far.

Appointment booked for April 21 - can't wait!

I had one hairdresser where we all came out looking exactly the same; whether 30 or 90 years of age. I think he could only do the one style. Fortunately, he was good at it & we all came out looking
& feeling wonderful.
The places I tried before, once they knew my age have me an 'older' looking style.
Now I have a young, newly qualified girl who is happy to make me look younger. ?

Mine cuts it exactly as I want it. She’s my next door neighbour/ friend. She does my hair, I do her garden.

I actually think my hairdresser does know best. I’m more scared of hairdressers who have no suggestions and no opinions.