Awful haircut! What would you do?

phoenix I know what your going through, I have used the same hairdresser for over 26 yrs now, she had just come out of her apprenticeship when I started visiting the salon.

She now has had her own salon for about 16 yrs, but together we have been through all styles imaginable, and consider her to be a good friend.

Mostly I am happy with my cut but occasionally I come away and wonder if she has remembered who's hair she is cutting or whose hair she is cutting in her minds eye. But give her her due when this has happened she has been going through a lot of personal stress at the time and I have lived with the car crash she has left me with, usually time sorts it out but its painful until it grows again, and I just hope I have not got to go anywhere that's going to makes me feel a right clip.

On my next visit I always say I wasn't too sure of my last cut and would then mention the areas that I didn't like.

Re. your last sentence, glass. Exactly!

Geeljay you are so right, my MiL does look as if she is wearing a crash helmet and it really doesn't suit her. It is a very masculine style and she looks androgenous, to say the least. When she lived in Belgium they did it beautifully, but once back over here the hairdressers all did it the same no matter where she moved to. And she doesn't care! But I do, because I remember how much nicer she looked with the style that Phoenix had before. That little bit of extra height on top of the head makes a huge difference to the cheekbones and lift of the face.

I keep on losing her when we go to crowded places, because there are so many other grey-haired ladies wandering around wearing identikit hairstyles, cropped trousers with birkenstocks and anoraks!

Maybe go back when the top part of your hair has reached the desired length, Phoenix. Tell her that that is the length you like, and just to lightly trim the rest for now.

Well, ladies, on your behalf, I asked young Ian about hair. His theory is that every person has a certain head shape and texture, and if the snipper is worth paying, they can cut to those limits with the natural trim and cut for the head! I feel like I am in the tiger's den, so I'm off.

Why would you feel like that, geeljay?

I can't help thinking he is talking about haircuts for males, geelijay, in which case I would agree with him.

Perhaps we could all do with stylish wig, could then pop it on until hair had regrown.A friend has just bought one, and she looks terrific in it.Terrific in a good way.

I would love one, I once found a wonderful wig shop on Steep Hill in Lincoln, dragged my daughter in there and we were exclaiming about the excellent quality, then saw the prices. They were real hair, it was embarrassing enough to realise that I couldn't afford one, but what made it even worse was realising, as they took off the wigs they were trying on, the other women there were all cancer patients!

Exit hurriedly with red faces.

Distract attention from your hair.

The odd time I've had a bad hair cut I've dug out some dangly earrings and upped the eye make up until it grew out.

The story of my life is bad hair days. The last one was the perm from hell, I know perms are for old ladies but my hair is thin and has no body whatsoever. It is definitely my last.
But I realised long ago that it is all my own fault as each time I go to the hairdressers I take the same head of hair along with me!

It does help to have a picture cut out from a mag when you have a change of style.Say loudly 'I want that one!'