Hey Pandas, What Are Your Pet Peeves When At A Hair Salon? (Closed)

The question is self-explanatory. It could be a general or specific thing that always irks you, something you find is a consistent habit from the staff, the interior decor, bad experiences, and/or disappointing outcomes.

This isn't about shaming, canceling, and calling out any place or stylist in particular. So, please don't mention names and companies. Although franchise chains that are everywhere are an exception. For example, Magicuts and Ultracuts.

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Chit chat. I just want my hair cut, if I wanted therapy I'd go to a bar.

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11points

Rider

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actaeon cross 1 year ago

Yes!! I hate making small talk! My favorite hairdressers are the ones who realize this and talk to someone else instead

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I love my salon and i get along well with the people there.

But i have been to a couple of of desperation and they didn't even ask what i wanted. They saw i had curls and assumed i wanted my hair relaxed. ABSOLUTELY not. And when i expressed that one was like "if you don't want that then I'm not going to do your hair. ". The other did my hair so shittily, i cried in my car after. For reference they flat ironned my hair straight (which wasn't really what i wanted but fine) and THEN cut my hair!!

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6points

Hales

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StrangeOne 1 year ago

Yikes. I know people say you can speak up and leave, but for some reason it's so intimidating.

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I asked for a trim, not a full chop

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5points

lil bear bear

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Everytime I ask them which haircut/hairstyle will look good on me they're so reluctant to answe

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4points

Angel Red

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crowspectre 2.0 (he/they) 1 year ago

I kinda get that, it's really a matter of perspective and they've probably dealt with people who explode at them after asking them for a cut that they think would look good

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People are always cutting my hair way too short. I have a fairly specific length and pictures of how short I want it but every single time it's waaay shorter. I end up looking like a lesbian. To be fair it's rare to find someone who actually knows how to work with short curly hair. I'd do it myself but I really don't trust myself with anything sharp.

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4points

crowspectre (he/they)

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Here's my pet peeves:
- They don't brush the hair off your face like they used to.
- The trimmings get EVERYWHERE. Like how tf is it in my shirt?
- Being told what and what not to do with MY hair. Giving tips is fine, but how often I wash it and how I want to style it everyday is up to me. If I want to pay for a style that's something I want done as a treat to myself. Not a commitment.
- Being burned by the hair straightener.

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4points

StrangeOne

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For me it’s pulling my hair back up very violently

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3points

Amber.exe (She/They)

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Brushing my hair so aggressively that I can head the strands snapping 😧

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3points

Bubblegum Witch

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Employees talking with each other while giving a haircut. Please concentrate on the haircut.

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2points

Angel Red

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StrangeOne 1 year ago

Last time me and my daughter got haircuts together. We were uncomfortably sitting with our heads bent back in the sinks and our stylists started gossiping about another stylist's work for a few minutes. The whole experience was like that. No consultation, didn't listen to what we wanted. Our hair was butchered. When we got home I noticed the layers were very blunt and the top ones were way too short. Both of our hair was uneven.

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Not having a towel or some protection around my neck while they dye my hair. I had two blouses ruined by now, because of blobs of hair dye that landed on me during the process.

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2points

Alexia

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I love my hair stylist but she always cuts my bangs JUST short enough that I can't tuck them behind my ears. I hate having hair in my face/touching my face, and it's always mildly infuriating every time it happens.

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2points