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Tips to Avoid a Bad Haircut
If you've ever received an earth shatteringly bad haircut, you know that it's enough to make you want to die. The good news is that bad haircuts are never terminal, and hair does grow back. No amount of wishing and hoping is going to speed the rate of growth, and there's no secret lotion or potion to encourage faster hair growth. You will have to live with this disaster for a little while.
In the mean time consider finding another hairdresser to shape whatever is left and follow the tips below to reduce the chance that you will receive another bad haircut.
- Communicate with your hairdresser in minute detail. Your hairdresser is not a mind reader. Be as specific as possible, and bring along a picture if you have trouble communicating the details of what you expect. If you don't know what you want, settle for a trim until you can make up your mind.
- Know your hairdresser. If your hairdresser routinely lops off several more inches than you request, you have three choices. You can live with it. You can have a discussion with him or her. You can switch hairdressers. If your hairdresser is constantly distracted, talking and entertaining other clients while cutting your hair, talk with your hairdresser. Explain that you don't mind waiting your turn, you don't mind paying for the haircut, but your haircut is important to you, and you expect full consideration while he or she is cutting your hair.
- Don't show your hairdresser a picture of a model or celebrity and expect your end result to resemble the model's hair. Magazine photographs are professionally staged and retouched.
- Your hair attributes may not support the hairstyle you desire. For example, the model sporting the style that you desire may have coarse, wavy hair. If your hair is thin and straight, you can't expect the same results. Use the photograph as a guide, and ask your hairdresser if your facial features and hair characteristics support the same haircut. If not, ask for suggestions on achieving a similar look.
- When you change hairdressers, get recommendations from friends or colleagues. If you know someone who always sports perfect hair, the hairdresser is partially responsible.
- When you change hairdressers, get a trim, not a completely new style, on the first visit. How bad could a trim be? You'll find out, but more importantly, you'll find out how well the hairdresser follows your instructions.
Remember, the power is yours!
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