Bad haircut!
@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
April 17, 2018 1:10am CST
Years ago I had the worst experience at a hairdresser. She made such a mess of my hair that people made comments about it and I had to wear a hat until it grew out. At the time I was so upset that I made a fuss and the poor girl who had cut it was in floods of tears. I still cringe when I think about it.
Since then I have cut my own hair and then if it goes wrong I have no one to blame but myself and after 35 years I have become quite good at it with few mistakes.
Have you ever had a bad hair experience that made you want to hide away for weeks?
Image from Pixabay
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
Yep, that's what I do for my son but he always moans and says I am pulling his hair!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
@WorDazza He did it himself last time and was complaining that the clippers were faulty as he pulled his own hair!
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 tell him to do it himself or pay someone to have it done for him then!!! The youth of today!! So ungrateful!! 
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@kobesbuddy (74553)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Apr 18
Yes, one was a horrible permanent, that looked like matted wool! One haircut, I wanted to find a place to hide, away from human eyes! Another haircut, I looked like a punk-rocker looking for a 'gig' with a funky band! Yes, I cut my own hair, even though I wear it quite long now.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
I had a perm like that once. I washed it and washed it but couldn't make it loosen up and to make things worse I has to go on a work trip the next day. People were so rude to me. I cried for days.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Apr 18
@kobesbuddy It really was especially as I had a love interest on the trip 
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@kobesbuddy (74553)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 That had to be a miserable work trip, for you!:(
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
I work on the principle if it sticks out cut it off 
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
@LadyDuck I cut my granddaughter's hair but she has long hair so it's just a matter of trimming the ends.
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@LadyDuck (458022)
• Switzerland
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I cut a bit every week to be sure to maintain the same shape. I also cut my hubby hair now.
I cut a bit every week to be sure to maintain the same shape. I also cut my hubby hair now.2 people like this
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Apr 18
@marlina I did that to my son once when I was cutting his hair
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
17 Apr 18
Many years ago I wanted to have some blonde mop of hair, only a few one into the deepest regions of my hair. The hairdresser dyed the first part of my hair to yellow. It was at least a 5 cm length part in front of my head. I went home and I took some lemon on my hair to have a fair color. I couldn't change it, however I spent hours with the lemon. Then I stopped dying my hair.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Apr 18
@anikoonline That's the best way. I have been dying mine for so long I don't know what colour I am underneath
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
18 Apr 18
@sprite1950 No, I've never. I have a color that I am satisfied with. I have brown hair, thankfully almost no grey parts. I decided to enjoy my natural hair color instead of one possible failure of hair dye again.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Apr 18
Well yes when my mom cut my hair super short that I looked like a boy. Grrr...
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
I once cut my daughter's hair and she couldn't tie it back because I cut it too short. It was curly so stuck out like Crystal Tips .. like the picture. She hated me for it!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 I didn't really mean to cut it that short but it seemed to ride up by the next day. She just about managed to scrape it back for school.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 ahaha, I would too if I was your daughter. I do not know why would you and my mom cut our hair short?
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
17 Apr 18
I can understand you. I have had bad hair experience but not that bad.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 You met a really bad hairdresser.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
17 Apr 18
Yes, I got a cut at a hair shop and they butchered my hair, I cried for days until one of my friends came over and he fixed it for me. He had to cut quite a bit to even it all out but it looked so much better by the time he was done. My daughter in law is a stylist and has been doing my hair for over 10 yrs, i don't go anywhere else
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Apr 18
@cintol It's a good job our hair grows even if it does seem to take a life time when it goes wrong!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
It's a horrible feeling if your hair is a mess. I used to cry if mine went wrong and people love to make rude comments just to make you feel worse.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Yes, it really is, I never had many make rude comments unless they were my friends just being honest
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
17 Apr 18
no, but my mother did. She cuts her own her hair too sometimes.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
Did she cut it herself on this occasion or did someone else do it?
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 someone did a bad job on her hair she said. To me, it looked fine. So sometimes she cuts it on her own. She has very short hair anyway.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
@JudyEv I find it hard getting it past the awkward stage where it sticks out, I think I could get away with medium length hair.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
I would love to grow mine long again but I think I am too old now.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 No doubt I'm too old too but it suits me if it's longer - and I'm saving a fortune in hair-cuts!
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@Hannihar (129453)
• Israel
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950
Snowdrop66, I understand what you say. I also had someone give me a bad haircut and went back hoping she would fix it and she gave me another bad one and never went back again.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
Oh no. When I had mine I had to let it grow out before I could let anyone touch it
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@Hannihar (129453)
• Israel
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950
Yes, this person was a disaster.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
17 Apr 18
I have had a few over the years. The worse was quite a few years ago now. A girl I knew at the time was training to be a hair dresser so I wanted to support her. When I went in my hair was half way down my back. I just wanted a trim but when I left I had a pixie cut. She kept making mistakes and trying to them. I could have cried...needless to say I never went back to her but then again she never made it as a hairstylist.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
18 Apr 18
@Happy2BeMe , I wonder how many complaints the hairdresser store got about her?
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
17 Apr 18
It's a good thing that she did not make it as a hairstylist. Think of how many ladies she could have put in tears. @Happy2BeMe
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
18 Apr 18
@marlina Yes for sure. I was probably not the only one it happened to while she was training. She did get a job shortly after she finished school but she didnt last very long.
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@mohit459 (12568)
• Haldwani, India
17 Apr 18
@sprite1950 ya just a few more month..
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
17 Apr 18
Back when I was a teenager the big thing was a spiked haircut. I wanted one and so my mom took me to the local hairstyling school—where she always went because it was cheap. The guy proceeded to put these roller things in my hair and kept squirting solution on, which I thought was curious. "This is going to make my hair standup?" I asked. "Yep." He responded. By the time I got out of there I walked away with tight curled perm and looked something like Eddie Haskel. It was not a fun time being in school at that time in my life, believe me.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
I know I shouldn't laugh but ...
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
It happens to us all at some time I think but after a week or so it's not so bad.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
18 Apr 18
No. But your story reminds me of Tina Turner. Yes, Tina Turner the entertainer. The beautician messed up her hair and that's why the ladies started wearing wigs in their onstage performances. The thing is ... that picture you have for this post? That's a normal hairstyle these days.
Image credit: YouTube official video for Tina Turner - “What's Love Got To Do With It?”
Image credit: YouTube official video for Tina Turner - “What's Love Got To Do With It?”2 people like this
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Apr 18
Yes I heard she wore a wig but didn't realise it was for that reason
I thought the facial expression on my picture fitted with what I felt when my hair went wrong
I thought the facial expression on my picture fitted with what I felt when my hair went wrong 1 person likes this
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Apr 18
Yes, I remember one hair cut that was not good.
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
17 Apr 18
How do you cut your own hair? Of course, I have long hair.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
I've got used to the way it grows so find it quite easy to cut myself now.
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@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
17 Apr 18
I can't say I've ever had a really bad hair experience, but there have been a few that haven't really been what I wanted.
Perhaps my worst experience was when I was about 18 and dyed my hair red. I was going for subtle auburn highlights. I got carrot. 
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
Oh yes I've had a few colour accidents too. I once did mine a burgundy colour and it looked terrible as it didn't suit my skin tone. I put a blonde colour over the top and it gave me a lovely copper colour so it turned out well in the end.
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@ivanituut (1934)
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17 Apr 18
Yes probably when my friend whisper to the hair stylist to bald my hair and i had no choice but eventually i loved it haha
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Apr 18
That was a bit mean of your friend but at least you grew to like it.2 people like this
