Been There...Done That! But, sometimes by the time a few days have past, it begins too look o.k. Think positive. Nanny

Was he on his cell phone during the haircut? The last time I had my hair cut in a salon, the hairdresser was chatting to a friend about her lack of love life. Bad haircut, bad experience for the hairdresser!
Look on the bright side, hair grows!

Give it a wash and rinse with your own products, you might be pleasantly surprised to find that it manages well and you can get it in a suitable style after that.
Barring that, at least it will grow, and cut hair generally grows quite quickly!
Suzan J

IF my hair lays down, and blends, I have had a good haircut.

one side of my haril looks great!
the other is awful and it's been 12 weeks! lol
not growing much right now.l.

I love the way my hair stylist does my hair. I have been with her for 3 years now.

I've had so many bad haircuts since we have been in NM it isn't even funny! Trying to grow out the last one at the moment. Nothing worse than a bad haircut! Maybe one day soon I'll find someone that can actually cut hair! LOL

I can always tell if I have had a good hair cut because it grows out nicely.
I go to my neighbor who has a salon....she has the worst personality but does a good haircut and she is very accommodating.

As my little niece used to say "I don't want to talk about it!"

But I will anyhow,

Back in November we had a snow and I needed a perm and didn't want to have to go out or go through getting an appointment, etc. I asked my DGD to give me a home perm. Note: she is 37 years old; when she was 16 she went to Cosmetology School; dropped out quickly, but learned some basics.*

My DD went to Sally's and got a perm, rods, etc. Turned out the rods were too small and we didn't have enough either. I ended up with a most creative hair-do.

I have had two cuts since then. Still looks weird.

Live and learn. *A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Sue

Suzan, I don't think a wash and a rinse will help. I think it's at its best right now (and that aint so great). My problem is that it's so short there isn't anything I can do with it and I'm pretty good at managing my hair.....as you said, it will grow back. He wasn't on the cell phone....he was actually trying to do a good job.....just a little overzealous with the scissors. As I said before, it was really my own fault. I should have gone in with a better idea of what I wanted and been more specific. I just wanted something different....I got it! I will give him another chance. Of all times to be scalped when it's so darn cold out. Now there's a thought, I will just have to wear a hat for a few weeks.

Thank God I've never had a bad haircut.. They say a good haircut is when YOU notice the cut but noone else does. I think that's true. I've had many cuts that I've loved yet others have just noticed a 'trim'. Years ago, I used to go to a hair salon that was run by a guy that played in a popular band in the Miami area. He also was a stylist and was very good. I arrive one morning for my haircut and he sits me in the chair and whispers in my ear that I should leave. I looked at him in the mirror and he winks my way and tells me he'd had a 'gig' the night before, had drunk too much and done drugs and was still not totally with it. Told me that he was afraid to hurt me! I felt horrible but grateful that he was honest enough with me. Did I ever go back?? Heck yeah! Great hairdressers are hard to find. I just learned to check him out real good first before I sat in that chair!

Several years ago I decided to cut my waist length hair very short. It was a very scary thing for me to do, but I put my hair fate into the hands of a stylist and she did a beautiful job. But, I thought it looked horrible (didn't tell her that) for the first few days and then eased into liking it. It's been a couple of years now and each and every time I get it trimmed I still think it looks terrible and then a couple of days later I realize how much I really like it. I think it's kind of a "Samson" thing. My stomach is always in knots during the cut and for a day or two after. I know it's silly.

Orie, your comment about a good haircut being one that others don't notice is spot on. And I loved your story.

Anytime you're unhappy with a haircut, and you've "lived with it" a few days, go back to the shop and ask to speak with the manager/owner. Tell her you are just not satisfied. You will probably get a free "touch-up' haircut, or maybe your money back. My daughter is a hairdresser and that's what she told me.

Oh do I know how you feel! My sister is a hair dresser and the last time I went to visit she offered to cut my hair. I found the cutest hairstyle and carried a picture of it with me for over a month to show her. She looked at it said she didn't think it would look good on me and that she knew what she was doing and proceeded to cut my hair. Needless to say I ended up looking like Kate Gosselin so every where I went people kept asking me if I was copying her hairstyle. Not to mention it's awful to grow out!
Good luck!

I feel your pain. Right now I have one of the worst ones I've ever had. The girl that cuts my hair has a small child and sometimes she spends waaay too much time child tending and talking and just keeps cutting and cutting and cutting...She cuts my hair wet and I never know how much has been cut off until she dries it. Sheesh!

(I've worn a baseball cap to town several days since the haircut.)