Hair in need of a trim but am wary of hairdressers!

Citygirl1

Hi, my hair needs a trim. I haven't been to the hairdressers since May when the stylist cut too much off, I've just got it back to the length I want it so am wary of going back to any hairdresser for the fear of being scalped but I need to get the ends cut or they will get ragged. How do you overcome the fear of the scissor happy hairdresser? I went to a walk in salon before and paid about a fiver. I don't want to spend the earth on my hair anymore, I colour it at home and trim my own fringe inbetween main trims.

Jacks_xxx

Tell them when you sit down that hairdressers stress you out and that you will cry and have a total meltdown if they cut too much off so they should give you the tiniest possible trim. Seriously. No quick turnover place wants you sobbing in one of their chairs putting off the walk ins.

Savvy_Sue

Book in a a hairdressing student place (either local college or salon which is training someone) and they will be very carefully supervised! Especially so early in the year!

fixx

I'm the same - I have long hair, and have had all my life, and I've had far too much chopped off far too often! I now have the odd hairdresser I trust, and have even had some pretty radical cuts as a model for Vidal Sassoon (free! and they do grow out very well...).

What I do with any hairdresser is to be quite exact with the length I want off - I show using my fingers, I don't talk about cm or inches. If they say "Oh, about an inch then.." I ask them to show me what exactly they think an inch is, and always get them to confirm a time or two how much they're cutting off using their own fingers. I also say that that's the amount I want off the from the longest point, not the shortest! Very important if I've left it a while and my hair is quite ragged at the ends

After this conversation they pretty quickly understand how serious I am about the length and are very careful to stick to it

Be very clear and very strict with them, never be afraid to say how you feel - you're paying them for a service, it's you who should be in control and get what you want, not them.

whitelillies

Im having my hair trimmed today!! I always emphasize to them over and over again "just the ends need TRIMMING". I want as less as possible cut off, im trying to grow it, can you show me how much you think may need TRIMMING, Its taken me ages to get this length, umm i also want it one length straight across no tapering and certainly no layers. I say this over and over again and luckily i havnt had any problems. I dont go to the hairdressers much and i also trim my own fringe. I dont use the word cut i tell them to TRIM it and i also say it doesnt need cutting because i like the style i have and thats why i feel it just needs a TRIM to tidy it up. They get the message then.

melancholly

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Book in a a hairdressing student place (either local college or salon which is training someone) and they will be very carefully supervised! Especially so early in the year!

i used to do that regularly, but then one place went a bit haywire - they said that they needed to do a complete style change for their course, i made it clear i didn't want that, and i ended up with an apparently 'trendy' cut that took a while to grow out!! my favourite part was saying i wanted something low maintenance and they suggested going to a salon once a week for a blow dry was low maintenance!

OP - i'd suggest getting a recommendation and once you find a stylist that you like, just go there. once someone knows you and what you like, it takes all the stress out of the equation! it doesn't have to be an expensive salon at all.