I know you can't help me but I'm going to share anyway...(hairdresser related)

BitterAndTwisted

lostinrates wrote: »

Maybe your friend should read the curly girl trimming technique. I wanted dh to do mine but he is far too sensible to try. Curly hair makes it much harder to find a good hairdresser, so many are scared of it and refuse to accept an inch off can make it bounce into curl more resulting in four inches shorter.

Yep, a mere inch off the ends most definitely makes it curl more and results in it being much shorter when it's dry. That's the main reason why I asked her to take so little off the first time she had a go at it. I'm so happy with my friend's efforts that I let her cut a few layers into it the last time she trimmed it for me. It's much curlier now that it's less heavy and it looks just great. MSE!

Errata

aliasojo wrote: »

Thing is, we live in a place that is pretty much a retirement community.

I don't know anyone here to ask anyway.

*refers back to random stalking comment above* :rotfl:

Ask the assistants at the local chemist shop, they usually have a good idea.

aliasojo

Errata wrote: »

Ask the assistants at the local chemist shop, they usually have a good idea.

:rotfl:

That's a bit random, is it not?

Why 'chemist' rather than 'newsagent' or 'off licence'? Ok the last one was grasping at straws cos I couldn't think of another example. :rotfl:

Anyway, I've been and I'm back. I'm quietly confident.

No sticky out flicky bits, layers appear to be the same length and it's very very soft. (She had to cut 2 inches off the rest of it to make it all blend in with my bits. )

I've done the 'alias' test....where you pull bits of hair straight up to see if it's all even. (I may be a tad OCD about this. )

If it dries ok when I wash it tomorrow then I think I'd go back to her.

It's all blended now, I don't look like Suzi Quatro anymore. :rotfl: