Last Wednesday didn’t start out well; I hadn’t slept much the night before and woke up looking decidedly haggard. I had errands to run and wanted to get them done before lunch, so I left the house with unwashed, bed-headed hair. That was my first mistake.
After our first errand, I caught a glimpse of myself in the rearview mirror and made a snap decision. I would go get a haircut. I didn’t call Rachael, my regular stylist who has been cutting my hair for almost four years. Oh no, I quickly scanned the available strip-mall options and decided to pull into BoRics. And let someone NEW cut my hair. That was my second mistake.
Shelly was very nice, chatted with Kaitlyn while getting me shampooed and ready in the chair. “So”, she said, “what are you looking to have done today?”
“Well”, I said, heaving a big sigh at my reflection, “reshape the layers and trim the ends”. (hello, mistake number four)
Now, I’m not questioning Shelly’s skills. She was efficient and thorough in her work. Snip snip snip snip snip THIS IS MUCH BETTER snip snip snip.
Finally she was finished, ran her hands through my hair one last time to fluff it up, then spun me around to face the mirror.
OH MY HOLY HELL WHAT HAVE I DONE?
When I told my friend Lisa about it, I told her that the stylist had made me look like this:
But, the more I looked at it, poked and prodded at it in the mirror in a pointless attempt to, I don’t know, REGROW MY HAIR, the more I looked at it the more I realized exactly who I now look like, if you substitute dark blonde hair for brunette:
I really wish I wasn’t kidding. I know, it’s just HAIR, but dammit, I really learned my lesson about not being impulsive. I suppose you want to see a picture. I’ve been avoiding cameras, but Chris caught the side of my head here. Sigh. It’s only hair…It’s only hair…
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Twitter: AccidentalMommy
says:
Ok I’m sorry to laugh at your pain but made it hard not to.
This is why the only person who cuts my hair is my mom and all she does is trim it to avoid split ends.
Maybe a nice hat is in order? A pretty spring hat with a wide brim to distract attention?
.-= Kim @ What’s That Smell?´s last blog ..Poor dejected Marshmallow Peep =-.
Twitter: Table4Five
says:
There’s not a big enough hat in the WORLD to cover this disaster. My poor hair! sniff
Twitter: TheAngelForever
says:
Oh Elizabeth, I am so sorry you had this happen. Hugs coming your way since I think most of us have had something similar to this happen. It will grow out and you can have it fixed. Makes me wish that I had a person that does my hair. I don’t and always hope that things turn out well when I finally get it cut.
.-= TheAngelForever´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party 2010 =-.
Twitter: Table4Five
says:
I just hope Rachael doesn’t kill me when I go back to her next time, and I hope she can make me look halfway decent before BlogHer in August!
aw sweetie, if you set it in hot rollers while it grows out, it will give it enough volume to distract a bit from the layers, or to get a little bit of the other style back blow the layers forwardthen brush them back a bit
Rachel, your friendly neighborhood hairdresser
Twitter: Table4Five
says:
Thanks Rachel! Once I recovered from the shock, I took my flat iron to it, and smoothed out, it looks somewhat better. What if I were to keep the layers around my face but let the back grow out? Or is that too 80′s?
It is not that bad. Just get some mousse and put it on your hair after you wash it. Dry it with a big round brush and fluff it out. It will give it lift. The nice thing is that hair always grows out.
.-= Connie T´s last blog ..New Haircut =-.
Twitter: Table4Five
says:
Thanks Connie! I haven’t used mousse in years, I’ll have to try using some next time I wash and style.
Twitter: sbshortie
says:
Awww that stinks! I only let two people touch my hair, and unfortunately neither of them live in my town.
.-= Becca´s last blog ..Computer "Upgrade" =-.
Twitter: Table4Five
says:
Becca – I definitely learned my lesson about letting someone new touch my hair just because I’m feeling impatient.
Twitter: geekdout
says:
Sorry this happened. It’ll grow out soon enough. No worries.
.-= Personal Watercraft Parts´s last blog ..Personal Watercraft Parts =-.
Its so painful, thank god in my whole life i dnt have to do any haircuts. ok ok ny religion doesnot allow hair cuts Shoes
business in the front, party in the back
It’s really not that bad. I agree with a previous post that a blow dryer & a round brush will make it look great. You can even add some highlights and chalk it up as a new style! Really, it’s not bad.
It’s not that bad, don’t worry about it. Maybe the Dudley Moore look will catch on.
.-= Ryan´s last blog ..Linlithgow Palace =-.
Twitter: simplefreebies
says:
I have seen worse
hehe
I’m so sorry. Sometimes it’s hard to get inside the head of a mediocre hair stylist fresh out of school and why they think they’re doing a good job.
Twitter: cleht fracases
says:
I prefer to have one checked specialist and to cut my hair mainly with his help – it is not reliable to turn to a new specialist each time. It is risky, i think.
.-= Kate´s last blog ..ORM Propel 1.5 is out =-.
I know what your going through I let a new person get in my hair and mu style wasnt bad but if I didnt know how to do hair myself she would of over processed my hair and I asked her what volume she was using like vol 20 vol 30 0r 40 she said thiryty I almost lost it I use vol 10 to deposit color only and she almost took my hair out my advice follow your barber or beautician and she couldnt even find my consultation info.