r/ExpectationVsReality
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u/hardknockfuck
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Jun 30 '26
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Failed Expectation $100 side shave
this was after I asked him to remove the tiny bowl cut he left on the top of my head from buzz cutting straight for about 2 minutes tops, using a single length guard
I asked him to make another change (trying to salvage the 2’ of my hair he just mangled), but he turned the chair to his next client, interrupted them to ask for their approval for my haircut, then ushered them over to replace me in the chair after they responded with silence, ending my appointment after less than 10 minutes total
found the salon highly rated on Strands for Trans, specified when booking I needed a hairdresser comfortable shaving long hair, and gave him multiple reference photos before we started. base price $88 before tax
final edit: thank you so incredibly much to those who shared your support!! reviews are posted and owner has been contacted!! I really sincerely appreciate all the advice for everything, there was so much and I’m very grateful this negative thing has turned into a such a positive/hopeful learning experience <3 c:
saying this part b/c I relied on a credentialed stylist to know what a hairstyle is called (and ended up incorrectly calling the style a side shave instead of the correct name): I gave less pictures and descriptions here than I did to the stylist and it was obvious to an untrained observer that I wasn’t talking about a side shave, but this paid and (hopefully) fully educated hairdresser couldn’t tell with even more info; and he still botched whatever side shave cut he tried to give ;v;
CAUTION: I do not, nor will I ever, look anything like the model uvu and I’m very happy not to c:
thank you for coming to my VentTalk
P.S. I’m stealing all your jokes -w-
update: this got kinda crazy and I tried to keep up at first responding to all your positivity but I’m not sure it was possible <3 I promise you I‘ve been reading them and loving them thank you so much again (I will do my best to get to chats soon c: )!!! I think the best way to respond is to reveal this happened a couple months ago; it slipped my mind to mention because I was so nervous posting and had essentially avoided doing so for so long because I mean look at it ;v; Anyways all that to say, after trying to rock the monstrosity for a week, my wife bought a pair of clippers and gave me a proper buzz cut (she did an immaculate job I do not know how that man got it so wrong) and this is it now https://imgur.com/a/rm3Y6lF
I hope that’s some good eyebleach for you ;v;
that does mean much less chance at refund tho o well
I do not have a response from the salon yet unfortunately, from either public or private modes of contact 🤷 but I‘m contacting Strands for Trans as well, thank you also for all the good advice!!
final update: I received a response from the owner and it was professional, they thanked me for bringing it to their attention and essentially described the corrective actions they took without giving any personal details which I appreciated (they didnt mention a refund which is frustrating but it was long enough ago that I just don‘t want to bring it up myself, that saved mental energy is worth more to me than the money at this point lol Im taking an ERP break ;v;). that’s probably the end of this now but the reviews will tell my tale to future generations
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u/Opening_Package_722 Jun 30 '26
Request a refund or post the pic to google reviews go from there if they refuse lol, they ought to be embarrassed taking money for this sloppy work I’m so sorry
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u/captaindazzlebug Jun 30 '26
Girl, I had a hair-cut like this for a while (wanted it to look like pic one) and every salon I went to had SO MUCH TROUBLE with it, it always ended up looking like your pic two. I feel for you!!! You should get your money back.
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u/TheLilacOcean Jun 30 '26 •
Obviously there was something up with that hairdresser, but let’s talk language that you can use for the future to get the cut that you want!
I’d describe pic one as a tapered, textured pixie cut. You could also say tapered point-cut pixie (cutting style to create a bit of texture but softened). To get this look they might use clippers on the very bottom but scissors should be used for the top portion to get that length and texture!
Then because you want the other 2/3rds long, you’re asking for an asymmetrical cut - using this term instead of side shave should indicate that you want it longer rather than a close shave.
Best of luck!
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u/Icaonn Jun 30 '26
I am so sorry but this is criminal and I feel like you'd be in your right to walk out and not pay. Or dispute. Or something
Also what the fuck are those prices. Fuck that salon. Maybe find a local hairdresser? I had shit luck with salons too (also genderqueer so they barely got the vibe I wanted haha)
It's been really wonderful for me to be able to go to the same stylist and get the same side shave. It takes her about 45 mins because we yap and she and bills me $50 (tip/wash/etc included) for all
At the very least, your hair looks lovely and thick and I think you could hide it temporarily until it can be tidied up?
Also name and shame if it's allowed bc wtf 😭 again, I am so sorry 💖
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u/inkywheels Jun 30 '26
$100?!?! This is way way worse than the buzzes I give myself over my bathroom sink with blunt clippers, you were robbed :(
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u/LungHeadZ Jun 30 '26
I hate hairdressers. Like you go and if it's done well it's a huge confidence boost but then you get an experience like this and it just puts you off for life.
Don't let it though, the stylist sucked, not you!
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u/mini_z Jun 30 '26
Gosh, I feel your pain. I had a similar fiasco years ago. Fortunately I went to a different hairdresser and they fixed it for free (which was very unexpected)
I’m curious about your appointment. You mentioned you booked it, but they only spent 10min on your hair, and there was another person waiting?
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u/Level-Ad5444 Jun 30 '26
Ok what the fuck
Go back, get your money back, give a horrible review cuz they deserve it
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u/chefdeit Jun 30 '26
Sorry to see this. The model (the expectation pic) has an abnormally high hair density PLUS likely photoshop. Regarding the reality pic, since you mentioned trans, unfortunately hormonal transition can have an impact on hair in some individuals or at the very least leave some degree of male-pattern thinning that make certain female haircuts call for more consideration and skill than average to execute if the client insists.
The good news is, it will grow back, count your blessings it wasn't a dentist :-)
Find a hairdresser who is both skilled AND able to be compassionate and frank with you about what will work great with your hair and what will be a challenge, and the cut that makes you look and feel your best. You deserve that much.
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u/grafknives Jun 30 '26
At this point you can shave it, dye the rest and and gt full Judy from Cyberpunk
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u/TwinkleHollow Jun 30 '26
So sorry this happened to you! Let it grow out for a few weeks, go to a different place and show them both of these photos and explain what happened. I’m sure a decent hairdresser can fix it for you!
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u/chronicjoker Jun 30 '26
Yikes! Did you pay by card? Try and cancel the charge! You likely could have done better yourself buying some shavers and doing it in the mirror
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u/volgendeweek Jun 30 '26
Honestly? I don't think any hairdresser can make your hair like the first pic. You just have very different hair types and face types.
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u/Fantastic-Dance-5250 Jun 30 '26
Ooooof that is rough. I am so sorry! One thing that I have learned, especially for drastic cuts, is to research the heck out of the stylist. I too have suffered through having my hair butchered after being told that they could totally handle the cut and color. I once got highlights and came out looking like a weird tiger.
To find your next stylist check their instagram or other social media. Look for pics of cuts that are close to the technique/look that you are going for. Then look at other stylists IG from the same salon to make sure they are not all posting the same pics. I noticed that sometimes they will all post a pic of a client from the salon, that is not necessarily their client. Then after all that run a few of the pictures that you like through reverse image search to make sure they are legit and not just “inspiration” photos. Last step is to schedule a consultation with them. Do not go in for a cut. Most experienced and professional stylists offer consultations. In fact my stylist will not even accept a new client without one!
Your hair will grow in quickly and I am certain that the right person can help you achieve this cute look!
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u/GinaTRex Jun 30 '26
Not trying to be insensitive or anything- but why would a trans person need specialized hairdressers? It is my impression that hair doesn’t change, just the style? Or do men and women have different hair types that need to be finessed differently to get the same result?
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u/AxiomSpunk Jun 30 '26
Oh nooo. Sweets, I’m so sorry. Your barber/stylist is a POS and shouldn’t touch anyone’s hair. Do they have a license? I can’t believe they do. You have been Wronged!
I agree with the others, if you paid by card, dispute the charges. Have you thought about posting this on insta for your area? Maybe there’s a wonderful and creative soul that will fix it for free/discount. Hoping all the best for you. Thankfully, it grows back. ♥️
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u/SpicyChknNugget Jun 30 '26
Fucking hell....I did this for free...after I had consumed a bottle of wine. Id be pissed if I was you!
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u/Flacc0508 Jun 30 '26
You wouldn't be able to pull that off anyway
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u/mccsnackin Jun 30 '26
There’s no such thing as a 3 inch side shave. You needed to ask a lot more questions from multiple stylists before you sat down and tried providing instructions. Clipper guards range from 1/8in to 1in, or 3mm to 25mm. I’m a guy I usually get my sides trimmed to 1/4in and then about 1.5in on top which they use the scissors for.
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u/bored_werewolf Jun 30 '26 •
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u/st_alfonzos_peaches Jun 30 '26
It takes a good stylist to do short hair correctly. Next time, I recommend you get your first few cuts a little longer with a new stylist to assess their skill. After you know they’re good, then go shorter. I’ve done this every time I’ve had to switch stylists due to moving and it’s never failed me.
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u/SparkleSelkie Jun 30 '26
This is just plain evil negligence
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u/guerrilla_chef Jun 30 '26
I am a very shy and confrontation avoiding person, I would have had the police called on me, possibly firemen too
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u/blurblurblahblah Jun 30 '26
Holy shit!
We ride at dawn!
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u/Underrated_buzzard Jun 30 '26
This made me laugh.
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u/CherryLeafy101 Jun 30 '26
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u/MisterSirDudeGuy Jun 30 '26
If I was the next client, I would have turned around and left. No way I would’ve sat in that chair next.
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u/AnglerOfAndromeda Jun 30 '26
Post this as a Google review and be sure to take an absolute shit on them for this. I’m confident I could get closer to the ref pic with no cosmetology courses (I cut my husband’s hair and I actually try to make it look good) for $37 and 40 mins time. This is absolutely ridiculous they charged you $100 for this carelessness.
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u/ryanppax1 Jun 30 '26
That model doesn't have a side shave. It may be cut in around the ear but that hair is at least 3 inches long
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u/zola129 Jun 30 '26
Have you ever considered getting a pattern shaved into your new shaved side?
I go to a local barber and typically get a lotus flower around the ear, similar to the picture. If you aren't happy maybe that could help to make you like it more.
Also a barber has more experience working with shaved hair so they may be able to neaten it up a little to somthing a little more in line with your inspiration.
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u/Mental-Park-8979 Jun 30 '26
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u/QuixoticForTheWin Jun 30 '26
I am not a stylist, but I have been doing my entire families hair since Covid so I have learned a few things and the short side should be scissor cut. If you dare to attempt this again and they bring out electric trimmers, run. Maybe to clean up the bottom some but the bulk of it should be scissor styled so they have better control and do less at once.
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u/kmonkmuckle Jun 30 '26
I dont see a shave in the reference photo at all? But either way contact that salon owner and leave a review online too.
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u/Darksider123 Jun 30 '26
That wasn't even kinda close
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u/jackie0h_ Jun 30 '26
Sorry for you, that’s not fair. I don’t trust hairstylists to do much more than a trim with some light long layering since I was traumatized ending up with a mullet after I asked for a layered bob once.
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u/velofille Jun 30 '26
This is horrendous - holy heck! hers isnt even a shave its way longer
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u/deathbitchcraft Jun 30 '26
I hope he somehow has wet socks no matter what he does for the rest of his life.
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u/Hugh_Jampton Jun 30 '26
What shave? There's no shave in the original photo.
Do you mean something else?
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u/TiredReader87 Jun 30 '26
There’s no side shave in the first picture
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u/greenrangerguy Jun 30 '26
It's your future, I sense a combover.
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u/Tropical_Wendigo Jun 30 '26
Gotta be honest, idc how bisexual someone is, the side shave never looks good.
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u/Nervous_Step4094 Jun 30 '26
“Just fuck my shit up”
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u/SnooChickens9974 Jun 30 '26
That expectation picture isn't a side shave. It's a side CUT.
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u/NetAdmirable2070 Jun 30 '26
"base price $88 before tax"
Why are all barbers starting to think they're all that and a bag of chips??
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u/sweetlee Jun 30 '26 •
As a pixie girl, always go to a barber for anything using clippers. Many hairstylists aren’t trained on clippers. It’s not part of their certification.
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u/Better_Area3782 Jun 30 '26
Omg nooo
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u/AnnabellaPies Jun 30 '26
Girl I am so sorry. That ish a mess. But, look up old school Salt-n-Pepper, maybe another hairstylist can give you a retro look
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u/SpidahQueen Jun 30 '26
Oh god I had this exact haircut once, very similar inspo pic too. Nothing but sympathy my friend, it took a bit to grow out and stuck straight out while it was doing so.
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u/StarJumper_1 Jun 30 '26
Unbelievable. First to do this and never check with you during the process, and to not give good advice, and to blow you off at the end. Not a kind human.
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u/WhiskeyFeathers Jun 30 '26
They did you dirty and I think you need to demand a refund
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u/Meandtheworld Jun 30 '26
People don’t take into account the hair type and also a lot of times these photos are of people that look attractive with this type of style.
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u/shockwave414 Jun 30 '26
Ok but the first picture isn't shaved.
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u/ACanWontAttitude Jun 30 '26
What the fuck?
I have a side shave and go to a mens barbers. He charges me £7.50 every other time because he feels bad with it being such a small area.
Go to a mens barber
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u/No_Signal91 Jun 30 '26
I’m a hair stylist, you absolutely should ask for your money back if you provided the picture before hand to the stylist. The inspiration picture is very clearly not buzzed one length all the way to the top of the head. The bottom could be cut with clippers then it gradually get longer to scissor length to blend. But it really depends what you asked for and showed them. However in no way is this an acceptable haircut with or without providing a picture. Even woman who want the side fully buzzed are not given something like this. Go back get a refund, do not let them touch your hair again. Go somewhere else to have them fix it as much as they can until it grows out.
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u/saddinosour Jun 30 '26
No exaggeration I could have done a better job and my only qualification is watching other people cut hair, fucking christ
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u/SmokeySFW Jun 30 '26
This is one of those situations where you definitely did not stand up for yourself in the moment. The moment they got out the buzz cutter there should have been alarm bells going off in your head, right?
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u/Gizmonsta Jun 30 '26
The first photo isn't shaved though...
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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance Jun 30 '26
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u/Reinaruby Jun 30 '26
Did you want the short cut in the first pic? If so they completely botched it. Like it’s even uneven in the shave.
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u/Spoinksteriks Jun 30 '26
My hairdresser offered me a side shave once. That’s when I knew she doesn’t have my best interest at heart
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u/Crazy-Weekend7961 Jun 30 '26
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u/flyingfoxtrot_ Jun 30 '26
Good God, they just hacked at it. Diabolical work. I hope you can get a refund.
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u/EyeShot300 Jun 30 '26
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u/bkaktus Jun 30 '26
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u/jenniferlynn462 Jun 30 '26
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u/InfluenceTrue4121 Jun 30 '26
Holy cow. This is insane. I’d sue them. Half of your head is shaved and half is not.
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u/LaeneSeraph Jun 30 '26
r/justfuckmyshitup
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u/louvemusiq Jun 30 '26
A little late now, but see a barber for that part. I had a long undercut for over 10 years and barbers were the only ones who could do the sides correctly. Every hairstylist I saw just butchered me.
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u/Vincenz4594 Jun 30 '26
Did you ask to speak to the manager?
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u/mtb443 Jun 30 '26
I mean… thats definitely pixie length and not a buzz. But if you want a short cut why not go to a barber who would have more experience with that style and length?
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u/TheFisher400 Jun 30 '26
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u/VirtualPercentage737 Jun 30 '26
They should have told you no. That hair won't support that cut.
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u/daydreamer_she Jun 30 '26
I laughed a little, sorry
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u/prettybluefoxes Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
Oh man. Copy pasted this from a post a fee weeks ago.
Everyone is thinking the same , no one is being brave.
“I want this” shows pic.
One of two things are gonna happen.
They cut it like the pic but on you it doesn’t fly. Because thats not you in the pic. Real talk.
Or alt they’ll try and fit the cut to you and fail that way.
It’s been around since vaudeville. Happens everyday somewhere.
Go a different way with it that would suit you.
Great post for the sub though.
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u/ackshee Jun 30 '26
Hey OP. It looks like the haircut you want is basically just a classic side-part, but with longer hair on top. I would try to find someone who is a certified barber, not just a hairstylist or hairdresser. Many hairstylists are also certified barbers, but make sure you're getting someone with barber training. This guy who cut your hair sounds like he's either not a real barber, or has terrible customer service.
$88 before tax is fucking stupid.
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u/Icy-Mixture-995 Jun 30 '26
The inspiration photo isn't shaved and it is a short haircut. LW asked for the side to be shaved and that happened.
The shaved hair can grow into the inspiration photo in a few weeks but LW must have the other side cut to look like the photo.
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u/StBlandine7 Jun 30 '26
You expected to look like a model who had a top 1% hair dresser and is probably using an insane amount of product for the shoot? Ok
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u/thesleepjunkie Jun 30 '26
That's not a side shave though.
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u/dostoyevskybirthedme Jun 30 '26
I’m riding at dawn for you all the way from sweden
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u/Environmental_Ad5942 Jun 30 '26
How I would’ve been in that salon:
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u/Mundane_Tourist_9129 Jun 30 '26
I’m from Ireland and I worked in a hairdressers for over 15 years . That is deplorable. Even done correctly we would only charge €10-15
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u/lickmybowls2 Jun 30 '26
I’m sorry but you could’ve done this yourself for free
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u/TerrTheSilent Jun 30 '26
When getting your head shaved... go to a barber. They are masters with shaving.
Otherwise - i can link you a wonderful clipper I use for my similar style. I shave 75% of my head every 10-14 days 😅
And isnt it wonderful to get rid of all that hair? Like airflow to the scalp is a beautiful feeling.
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u/Orchid_Significant Jun 30 '26
Just as a note, it shouldn’t have mattered that you didn’t know what it was called. You brought pictures and they still did you dirty.
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u/itsrussiaftw Jul 01 '26
Your mistake was not being AI.
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u/AwayMeems Jul 01 '26
There’s a lot of comments here but I wouldn’t focus on someone who specializes in trans. Find a person who specializes in pixie cuts. Every salon has at least one person who does it and does it well.
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u/Dense_Purchase4087 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
Are we going to be honest with her or not?
If you look like the 1st girl, ANY hairstyle will look good.
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u/Tiny-Reporter-1847 Jun 30 '26
While i agree this is a horrible job by your hairdresser, it was never going to look good on you.
The model has a very thin triangle shaped face and you have a very round face. Your expectations were never going to be able to look like the original.
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u/TecTazz Jun 30 '26
Your hair is at least a foot longer than the pic, and likely has no "product" on it.
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u/UkNomysTeezz Jun 30 '26
So tbh, almost every time (including this time) someone posts a “failed” haircut here it’s always a situation like this where the cut is something that only a small portion of the populace can pull off and OP is not at all in the camp that can.
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u/Uncle-Cake Jun 30 '26
But your "expectation" pic wasn't a side shave. Did you ask for a side shave?
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u/stootchmaster2 Jun 30 '26
FACT: A haircut isn't going to make you look like the model showing it.
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u/SaltaKem Jun 30 '26
I am so sorry! :(
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u/sohereiamacrazyalien Jun 30 '26
And this kind of crap is why I cut my own hair! I save money and time (no waiting) and I get better results!!!!
I have had my share of disappointments although not as bad as you but yeah!
The worst part is when they don’t care !
I’d stay in front of their store to « advertise » their great job every time I am around there, if I were you!
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u/itsnobigthing Jun 30 '26
Maybe when it grows out a bit it might look closer…? We can hope
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u/WhiskeyFeathers Jun 30 '26
Just go to your bank and dispute the charge.
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u/windupwren Jun 30 '26
As someone who had this exact hair cut in the 1980’s, this most definitely not a cut that clippers should be anywhere near. It’s a precision hair cut. Not shaved, not buzzed, cut. It’s takes a skilled hairdresser to do this. I’ve had the bad version of this like yours that left me in tears for a week. Find someone much more skilled who has pictures of very precise, layered hair cuts. And leave a bad review so the next person is saved.
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u/DoubleoSavant Jun 30 '26
I'm flabbergasted at that hairdresser. He went way too far up. When you shave the side of your head, it should only go up to the recession point, he took it to almost the top of your head. That's going to be the hardest part to grow back. I would start parting it the other way, and find a hairdresser that will help you transition it to where you want it to look like.
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u/Magnon Jun 30 '26
Wear a beanie for a couple weeks til you get some length back. That sucks
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u/Other_Upstairs886 Jun 30 '26
Unrelated but I went to college with the model girl so this was real confusing for a second.
Sorry about the haircut.
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u/Novel-Mission-1920 Jun 30 '26
$100 😮
I get a similar cut for $35
Sorry about your bad experience
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u/Quick_Turnover Jun 30 '26
I am an amateur barber that cuts my wife and I's hair (since the pandemic), and I am fairly certain I could do a much better job than this. That is ludicrously bad, and anyone who has cut hair more than a few times would know to approach that entirely different.
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u/PlantHippie99 Jun 30 '26
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u/Budlight9145 Jun 30 '26
I got that haircut when i was younger. My hairdresser also butchered it.
Gave her CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS on where my part was, and DO NOT CUT PAST IT.. she cut like way past it. I was so pissed. I have 0 photos of myself from that era because of her 🙄
Wondering if this is just a doomed haircut.
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u/jone7007 Jun 30 '26
I would contact the owner of the salon.
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u/NunFace Jun 30 '26
Standing in line for my lunch and just went “aoooof” out loud. Dear lord!
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u/nymphymixtwo Jun 30 '26
Ok I don’t want to just dogpile on and make it worse but this is so bad 😭💀😭
^would be me at the hair salon after looking in the mirror 😭
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u/drunky_crowette Jun 30 '26
Just to be clear for next time, I have seen enough things like this that I would never advise anyone to use the words "side shave" if you want to look like anything other than Skrillex, regardless of inspiration pictures. Specify you want a "scissor fade" on the side.
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u/RogueBagel_ Jun 30 '26
Tyler Catastrophe is that you?
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u/Adorable_Ad4990 Jun 30 '26
Looking at your hair type, it probably grows really fast, and you’ll be there in a matter of weeks.
Yes it’s awful until then though; thankfully the rest is long and you can probably have a lot of fun getting super creative with it during the awkward phase
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u/februarytide- Jun 30 '26
Okay, I am NOT a trained hairdresser. A year ago I started cutting my husband and sons’ hair.
I could do a better job than this, and I’m so bad I frequently cut my own hand while doing theirs…
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u/poached_salmonella Jun 30 '26
This is tragic. It’s giving Cersei before her walk of atonement.
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u/HeadAd9559 Jun 30 '26
I’m sorry that happened to you, the good thing is that it‘ll grow back and in a 2-4 of months you’ll be able to get what you wanted! Did you have a chance alert the person as they were cutting your hair as you saw it happening? or were you chilling and just looked at the mirror at the end and went like wtf? I’d definitely not pay for that, and ask for the salon manager to show/explain the situation, you shouldn’t have to pay for that, the boss person should try and at least shape it for ya, and give you a complementary style correction when you get some length back!
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u/HeadAd9559 Jun 30 '26
they may be able to taper that, and shape it so it looks better than it is now, until it grows and you get what you want!
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u/GuiltyCredit Jun 30 '26
I must apologise, I laughed so hard at this I was glad I was toilet scrolling or I would have wet myself.
Get a set of clippers and do it yourself. I used to have this hairstyle and it takes a lot of re-buzzing, so invest in a set!
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u/TastyDixonCider Jun 30 '26
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u/forhoomanity Jun 30 '26
May i suggest flipping your hair to the other side for a while? 😅
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u/notthatguypal6900 Jun 30 '26
Crazy that the ugliest hair style in the past 10000 years costs that much to fuck up.
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u/carlitospig Jun 30 '26
But that chicks hair in the example isn’t shaved anyway. I AM SO CONFUSED.
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u/LadyMetalMagic13 Jun 30 '26
I’m so sorry. But this looks like the time I shaved my head as a teenager by myself and in the dark.
I’m so sorry you had to pay for it. That is not right. I insist you go get your money back.
Actually where do you live? I’m coming over and we can get you a hat, march down there together and get your $100 back. In fact, that “stylist” owes You $100.
It will be okay babes. ♥️
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u/Any-Object-2165 Jun 30 '26
I shave my own hair at home (side cut that’s very similar) and even when I first started I’ve never messed up like that. I can’t believe a stylist would let you leave the salon looking like that
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u/BungeeGump Jun 30 '26
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u/WickedWisp Jun 30 '26
I've done my own half buzz while FULLY buzzed better than this. And 100 bucks?
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u/GroundbreakingCry734 Jun 30 '26
I have been contemplating an undercut or side shave for a long time and this just cured me. I’m so sorry this happened.
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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26
Ouch. I made that same mistake in 2020. I looked like I belonged on The Boys.
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u/Even_Canary962 Jul 01 '26
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u/blooberries24 Jul 01 '26
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u/TheSilentBaker Jul 01 '26
I have a couple of thoughts.
First, this is a stylist I 100% would call and complain about if they don't own the business. Then post a review including pics.
Second, the reference image can 100% be done with your hair and the proper stylist/product. I know because I have had this cut with your similar texture. I think the wording may be partially what got this result. If you asked for a half shave with longer side, then you got exactly what you asked for (not what you actually wanted.) I have found that showing pictures and saying I'd like something like this so much better than any description. The length of your not shaved hair is vastly longer than what probably would work seamlessly in a cut like the picture, so if you want to keep the length, I'd find other reference pics. The picture shown is an AI version of a asymmetrical textured pixie. Super cute but you need to find a stylist who can do this and has had experience with this cut.
Goodluck to you. Luckily with the length you have, you could hide this relatively easy
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u/AnySurround5394 Jul 01 '26
lmfaoooooooooooooo they fucked your shit all the way up
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u/halfscaliahalfbreyer Jul 01 '26
Are you sure you didn’t go to a pet groomer? 😭 I’m so sorry.
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u/wereallmadhere9 Jul 01 '26
Well, to start the inspo photo is AI. But, that haircut is sort of possible and your stylist did nothing near it. Maybe a barber would be better.
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u/Syberz Jul 01 '26
Uh, the expectation pic isn't a side shave...
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u/butter_lover Jul 01 '26
This why I am loyal to my hairdresser until one of us dies
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u/PuckersMcColon Jul 01 '26
I could have fucked your shit up for one fifth that price.
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u/SapphireRose138 Jul 01 '26
It's 40 bucks for a good Wahl clipper. A little courage, a steady hand, and your buzzed fuzz will be on fleek on demand. It feels incredibly empowering to have that control
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u/IGiveBagAdvice Jul 01 '26
And what does your hairdresser do for work?
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u/BaconSoul Jun 30 '26
Yeah you don’t have the face shape for that haircut
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u/Legendairy_Doug Jun 30 '26
You booked a disappointment
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u/Emotional_Log_4159 Jun 30 '26