Silly First World Problem ( bothering me)

BlueBelle

If you ve got a good hairdresser and it’s two minutes from your house what’s not to like, bugger the ‘building vibes’
Gosh I must be an insensitive soul, but I d only change if I didn’t like the way they did my hair

I think it's haunted.

My DC say they would rather go to the dentist than the hairdresser!

I have a wonderful guy who shaved my head when I was having chemo and now cuts it beautifully although I do not have very much any more.

If you have a good hairdresser then I would keep going regardless of the building or owner they don't really matter as much as the good job your stylist does.
I have had the same hairdresser for 40 plus years we have aged together and I hate the thought of her retiring completely she now only does selected clients. I often get compliments on my hair roots done every six weeks and cut.
I certainly would not want my hair to go natural far to vain for that lol and I just have to just sit there she knows exactly what she is doing. We have become good friends.

Yes, I understand, but maybe the compromise is to take other opportunities to get out rather than face "the Salon".

I'm limited, but do patronise a local Costa where I have become known to staff and regulars. cost: a cuppa coffee.

I really hate hairdressing salons, not comfortable at all and they are expensive. So, my hairdresser comes to me every 5 or 6 weeks. She is lovely woman and we have become friendly and enjoy a chat and a cup of coffee after she has dealt with my hair.

NotSpaghetti

Given that he did a fabulous job could you try him again but say in advance that you "need a boost so want to be very upbeat today?"
Then he will, I'd hope, do a great job and put his misery aside?.

You may find that he is struggling and needs to think more positively about himself?
Maybe you can warm to him (and he can settle into this new salon and cheer up!).

I would personally give him another chance - but would warn him too.
If he started to move into misery I'd remind him.
Tell him what amazing hands he has... Ask him about the early days of his training...
I think you can coax a smile and have a great haircut!

This all happened a decade ago. He left after three months. I went to him twice. I just remember him because of my experience.

I DON"T LIKE hairdressers. I would prefer to go to the dentist and that's the truth. I explain exactly what I want, I am very articulate, speak excellent English, take photos in, sketch sometimes but they always then go on their own agenda and I come out with something totally different that I cannot recreate or manage at home. . I wish I could find someone who listens.

TheWeirdoAgain60

Luckygirl13

I can't abide hairdressers either.

Not after I was treated like filth by some very young, empty-headed, brain-dead bimbo that was so busy very loudly gossipping to her workmates about her latest squeeze and the night club, etc., that she wasn't concentrating on doing my hair and cut my left ear with the scissors and jabbed the pointy part of the scissors in the top of my head.

That was over 30 years ago, and I've never been to any other since! I know most are not like that numpty, but I was well put off!

My hair is down to my bum, unstyled, so I just trim it myself once every couple of months!

I had a similar experience, thought I had found a good hairdresser until my second appointment, she started and stopped my hair 4 times, too busy watching other stylists working on young girls hair, for prom night.she was the owner of the salon, she cut my ear with a razor, then shouted at the other stylists not to use that razor....but she didn't bin it.I never went back.

My lovely village Hairdressers is five minutes walk away. It is small by the standards of some salons today. It has a great vibe, tea and coffee are always offered. I have even made friends with some of the other Clients that go there. All in all always a great experience for me.

SpinDriftCoastal sorry, just popped back to the thread and saw you had said this earlier - probably whilst I was one-finger-typing!
Apologies.

...I wonder where he went?
Maybe he was reconciled with his erstwhile love!

I can't abide going to hairdressers, so I haven't for over 30 years. I cut it myself but it's getting more difficult now due to pain.
The answer is a home hairdresser, if I can find one.

I hate going to the hairdresser like Newstthis I prefer seeing the dentist. I go about once a year to have my bob cut neatened and shortened. I have a dry cut at the local barbers which takes about 20 minutes.

I have had so many bad experiences. I was once in a hairdressers and a young man was rather inexpertly cutting my hair in complete silence. His male supervisor came over and started telling him about a course he had been on about how important it was to talk to the client and put them at their ease. The supervisor was talking over my head about the course without any reference to me and my presence was not acknowledged by him.

Does the hairdresser that you like also offer a mobile service? (they often do). Might be worth asking her - discretely - if she could come to your home instead of you visiting the salon?

Not a first world problem. You are sensing something wrong there and it is upsetting you. Make other arrangements - your state of mind matters!

I have a hairdresser who comes to the house now, salons are ludicrously expensive and getting even more so.

Grow your hair and never go again.

I don't like what the mirror tells me, the one at home says something different.

I would discreetly ask her if she does private work.

Are you heck being silly. It’s a lot of money to spend if you aren’t enjoying the experience.
My hairdresser was lovely too, but some relationship problem with her work partner. You could cut the atmosphere with a knife.
My hair cut & colour went downhill.
Hair colour would be patchy, cut uneven.
Gave her six months to get her act together. Nope wasn’t happening, so found a new hairdresser that works from her beautiful cottage.
I sit & look at the beautiful scenery, whilst she cuts away.
I come away feeling fab.

After many years of going to a hairdresser who TBH wasn’t really very good, I found a wonderful one - who then moved to another salon! But thank goodness he let his regulars know, and it’s it’s not much further to go.

I wrote him a v good review for the first cut and BD at the new salon - he replied with 🙏❤️👍 etc.!

Box I have been going to my hairdresser for 10+ years, she has a salon in her home, but lately she doesn’t seem to “get” the hairstyle I want , I just want it short but not looking like it’s a short neck and sides , it either ends up like a man or else she just trims it and within a week it’s out of style and I am not good with my hair . I just wish I was brave enough to find another hairdresser xxx

TheWeirdoAgain60

The silly first-world problem bothering me is at the end of the shampoo/conditioner/shower gel bottles.

I always stand my bottles on their tops, not bottoms, as I find they get stuck 1/2 way in between if I stand them on their bottoms, so then when it's time for just a couple of squeezes left, it won't come out, no matter how much I squeeze and squidge the bottle! HA!

When it gets 1/2 down I add water. dehydration does happen. When it is "empty" I add warm water and shake well.

I had used a salon for many years, I could see it slowly deteriorating, getting more down at heel and dirtier every time I visited, but I only had a dry cut and was in and out quickly, but I was so glad when she said she was finishing just before Christmas, she has gone mobile and gave me her number, but I conveniently "lost" it I now go to a little salon in my street, she is a sole trader and only sees one client at a time it is pristine and she lets you book online so can get a time and day to suit myself much easier, I should have swapped before but felt guilty not sure why.🤔

My hairdresser has been coming to me for ages. I love it when she comes, we have a good natter and catch-up.
Sixandahalf you can still go out, just not necessarily to a salon.

AGAA4

I've had the same hairdresser for many years and she does a good job on my difficult hair. She changed salons recently so I now go there.
Don't go somewhere that you aren't happy with. There are lots of good hairdressers.

AGAA4 sounds sensible advice to me.