A WOMAN has been left “crushed and devastated” after her first professional haircut in years went horribly wrong.
She explained that she had been cutting her own for the past few years, but decided to treat herself to a salon appointment.
She’s done her own haircuts for the past few years, but decided to treat herself to a salon snipCredit: tiktok/@manicllama88
However, she ended up with a ‘do she wasn’t happy with – and it was super hard to style tooCredit: tiktok/@manicllama88
She tried straightening it, but it ended up making the layers at the side look more obviousCredit: tiktok/@manicllama88
As she turned to the side to properly show the results of the cutCredit: tiktok/@manicllama88
Once there, she asked for “shoulder length texturised layers”, she said in a slideshow of pictures on her TikTok page, which began by showing what her hair had looked like before.
She then showed the results of the cut – her shoulder length hair had gone, and in its place was a short, curly look.
“This is what I went home with,” she wrote over the top of a snap of the finished look, after clearly having cried over it.
“I’m I have very thick, wavy, frizzy hair and can’t style it at all.”
Further pictures showed the woman holding up the super-short layers on the top of her head, and the jagged step on the side.
“First haircut in a year that I didn’t do myself butchered it,” she added in the caption.
“She had me turned away from the mirror so I saw nothing until she was done or I would have said something.
“I’m crushed, devastated.”
She added that she already struggles with “self image issues”, and said “this makes it 100 times worse”.
As for fixing it, she said: “I can’t afford to just go get extensions I could barely afford the cut.
“Help!!!”
One person in the comments section wrote: “I was a cosmetology instructor for years.
“This is a mess – she should refund your money. you should insist on it.”
“Call the salon and talk to the owner/manager,” another wrote.
“You can make them pay for extensions that you get somewhere else.
“I was in the industry for over 20 years.”
Common mistakes that are destroying your healthy hair
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Not brushing correctly
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Not using the right hairbrush for hair type
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Not brushing treatments through in the shower
Using treatments is a great way to keep your hair hydrated and healthy. Whether you’re using a deep conditioner or treatment masque, it’s important to brush it through from the mid-lengths through to the ends of the hair.
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The importance of scalp care in healthy hair
Healthy hair starts at the root so bring a scalp brush into your hair care routine has many benefits, as it promotes blood circulation.
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She then returned to the comments to say that the manager had got back to her, the stylist had been fired and she had received a refund.
“If you get it reshaped it could be cute,” someone else suggested.
To which the woman shared another picture and added: “I had a friend come over and reshape the back to match up better with the sides.”
The layers on the top had been cut incredibly short, with the woman complaining to the manager and getting a refund – the stylist responsible was also firedCredit: tiktok/@manicllama88
She returned to TikTok to share a snap of herself once her friend had helped reshape the cut slightly to make it look betterCredit: tiktok/@manicllama88
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