Getting your hair cut

As a child, I always had a strong dislike of being taken to the hairdressers to get my hair cut. It wasn't that I disliked getting my hair cut as such, although I disliked the itchy sensation caused by hair falling on my face and getting trapped inside my clothes. As I got older, I then developed a loathing of the small talk, which generally seemed to consist of me being asked questions such as, "Any plans for Christmas?" and "Going anywhere nice on your holidays?" Contrary to what hairdressers may think, going away on holiday is not compulsory. Furthermore, why would anyone willingly choose to go on a holiday to a destination they didn't think was going to be nice?

One of the best things I ever did was to invest in some hair clippers, as it now means I can cut my own hair... and on my terms. The only time I would be likely to set foot in a hair salon now is if I wanted my hair cut into a style that I would be incapable of achieving with my hair clippers... and if it was maybe for a once-in-a-lifetime special event.

Speaking as a hairdresser, there are a couple of reasons why hairdressers ask about things  like holidays and xmas, one simple one is that it's an easy opener when you don't know someone so well and talking about something pleasant helps a client to relax. The other reason and if you ask any hairdresser, if they feel able to be honest, they'll all tell you, it's because clients talk about their horrible illnesses and grusome opperations in great detail. Client's also tell you things they really should discuss with their doctor, a therapist or even the police, its a strangely intimate relationship between hairdresser and client, you're touching them and for a lot of people hair is seen as quite intimate. We have to stand close to you you, sometimes closer than either of us are comfortable with, we might not be able to reach if we didn't stand close, you can't do a proper haircut at arms length.

Being in a salon and having your hair done by someone does mean you need to talk about your hair, one of my first questions to a new client was, 'how much time do you want to spend doing it every morning?' This may seem daft, but theres no point in going in with a picture of a high maintainance style and not being prepared to style it at home every day or two. Finding out what products you use, how often you wash your hair and stuff like that is also important, you'd be amazed at the numbers of people who're convinced they have dandruff when in fact they're not rinsing all the shampoo and conditioner out of thier hair and its dried and gone flakey. A hairdresser can advise you on how to wash your hair, like if you have long hair with a greasy scalp and dry ends and what are the best products to use.

I never used to like going to have my hair cut, because it was long and hairdressers saw me as a blank canvas and me asking for an inch or so off the ends seemed end up with 6 inches off the ends. This leads to a viscious circle of people's hair being in poor condition with split ends and dryness, so the hairdresser cuts it off to healthy looking hair, at which point the client freaks out and never comes back.

Hair grows between one quarter and half an inch per month on average, once hair leaves the scalp it's dead, a bit like nails, you can keep it in good condition, and thats about it, you can do things to help your hair grow from your scalp more strongly. If you have a shoulder length bob for example the ends of your hair are going to be 3 or 4 years old and if you take in the top of you head down to you shouders then you can double that.

I still don't like the dentist, although I cope with them better, don't need sedation and haven't hit anyone for years, I still don't like it and hygenists are just plain freaky! 

Speaking as a hairdresser, there are a couple of reasons why hairdressers ask about things  like holidays and xmas, one simple one is that it's an easy opener when you don't know someone so well and talking about something pleasant helps a client to relax. The other reason and if you ask any hairdresser, if they feel able to be honest, they'll all tell you, it's because clients talk about their horrible illnesses and grusome opperations in great detail. Client's also tell you things they really should discuss with their doctor, a therapist or even the police, its a strangely intimate relationship between hairdresser and client, you're touching them and for a lot of people hair is seen as quite intimate. We have to stand close to you you, sometimes closer than either of us are comfortable with, we might not be able to reach if we didn't stand close, you can't do a proper haircut at arms length.

Being in a salon and having your hair done by someone does mean you need to talk about your hair, one of my first questions to a new client was, 'how much time do you want to spend doing it every morning?' This may seem daft, but theres no point in going in with a picture of a high maintainance style and not being prepared to style it at home every day or two. Finding out what products you use, how often you wash your hair and stuff like that is also important, you'd be amazed at the numbers of people who're convinced they have dandruff when in fact they're not rinsing all the shampoo and conditioner out of thier hair and its dried and gone flakey. A hairdresser can advise you on how to wash your hair, like if you have long hair with a greasy scalp and dry ends and what are the best products to use.

I never used to like going to have my hair cut, because it was long and hairdressers saw me as a blank canvas and me asking for an inch or so off the ends seemed end up with 6 inches off the ends. This leads to a viscious circle of people's hair being in poor condition with split ends and dryness, so the hairdresser cuts it off to healthy looking hair, at which point the client freaks out and never comes back.

Hair grows between one quarter and half an inch per month on average, once hair leaves the scalp it's dead, a bit like nails, you can keep it in good condition, and thats about it, you can do things to help your hair grow from your scalp more strongly. If you have a shoulder length bob for example the ends of your hair are going to be 3 or 4 years old and if you take in the top of you head down to you shouders then you can double that.

I still don't like the dentist, although I cope with them better, don't need sedation and haven't hit anyone for years, I still don't like it and hygenists are just plain freaky!