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A little brutal honesty from your hairstylist...
- Apr 21, 2009 at 11:12 AM
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The Vent of a Cozzie
I do hair. You pay me to keep your ears lowered. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Let's set a few ground rules.
To parents: I am not a babysitter. My clippers and trimmers are not toys. In fact, they are rather expensive. They are tools of my trade. Keep your kids away from my station while you're getting your hair cut. To the mom of the little brat who dropped my $160 clippers on the floor and broke them: an apology isn't enough. I want them replaced. You cannot, I repeat CANNOT find another pair like them at Wal-Mart or even Sally Beauty Supply. They were special ordered. They were a birthday gift for me, and your little snot-nosed brat who doesn't have any discipline broke them. You say "he's just a kid". Sorry, at the age of five, if your lil kid doesn't understand the meaning of the word "no" or can't understand "go sit in the carpeted area of the salon", then find a babysitter when you come to get your hair cut. He didn't get a sucker that day because he wasn't listening to directions. I was not "picking on" your kid by not rewarding him for atrocious behavior.
Another one for parents: if your child is getting the haircut, go sit in the carpeted area. Don't expect me to work around you as you're bribing your child with everything in the book to get him/her to sit still. If I need your help with your precious bundle of snot, I'll let you know. Your child must learn what is appropriate behavior. If you're standing there and your kid is moving around and or screaming and you say "We'll go buy you a new video game if you sit still" and automatically he/she sits still and shuts up... I have news for you... YOU ARE BEING MANIPULATED! He/she is obviously capable of sitting still and knows right from wrong. Telling your kid to sit still should be plenty. Parents like you turn my stomach. Don't bribe your kid to be good... punish your kid if he's not. That's what's wrong with kids today.
To women: If you come in looking like you've been ridden hard and hung out wet, don't bring me a picture of a wholesome cute little actress and tell me to make you look like her. It's not going to happen. You are who you are. A leopard doesn't change it's spots.
To all: if you hair is nasty, it will be washed and you will be charged for it. I will not deal with greasy nasty dirty hair that hasn't been washed in several days and product- build up to boot, you can't possibly expect me to be able to comb through it. Let alone touch it! It's called personal hygiene. Look it up.
To the men under the above category... I understand a lot of you use gels, pomades, wax etc that's awesome! It's cool that guys pay attention to their looks, but please understand... this junk will ruin the clippers and won't give you a good cut. In fact, when the clipper gets caught in gel, it will pull your hair and it will hurt! Make my job easier and your experience more comfortable by either coming in with clean hair, or allowing me to wash it. I promise, I'll put a lil gel (or whatever product you choose) back in your hair when I'm done and take the 30 seconds to style it back out the way you want it.
Another one for the men: I am your STYLIST. Get it? STYLIST. That's it. Don't hit on me at work. Don't call me after you leave to ask me out. If you're attracted to me, that's fine, if you look at me and like what you see, that's also fine. BUT... a line must be drawn. No grabbing, no touching, no making comments that sound like compliments to you but sound "piggish" to a woman. It's not appealing or even flattering... you make an ass of yourself, and we see you as nothing more than a slimy used car salesman. Be respectful. Be a gentleman. I do not date clients. Work is work. I separate my work and my personal/social life very well. I don't come into your place of business and say "nice package" ... please give me the same respect. .
To all: it is customary to tip your stylist. No further explanation necessary.
To all: If you tell us about difficulties you're having with your hair, and we tell you how to fix it with the right products... listen to us. We're here to help. We know our stuff. We didn't spend nearly $30,000 to go to school just to learn lines of b.s. . We're not trying to just sell you stuff to pad our paychecks. We're being honest. We're trying to help you. If you don't take our advice and continue to use your crap products, shampoos and conditioners (like Suave) don't come back in next time bitching about the same thing. It's your own fault.
If we see something about your hair that could be a problem... we are going to point it out to you, and we are going to tell you how to fix it. That's our job. If you took your car into the shop for an oil change, and your grease monkey found that you needed engine coolant... wouldn't you expect him to tell you about it? Wouldn't you expect him to tell you what could happen if you don't fix it? Wouldn't you also expect him to tell you the easiest and most economical way to fix it? Same applies here. We are professionals. We're here to help you get the best result with your hair.
Ahhhh, I feel better. Please take my words to heart, and we will both have a great experience the next time you get your hair cut... whether it be with me or somebody else.
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What really gets me is when a girl with thick curly, coarse hair comes in with a picture of a haircut that will not work for her...We are not magician...We are not able to change the texture of their hair but they think we can....
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