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Terrible haircut

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MissPhonic · 09/12/2018 18:37

I had (sob) a long bob that had grown a bit too long and unruly. Popped into my local regis on the off chance they could fit me and and they did (hoorah!). Explained to the girl cutting my hair that I wanted about an inch off the length, pointed to long bob length and off she went.

She took so much time cutting my hair in ways I have never seen before and I kept thinking "maybe it will be better when it is blow dried". Nope. Staring back at me was the spit of Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka complete with curled up ends. The hair at the nape of my neck underneath is about an inch long with some hideously short layers at the back creating a "I'd like to speak to the manager "effect at the back.

I've had haircuts that I haven't been enamoured with before, but this time I actually said "I'm sorry I really hate it". She then hacked away a bit more, straightened it and I cut my losses as they were closing up and it was awkward.

I look like an edwardian boy!! Any tips for how to style this out until it grows a bit? Any more styling is going to require length taken off.

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Terrible haircut
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MissPhonic · 09/12/2018 18:41

Also 2 days into new job and have xmas party with old work coming up (wah).

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Iamanent · 09/12/2018 18:49

Oh yikes that sound bad, can you not get it softened up a bit with a side fringe maybe or some layers at the front?

This is precisely the reason why I don't go to the hairdressers anymore - youtube DIY for me!

WatcherOfTheNight · 09/12/2018 18:49

We need a RL pic op !
I'm gutted for you especially this time of year when you want to feel a million dollars !
I've had some real shockers in the past ,my usual hairdresser (genius) moved away & It took years to find someone who did it properly .

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MissPhonic · 09/12/2018 18:52

On the plus side I'm quite pragmatic and appreciate it will grow out (it grows pretty quickly too), I'll probably just end up laughing at myself with people. Might nip in next week and ask them to salvage it. I didnt want the hairdresser I had doing any more damage!

It took a lot of courage to say I hated it!

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 09/12/2018 18:55

Don’t suppose you would want to put any colour into it to soften it up- some light brown highlights?

retainertrainer · 09/12/2018 19:01

I’ve had this done to me before too! Side parting, straighten it and tuck one side behind your ear. That should help. Good luck!

ShadyLady53 · 09/12/2018 19:01

I think for the Christmas Party, I’d backcomb it and sweep it all back off my face so it hides the length and style a bit...

Like this picture.

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MissPhonic · 09/12/2018 19:38

Funny thing was I was showing DP pics of the gorgeous Jenna Coleman with short hair oohing at her long bob. The irony vs how I look now! Can't even tie it up!

Still, it's slightly better than the 1 inch side fringe another hairdresser decided to give me weeks before I was a bridesmaid at my cousin's wedding. I look like a potato in the pictures!

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Athena51 · 09/12/2018 20:39

That's awful. I've had bad haircuts in the past and it is so depressing but thank you for this gem of a line which made me laugh out loud Grin

some hideously short layers at the back creating a "I'd like to speak to the manager "effect at the back.

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