A few weeks ago I visited a new hairdresser. My usual one is great but this new lady does a particular style that looks really good and I wanted to try a new look.
The hair itself was done expertly and to a really high standard but once she had finished I realised it just didn’t suit me. There wasn’t any way I could ask her to fix it. Just for context it was type of style very specific to my hair type (I am not white) and was not a hair cut so not something that can be grown out or reshaped.
By the time she had finished the salon was empty apart from us and the owner. I should add it took her 8 hours (I was expecting 2-3 max) and I couldn’t face telling her the truth after she’d spent so long on my hair.
I paid and thanked her and thought I would just try and get used to the style. However I became increasingly upset each time I caught my reflection and after a few days I went to my usual hairdresser and got a new style. I also found out I would be presenting at a big corporate event in front of hundreds of people and couldn’t fathom getting up on stage like that.
The awkward thing is I bumped into the salon owner few days after my appt (totally unexpectedly, not close to the salon). She must have told the hairdresser as I then received a text from her stating that she knew I’d changed my hair, it was embarrassing for her to learn of this from her boss and why didn’t I just tell her I didn’t like it? She used the word humiliating. She is also related to an acquaintance of mine and I feel awful, not least because I see this acquaintance on a fairly frequent basis. I haven’t replied to her text and with each pasI don’t know what to say:(