To want to be able to book a basic haircut without all the faffing and blowdrying?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

All salons I've been to seem to include at least half an hour of blow drying and styling. While I do think it's fun sometimes to have immaculately blow dried hair (say if I'm going for drinks or dinner, I'd appreciate the end result then) I don't enjoy the fussing and pulling and hauling at my head - I have sensory issues and fibromyalgia so sometimes it's really uncomfortable. I wish it was possible to just book a wash, trim and basic blow dry in order to get in and out as quickly as possible.

Would a barber do a no frills trim on my long hair?

Thats called a wet cut at every hairdresser i have EVER been to, in the last 25 years. Have you ever considered asking your hairdresser to just, you know, NOT blow-dry your hair? Or are you continually booking expensive cut-and-finishes that you dont want????

Just ask for a wet cut. No faffing involved.

Ask for a wet cut.

Just ask for a wet cut? I always just have a dry cut and have done my whole life due to sensory issues. Much easier!

It's called a rough dry where I go. They just give it a quick blast to get it dry, no styling.

I've not seen a wet cut on any salon menu before? And I do always stop them using hair straighteners or tongs. But they seem reluctant to let you out unless you have perfect waves or silky straight perfectly done hair.

You can also ask for a 'rough dry', this means the stylist will just tousle and lift your hair a bit with their hands as they use the drier, and not use a brush. Someplaces this is cheaper than a full cut and blowdry.

Will have to ask for this wet cut then!!

I go to a barber - they wet your hair (without washing it), cut it and then give it a quick once over with the blow-dryer if needed (my hair is short so that is rare). This costs me £12.95 :)

I think wet cut is for short hair. I don't think a reputable stylist would send someone out of their salon with long wet hair. Stylists do take professional pride in sending people out looking great, and I don't blame them.

I would book a dry cut, but wash my hair before I went and tie it back so it was still damp for the cut. I couldn't abide having my hair washed or blow dried.

I've since bought some scissors and cut my own hair (YouTube instructions). Saves me going at all now!

As said, that's a wet cut.

Or you can go with it already wet and have a rough dry.

If you explain to the hairdresser, they'll work around what you need.

Fancy salons seem to automatically include a "finish " with every haircut. A corner shop hairdresser will do a wet cut.

Usually they do blast it with the hairdryer a bit, you don't get sent out with dripping hair.

I have very curly long hair. I don't dry it at home and never have it dried at the hairdresser, ever. I have never looked to see if it's on a price list - I just tell them what I want.

Stylists do take professional pride in sending people out looking great, and I don't blame them.

A decent stylist should be able to meet the needs of the client. If they want to leave the salon with a simple dry that's up to them because it's their hair.

They're reluctant, because they can charge you more for the privilege of drying your hair, than just a wet cut. I always rewash my hair at home afterwards, to get rid of those little tiny annoying bits, so it would be pointless to pay for styling.

Just ask for a wet cut and say "no" if they start waving dryers or tools by your head.

If you get your hair cut it's hardly likely to still be dripping wet ✂️

Just go for a dry trim.

Yep, I have a mobile hairdresser. Comes, trims hair, gone in 10 mins, £5. Love her to bits.

But if I ventured into a salon, wet cut only. My days of having hair looking like a rugby ball (hair not good with heat) are gone.

Yeah, I understand they wouldn't like to send anyone out with long dripping hair. I think a rough (but gentle!) dry is what I'd prefer.

I hate all the tight winding of the hair round a brush and pulling taut, and blasting with insane amounts of heat. At home I only give my whole head a quick couple minutes with the hairdryer, then tie it back when still damp to let it finish drying.

I had my first cut with a mobile hairdresser the other week and it was a revelation! I washed my hair before she arrived, it took 15 minutes to cut my shoulder length hair and she charged me £15. I'm in London and all the salons near me charge mimimun £40 for cut and finish and I always dislike the way they style it. I reckon I can get all my cuts for the year now for the price of a single cut and finish from my local salon.

Wet cut in all the salons I've been going to, also. They wash it, then do a very basic dry on your hair afterwards.

A faffy style and blow dry is and always has been pointless for me - I wash my hair every, single morning.

I do a dry cut but wash it in the morning and leave it to dry naturally so it’s still damp when I go. They just spray it with abit of water, cut and rough dry

I always used to get a wet cut, it's not just for short hair. Like PP I always wash it again when I get home so what's the point of paying for styling?

I also used to find that the salon would hide a bad cut by straightening my hair, then when I got home and washed it, it would go back to wavy and look shit.

My current Hairdresser does a rough blow dry and leaves it in natural waves, that is the way I wear it anyway, and I can see I am happy with the cut before I pay.

Now I just need to find a way to stop them doing that fucking horrible head massage shite when they wash my hair

MN haircut - one ponytail, pair of scissors, done!