Hairdressing fauxpas?

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I was at the hairdresser today and a lady I knew came in, we said hello and carried on with our appointments. At the end of my appointment, after I'd paid I went over and said hello and hoped she was having a lovely haircut. I don't see her very often and I like her.

The hairdresser cutting used to be my hairdresser but she had a mat leave and I ended up staying with the hairdresser I was passed to. It was simply because I like them both and I didn't know the 1st hairdresser's new schedule. 1st hairdresser has been short with me couple of times I've been in. She won't even look at me and when I crossed the salon to get my phone she was walking the other way and put her hands up to block herself from me.

Anyway, I said to the lady I know, "Aww 1st hairdresser always does such a lovely job." Hairdresser shouted, "What?!" at me with such a look of venom. I repeated myself. She said nothing and the other woman said, "Have a nice weekend", so firmly it meant I was dismissed.

I've been thinking about it all day. Should I not have approached them? Why did she shout at me? Now I'm crying and worrying that they think I'm weird and awful. I was just trying to be nice. I don't see many people, being on my own and having no family so I love to say hello. Maybe I was interrupting. Should I go in on Tuesday and apologise?

This is low-key a non issue, forget it

I switched hairdressers when my usual one was on maternity leave and stayed with him as I thought he was better. She cut / coloured my hair once or twice when he was away. No hard feelings.

Eventually he moved salons and I followed him.

And your hairdresser doesn’t have to be your friend. They are doing a job for you.

Yes it’s great if you like each other but I’d always prioritise a hairdo that I’m happy with over everything else.

I cannot get past her 'put her hands up to block herself from me' part...

What the ACTUAL fuck? That is a level of rudeness I'd be digusted with in a teenager, never mind a professional adult in their workplace!

I would complain to the salon owner about that - you weren't rude, you complimented her work even...

She may well have an issue with you defecting to another stylist but thats sadly the risk you take in that industry if you take time off at all, and she bloody well knows it!

To make that issue obvious to you is incredibly rude and wildly inappropriate, she needs to suck it up and move the fuck on.

I wouldn't be going back and I'd be telling the manager exactly why.

No need to go back and no need to apologise they sound very odd OP! Can you go to a new salon altogether? I hope you are happy with your hair cut and I hope you are okay, pls try to forget it you haven't done anything wrong x

I don't think you should worry anymore about it, certainly no need for you to apologize.

Your former hairdresser has been behaving inappropriately by being short with a customer and going out of her way to obviously avoid you.
That's unprofessional and I don't think the salon would be very happy with her snarky attitude, not great for business.

You went out of your way to be friendly and say hello in a pleasant way it seems; the pair of them sound a bit off, tbh.

I feel like putting feelers out for a new salon. It ruins the experience for me and its a real shame because I like my current hairdresser, she does a great job for a really nice price. Then again, I thought I liked the old one until this. I won't be making any effort with the other woman now either.