Truly disastrous haircut

[rorqual]

Every time I go to get my haircut, I ask the hairdresser to layer it, trim it a bit, and cut it short around the face. And when I say "short around the face", I point to my cheekbones, to indicate where 'short' is for this purpose. Have you and I had this conversation already, internets? Because if so, you will already know that when I am done, the hair around my face is cut to my chin, which is not my cheekbones. And every time I am sad.

So this time, I was very clear about what I meant by "short around the face", and I pointed, and we had a conversation about it, and I really thought that this time, I was going to get what I asked for.

I think you have guessed, by now, that I did not.

It is short in front, all right; it barely covers my eyes. Not only that but it's short in every other direction as well, so short that I can't pull it back in a ponytail. She also thinned it, so it's too short, and too thin. The layers are too short, too, so it feathers out a bit on the sides. It is, without question, a Disastrous Haircut.

Does anyone out there in internets-land have a hairdresser who 1) actually listens to what s/he is asked to do, and 2) actually has the skills to then Do That Thing? Because I am going to have to go back to super-long hair in self-defense, if this keeps up.

!!!!

Comments

[yerbrainondrugs.livejournal.com]

My wife has someone she really likes, but they're here in columbia. If you want the info, just let me know.

[pneumatik.livejournal.com]

1: Pictures! I just can't imagine what you'd look like with shorter hair

2: My mom drives from north Jersey to Harrisburg, PA to find a hairdresser she likes (her sister's also in PA, but she still makes the drive to get her hair cut). So I suspect it's not easy to find a person to cut women's hair who doesn't suck.

[ex-domestic.livejournal.com]

I know an excellent hairdresser but I fear the cost of the flight might be a little off-putting plus you know that exchange rate.

Sucky haircuts are the pits.

By the way cute programme on fostering an otter coming up on BBC over Xmas look out for it on BBC america or similar.