https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:08:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099594 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:54:29 +0000 Anonymous 1099594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well don you for such a great positive attitude. but you know what? It isn't all that bad. I like it!&nbsp;I think in a couple of weeks it will blend beautifully. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099558 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:13:12 +0000 Suz 1099558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy, you really <b>ARE</b> amiable. What a trouper! And what a gift you gave that stylist with your attitude.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm also with Angie. Heck, my own hair is that short at the back -- and I like it! Once it grows in a little bit it will follow the shape of your head a bit more and I think you will actually enjoy it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099524 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:32:18 +0000 Anonymous 1099524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want to be you when I grow up. Oh wait...I am 43 so I guess it is time to grow up. Seriously I want to treat people the way you treated that lady. That is the best holiday present EVER!</p> <p>Maybe you need some of Angie's hair styling creams/gel and get it all sticky uppy (that is a word right). I think your hair cut (in the front - cant tell about the back) is really cute. Not what was planned but cute! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099503 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:01:38 +0000 Kimberley 1099503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry Amy, but I don't think your description matches your pictures!&nbsp; I think this cut is cute, even if it wasn't what you were expecting :).&nbsp;&nbsp; Give it a couple of weeks, and you will be feeling it!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099469 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:40:27 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1099469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You get "Best Attitude of the Year" Award Amy! Seriously, it is truly admirable that you didn't get visibly upset when you were not given the cut you asked for. But like Angie, I actually really like it on you! I think it suits you and you have quite a beautiful neck so why not show it off! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099383 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 12:31:14 +0000 E 1099383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! That is an insane story, and I'm so impressed with how calm and cheerful you stayed!&nbsp;I love the roundness of the back of the cut, even if it is shorter than what you wanted. And at least the back of pixies always grows more quickly than the front! And I really like the fluttery bits around your ears. :)</p> <p>Once when I was growing my hair out from a pixie to long, I'd finally gotten the shortest bits about mid-neck length. So I went in with a bunch of pics of blunt longer bobs so that the hairstylist would just trim up the old pixie layers and make it all one length. The bobs also had bangs, because I thought it would be fun to try bangs. Somehow, this stylist interpreted that to mean in addition to bangs&nbsp;I wanted all of these face framing layers, which looked hideous on my face and made my hair look flat and thin and stringy. The shortest layers hit at&nbsp;my cheekbones. I was inconsolable thinking about how long it would take to grow back; there was definitely a lot of sobbing. And that was not at a super cheap place! I've found hair cuts to be such a crap shoot, regardless of cost.</p> <p>But nowadays, I repeat "I hate layers" over and over like a chant. lol</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099307 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:03:15 +0000 Jeanie 1099307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! &nbsp;You have such calm and grace. &nbsp;This story made my day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099306 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:02:32 +0000 Neel 1099306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish I could come around and give you a hug!! &nbsp;You are such a sweetheart! &nbsp;I might have been boiling and stomping my feet! &nbsp;o_O &nbsp;I have a serious inferiority complex now! LOL!</p> <p>I agree with Angie that in two weeks it should look much better! &nbsp;And yay for the opportunity to&nbsp;try new hats! &nbsp;;) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099268 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 05:46:07 +0000 JG 1099268@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the front and sides look great. Popped collars or turtlenecks will hide the shorter-than-you-wanted back until it grows a little.<br /> Bad haircuts? I've only had a few good ones in my life. My hair is apparently as challenging for professionals to cut and style as it is for me. (I cut my own hair during high school and college after too many failures.)<br /> During one memorable hair appointment the new-to-me stylist fluffed my hair this way and that, lectured me on the impact of a conservative, dated style, pointed out my good features that were not being flattered, and, after several minutes of parting and brushing, grew silent and visibly tense. He finally exclaimed, "I can't do a thing with your hair! " I asked him to just trim the split ends and clean up the lines of my cut. Apparently he felt that he had accomplished the task a few minutes later, because he walked off. I waited in the chair a few minutes, decided he wasn't returning, took off the smock, cleaned the hair trimmings off my neck as well as I could, and went to the cashier to pay. She asked me if I wanted to book my next appointment with the stylist and I told her that he had shown no desire for me to return. I left the shop, which had a good reputation and charged higher prices than I was accustomed to paying, with my hair in the same "unflattering" "dated" basic bob that the stylist had derided half an hour before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099238 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 05:00:28 +0000 rachylou 1099238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, Ames, you have a heart of gold. A lesson for us all. </p> <p>But the girl is lucky, because you've got what it takes to carry a cut this short. And you do. You look quite sassy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099227 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 04:49:14 +0000 Gaylene 1099227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your attitude, Amy, as well as your new 'do. While your new cut might not have been exactly what you'd wanted, I can certainly see you warming to it because it shows off your pretty features so well. Your decision to leave the young stylist (?) a tip was wonderful; not many people act with that much restraint and class when something doesn't turn out exactly as they had expected. You are pretty fabulous inside, as well as outside. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099210 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 04:10:59 +0000 catgirl 1099210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy, what everyone has said! You look fine to me and I love my hair short in back - it looks like you have a high hairline anyway. You are amazing and I need some of whatever you're having that makes you so amiable! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099209 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 04:06:16 +0000 Hil 1099209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you're a good sport Amy - truly! And I honestly don't see a bad haircut, just a really cute, short cut which you will rock! </p> <p>I've had some disasters myself, the most memorable of which was a very rash decision to cut my hair very short with a hairdresser I had never been to before just 2 days before my daughter was born. I look back at her new born pics and wonder what I was thinking. And the stylist should have known better than to make such a huge change on a 41 week pregnant woman! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099196 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 03:47:03 +0000 Beth Ann 1099196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had a rather nasty day, and I was, literally, just breathing and praying for resilience and grace.&nbsp; Then I read your post!</p> <p>Your flexible spirit is a thing of beauty --- worth more than a $100 haircut!&nbsp; Yeah, the back is short, but the face framing is good, and your hair is bouncy and shiny.&nbsp; I second a little hair wax around the face!</p> <p>Oh, and thanks for giving me a reason to smile at your fabness! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099176 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 03:14:45 +0000 karymk 1099176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy dear. The haircut looks cute from front and sides. Just the back is what needs a little feminizing. I agree with Angie. In four weeks it will be perf. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099161 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:57:10 +0000 pil 1099161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From your post I wasn't expecting it to look this good </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when/page/2#post-1099153 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 02:49:31 +0000 Jaime 1099153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy you are truly a rare soul! Such a wonderful attitude! Anyway I am with Angie and I think this is going to grow on you (ha ha). Don't judge it for a week or two. I had too much taken off the back also recently, and I thought too much left in the front, but after 2 weeks it grew in and I am getting a lot of compliments.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099053 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:39:16 +0000 Deborah 1099053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy I have nothing but respect and admiration for you.&nbsp; I would have gone ballistic lol.&nbsp; As it turns out the cut actually looks really good.&nbsp; The course of events you describe would have sent my stress levels spiraling.&nbsp;I particularly love it from the front.&nbsp;&nbsp; Going to the hairdresser should be a relaxing and enjoyable experience and the fact that you tipped the stylist demonstrates you are truly a gracious woman. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099046 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:35:22 +0000 Sveta 1099046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are a real trooper, Amy! However I am with Angie: it may not be a stellar haircut but it is not&nbsp; total disaster either. Give it a week or too and use some product to increase the texture and you may even like it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099045 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:35:00 +0000 Caro in Oz 1099045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have had a similar experience but paid a lot more for it I also agree with Angie give it a couple of weeks &amp; you will be feeling much better about it - love your attitude </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099041 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:32:00 +0000 DonnaF 1099041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amiable:&nbsp; You are so amiable and such a role model!&nbsp; Thank you!&nbsp; For an inexpensive cut, you might also want to consider cosmetology (beauty) schools.&nbsp; The teacher comes around to check and may show the student the initial angle, etc.&nbsp; Maybe others will chime in on how to find the most talented students and best times to go.&nbsp; Years ago when I was a poor student, I used to get my hair cut at a Vidal Sassoon academy where licensed, experienced, and generally upscale stylists would go to learn the Sassoon style which was very big at the time.&nbsp; I could still go, but the look doesn't appeal to me any more.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099027 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:21:30 +0000 Gracie 1099027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your haircut doesn't look that bad, your bright personality and smile come through and overrides any mishaps. I've had almost the same cut "happen" to me, with the added bonus of it being shaved pretty high on the back, I felt naked. It was winter and turtlenecks and hats, plus popped-up coat collars helped a lot. It grew quickly and now I keep a pretty close eye when my stylist (a different and excellent one) asks me if ok to do a bit of cleaning on my neck. My friends and family were very supportive and that helped a lot. I didn't focus on the mishap but I noticed my shampoo and conditioner bottles lasted a lot longer : ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099024 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:19:31 +0000 Word Lily 1099024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm amazed they got the back that short/high at the nape&nbsp;with scissors!&nbsp;It wasn't what you went in wanting, but I, too, think it looks good. And yeah, hat/scarf/cowl for the neck. Brr. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099023 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:19:19 +0000 JAileen 1099023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sorry you didn't get what you wanted, but I think it looks cute! And like you said, it'll grow out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099018 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:15:53 +0000 amiable 1099018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yikes tracina!</p> <p>It has been my experience before that my favorite haircuts are the ones that I didn't like at first. &nbsp;So I'm going to believe Angie and rock my new do. &nbsp;:)</p> <p>Thanks Angie!</p> <p>(Still making myself a hat though. &nbsp;It's cold.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1099007 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:12:00 +0000 Anonymous 1099007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing attitude, cute cut.&nbsp; <br />When I was a stylist one of my co-workers was sued in small claims court for cutting the ladies bangs too short.&nbsp; I don't remember the outcome of the case. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1098997 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:08:06 +0000 Angie 1098997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it, Amy. I really do.&nbsp;Give it two weeks and I bet you will love it too. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1098994 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:06:56 +0000 amiable 1098994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gigi - this wasn't a chain, it was a small local place. &nbsp;I do have a Cost Cutters&nbsp;nearby - think I'll try them next time I need a shape change that's beyond my cut-my-own-hair skills. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1098993 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:06:52 +0000 Karie 1098993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the new hairdo! And oh yes, I've had some bad ones myself. Let's see, there was the time the brand new stylist (who just happened to be my sister-in-law) was coloring my hair, and in a panicked manner called over about two or three others...I ended up with hair a lovely shade of green that time. Then there was the time a friend's mother colored my hair, and in a frantic voice said, "Quick! Go wash it off!" And you guessed it, more green-hued hair. Needless to say, I found myself a "real" stylist who knows how to color hair, and I'm sticking with her. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-you-got-a-bad-haircut-when#post-1098991 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:05:27 +0000 KeepTheKey 1098991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a saint! And while you may not have received the haircut you asked for, I kinda dig it! I would love to have the courage to go that short. If I were you,&nbsp;I'd rock a P!nk-esque Mohawk type thing on date night&nbsp;:-) </p>