I think I was a difficult customer today

[Alvrodul]

I was to the hairdresser for a trim today. Usually I do microtrims on myself, but I decided to go to a professional today - it was about a year since I have done that. It wouldn't surprise me if I am much discussed in their lunch break today.
During the washing, the hairdresser asked if I used color in my hair, and I told her that I use henna - she had evidently noticed my very fiery not-yet-oxidized roots, and was a bit curious about where I bought it.
When the washing was finished, the troubles began. The hairdresser brought out a brush, and started detangling from the top - I immediately told her to stop, dived into my handbag for my favorite detangler, which I had brought along, just in case it was needed - and asked her to use that, and to detangle properly, starting at the bottom and working her way upwards. She said the brush was a special brush for long hair (to me it looked like a quite ordinary paddle brush, with plastic spines with little knobs at the ends ) and did not seem to think it was possible to detangle hair with a comb , but she said I could detangle with my comb myself - so I did.
The cutting went fine - the hairdresser had suggested taking off about 5 cm, I asked for 2 cm, and got 3 cm, which was about what I had intended in the first place.
Then it was time to dry my hair. I told the hairdresser that since heat and henna is not a good combination, she should not use any heat on my hair. So the blowfryer was used with the heat turned completely off.
I detangled myself again after my hair was dry, and then put my hair up into a nice rose bun - I sort of hope the stylists were watching, so they could see just how fast and easy it is to get hair up into a pretty updo.

Stylists - you just gotta know how to manage them!

[vanity_acefake]

Good for you.
I hope some lessons were learned today by the salon stylists.

[Djinmonet]

Your description didn't sound at all like a difficult customer to me. Or perhaps the stylist I patronized for many years back home was a very tolerant woman.
In any case, I have never understood why anyone would try to de-tangle hair, starting from the top. Have they never encountered a snarl of power cords, ropes, or threads?

[Vani1902]

Good. lol You pay them to provide a service and they should do their best to fulfill your wishes. Too many stylists like to push their opinions on costumers, which is not their job.

[CastaDiva]

Good for you I`m so glad you took charge and told the hairdresser how you wanted her to treat your long hair Nice trick, to ask for a 2 cm cut when 3 cm was what you wanted

[Princess89]

Good job! I don't think you were at all difficult and you walked out with exactly what you wanted, can't be any happier than that.

[caiti42]

Great story

[Hypnotica]

Were is the problem with henna and heat??

[littlenvy]

Were is the problem with henna and heat??

Very high heat may to turn henna hair much darker.

Alvrodul, I think you did just fine. Not many hair stylists are used to such long hair, unless they are cutting it off.

[Firefly]

Kudos to you, Alvrodul. I hope you educated some stylists on proper long hair care!