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March 19th, 2009, 06:47 PM
#1
Member
*Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
So.. I was planning to wait for a couple more months to trim, but tomorrow is the spring equinox (According to the Morrocco method it's a great time to trim), and my ends were feeling a bit scraggly. I really like the look of blunt healthy hemline, so I decided to book into a stylist for a dusting today. She was recommended to me by a friend, and I thought "I'll just be really clear about what I want, and just get a dusting... what could it hurt?" Well, when I got there, the stylist sat down beside me, and asked me what I wanted. I saw this as a good sign because she did this before I even got close to my hair. I said "I'm growing my hair out, so I would just like the "tippy tips off, just a dusting please". While I was saying this, I had my two fingers held up with a space of less than a quarter of an inch between them. She smilled and nodded, said okay, and led me to the shampoo chair. I got the impression that she understood me perfectly, so I didn't harp further. Well, although she didn't try to talk me into layers or thinning or razors (which I have most stylists do) she took off a good inch and a half! Most of the pieces of hair on the floor were about that length, I haven't had the courage to mesure yet. Why can't I find someone that will dust??!! If I could , I would gladly get my hair dusted every 2-3 months, and pay and tip accordingly. Now, I'm thinking of going no trimming for a year so I can at least get some length! I wish I could self trim, but my hair is so thick I can't!
ARGHHHHHHHHH! So frustrating!
Soo, does anyone know a stylist in the Kelowna B.C. or Spokane washington area that are long hair friendly? I haven't seen any on the list..
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March 19th, 2009, 07:00 PM
#2
Hiding in plain sight
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
Geez; she must have thought you meant you wanted 2 fingers worth of length cut off - who knows? I'm sorry your trim turned out to be a hair cut instead, and I wish you an impressive growth spurt to make up for it.
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March 19th, 2009, 07:05 PM
#3
Member
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
If you're familiar with the Kelowna area, there's a hair salon called Tuscany's on K.L.O. road across from Mission Park. It's a brownish sort of building that also has a medical clinic and a sewing supplies shop. I only went there once since I've learned to self trim, but the lady who cut my hair was called Kay (or Kae, I have no idea how it's spelled). She was very nice and cut about an inch exactly, which was what I had showed her by putting my finger against the ends of my hair.
She gave me a fantastic U-shape, I've never had a better one. >>>http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ictureid=20496
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March 19th, 2009, 08:56 PM
#4
Glampire Slayer
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
Bummer.
But you can always dust your own hair
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March 19th, 2009, 09:13 PM
#5
Member
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
How about having a family member or friend trim it next time? I usually have someone else do it if I feel like I might do it unevenly on my own.
I'm sorry you had a bad experience...the horrors of hair cuts make me never want to face the sheers again! I keep hearing all these bad stories, and that combined with having not-so-great 'trims' the last few times I went, makes me think that it's not even worth it unless you're looking to get it hacked off.... I know they aren't all bad, but I'm no longer taking chances.
Best thing to do is find a friend or something that loves long hair. You can pretty much count on hardly losing any hair at all. And generally, most people can do a straight trim without a problem, even if they never have before.
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March 19th, 2009, 09:24 PM
#6
Member
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
Thanks for all the kind words! Katahdin, your hemline is awesome, I'll definitely check that place out next time I'm in Kelowna. Manderly, I'd love to be able to dust my own hair, but I wouldn't even know where to start! I can do S&D's. I've looked at Feye's self trim directions, and when I try to grab my ends between my fingers, it's just to much hair, I don't know how I would get it even. Do you have any techniques? Anyway, I think I'm going to promise my self to wait at least 6 months before I even think about trimming again, and then I'll teach my husband how to do it. He's never cut hair before, but he's very careful and particular about other things, and at least he knows how much I want to grow my hair out.
On the bright side, at least almost all of my old highlights are gone.. maybe that's why she took a little more..
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March 19th, 2009, 09:28 PM
#7
Glampire Slayer
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
Try Feye's with your hair wet and conditioned
It helps make mine FLAT and hold still. I've got waves so that is difficult to trim straight when dry.
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March 19th, 2009, 09:31 PM
#8
Member
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
I couldn't self trim my hair until it got to at least BSL. I couldn't get a hold of it properly. Now that your hair has been given a serious trim you can probably wait quite a while before it will really need another.
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March 19th, 2009, 09:32 PM
#9
Member
Re: *Sigh* Asked for a dusting, and lost 1 1/2 inches!
Thanks I'll give that a try!
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March 19th, 2009, 10:00 PM
#10
Finding Best Hair Length!
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