Didn’t Love Your Hair? Here’s What to Do Instead of Going Online

Didn’t love your hair? Be honest and tell your stylist what’s bothering you, but also be realistic about the situation. I think sometimes people forget that hair isn’t always a one-appointment transformation. If your hair needed multiple sessions to get to your goal and you expected it to happen in one, that’s not something that can just be instantly fixed. And if you asked for something and then realized you don’t actually like how it looks on you, that doesn’t automatically mean your stylist did something wrong. Sometimes it’s just a matter of adjusting and tweaking things to better fit you.

There are definitely ways to express that you’re unhappy without running straight to social media. Posting about it might feel easier in the moment, but it doesn’t actually solve the problem. Communication does. When my clients come to me and tell me they don’t like something, I always make the time to fix it to the best of my ability. That’s part of my job, and I want you to leave feeling confident, not second guessing your hair.

I’ve had some interesting experiences over the years too. I once had someone get genuinely upset with me because her natural roots grew back after four weeks… like that’s just how hair works. I can’t stop your hair from growing. Moments like that just show how important it is to have realistic expectations going into your appointment.

And on the other side of things, I had a loyal client who had been coming to me for over a year and a half message me one day saying she hated her hair and had gone somewhere else because she didn’t want to hurt my feelings. But then she told me she had felt that way after multiple appointments. That one really stuck with me, because if she had told me sooner, I would have taken the time to figure out exactly what she didn’t like and adjusted everything for her. She never gave me the opportunity to fix it.

At the end of the day, your stylist isn’t a mind reader. If you don’t express that something feels off or that you don’t like something, we can’t fix it. We want your feedback, even if it feels uncomfortable to say. A simple message like “hey, I don’t think this is exactly what I had in mind, can we tweak it?” can completely change the outcome.

You deserve to love your hair, and your stylist wants that for you too. But it takes communication, honesty, and a little bit of trust on both sides.