Haircuts

How do you tell a person to cut your hair? I'm rather indecisive, but generally happy with anything that looks different and fun. I go in to a place and say "have fun" or "do whatever" and I come out looking like I'm going to dinner with my family. Back when I was a crazy multicolored teen you could walk into a place and say "have fun" and end up with just about anything on your head. Or we'd just cut and color each other's hair. Nowadays it's impossible to get someone to do something out of fear of the someone not liking it.

I went to Bishops today, got my tatsy free Pabst and told the guy to do something different - do whatever you want and make it interesting - I had this huge bush of hair to work with, as i hadn't cut it in like 5 months and He normaled me on the first try, but I pressed the point and he actually gave me the first unique looking haircut I've had in a long time, but it's still a long way from interesting.

Why are haircutters - once the cutting edge (ouch) of cool, so conservative now?

I just tried a new haircut! I have an awesome stylest! He'll tell me "you've had this for too long you need change" yeah... I trust him more than myself
Here's the new hair if anyone cares hehe
I just dyed it black for the first time in a while

I try and be as specific as possible, even providing pics when possible (But only what my hair is capable of doing, unlike those Lila mentions... hehe) Because the thing that pisses me off most (and has now happened twice in a row) is I ask for my hair to be cut in an extremely specific way, and the guy has just thought 'fuck it' and buzz cut me. I'm really tempted to grow my hair out again, but it'll take ages I think I'll just go back to my tried and tested James Marsters look
Death to my 'barber'
Spike

I just tell people what I want. I like my mohawk and would be pretty pissed if someone cut it off. My mom rocks though, she usually shaves the sides for me and she's never fucked up. Well, once she knicked my ear and that hurt like a bitch!

Other than that, I can usually shave the sides by myself, but my mom can keep it a lot neater than I can. I can dye and bleach it myself though.

That's what people need to learn to do: cut their own hair.

I printed off a few pictures of Celia for my stylist. I'm going to say, "Give me that hair with purple instead of red." He's going to be so geeked... (and might become a member!)

you're going to a barber? there's your problem. go to a stylist.

you could ask a guy on the street whose hair you admire where they go to get cuts.

i wish i knew what to do with my hair i love the big hair but it's a pain in the arse, when i take it out i feel naked and ugly tho!!

You guys actually pay to get your haircut?

Suckers!!!!!

This may very well be, Goodbye.

[Edited on Mar 25, 2003 by RobtheSloB]

i've resorted to cutting my own hair. it seems that when i pay to get my hair cut i end up looking either like a really bad imitation of what i described to the haircutter person, or kathy lee gifford. when i do it myself it's very crooked but also much better than paying to look like kathy lee gifford.

Heh ... I'm a number 3.

My hair has a mind of its own ... thick and straight with multiple cowlicks. When it goes uncut for too long, it doesn't get long it gets 'big'. I just get it sheared down until the next time I get it cut. The good things are that I don't think I'll ever have to worry about balding and I haven't had the need to own a brush for years ... the bad thing is there's not much that can be done with my hair.

crispy said:
ELpH said:
"Number 4, please."

Heh ... I'm a number 3.

My hair has a mind of its own ... thick and straight with multiple cowlicks. When it goes uncut for too long, it doesn't get long it gets 'big'. I just get it sheared down until the next time I get it cut. The good things are that I don't think I'll ever have to worry about balding and I haven't had the need to own a brush for years ... the bad thing is there's not much that can be done with my hair.

Take it right down my fellow babies, take it right down.

I'm chill like that.

my friend cuts my hair for me.

she is not very good. but that is the point.

next time i get a haircut... booshanky is going to do it... drunk. now THAT will be an interesting haircut.

(hey, it worked for maxx)

the problem with hip stylists is that they usually know they're hip and charge more money than i can afford. i do not allow anyone but me to give me layers because that's when the kathy lee gifford things starts happening

wait wait wait... you guys actually cut your hair instead of letting it grow out all long and nasty and then just putting a bandanna on to cover it up?

I've always had trouble getting stylists to have fun with my hair... that is until I went to Bishops on Hawthorne...

I sat in the chair and the stylist asked what we were doing and I told her to have fun... she started just cleaning up the back and sides and it came out in the conversation that I sectretly wanted a devilock... before I knew it I had a fauxhaw and devil lock combo... It rocked, she rocked, and she got a fat tip for it... not to mention everyone there is super cool! It was kinda slow so she took her time and kept a good conversation going...

it took me a while but i finally figured something out in this regard...

Youre sitting there, telling them what you want, then they start, and youre watching em go at it, and youre thinking aggh, dont cut there, ooh, cut there, etc...

get some scissors and some mirrors and start cutting it how you want it, its fucking easy!!! there is just some psychological mojo that keeps most people from going there. but fuck, if youre looking for something 'interesting, etc' then you got no worries. ive gone to work looking like a lawnmower crashed into me head, and i still got poonani. go for it!!!

I usually cut my own hair....A. because its cheaper and B. because its only hair.
But when I do get my haircut If I can't find a hot young stylish lass to cut it for me then I head to the nearest gay stylist I can find...and I'm not kidding I mean Flaming gay. They are wizards with a pair of scissors
And for the Homophobes they don't always check your inseam when they cut your hair...only If you request it

I only have my split ends cut off ever but yeah I actually travel 2 hours to the most absolute flamer I know. Bugger actually hit on me infront of my mother while I was there the first time. Hes done work for cosmetics companys and fashion tours and the like and hes so cheap because he lives out in the boonies to be with help take care of his mother. But yeah no way I'd ever let a straight woman or man touch my hair with the experiences I've had with gay hairdressers. There are a few local gay hair dressers but after seeing this guys work its an honor to have him do my hair heck I might even one day say do whatever you think but right now my hairs slightly past my ass if I don't braid it and I kinda like it that way. My guy charges 10 for my splitend cut but I usually tip a 20 just cause I'm glad hes around.

P.S. I do actually wash it once a week and comb it out in the morning before work and at night before I goto bed.


[Edited on Mar 14, 2003 by lostboy]

heh my stylist knows what i like she either just trims it or i get "the usual" and damn, let me tell you.. if she were a few years younger, she'd be perfect for SG... nothing on age or anything, she's just too conservative now...and i know how she was like 3 years ago lol

a hairstylist would have to convince me to sit and have my hair cut and that hasn't happened in a long time.....