I'm scared...........of hairdressers

Pighead

..does anyone else share Pigheads paralysing fear of barbers/hairdressers?
I'm contemplating going back to my pudding bowl haircut.Much easier to maintain and much less painful.
Why is Pighead scared of them?I have narrowed it down to the following reasons:

1. I hate small talking with the fcukers about Miss Piggy/holiday plans/Irregular bowel movements. Usually Pighead can small talk with the best of them but small talking with a hairdresser makes me stammer, blush, laugh at inappropriate moments and feel generally unworthy

2. The moment they say "where did you get it cut last time"you know for a fact what they really mean to say is 'Did your deaf, blind and slightly epiletic cousin grab the closest blunted blade and cut your hair, because if not maybe she should have done,its a mess.

3. And finally, when he/she is finished the cut, the moment when they ask "Do you like it?" and freeze while pretending to admire their masterpiece.I look angrily at the mess they've created and look around the hairdressers for support but everyone is pretending to be busy. It's group pity.So i mumble,"Yes thank you its really nice whilst vowing never to return.But I do,I always do.

aidan_walsh

Pighead wrote:

vowing never to return.But I do,I always do.

And yet Pot Belly Pighead pigheadedly continues to go back in spite of the fact that they mess up his little stubbly hairs, and then bemoan where Pighead got it done last? Why not say "Here, actually" to shut them up?

Endurance Man

1. I generally dont chat with the hairdress
2. Never been asked this.
3. You get what you pay for IMO. I used to go down to the local barber and i walked out unhappy every time. Decided to splash out a bit and went to a fancy one, never looked back. They do a great job every time, so ill just keep going there, simple.

You have to search for a hairdresser that you like and just keep going there, barbers generally suck but they're cheap.

Pighead

aidan_walsh wrote:

And yet Pot Belly Pighead pigheadedly continues to go back in spite of the fact that they mess up his little stubbly hairs, and then bemoan where Pighead got it done last? Why not say "Here, actually" to shut them up?

Pighead takes offence over the Pot Belly remark but i'll let it go as its Friday and i'm in great form.With regards to the question"why don't you stop going to the fcukers" Its sort of like me asking someone why don't you stop posting in After Hours,it makes you tetchy and its full of spanners but for some reason the people keep on coming back

qz

Pighead wrote:

Pighead takes offence over the Pot Belly remark but i'll let it go as its Friday and i'm in great form.With regards to the question"why don't you stop going to the fcukers" Its sort of like me asking someone why don't you stop posting in After Hours,it makes you tetchy and its full of spanners but for some reason the people keep on coming back

:rolleyes:

Goodshape

Haven't been to the hairdressers in about four years myself.

Endurance Man

Pighead wrote:

Pighead takes offence over the Pot Belly remark but i'll let it go as its Friday and i'm in great form.With regards to the question"why don't you stop going to the fcukers" Its sort of like me asking someone why don't you stop posting in After Hours,it makes you tetchy and its full of spanners but for some reason the people keep on coming back

Ballony, if i dont like a service a dont go back, there are many more that offer the same service, give them a try.

qz

Goodshape wrote:

Haven't been to the hairdressers in about four years myself.

Artist's Impression

Tusky

I love you pighead.

Pighead

qz wrote:

:rolleyes:

I hope this is referring to your opinion of hairdressers,otherwise you're in danger of being accused of OFF-TOPICNESS.a serious offense around these parts buddy.Sort yourself out pal
Anyway time to steer this thread back in the right direction, I'm hoping with the influx of foreign nationals coming into the country I will eventually find a nice young russian hairdresser who will cut my "little stubbly hairs",without the chit chat and yap yaps.Thus making everything great once more

TomCo

I’ve decided to let my hair grow in a vertical manner, winters coming in after all.

Plus last time I got my hair cut the blades were blunt and a lot of hair was pulled rather than cut.

My bouffant is coming along nicely.

Oriel

Yeah, scissors are sharp, aren't they?

Pighead

Endurance Man wrote:

Ballony, if i dont like a service a dont go back, there are many more that offer the same service, give them a try.

Ballony?I don't think so pal its a well known fact that over 80% of all haircuts are shiit for at least two days after a visit to the barber
What about when they show you the back of your head in the mirror.Notice they never look in the mirror at this moment. It's because you are looking in the mirror. Avoiding eye contact is essential for the guilty as, more often than not, the client (victim) has a primal response; an upsurge of aggression, panic, hatred, pure rage and violence.You don't know what its like Endurance Man.Have you even got hair?

Le Rack

I love getting my hair cut! My hairdresser rocks! Always does my hair exactly like I want it!
I'm in the process of dying it a really rich deep red at the mo, just waiting to get back to the shower!

Oriel

Pighead, go to a barber.

TomCo

Pighead wrote:

I hope this is referring to your opinion of hairdressers,otherwise you're in danger of being accused of OFF-TOPICNESS.a serious offense around these parts buddy.Sort yourself out pal
Anyway time to steer this thread back in the right direction, I'm hoping with the influx of foreign nationals coming into the country I will eventually find a nice young russian hairdresser who will cut my "little stubbly hairs",without the chit chat and yap yaps.Thus making everything great once more

Try the cheap russian barbers on Talbot street.

koneko

Oh wow. I thought I was the only one. People think I'm nuts when I say I hate going to the hairdressers. They're so mean and bitchy.

Pighead

TomCo wrote:

Try the cheap russian barbers on Talbot street.

Excellent.Cheers Tom.The power of After Hours strikes again.I have to be positively sure their grasp of the language is shoddy though.Last thing i want is some russian barber showing off his recently aquired English Language skills.The sky is blue,the jumper is nice.

Pitseleh

Pighead wrote:

I don't think so pal, it's a well known fact that over 80% of all haircuts are **** for at least two days after a visit to the barber

Ah, the one week rule. Haircuts are always awful for the first week - that's why kids in primary school mocked the kid who has just gotten his haircut. Kids are cleverer than they're given credit for - as seen in "Home Alone"

Nala

Pighead, you've done it again!

A well-thought-out topic, my friend.

When I tell people I hate going to the hairdresser's they always look at me like I'm a freak (probably because I'm a girl). But the truth is hairdressers never listen. You ask them to take an INCH off the ends, because you actually like having long hair, and you come out with at least half a foot taken off.

My latest gripe is with my hair colour. Up and until recently my hair was completely dark brown, until I got highlights done. There wasn't half enough colour, which annoyed me. I got more done this week and it's the same again.
I'm not going back there!

As for talking to them...do they not know that it's VERY HARD to hear a WORD they're saying when they've got a hairdryer on full blast within inches from your ear?

Le Rack

My mam does all my colouring for me, my hairdresser always does exactly what I ask him!

Binomate

sinecurea wrote:

Pighead, go to a barber.

Butcher tbh. On topic: I have a private hair dresser, does the hair perfect anytime I actually decide get a haircut.

Goodshape

qz wrote:

Artist's Impression

heh

almost, but I get it shaved every couple of years or so. no point in paying someone else for a three all over.

Endurance Man

Pighead wrote:

Ballony?I don't think so pal its a well known fact that over 80% of all haircuts are shiit for at least two days after a visit to the barber
What about when they show you the back of your head in the mirror.Notice they never look in the mirror at this moment. It's because you are looking in the mirror. Avoiding eye contact is essential for the guilty as, more often than not, the client (victim) has a primal response; an upsurge of aggression, panic, hatred, pure rage and violence.You don't know what its like Endurance Man.Have you even got hair?

I have had many haircuts and if i dont like what i see i ask them to change it, they aren't going to say no. I used to just go to the barber but as i got older i enjoyed having my hair the way i liked it, not how the barber thought it should look.
I have found a hairdresser now that no's me and no's how i like my hair cut, it may cost a little more than a barber but i dont mind.

Pighead

You're one of the lucky ones it seemsEndurance Man.Believe me i've shopped around but its been one brick wall after another.
I did find a great barber when I first moved to Dublin many moons ago.A guy in Sams Barbers just off Georges St.He talked and Talked but it was good talk and I enjoyed listening.No inane bullshiit with him.Sadly he passed away though(R.I.P) thus leaving me spending the next 7 years being scared to get my hair cut.The search continues.Count yourself lucky Mr Endurance.

Endurance Man

Could always buy yourself a razor and chop your own off . I do this back home as having a full head of hair can drag you down when you surf and its also very hot. Saves you boat loads of cash and doesnt look that bad.
I tend to go for the longest shave, think its a number 5.

PS: One of the more common hair cuts amongst irish youths is this shaved on the sides, and longer on top. WHY DO THEY DO IT ?? , i think it probably stems back to the old - He is doing it so i have to do it. Its horrofic :eek: .

johnny_ultimate

I must admit that I thoroughly enjoy Pighead's threads. Always witty observations on life. Good work, my pigheaded friend.

On the subject of hairdressers, I usually dont have a problem with them. I usually go to the local barber shop after a bad experience in that proper barber shop in Stephens Green. The hairdresser had absolutely none of the English vocabulary required to gain an appropriate idea of what he shouldve been doing. I sat there for half an hour scared for my poor little hairs. If memory serves right, the haircut was nothing to write home about.

The only way to go - cut on the top, blade 4 at the sides. No BS. Efficient and to the point.

StephenInsane

No, i enjoy it. The chicks are smoking hot in the place i go to.

Piste

I really don't like going to the hairdressers. My hair is very thick and curly so it gets quite tangled and needs a ****eload on conditioner in order to de-tangle it. Hairdressers hurt my head when detangling my hair so I always have to wash my hair before going to the hairdressers, only the rewash it and I hate washing my hair twice in one day.

Pighead

Piste wrote:

I really don't like going to the hairdressers. My hair is very thick and curly so it gets quite tangled and needs a ****eload on conditioner in order to de-tangle it. Hairdressers hurt my head when detangling my hair so I always have to wash my hair before going to the hairdressers, only the rewash it and I hate washing my hair twice in one day.

Once a hairdresser told me my hair wasn't naturally curly. When I said "well what the hell are these coiled corkscrew shaped things I've had my whole life then?" she sprayed hairspray in my eyes. Never went to her again.
I am pretty sure DIY hairdressing is on the rise because of similar horror stories around the country

Mysteryfish

I hate going to the hairdresser too! After 12 years of having a bob haircut I managed to grow it long, only to have my mom hit me when I was down and convince me to go the hairdressers as "getting your haircut will cheer you up".

Now I have a fear of going near the place, because if I say I want 2 inches off they'll cut 4 and my hairdresser always seems to "forget" that I asked for a few layers...

So I only go when my hair gets too long and has huge knots that I can't detangle in it. That way even if she does cut 4 inches off it's still long enough.

And I hate making small talk. I'm kinda private and when I go to the hairdressers or to the chemist or to anyone really, for a service or something I like to remain kinda anonymous.

Shanannigan

2. The moment they say "where did you get it cut last time"you know for a fact what they really mean to say is 'Did your deaf, blind and slightly epiletic cousin grab the closest blunted blade and cut your hair, because if not maybe she should have done,its a mess

to which you reply "here"
that'll keep 'em quiet for the rest of the time...
anyone remember the story in Leaving Cert Irish called An Philibin... about a family that became rich and the barber cut all yer man's hair off and just left a small tuft on the top of his head.... i just remembered that reading this thred... so on second thought, like the waiter can spit in yer soup, don't piss off the hairdresser... they can get you back

Liquorice

I have been given so much advice by hairdressers on how to take care of my excessively curly hair that just does not work.

"We'll layer it, it'll look better and be easier to comb"
"I'm going to take out the layers, you need to let your hair be weighed down so it doesn't get frizzy"
"Use loads of conditioner and leave some in after you wash it"
"Use hardly any conditioner"
"Use hairspray"
"Use gel"
"Use mousse" etc.

I did once get my hair cut by a hairdresser who also had curly hair and she just said not to brush it except when it's wet and to mix serum in with mousse to get rid of the sticky mousse feeling. Best advice yet.

Raphael

Haven't gone to a hairdressers in about...2 years or so. I like my hair long, and it's so much less bother

Gazza22

Endurance Man wrote:

3. You get what you pay for IMO. I used to go down to the local barber and i walked out unhappy every time. Decided to splash out a bit and went to a fancy one, never looked back. They do a great job every time, so ill just keep going there, simple.

Yeah i'd agree with that. I once went into a barbers and the cut cost me €8....never ever again!!!
That would have to be once of the most crappy cuts i ever got, was damn right embarrassing looking. Though thankfully my hair grows very fast and i wasn't in agony for long

Go to a good place and you won't be disappointed

Kur4mA

Nope, I don't share your fear Piggy because I love the whole barber experience. I think you just need to find a new barber/hairdresser that is actually half decent. There ya go, problem solved.

Hagar

I always go to the one down the road. The one with the busty blonde with the short arms. I always ask her to do my fringe at least twice.;)

Rubs hands on thighs under hairdressers smock.

TomCo

And then you have to stand up.

Who wants to pitch a tent in the hairdressers?



Thats a rhetorical question.