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30 Hair Fails So Bad You Can Practically See The Tears In These Before-And-Afters
It is said that hairdressers are like plastic surgeons. You can walk out of a salon looking completely different. And sometimes, feeling like a million bucks. But just like cosmetic surgery, hair makeovers don't always go as planned. You might arrive armed with a Pinterest photo, loads of confidence, and oodles of hope that you'll emerge feeling like a brand new me. But somewhere between “just a trim,” “make it edgy,” or "just like the photo," things go south. And take a detour through the land of “what in the fresh fried noodles happened here?”
Yep, expectation does not always meet reality. Especially at the hands of a hairdresser having a bad day. People have been sharing their (sometimes hilariously disastrous) examples of "What I Asked For Versus What I Got" and a few might leave you laughing, or crying, or both. Bored Panda has put together a list of the top ones for you to scroll through while you nervously await your next hairdressing appointment. Feel free to take it along to the salon so you can say "*not* like the picture."
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OpheliaPoe 1 year ago
Wet it and restyle so they just look like regular bangs. Then wait for it to grow out. I don't thing there's any other choice here.
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Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
Now this is on the hairdresser. The cut is so off she's gonna have to grow it out and try again with someone who knows what they're doing
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John Mosley 1 year ago
Did a child do it? If not then that person should never touch anyone's hair ever again.
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Ghostpotato 1 year ago
This should be an easy fix though, just needs some dark colour and the right styling to get that texture/volume.
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Damned_Cat 1 year ago
Cool, slinky serpentine effect vs. old, stale cinnamon roll falling apart
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CC McSniggles 1 year ago
1980's mullet? Uh, they nailed that. Doesn't help that her hair is overprocessed and heat is not her friend.
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Petra Peitsch 1 year ago
These highlights one can make also at home with some practice and patience And after some WTF-is-this? experience. But seeing the paid results .... Curling is also up to you to last. From a straigjt hair, the dresser may make once a curly one. MAY (this one didn't succeed). But after 2 days, is up to you, if you can create your curls.
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Damned_Cat 1 year ago
Going white-blond is a multi-step process. You can't go that light all at once or you'll fry your hair. It sometimes takes several bleaching cycles to get there.
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OpheliaPoe 1 year ago
It just lacks volume, right? Or I missing something? And goodness knows it takes some black magick wizardry to get any volume in my thin fine hair.
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Bookworm 1 year ago
I feel like a lot of these are people not wanting haircuts that work for the hair and face they have.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
There is a reason why I rarely "do" anything with my hair, and I've only had it professionally dyed and styled ONCE - and I'll probably never bother with it again - not worth it with my hair and my fivehead. (Note: photo is how my hair normally is, with just a bit of Bleached Lightning applied to the ends, not me after my salon disaster trip that resulted in the blue hair of awkwardness XD ) herpaderp-...4d88ae.jpg 
Rose the Cook 1 year ago
Some salons won't just say, "No your hair is not suitable for that style."
Tyranamar 1 year ago
Some people need to be told their hair is not the right texture for certain looks. And then I can't tell on some of them. Did they come in and ask for a style their hair was too short for? Or did the stylist actually get the lengths that badly wrong? Bad hair terrifies me.
Bookworm 1 year ago
I feel like a lot of these are people not wanting haircuts that work for the hair and face they have.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
There is a reason why I rarely "do" anything with my hair, and I've only had it professionally dyed and styled ONCE - and I'll probably never bother with it again - not worth it with my hair and my fivehead. (Note: photo is how my hair normally is, with just a bit of Bleached Lightning applied to the ends, not me after my salon disaster trip that resulted in the blue hair of awkwardness XD ) herpaderp-...4d88ae.jpg
Rose the Cook 1 year ago
Some salons won't just say, "No your hair is not suitable for that style."
Tyranamar 1 year ago
Some people need to be told their hair is not the right texture for certain looks. And then I can't tell on some of them. Did they come in and ask for a style their hair was too short for? Or did the stylist actually get the lengths that badly wrong? Bad hair terrifies me.
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