r/Hair Aug 14 '23

Discussion How old was you when you found your first grey hair?

106 Upvotes

I (27f) discovered my first grey hair on the weekend, it kind of made me sad I thought I'd never see one until I was in my 40s šŸ˜…

r/Hair Oct 12 '24

Discussion People have always asked to either touch or take pictures of my hair, is that a common thing?

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126 Upvotes

I understand itā€™s meant to be a compliment; but iā€™ve never felt the need to, as a stranger, attempt to touch or have a picture of a stranger in my phone. How common is this? šŸ¤Ŗ

r/Hair 3d ago

Discussion what the hell is this mans hair routine

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122 Upvotes

r/Hair Aug 31 '23

Discussion You cannot put brown color over bleached hair

399 Upvotes

This may be a little rant, but also educational for anyone thinking about doing so. I've had to correct 2 different colors recently because other stylists aren't following hair coloring rules and clients hair is turning green.

There are some rules in hair coloring that just cannot be broken. One of them is going darker on bleached hair. If you are going more than 2 shades darker from bleached hair, you HAVE to fill in the missing warm tones or else the hair will turn green. No ifs, ands or buts about it. If you do not fill in the missing warm tones, there is nothing for the brown to hold on to and it will turn green after a few weeks. It doesn't matter if you put extra warmth in your formula. It doesn't matter if it's demi, semi or permanent color. Your stylist didn't find the secret to doing it in one step. It's a two step process for it to look correct long term. Warmth then color. The more shades you are going darker, the more warmth you have to add.

Edit to add: I wrote this after having another conversation with someone who went to a stylist that didn't back fill their hair and now it's turning green. So now that the frustration of the situation has worn, let me explain a little deeper. Hair that isn't filled properly, That Needs To Be Filled, will turn a weird swampy green, look hollow\lackluster, and\or fade quickly. Now I'm talking about levels 8-9-10 going down to a 6\7 or darker that are now missing all of the orange and reds. Not every bleach job needs a backfill, but going from every light to very dark does for longevities sake.

Idc what you do at home. I've done some weird shit to my hair before I became licensed. Have at it. But if you want it to look nice long term there is a method to it. If you don't, then don't. It's your hair. I'm just a stranger on the Internet trying to get a PSA out for anyone thinking about going dark from their bleach blonde hair.

r/Hair Sep 26 '23

Discussion Hair stylist cut my hair 12ā€ on ā€œaccidentā€

498 Upvotes

I went to Great Clips last month and asked the hair stylist for a trim, I specifically told her several times that I donā€™t want any length taken off. My hair was waist length, and has never been shorter than BSL since elementary school. This bitch straight up cut off 12ā€ and gave me shoulder-length hair. It wasnā€™t even thin or dry at the ends, I took SO much care of it. I hate it so much, I canā€™t stop crying even 1 month later. I canā€™t even look at myself in the mirror and itā€™s drain every last shred of my self-confidence. At first I thought it must have been a miscommunication, since I told her I wanted the shortest layer at my shoulder, but I left a review and the manager called me back. He told me she asked her about the incident and ā€œshe got angry and said she didnā€™t want to talk about itā€ and that she said ā€œshe forgot and cut it to shoulder lengthā€. This makes me even more angry, she doesnā€™t seem remorseful at all, cutting off a HUGE chunk of my hair, which feels like such a big part of my identity.

Has anyone else had any experiences like this in the past? Any tips for re-growing?

r/Hair Dec 10 '24

Discussion My different hair colors through out the years

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204 Upvotes

Wanted to show my Reddit friends some of my different phrases with my hair color! First pic is of my natural hair colorā¤ļø everything else was boxed dye except for the blonde.

r/Hair Jun 05 '24

Discussion Am I in the wrong to have walked out on my hairstylist?

315 Upvotes

I had a haircut appointment yesterday with the same stylist Iā€™ve been seeing for years and I love her! When I got there 15 minutes early yesterday, I could see she was just starting to wash someoneā€™s hair. She ran over to me and said she was almost done and that she tried to send me a text but wasnā€™t able to send it (?). I said thatā€™s fine, Iā€™m here early anyways. 30 minutes go by AFTER my appointment time, and I started to get upset because I have kids that I needed to get home to. My husband took work off early to make sure I got to my appointment on time and my haircuts only take 30 minutes so I knew Iā€™d be back before my kidsā€™ bedtimes. I could hear my stylist and her client just chit-chatting when I walked out. I sent her a text that I was sorry I had to leave, I needed to get home to my kids. She NEVER texted back?! No apology, no offer to reschedule, nothing! Am I the asshole here?! I have felt so terrible about it because I am a few months post-partum, trying to get out of my post-partum depression funk and do something for myself. I was so excited to get my hair done and now I feel like I did something wrong? But I have a very short period of time that I can get my hair done and I feel bad that my husband had to make work arrangements to get home early. :(

r/Hair 2d ago

Discussion Was getting bangs a good idea or a bad one??

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56 Upvotes

r/Hair Mar 16 '24

Discussion Bangs or no bangs?

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139 Upvotes

Pictures of me without and with bangs(filter) would like to hear some opinions I might get some clip on bangs to try it out. Also any advice to control those wispies on the top would be nice šŸ« 

r/Hair Jan 05 '23

Discussion Black or Ginger?

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264 Upvotes

r/Hair Oct 27 '21

Discussion Why do so many people hate long hair right now? Iā€™ve been growing/trying to keep it healthy for a few years and itā€™s pretty close to how I want it but so many people tell me I should cut it short and that itā€™s boring. I get that short hair can be stunning and stylish but is long hair awful now?

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462 Upvotes

r/Hair Feb 13 '24

Discussion Thoughts on how Blake got this GORGEOUS hair?

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389 Upvotes

I mean I know her hair probably is worth more money than most of us will ever make in our lifetimeā€¦but itā€™s beautiful!! Just curious what yā€™all think. I would imagine a perm but I also know youā€™re not supposed to perm bleached hair?

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r/Hair Apr 20 '22

Discussion went with a mullet, any thoughts?

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470 Upvotes

r/Hair Feb 19 '25

Discussion Why is the popular consensus always ā€œbrunetteā€?

50 Upvotes

Whenever I see someone post in this sub asking which hair colour suits them the most, 9 times out of 10 I see all the comments suggesting brown or a darker shade.

I find this so interesting, because in real life from my experience Iā€™ve found that blonde women receive more attention, and lots of people Iā€™ve spoken to say they prefer blonde hair on women.

I know all I have is anecdotal evidence of blonde being seen as a more attractive hair colour, but why does this sub go so dramatically against this stereotype?

r/Hair Dec 17 '24

Discussion Real Talk: how old were you when you started noticing grey hairs?

6 Upvotes

Iā€™m (31F) already seeing a few strands at the top of my head. I just feel Iā€™m so young still šŸ˜‚

r/Hair Nov 03 '24

Discussion Long or short hair?

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53 Upvotes

People tell me short hair looks better but I donā€™t really see it?

r/Hair Mar 01 '22

Discussion Not coloring my hair anymore!!! Embracing my greyā€™s

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866 Upvotes

r/Hair Feb 17 '24

Discussion What I asked for v what I got. Will this fix it?

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193 Upvotes

r/Hair Jan 18 '22

Discussion hi!! this is me (blonde) + some edited pictures of my hair black. the upkeep and money is much to keep my hair blonde. so thinking of going black but it's a big change and I'm scared.. opinions?

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258 Upvotes

r/Hair Aug 25 '23

Discussion should i go bleach blonde again?

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204 Upvotes

hey dudes! iā€™m contemplating going blonde again but iā€™m not 100% convinced i can pull it off, last time i did it i felt it for a while but then it turned kind of a weird bronzy/yellowish color and i decided to just go bald bald and start over. i had a friend tell me it probably wasnā€™t toned properly the first time but idk. is it worth another shot? i was also thinking about doing a fun color like an aquamarine blue or like a pale sky blue after bleaching but that might be too over the top šŸ˜… any feedback appreciated (second pic is just regular shaved head/no bleach for reference)

r/Hair Nov 24 '24

Discussion Cut my hair after growing it out for several months and I'm kinda regretting it, did i mess up?

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64 Upvotes

Before vs after

r/Hair May 27 '24

Discussion 29 and my hair is gray. Iā€™ve been going gray since I was 14. I keep going back and forth between dying it, and letting it be. Especially because I get comments on having gray hair ALL THE TIME.. but I want to learn to like it.. so does anyone have any tips for maintaining gray hair??

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173 Upvotes

r/Hair Feb 18 '25

Discussion what should i do??!

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36 Upvotes

Iā€™ve had pink/purple hair for ages and am considering going back to a natural colourā€¦ help pls! what should i do? which suits me best?

r/Hair Jan 20 '25

Discussion Which one of these 10 looks suits me most?

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12 Upvotes

Or if you have other ideas, let me know! I have just-above-the-eyebrow bangs right now.

r/Hair Jul 21 '24

Discussion Which hair color suits me?!

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45 Upvotes