My hairdresser cut my bob way too short! EEEK!

Squirrel Lover · ‎03-10-2010

I went and had my long bob "trimmed" yesterday. My hairdresser said it really needed to be above the shoulders to get some "lift" because my natural soft swavy curls on the top layer are so flat. Well, she must have cut over two inches because I have a chin-length bob just like the 1920s! Eeek. I feel that I don't look very good, but my husband just laughed and said it looks fine and that I always comment how much I love 1920s bobs in movies and tv shows. You know, that's true. I feel funny as it hasn't been this short in over 5 years. I will just have to adjust.

I tried the Deva girl cut and products a year before covid and it was terrible for my fine swavy curls. I actually lost tons of hair. Yesterday, at the salon, I saw the girl who I went to for the Deva curl cut there. She was surprised to see me so I told her why I stopped getting the Deva girl cut and how the products caused my hair to fall out and she gave me an ugly look. I don't think that she believed me, but I know it's true because when it was happening to me I went online and found out that many women had the same experience-especially women who had fine hair and washed their hair every day like me. So I went back to my old hairdresser, who I love and trust, and oh, well, it's a little short now but one-length bobs are the best hairstyles to have because they are so easy to take care of and can really change up your look with just a little length difference.

mizree · ‎04-04-2016

@Squirrel Lover i would say try to embrace your new do and realize it will grow and then you may want to choose a longer length. i'm sure your long time hairdresser knows your hair. In past 2+ years, my hair had grown to a length not seen since my teen years. when i finally felt safe to go to salon, my long time hairdresser cut 5 inches. it was very freeing to the waves which have a mind of their own. One length is best for me as well. Enjoy your new do!

phoenixbrd · ‎03-27-2010

@Squirrel Lover I feel your pain. At least it won't take long to grow longer. Unfortunately, I had an experience a few years ago that still has repercussions. For years, I had gone to the same person who trimmed a 1/4 inch off my thin fragile hair that I had babied and nurtured and kept the same length for the past 30 years. Finally It had grown to half way down my back and my husband loved it.

I went in to get my regular trim and my stylist was no longer at the salon. The person who cut my hair lopped off the crown area to 1/4" turned me around in the chair and proceeded to layer the rest. She must have realized at some point what she had done because she left a few straggly ends at the bottom and pushed that hair to the front so I would not realize what she had done. She left it wet, instead of a blow dry which I thought was odd. On my way home, I ran my fingers through my hair and was in shock, it felt like I had no hair due to the thin layers. When I got home, my husband's remark, "what have you done to yourself". Later, I found I couldn't run a comb through the layers, my hair felt rough at the end of the layers.

I try in my life to use every disaster as a learning experience. I've tried thinking...it is only hair...I'm not dying of cancer....it could be worse....good lesson in vanity...this is not your priority in life. But a day doesn't go buy that I don't think about it. I probably won't life long enough to recreate what I so carefully tended to over the years. I have not had it trimmed or even looked at the back of my hair. I know....I just can't.

My lesson is acceptance. I'm at peace, it's just hair, my priority in life is to grow and I am grateful for so much in my life, even this lesson in my better moments. I learn to ride the waves....

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

@Squirrel Lover Guess what?!! I could have written your post regarding the cut!!

My hair is also in a bob (very straight though) and went for a trim yesterday. It just covers my chin right now.....yes he cut it too short!!

Thank goodness my hair grows fast since my DD is getting married the end of May and it will have grown in to the right length by then.

I like my hair to be covering my neck but just above my shoulders.

Next time you see your stylist let him/her know just exactly where you want it to be....I'll have to do the same as well.

magicmoodz · ‎03-16-2010

@phoenixbrd

If you could bottle and sell your beautiful attitude on life, I would be the first in line!

Harpa · ‎03-10-2010

Hugs, @Squirrel Lover ! It'll grow fast! Don't you think hair grows faster in the spring?

Put one side back with a sassy barrette, or try spit curls on the sides like Clara Bow.

BlueFinch · ‎08-31-2019

I bet it looks lovely. It was probability just too much of a sudden change for you to adjust to your new look yet.

I wore bobs for many years, of different lengths. Bob's grow out so fast. It's better than having to deal with growing out a layered cut that's too short.

Rock that sassy 20's looking bob. Have some fun with it. It won't be that short long.