Here's a simple question: Why aren't beauticians and their shops graded or rated? WHY is it so damn difficult to find a competent person to cut hair?
Every time we are moved (which, for those of you not familiar with the military machine, is every 3 years) I have to go through the angst of finding a new person to cut my hair--and now my son's, too! It's easy for USMCman; he goes to a barber for his "medium-reg", which seems to be understood by barbers throughout the known universe, no problem whatsoever.
For me, finding a good hair stylist is traumatic. I don't know ANYTHING about hair styles or using a curling iron. My mother is fashion impaired, and she never gave me any hair styling help whatsoever. I'm so lame, I get most of my hair grooming information from Queer Eye reruns! In sheer desperation, I always throw myself upon the mercy of an unknown stylist and hope for the best. It usually doesn't turn out to be a pretty picture.
So...back to my original question, why can't stylists be graded, kind of like the food inspector grades that are in the restaurant windows? I'd rather go to an 'A' with a 92 out of 100 rating than the 'B's I've been finding! Where are the reviews? The ratings? How about starred reviews, like on Amazon.com or feedback points like on Ebay? To answer your question, yes, yes, yes, I do ask around for suggestions, but success seems to be hit or miss. How do I find a decent stylist? Is there a secret password? A handshake? I'm about ready to shave my head and give it all up.
By the way, USMCman, who never usually seems to notice anything about my hair, informed me yesterday that my hair coloring had 'grown out to the point where it looked like "trailer trash". ' Veeeery nice, USMCman. And yes, I do have a hair appointment coming up next weekend. I'm looking forward to it-- like a root canal or an annual exam.
4 comments:
OMG!! USMCman never ceases to amaze me. You know I love him and I know you do to, but for God's sake!!
I'm going to tell you the same thing you told me when my doctor said "At your age..." --KICK HIM IN THE NADS.
I wish I had your pretty blonde hair. I pay my stylist way too much money for coloring and cutting my tiny little bit of hair and he still managed to fuck up my bangs this time. Thanks.
Not the most sensitive comment, eh? Every once in a while, I just want to get a big cream pie and POOF him in the face with it! (And maybe put a brick in the pie, too.)
USMCMan just can't seem to keep his butt out of the dog house. There must be some way to install a delay switch between his brain and his mouth so he can have a couple of seconds to think about something before he blurts it out.
I wish, ArmyGuy! Oh well, not all guys can be as sensitive and intelligent as you.
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