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Ahh... Mandi.
I purchased a Groupon for a wash, cut, and blow dry for $32 which was a superb deal. But I think I got what I paid for, which was a $32 cut, not a $70 something cut for the price of $32.
Mandi gave me a semi-haircut nightmare, which is one where you're DONE with your haircut and not once did she walk me through what she was doing or if I wanted any changes made, etc. That literally freaked me out! Afterwards, I felt so rushed to leave so I didn't even have the courage to ask for changes. She asked me to stand to look at my hair and directed me to the cashier. I was like... "umm.. but.. yeah ok.. "
Although very sweet, she seems very meticulous with her conversational topics with me, like she was fishing to see if I would come back as a regular customer. She asked me questions like what I do, where I was from, if I come to this area often, how often do I cut my hair, etc. All normal conversational topics, but hearing that I'm a student, lives like 30 miles away, doesn't come here often, and has been a while since my last haircut might've turned our relationship sour. Little does she know that I do my brows in concord all the time and will pass by WC often...
The conditioner that was used on my hair is not the best in the world. I've had better products put in where it's SUPER deep treatment conditioning. My hair still feels rough right now. The haircut seems like maybe 15 minutes max, honestly. She started blow drying. I thought to myself, maybe she's just going to dry it to see what my hair would look like then adjust it from there. NOPE, she blow-dried it and I was in and out of there in about 40 minutes. My hair didn't come out bad, it's not what I wanted though. I asked for layers, there were minimal layers. Top, highest layer isn't even an inch from the bottom.
I must confess, I have a fear of salons for these reasons. The reason why I choose to always grow out my hair. I should have been more vocal, but she wasn't vocal either. I don't need her to constantly conversate with me, but at least ASK me! I mean.. I'm leaving my physical appearance in your hands, 2 sentences in the beginning of our meeting isn't enough information! GAHH!
At least it wasn't disastrous. She didn't over cut my hair, but my boyfriend saying, "You cut your hair? It looks the same" isn't a good sign either. I cut off at least 4-5 inches right off the bat, and if there are no noticeable differences, then not enough was done! This was more of a $40+ (including tip) trim.