Today was a "Good grief!" kind of day. My SIL set me up with her hair stylist in a village near where she lives (and near where I'll live in the near future). Since the stylist only speaks Czech, SIL went with me. I made a big color jump back to an auburn type shade. I only really wanted a trim, but in the end was a bit of chaos. She did NOT know how to deal with my kind of hair. I have an extreme mop of curly thick hair. She said she needed to first dry my hair straight before cutting it. Heard of that, but never had it done. I told SIL to tell her "Good luck!" As she tried, a mass of frizzy madness formed. I'm assuming she panicked, so she suggested a tactic no other hairstylist has ever suggested. She shaved off my hair about 4 or inches from the back portion (above my neck) to lighten the mass. You know, when you see people's hair in a ponytail to see the bottom half shaved off? I don't think that's that bad, in some cases, but wasn't the right thing for me, in the end. Also, she cut the bottom in varying lengths, as if a kid did it.
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