I should be packing for a 7am flight right now but I dislike my haircut so much I felt compelled to say something.
I should have paid more attention to Samantha M's review where she noted that Lydia cut way too much off. Instead I thought it was a one time thing. Wrong.
First of all I have ethnic curly hair, and it's challenging to find a stylist who can work with it. This was the reason why when my stylist moved out of state, I didn't touch my hair for a year and a half.
Reading all the reviews I thought Lydia would have experience with curly hair, instead I walked out with one of the worst haircuts I've had in a while and burst into tears in my car.
While discussing my hair, she combed it out so that it was flat against my head and straight and said she would cut what looked to be 2 inches off so that it would be mid-back. Keeping it longer was important for me since when curly hair dries naturally it's much shorter than when it's wet. I said yes since 2 inches was a good amount.
Lydia didn't clarify that after she styled it by adding volume and curled the ends it would be much much shorter than mid-back.
Once she was done, I did tell her it was much shorter than I thought it would be and she said the styling shortened the length. She also seemed preoccupied so maybe that was the reason, my hair was shortened way more than was understood. Her attitude was also one where she just kept asserting she didn't cut that much off rather than trying to fix the situation.
It's not flattering and the moment I wash it and let it dry naturally, it'll be a nightmare. I really miss my old stylist right now.
Lydia was nice enough but she definitely doesn't understand ethnic curly hair. Hair is personal and something you have to live with while it grows back, it's important to have someone who understands how to make you look and feel good.
Super, super disappointed in the haircut and Lydia's attitude.