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debm55

(50,275 posts)
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 01:32 PM Jul 28

What was your worst haircut ever? Mine was the bowl cut or as we called it "The Moe" What about you?

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What was your worst haircut ever? Mine was the bowl cut or as we called it "The Moe" What about you? (Original Post) debm55 Jul 28 OP
Bout 2 years ago, yours truly (A woman) went to a new "Hair Solon" chouchou Jul 28 #1
Was she new? I would have complained to the manage. I hope you never went back, chouchou. debm55 Jul 28 #3
They went out of business somewhere around 4 months. chouchou Jul 28 #5
HAHAHAHHAH. Good thing they moved. debm55 Jul 28 #7
When I was about 7 or 8 I got what was then called a "pixie cut." Ocelot II Jul 28 #2
Oh Ocelot II, so sorry for you. I remember there was a haircut that was like a Pixie. It was called the Twiggy. I had debm55 Jul 28 #4
The perm that fried my hair. Liberty Belle Jul 28 #6
Oh my, that is terrible, Liberty Belle. I had a perm that burned my hair too. It was a mess. Like you, I got it cut off. debm55 Jul 28 #8
"GI haircut" actually a shaved head Glorfindel Jul 28 #9
Thank you very much, Glorfindel for sharing with us. That is really short. debm55 Jul 28 #11
My grandma thought her chubby, little granddaughter should have a pixie haircut. I looked like Vinca Jul 28 #10
Thank you Vinca. I had to laugh as my grandmother one of those Toni, Home perms. I found the picture and I was small but debm55 Jul 28 #12
I got a short haircut AND a perm Luciferous Jul 28 #14
Thank you very much, Lucoferous.for sharing. I bet you were cute, thought. debm55 Jul 28 #15
When I was a teenager I really, really wanted red hair. So, of course, I bought some colored hair rinse and Vinca Jul 29 #18
I hated my hair as a teen and used to Luciferous Jul 29 #20
When I was 16, I shaved my head on Luciferous Jul 28 #13
Yes, I always wondered how long it would take. debm55 Jul 28 #16
The Great Mullet Disaster of '87 LudwigPastorius Jul 29 #17
Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius. I had a mullet too. debm55 Jul 29 #19
When we were quite young, my sister and I Mad_Dem_X Jul 29 #21
Oh my, I remember a lot of girls.(myself included) had really short hair. And yes. Mad_Dem_X , I hated it. debm55 Jul 29 #23
layered, circa 1979 surrealAmerican Jul 29 #22
Thank you surreal American. the layered cuts had to keep getting trimmed until they all reached the same length. And debm55 Jul 29 #24

chouchou

(2,265 posts)
1. Bout 2 years ago, yours truly (A woman) went to a new "Hair Solon"
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 01:43 PM
Jul 28

Should have been call "Hare Saloon" or drunken bunny.
I'll make this short..after asking her to do a certain cut, I wanted to get a cup of used motor oil and
throw it on her.. Jesus Christ... My husband said "Did she cut your hair with a Briggs and Stratton lawn mower?

That was funny for 1/324 of a second....

debm55

(50,275 posts)
3. Was she new? I would have complained to the manage. I hope you never went back, chouchou.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 01:53 PM
Jul 28

chouchou

(2,265 posts)
5. They went out of business somewhere around 4 months.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:00 PM
Jul 28

No..I think the person that cut my hair was having a very bad day. She was shaking some...kinda weird.
I let it go. again..maybe after 4 months they moved ...into Hell.

Ocelot II

(126,733 posts)
2. When I was about 7 or 8 I got what was then called a "pixie cut."
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 01:51 PM
Jul 28

It was a very short haircut which was inflicted on me because I had unruly, easily tangled hair that I resisted brushing, so my mother decided the best way to deal with it was to have most of it cut off. I was already a dorky-looking kid, small, shy, had just gotten dorky glasses because I was so nearsighted, and then I got this awful haircut that made my ears stick out and exponentially increased my already high level of dorkitude. I recall getting hysterical and refusing to go to school, which of course wasn't on, so I had to go to school and endure the increased teasing that comes with being a hopeless dork (a condition that continues to this day but I cope with it a lot better now). I had kind, loving parents in most respects but I never quite forgave my mom for that.

debm55

(50,275 posts)
4. Oh Ocelot II, so sorry for you. I remember there was a haircut that was like a Pixie. It was called the Twiggy. I had
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 01:56 PM
Jul 28

one. I hated it.

Liberty Belle

(9,679 posts)
6. The perm that fried my hair.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:03 PM
Jul 28

Decades ago, I got a perm at a new place and would up with hair that was basically burned, with patches that fell out at the crown and top of forehead. I was livid; no real remedy except to wait and let it grow, then cut it short for awhile.

debm55

(50,275 posts)
8. Oh my, that is terrible, Liberty Belle. I had a perm that burned my hair too. It was a mess. Like you, I got it cut off.
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:08 PM
Jul 28

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Never went back to that place again.

Glorfindel

(10,158 posts)
9. "GI haircut" actually a shaved head
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:22 PM
Jul 28

upon being drafted into the US Army. But I was lucky. A lot of guys had scars, warts, moles, etc. on their scalps and were bleeding profusely after their haircuts. I just looked like a skinned rabbit.

Vinca

(52,573 posts)
10. My grandma thought her chubby, little granddaughter should have a pixie haircut. I looked like
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:57 PM
Jul 28

a fat melon with a tuft of short hair growing out the top. My grandmother was also responsible for the permanent that made me look like I had a Brillo pad on my head.

debm55

(50,275 posts)
12. Thank you Vinca. I had to laugh as my grandmother one of those Toni, Home perms. I found the picture and I was small but
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jul 28

I also looked like a Brillo Pad.

Luciferous

(6,487 posts)
14. I got a short haircut AND a perm
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:41 PM
Jul 28

when I was about 10 or 11. I'm also a redhead, so I got called little orphan Annie for a while. That was my first and last perm 😂

Vinca

(52,573 posts)
18. When I was a teenager I really, really wanted red hair. So, of course, I bought some colored hair rinse and
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 05:55 AM
Jul 29

used the entire package to make my hair a pretty auburn color. It looked pretty good, but my father went ballistic and made me wash my hair until it was back to mousy brown.

Luciferous

(6,487 posts)
20. I hated my hair as a teen and used to
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:29 AM
Jul 29

dye it, now I appreciate it. I wish my kids would have gotten my red hair, but unfortunately neither one did.

Luciferous

(6,487 posts)
13. When I was 16, I shaved my head on
Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:38 PM
Jul 28

a dare and I didn't mind that so much but growing it back was a nightmare.

LudwigPastorius

(13,254 posts)
17. The Great Mullet Disaster of '87
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:18 AM
Jul 29

It's been nigh along 40 year now. Things was different back then...ayup.

But, I tell ya, if you put on your best Girbaud parachute pants, a skinny collared shirt buttoned at the top with a bolo tie, and a white blazer, ye'd be remiss if you weren't sportin' business in the front and party in the back on your head.

Mad_Dem_X

(9,997 posts)
21. When we were quite young, my sister and I
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:52 PM
Jul 29

had VERY SHORT haircuts. My mom just didn't want to bother with our hair every day. Sis and I were often mistaken for boys. We absolutely hated it!

debm55

(50,275 posts)
23. Oh my, I remember a lot of girls.(myself included) had really short hair. And yes. Mad_Dem_X , I hated it.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:59 PM
Jul 29

surrealAmerican

(11,680 posts)
22. layered, circa 1979
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 05:09 PM
Jul 29

The thing is, my hair tends toward frizz - you don't "add volume" to that. It took about eight years to fully grow out.

debm55

(50,275 posts)
24. Thank you surreal American. the layered cuts had to keep getting trimmed until they all reached the same length. And
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 07:01 PM
Jul 29

that took a long time.

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