
There comes a moment in every person’s life when they catch their reflection and think ‘Jesus.’
OK, so maybe not Miranda Kerr. Or Margot Robbie. But most people find themselves stunned by the average-ness of their own appearance at one time or another.
Yesterday, I had that moment.

I just really was not looking great. Winter was partly to blame, lending itself to dry skin, frumpy clothes, and too many nights in ignoring my appearance.
To make matters worse I'd been trying to live out my childhood dream of having long, luscious hair, despite having a head of feral fine and knotty strands, predisposed to merging into one massive dreadlock overnight.
So I decided it was time for a change; a haircut. I needed it all gone.
Yet while I was paying an obscene amount for a 're-style' (it's a haircut, let's call it a haircut), I had a truly bizarre hairdressing experience — and now there's something I need my hairdresser to know.
As she sighed and tutted while attempting to comb my hair, telling me my hair was 'dead' and 'damaged', and I should really buy hundreds of dollars worth of mildly effective products to fix it, I felt like saying: I don't care.
I don't care.
She challenged me as to whether I look after my hair and why it's so dry. She asked me where I last got it cut (obviously they totally botched it). She reiterated the importance of caring for my hair and all the horrible, scary things that might happen if I don't.
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Every time! I have very think black hair that was already going grey in my early 20s, and I got so many comments that I have so much white hair that I dread going to a hairdressers now.
As a hairdresser, this pisses me off. She's doing her job, not "shaming" you. She's trying to help you. And frankly we don't get paid enough for spoiled brats who are never satisfied with anything we do. You don't like her asking questions? That's okay, go to a hairdresser that doesn't ask questions and see how your hair turns out. OMG HOW DARE A HAIRDRESSER ASK ME QUESTIONS SO SHE CAN BETTER SERVICE ME! Do your damn hair yourself if you don't care and save a stylist the pain of having to deal with your ungrateful ass.