How to Get the Haircut You Want By Kathleen Beckett-Young
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 Tired of sitting down in the hairstylist's chair with high hopes and getting up in tears? Take a few tips from the experts and get the haircut you have in mind
Get real.
Avoid the biggest hair mistake: unrealistic expectations. A hairstylist can't turn thin strands into thick tresses or coarse, curly hair into smooth, silky locks. Plan to work with what nature gave you instead of against it.
Shop around.
Don't know where to go? Ask people -even strangers- whose cuts you like where they get their hair done.
Talk, talk, talk.
Ask for a consultation with the person who will cut your hair. It's a vital step, says John Sahag, whose John Sahag Salon, in New York, does the 'dos of Jennifer Grey and Justine Bateman. "A consultation gives the hairstylist the chance to understand what you want and to explain precisely what he or she intends to do. That way there's no room for disappointment. I know what you want, and you know what you're going to get. Everybody is happy." If you and the hairstylist don't hit it off, leave, advises Sahag.
If you have to, ask.
Don't know why anyone would choose to have her hair "thinned"? Not sure if the "retro look" is a look you'll like? The hairstylist says you need more "angles" iri the back? Like all crafts, hairstyling has a language all its own. If during your consultation the hairstylist uses terms you don't understand, ask what they mean. If he or she can't explain, ask him or her to say it with pictures. Because . . .
A picture is worth...
"Bring in pictures to communicate what you have in mind," Sahag suggests. Then listen to what the hairstylist has to say - he or she has experience with various types of hair and should know what your hair will or will not do.
Be assertive.
If your hairstylist suggests something you definitely don't want - a permanent or bangs or a too -short style- speak up, says Linda Hatzenbuehler, an expert on assertive communication at Idaho State University, in Pocatello. "Say, 'No, I don't want a perm.'" If the hairstylist keeps trying to persuade you, Hatzenbuehler suggests you use the "broken record" response: "Keep repeating, 'No, I really don't want a perm.' " You don't need to explain yourself, but try to stay pleasant.
Stop in the name of look.
If you see that your hairstylist is cutting your hair too short, stop him or her and ask for an explanation before your cut veers off in the wrong direction.
Insist on what you pay for.
If, despite all these precautions, you end up with a cut or style that doesn't match your expectations, ask for a second - no-charge - appointment. "You have a right to get what you paid for," Hatzenbuehler says. Say exactly what the problem is and that you need to have the hairstylist fix it.
Source: Seventeen Magazine
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