47 Terrifying Salon Stories That Will Make You Cringe

Prepare yourself for 47 cringe-worthy tales of beauty salon mishaps that turned a day of pampering into a nightmare.

“I Feel Sorry For The Pretty Girls That She Has Done Dirty”

“Asked The Barber For A Razor Part. Here’s What I Got”

“This Was Supposed To Be The Finished Product. This Amount Of Highlighter Is Completely Unnecessary, And The Makeup Artist Has Completely Changed The Entire Complexion Of This Client”

“This Was The Absolute Worst Haircut Of My Life. How Does Someone Stay In Business When Stuff Like This Happens? I Wish I Could Warn Future Customers”

“Nail Tech Did Gel, And They Look Like This. The Gel Underneath Is All Super Visible, And It Looks Sloppy”

“Instagram Makeup Artist Trying To Add Back Natural Freckles”

“It’s Definitely Ugly, Right? Is This Bad Enough That You Would Ask For A Refund? I Paid 290 For It And Didn’t Tip”

“I felt so bad I almost cried but I couldn’t justify tipping when I hated it so much, maybe I’m being dramatic. The first picture was the haircut I wanted, the second picture was the color I wanted. All my friends said it was cute, and one even said it looked like the picture I gave.”

“Paid $42 For This Haircut”

“What I Asked For vs. What I Got”

“Back When I Used To Model, This Was What A “Makeup Artist” Did For A Shoot”

“Worst Haircut Ever. My Hair Before Versus What I Asked For And What I Got”

“I’m devastated. My hair is thinned out and so uneven, I don’t even know what to do.”

“Asked For A Fade And Got This. One Side Is Kind Of Faded, The Other Isn’t”

“The Neck Does Not Match The Face”

“These Monstrosities. I Keep Waking Up In The Middle Of The Night, Thinking Maybe It Is A Nightmare”

“Should I Be Mad At My Nail Tech?”

“I Paid $300 For Light Pink Ombre Hair And Got This”

“What I asked for (my hair already looked like this but the brown was grown out too long) vs. what I got. Uneven, hard lines at the scalp rather than a soft fade from brown, streaks of unbleached hair, and streaks near the scalp.”

“Asked For My Curtain Bangs To Be Trimmed”

“I Can See Why They’re Low-Priced, They’re Unfinished”

“Hair Stylist Messed Up My Hair And Blocked Me”

“I Was Disappointed by The Hair Trial. It Looks like I Just Woke Up After Sleeping For 12 Hours With A Braid In My Hair”

“Am I Being Picky? First Time Getting Acrylics, And It Feels Like The Shaping Is Off. They Seem To Get “Bulbous” Around The Tips”

“This Nail Salon Is Gaslighting Me”

“I asked for color #17 in the book (background) while at the nail salon today. When she started painting my nails with the #17 in the bottle, I was surprised and asked if she accidentally grabbed the wrong one – since it was a completely different color.

They said nope, that was correct. I asked to swap out for a different color and politely suggested they double-check in case there was a labeling error.

The response: These #17 colors are the same, so they don’t need to be checked. It’s just that their colors “fade over time” like “because of the sun and stuff.””

“When The Stylist Says, “I’m Having A Tough Time With Your Hair Line””

“My Hair Stylist, During My Appointment, Had Another Client And Left Bleach In My Hair For Over An Hour. Now I Have Chemical Burns, And She Has No Advice”

“Should I Go Back And Request A Refund?”

“I got these this afternoon and paid $90 AUD, the pictures on their reviews are really good so I decided to give them a try, I hated them when I walked out but I really struggle with confrontation. I asked for Gel-X with a black French tip but they don’t even look like a French tip and the application is extremely messy. Do I go back tomorrow and request a refund? I’m really unhappy with them, especially at that price point.”

“Asked For Black Hair With Chunky Highlights. The First One Is Inspiration Pictures, The Second One Is The Outcome”

“The Top Photo Is The Nail Design I Asked For And The Bottom Photo Is What They Did For $65”

“Manicure Before My Wedding. The First Set Almost Had Me Bridezillaing, But To Be Honest, I Just Cried A Bit In My Car”

“I Got My Nails Done For My Wedding. Had To Immediately Go Somewhere Else”

“Parents Got Me A Well-Known, Posh Salon Voucher For My Birthday, This Was The Result Of A €250 Dye Job”

“They also lied and told me it was all one color, then said it was my fault for dying my hair with semi-permanent dye three years ago (which I told them about in advance).”

“I Paid A Local Makeup Artist To Do My Makeup For A Navy Ball”

“Went To A New Barber Yesterday. Was Given A Bald Spot”

“Asked For 3 Inches Off, She Cut Off 5 Inches. Come Home To Find Out It Isn’t Even Straight Or Even”

“Are Good Acrylics Impossible? I’m Crying. Spent Nearly 3 Hours In The Salon. My Nails Look Awful. This Happens Every Time No Matter Where I Go”

“Am I cursed or is doing acrylics difficult and I’m too picky? What the hell? I’m crying because I hate waste of time, money, and products.”

“What I Asked For vs. What I Got. What Would Y’all Have Done If A Licensed Hair Stylist Did This? I Couldn’t Even Get It Corrected By Another Salon”

“This is how my stylist let me leave after telling me it looked amazing. I paid $85. I ended up shaving it off. It was super dead and ugly and now I permanently wear wigs.

She and her coworkers were hyping me up that it looked great but look at all those patches.”

“How Do I Ask For Better Layers? I Told The Girl She Could Go Up To An Inch And A Half For Layers But It Looks Like She Just Cut At That Mark Instead Of Making It Look Cohesive”

“Does it really look as bad as I think it does and how would I go about fixing this?”

“I Asked For 8 Inches Off”

“What I Asked For vs. What I Got. I Told The Lady I Was Nervous, And She Thought It Would Be A Good Idea If I Didn’t Look While She Did It And “Trust The Process”. $300 For This”

“Makeup Artist Near Me”

“I Asked For A Low Fade And To Cut A Little Off The Top If It Needed To Be Blended”

“I Can’t Believe I Let Myself Leave The Salon Like This”

“What is wrong with me, I’m sure I’m not alone in being a non-confrontational person but these are embarrassing. I ended up calling five minutes after I left the salon (because I’m a wuss), spoke to the manager and she said I could get them fixed tomorrow. Phew.

To be fair, it was some new guy, my usual tech wasn’t there and I needed nails pronto – always a hit or miss!”

“Asked For Honey-Blonde Hair, Ended Up With Pink”