Hair

Having had the same hairdresser for 6 years in London, venturing only to another salon when I had a discount voucher, I know what I like my hair to look like when I step out of a hairdressing salon. Sleek and smooth. I've had blond foils for years and recently had a fringe cut. This is the result of my last hair cut. That's me in the middle.

I've been in Amsterdam for 3 months now. I've heard people having bad experiences in hairdressers. Once I met a friend who arrived late. I asked her where she'd been and she said she'd been in the hairdressers. Now, in London, you know when someone's been to the hairdressers. You notice how shiny and finished their hair looks. This lady had nice hair, but it didn't look like she'd been to a hairdressers. Curious, I thought.

A few weeks later, I received a recommendation of a hairdressers from a friend also from London who had a good haircut. 'Hooray', I thought, 'finally, after three months I can have good hair again'.  

I did not take into consideration that the salon specialises in hair for those blessed with curls. 

I went in wanting this....

And I came out with this.

Comments received so far include:

'Mummy, did the wind do that to your hair?'

'Wow, that looks like several hair styles in one'.

In order to achieve this look, I had a condom-like plastic cap placed over my head. Hair is pulled through tiny seive-like holes and bleached. Now, twenty years ago, I remember having one of these things on my head, but now in UK everyone uses foils. It gives you a headache as it's so tight and you can't see anything either.

To be fair, the end result of the weird cap is more natural than the stripey look you get with foils. The weirdest part for me was the finishing. A lot of mousse was used and I was asked to lean forward and my hair was scrunched dried. Wow, not been scrunched for twenty years either. But this is the fashion here. It's a different way of doing hair. The cut is not bad, but not quite what I had in mind, I did agree to go with what the hairdresser advised and maybe it suits my face better than the trendy style above. The hairdresser was very welcoming and friendly to me and my nearly two year old. The coffee in the hairdressers is amazing.Should I go back? I can't decide. Who knows? Feedback welcome!