Cheating Tom

I had a client arrive and say, “My husband is cheating on me. He’s coming in tomorrow—I want you to screw up his haircut. I mean REALLY screw it up. He needs to be so embarrassed, he won’t go out.” YIKES!

Lori Roths

Knutson Changes for Hair

Whitehall, PA

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Mullet Makeover

It was wedding season, and a woman with an over-processed, bleached mullet came to get her hair done. She asked me to spiral curl the back with a very small iron. Apparently my iron wasn’t small enough; she called her husband halfway through and he arrived in 10 minutes with the tiniest iron I’ve ever seen! Just when I thought I was done, she pulled out some dollar store violet rosettes from her purse and asked me to put them in her hair. They were hideous, but I complied. It all worked out; she tipped me $30 and said she would tell her friends about me!

Tanya Marie Lazazzera

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What’s He “Up” To?

One day early on in my career, I had a male client walk in the salon. I had never seen him before, and my salon didn’t work by appointment, but he chose to wait until I was available to cut his hair. As I proceeded with the cut, I noticed a lot of movement…and as I looked down I saw his smock moving quite a bit near his crotch, and his face was a bit twisted. I immediately knew what he was “up” to, pun intended! I called him a dirty pig and walked out of the job! I was definitely scarred—when I decided to open my own salon a few years later, it catered to women exclusively.

Noelle Maria Spinosa

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Rough Patch

I had a client come in with some majorly broken hair. I went through the typical questions with her: “What kind of shampoo are you using? Are you flat ironing too much? Do you wear tight ponytails?” She finally fessed up: she and her new boy toy like the rough lovin’. I very politely told her to have him pull on something else.

Jamie Hubbard Grimsley

Edge Salon & Spa

Canton, OH

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Barefoot Betty

I had a new, first-time client in my chair. “You don’t mind if I take off my shoes do you?” she asked. Before I could say anything, she said, “Don’t worry, they don’t smell!” And by the time she finished that sentence, they were off her feet! Who does that? It was a definitely a “wow” moment!

Kris Halligan Sutton

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Missed a Spot!

When I do all-over color, I always section the hair in four quadrants and color the part lines and hairlines first. One day, I was working on one of my favorite clients, and we had a lot of catching up to do. We were talking, and when I rinsed out her color and began to section for her cut, I realized I didn’t color a whole quadrant in the back! Whoops! Of course, I didn’t let her leave until it was fixed, and she’s never let me forget it!

Andrea Barnett Day

Salon JB

St. Louis, MO

BTC Member Since 2006

A Hairy Situation

I was in my first week of cosmetology class and we were doing pedicures. My “client” was a fellow student who was really pretty, so I didn’t think twice about giving her a pedicure. But when she placed her foot in my face, I saw thick black hair growing out of the top of her foot—I almost died! But I wanted a good grade, so I continued as if it were normal. As I went along, I noticed some of the hair was now on my hands as I rubbed her hoof—and I started to lose it. I began sweating, and that’s when I reached for more lotion and saw the hair somehow got in the lotion! I slapped on a few coats of polish and got the hell out of there. I later told my teacher that after that, I could handle anything!

Angie Waters Collins

Iowa School of Beauty

Des Moines, IA

BTC Member Since 2009

Dripping Wet

While in beauty school, I was rolling a perm on an older lady. Since I was rolling the top of her head, I had the chair as low as possible. I went to spray the paper and the water began to drip down from her head to her neck and I said, “Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry—am I getting you wet down there?”

Jessica Taylor

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Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’

As I was combing-out a longtime color client, I noticed an odd, discolored area on her neck that I’d never seen before. I tried wiping it, thinking I was unusually messy with my color, but then I noticed it was below the surface. I asked her if my rubbing the area hurt. She said no and mentioned it wasn’t sensitive. Her darker skin color threw me off, but then I noticed it had a purple tint to it. I began to explain to her that it looked like a bruise. She said she had no idea what it could be. Then it hit me! With a blush and a smile, I quietly said, “Oh, it could be from your husband, nevermind.” It was totally a hickey!!

Erin Howard

BTC Member Since 2007

Special Service

We have a client who gets her hair blown-out every week. When the salon was packed, she walked in and yelled, “I’m here for my blow job!” We all busted out laughing; she is such a sweet woman and had no idea what she just said!

Jennie Walpole Hoffman

Asante Salon and Day Spa

Lebanon, TN

BTC Member Since 2006