We’ve all had haircut disasters.
Well-meaning friends suggest adding extensions or a wig until it grows out.
Here are 11 ways to survive a bad haircut.
Try a mental flip
Maybe it’s not as bad as you think.
In fact, sometimes a dramatic change is just what we need toreboot your look and outlook.
Check out celebrity photos and start thinking of this situation as your new temporary role.
Once you’re free to get past the shock, this may be all it takes.
Get a second opinion and maybe a second haircut
Before you say, No way!
… hear me out.
Sometimes the way to salvage a hated haircut is to get a modification cut.
The original salon where the cut occurred should comp you for this.
Both are universally disastrous for mature hair.
If you have thin, fine hair, layers can make it look even thinner.
I’ve been through the let’s just add some layers for movement routine, too.
Waiting for layers to grow to one swingy length again is easier if you keep trimming the bottom only.
Do not touch the rest!
Even dusting the ends a salon term that literally means a half-inch trim matters.
The faster you get to an overall blunt look, the better you’ll feel.
